Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-12-26
DRAMATIC.

Jonis James and Marie Wainwright
pleased New York in ''Virginius-"
Mr.. and Mrs George S. Knight appear
of the Fourteenth Street Theater, New
York. next week in lover the Garden
Wall"
Lizzie Evans has new play by Helen
]. Ford, of Buffalo, entitled Lolita"
II is a romantic comedy, with the scenes
located in Spain and England, and as soon
a. the authoress make some suggested re-
visions Miss Evans will glue it a trial.
Next month Miss frankie Kemble will
beCin a Starring tour in a play by Clay
Green entitled, ''Sybil, Romance OF
Dublin Lights Max Maretzek is writing
music for Miss Kemble's songs, and Henry
E. Hoyt is painting Irish coast scenery ior
the play.
Billy Crane has load to carry in playing
"FalstafT." the padding being very heavy,
and he saws that on the coolest nights he
perspires so freely that the persplration
goes through his russell boots. he lost
seven pounds in flesh in one week While
playing it in Chicago.
Next season Lolita will follow the ex-
ample set by jefferson and Emmett and
play but twenty weeks. She has made as
much money as she requires, and only goes
on the stage for the reason that there she
finds her greatest pleasure.-Er. Ids
chestnut is now on a starring tour.
Dion Boucicault has nearly completed
his new romantic drama, based on scenes
and incidents during the war. The hrst
act dates with events before the war and
subsequent acts with matters during and
after the great conflict. 1t Will be pro-
duced in Boston during Mr.. BOucicaults
engagement there.
Miss Selma Fetter, the leading lady with
Robson and Crane, has made almost as
much a success as the twin comedians the
past season. She is a pretty Louisville
girl and friends predict for her as brilliant
a future as Mary Anderson's One Of her
exceptionally good characters is that Of
Kate Hardcastle.
Miss Fay Templeton, who disappeared
from New York like a bubble from the
surface of the theatrical pond, is now sing
ing leading parts in the stock burlesque
company at the Gaiety Theater in Lon
DON What is loss to the New York
make-beleve English dudes is gain to the
real article.
Reed and Emerson will locate minstrel
troupe in New York city next season,
backed, it is said. If the above is consum-
mated it would prove q strong opposition
to Dockstader. Joe Mack, it Is under
stood, will manage the new company, and
if anybody kin, he kin.
J. X. Emmett suddenly closed down
after his performance at Cleveland, o.,
December IL. He told his company he
would not play for five weeks, and then
started for Albany. New York. The peo-
pie went back to New York, and some of
them are talking of suing him.
Miss Mather's engagement will open at
the Union Square Theatre Tuesday night
next, instead of Monday. DIR. Mosen-
thal's powerful drama, Leah the For
saken," will be the opening play. The
company includes Mines Levick, Fred
erick Paulding, Frank Wise, Harry
Eytinge, O'Kane Hills, Fred w. Peters,
George w. Dalton, William Ranous, Miss
Jeanne Harold and Miss Helen Glidden.
Barley Campbell made nearly $4,000
out of Siberia" and the play is again
making money for its new owner 1t is,
in fact, the only one of Mr.. Campbell's
now being protitably performed. Man
ager McDonough says he is accused of hav-
ing bought the piece too cheaply, simply
because other people, who did not bid,
have discovered since that it was bar
gain. The siberia" company rest, as
usual, Christmas week.
Johnny was sick last summer and had
to stay in the house while there was a cir
cuin town. Naturally, it did not sweeten
his temper, and his mother had to talk to
him.
"My child" she said you must not
complain because you are sick. 1t is very
wicked. You want to go to heaven, don't
your
"Yes'm, he growled, "but not till after
the circus. A little boy can go TO heaven
any time, but circus amt in town every
day."
"Infatuation." in which Miss Beatrice
Leib will shortly begin a starring tour, is
a comedy drama. The first act is located
in village on the Hudson river, the sec
ond in handsome Madison avenue draw
ing room; the third and fourth on the
banks of the Hudson. Competent critics
say the play is good one.
Turned Up" has made big hit at the
Biiou Theater, New York, and Nat Good
win is in high feather. In the play he as
sumeS the character of an undertaken in
one scene of the play. Some one warns
him that he is standing on the verge OF the
grave. "Well, sir" says Nat, 'is not that
my natural position?'
Charley Reed the minstrel, left New
York for San Francisco, Cal, last week.
He has secured, through the Hindnes of his
friend, Nat Goodwin, Jr., the sole right
from Miles and Burton to produce Little
Jack Sheppard" in San Francioco and will
open on January 10th at the Alcazar.
Alice Harrison has been specially engaged
to play the title role.
Speaking of Mile Rhea, it may not be
generally known from whence this actress
took her stage name. She was born in the
picturesque old town of Antwerp, and
like all Belgians, brought up on the art of
Rubens; so when she determined, at the
advice of fletcher, to adopt the stage, it
was not strange that Rubens supplied her
with nOmme de theatre.
Mile. Jeanne Grainer, the French actress,
was recently sued by her laundress for
$40, single years bill for washing her
clothing. At first the Judge thought the
hill too large, but when it was explained
that Mile. Grainers silk stockings cost
$40 pair, and so had to be handled with
unusual care, lie gave decision in favor
of the laundress for the full amount.