Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-08-26

this country have heard anything in con.
firmsticn Of q report in London paper
about her engagement 10 son Of q wealthy
Baronst, although they have recently had
letters from her,
A prominent Broadway dealer in photo
graphs hes just purchased seventeen thous
and pictures Of Annie Pixley from Mora,
and expects to sell them all within three
months, as the demand for the portraits Of
this popular actress is very great.
James ]. Brady has resigned from the
staf of Joseph Brooks, and will be the
business manager of Niblo's next season.
Mr.. Brady's valuable and we'll remem-
bered services while one of the aids to ].
N. Hill qualify him admirably for his new
field of effort.
Little Mr.. Duffy, with the Wilbur Com.
psny, is becoming exceedingly popular
with the patrons of Harris. 1t would
hardly be proper to call Duffy a genius,
but be certainly ia very funny fellow
while on the stage, aud we expect to heal
of him some day as a great comedian.
Joseph Haworth, who is to play the title
role in "Phihp Hern" st the Fifth Avenue
Theater, New York, on August "a, ID
counting on considerable success, owing
to the fact that the writer of the play,
Mrs. Mary Fiske, has made close study
of his methods, and has fitted them accu.
rately.
The Hsnions' lie Voyage en- Suisse
company begin rshearsals next Monday In
New York. The famous psntomimic
comedy has been materially changed since
last season, and an entirely new third sct
has been written by William Yardley.
Much new and exceedingly amusing bust
ness will be introduced.
William Hanlon was in New York all OF
last week experimenting the building OF
the new mechanical continuance which
will be introduced in "Fantasma" next
season. Rehearsals will begin ten days
earlier than usual, owing to the many i'm
portant changes that are being made in
the performance of the spectacle.
This is the latest credited to w. 8. Gil
bert: A friend WAS bewailing in his COM
pany that his wife had just presented him
with triplets, all girls. "Whst am l to
with them?" said the poor man. II don't
even know what to name them" "Oh, +"
said Mr.. Gilbert, 'call the first Kate, the
second Duplicate, and the third Tripli-
cate"
Miss Maria Van Zandt writes to friends
in New York that she will certainly make
tour of the United States and Mexico
during the season of 1SS9.9O, appearing in
opera and concert. A well known man.
ager who has Just returned to America
says the young prims donna's voice takes
first place among the great singers of Eu-
rope.
Lolita is at Lennox, Mass. The sprightly
actress begins her next tour September 6
in Milwaukee. Her company will include
Jules De Lorene, comedian from the GYM
nase in Paris; George O. Boniface Jr.,
Charles Harris, J. W. Hugue, and Misses
Gepevieve Reynolds, Helen Leslie and
Hattie Star. Mr.. Jock st. Maur continues
as the manager.
Joseph Jefferson has already written his
"reminiscences OF the stage, but he has not
decided when, or just how, to publish
them. Mr.. Jefferson is delightful talker,
and the little that is known of his writings
has been quite equal to his conversation.
1t is not only his anecdotes that will be
interesting; his comments on the stage and
acting will have great value.
When Frederick Warde brings ont evil
liam Tell" at the Hollis Street, Boston, he
is going to perform the memorable act Of
the Swiss patriot in shooting an apple of
the youthful Tells head. The modern
representative Of the ancient hero, how
ever, has the advantage over the original
marksman in the possession of patent de.
vice that insures an accuracy Of aim, and
consequent undoubted safety of the apple
holder.
Clarence Heritage, of the Ozark Secret
Company, is an expert swimmer, but he
will have to look TO his laurels, as Captain
st. Ormond, the business manager Of the
same organization, is making record as a
life saver. Last week he rescued a Miss
German, of New York, from drowning at
Keyser's Island, in Long Island Sound.
This makes the fifth person that the gal
liant Captain has saved from watery grave
this summer.
Mr.. John T. Sullivan, who went to Eng
land with Mr.. Richard Mansfeld's Com
pauy, has accepted an engagement in Lon
don, and will remain there for at least a
year.
Luke Martins production Of THE Le-
prechsun" at Forpaugh's Theatre, Phlla-
delphis, on Monday, was 80 we'll received
that he proposes to make tour with it
this season.
Maude Harrison is to be married to j.
d. Carson, manager of the Columbia The
stre in Chicago, Oct. 4th.
Mckee Rankin's new play, "The Ron
away Wife" produced at the Grand Opera
House in Chicago, August 18th, seems to
have made success.
Mr.. w. T. Prices "The Old Kentucky
Home" will soon start OH tour Of the
country under the management of Archie
Boyd, who will also play the part of the
faithful negro.
Pretty Miss Louise Montague, the re-
port to the contrary Notwithstanding, ia
yet with Rice's beautiful "Evangeline''
Company.
Manager John W. Norton, of st. Louis,
is the guest of Mr.. E. F. Thosne at Long
Branch.
Kate Pattison Mrs. Morton Selten) J, the
well-known English actress who was for
so many years leading woman with Mrs.
Langtry, has signed with Dan Frohman
for one Of his companies.
Natural Gas" has begun its season
with boom, and is illuminating large
audiences.
"The Still Alarm" at the Royal Prin-
cess's Theatre in London has proven SC
great success that Manager W. w. Kelly
wishes to keep it running for year. At
present It is by far the best drawing attrac.
ton in the British capital.
Manager E E. Rice has commenced his
season with great success. Geraldine"
was produced last week at the Grand Opera
Honse in Chicago to over 81, 900 during the
week, and last Monday The Corsair"
drew o 81, 200 audience to Mr.. Lifts Mil
yankee Academy of Music.
Minnie Palmer has returned to London
from Blsydon.on-Tyne, and commenced
rehesrsals of "My Brothers. Sister" and
Jealous of the Past with which the