Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-05
A GATHERING SUCCESS.
The Charity Entertainment at the
0psra House
Last Evening, "Great Co." Especially the
Minstrel Part Of the Performance--Ihe
0peratta and the Beau
tifuI Minuet.

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absence of Manager Yermicelh, who went
out in the country to select few fresh
chestnuts, and got lost in the woods, it was
postponed until 3 80, when the pageantstart-
ed forth bedecked with bran new silk
tiles, kindly furnished By Diuger Bros.
The full Opera House brass band made the
thu musie, to which the esch-one-a-star
miustrels marched merrily around through
the central portion Of the city. II drew
larger crowd than o circus and gave the
performance q big boom.
The PERFORMANCE.
Shortly after 7 o'clock last evening the
Standing Room Only" card was hung up
at the entrance Of the Opera House, and
at 8 o'clock the curtain went up on
packed house, the audience being compos- |
si Of the best people in the city. Lynn Z.
Doyle, the stage manager had Ger,
tAinly done his work well and
the first part Was set In
handsome manner. The end men were as
follows: Bones-T. Primrose O'Keefs,
A. Thatcher Davis, C. Talbert Csrothsrs,
r. Rice Hssse. Tsmbo-H. Wilson Nc
Lure, F. Barlow Smith, J. McNish Me-
Clure, T. Emerson Burke. J. Morse Elson
efficiently acted in ths capacity OF CONVEX
sationalist. As soon as the curtain arose
storm of applause greeted the boys, and
when the end men appeared 1t Increased
After the introductory overture Oheete
sang "Roll Out; Heave Dat Cotton IN
such good style that the audience demand
ed an encore. Will Howard Day sang
"MAID OF THE MILL"
in a beautiful manner and Was compelled
10 repeat it. Davis in Polly Wolly
Doodle" got su encore also. See the
Pale Moon" duet was rendered 10 an
excellent manner BY Messrs. Day and Nc
Coy. "Our Baby Beats them All is
pretty song and Thomas Emerson Burke
sang it in such q pleasant way that he
vas compelled to repeat verse. All this
time be il understood, Enimen Mcclure
and O'Keefs were cracking jok-chest-
nuts and f,UgiDg them at the audience
rromisc1ously, causing a great deal OF
laughter.
Sben Harry Wilson Mcclure sang
Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry he
Drought down the house and Of course had
70 repeat the song. 1t was great The
gem Of the evening in the way of music
was the uuarietts Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming" by Messrs. Day. Geyer,
D:egmiller ana Mccoy, 1t was
sung IN A LOVELY MANNER,
and the audience demanded an encore,
Shich was given. The grand male, when
Mcclure and O'Heeffe become involved In
serious dispute, caught the audience
! foul. Hardly person IN the vast tnroug,
oui thought the boys were
really in earnest, and when the joke was
.prung it brought forth storm of applause
! This ended the first part, which was de-
cidedly successful. Mcclure and o Keefe
are model end men and caused lots OF
| merriment. They should travel.
H Rankin Menkemeller, in his original
banjo act, came first in the olo, and he
pleased the sudieacI to such sn extent
| that they recalled him twice, and he made
! a MT every tftu5. H0 10 greet. --...
Bliss and o Keeffe, in a song aud dance,
/ Where Pretty Ylolets Grow came next,
and they sang and danced in such pleas
ing and artistic manner that they we're re
called vociterously, when they did a neat
silver sand jig.
! THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS EXCELLENT.
II. Fox Norton appeared next in yio-
lin solo, aud played it in an excellent
manner for one so youthful He received
hearty applause.
J. Dougherty Hervey, after a wait, sp
oeared aud proceeded TO elucidate the
| temperance question. His lecture coz
tained many funny points, which were ap.
prsciated by the audieace, as the frequent
laughter demonstrated.
O. West Bliss version Of scenes and in.
cidents on the old plantation was quite sue
cessfal gnd was presented By the following:
! Cnle Billy, c. West Bliss; Ssmbo, high
kicker, O. Lansing Lsughlip, Pete, G.
| Rollston Baird; Ephrism, ) Allen Single
ton; Obadiah, b Blake MsMschec; Sam
son, i. Wilson McLure; Matilda, o. Tel
bert Corothers; Maria, F. Barlow Smith;
/ Susan. W. Howard Day; Hammer, R Rice
Pause.
This ended the mics rel entertainment,
which was in every respect
GITTERISG SUCCESS
and the boys received compliments on
every hand for the professional manner in
which they acted.
The Opsrat,a of King Alfred. very
pretty little affair, was given by the follow
ing cast of young folks:
King ...h harold nrtoh