Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-01-22
DRAMATIC NEWS.

Lillian Olc0tt announces that she pro
poses to make it warm for the Franco
American Dramatic Agency for allowing
Sarah Brrnhardt to play 'Theodora' after
they had sold all American rights 10 her.
She claims S25, 600 damage, ard IL order
TO testify at her trial, which comes up
next week, will suspend her tour 10. Two
weeks and come to New York. Miss o.
colt will pay her company for the time
lost.
one OF the features Of "Anarchy' is the
CORY head which Carrac the blood thirsty
Anarchist hollis up TO view in the guillo
tine tibleau A uauhcr OF similar Spcci-
mems stuck upon pixies were TO have been
used the first night, bat il was feared that
the public might get too much blood and
they have never been shown.
The Hanlous' "Fantasma" Company are
playing a good engagement in louisville
where they are drawing large audiences.
Next Monday night they appear in thC
Chicago Academy OF Music. On February
9Th, they will be seen in St. Paul, and on
the 18Th in Minneapolis.
Kyle Bcllew will soon retire from Mrs
Pytter's support TO fulfill an engagement
desired hy MIR. Abbey, who holds him I'M
der contract. Mrs. Potter has been booked
for San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Denver,
Cheyenne, and the Northwest towns.
Within a few day S, IIure Kirally will he
gin active preparation for tie great slrctR-
clc which he is to produce at ST. George,
Staten Island, in June, and for which he
has already engaged Chevalier Blondin,
the famous tight rope artist.
Mr.. Mackaye seems 10 have struck luck
at last in "Auarchv - Despite the pro-
verbal i'll fortune Of the Standard, the
lurid piece is drawing good house,, and
arrangements have been made to extend
the time until May.
Manager Reynolds, OF Muskcgon, who
sued Mrs. Langtry for breach Of contract,
was victorious 30 far as preventiugthe p'o-
cecdings being qua~hed. The cas-" vii! he
tried IN the Supreme Court Of Michigan
next Tuesday.
Little Holman ia not Likely Ia see
mach of the country this SEASON.. When
the metropolitan Opera House can h"
filled with enthusiastic audiences, 1t would
he folly 70 take the prodigy out upon the
road.
Manager PALMER started a third Jim,
the Prnwda' Company On. IN d week.
openin, in Newark, y. J.. Agnes Booth,
Walden Ramsay, Charles Coghlan, Alex
Salyiui and Maud Harrison are in the cast
John !. McNally's "Up,ide Down con,
tinuls to play 10 packed houses everywhere.
The new piece, which il exceedingly funny,
viii he seen in New York al NIblo's hc:oi"
the close ct this season.
i S Phillips is still securing tl.s very
best talent for Faust. VI 4 Kennedy
and Lena MervilIe, are 5Ire 10 score hits,
aud Mr.. Stevens is confident that the .tar
will be C,ptcd.
Miss Anne pixlty returns to New York
next Monday at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, when she will again be seen in
THE Deacon'5 Daughter"
Arthur +. Chase, director OF the Edwin.
Booth Lawrence Barrett company, pre-.
dict, that the profits OF the tour vii. zach
nearly 5000, 600.
Genial Bob Stevens is to % in advance
OF Julia Marlowe. He bas had plenty o.
experience and will do the lacy much
good.
Last week Miss Theresa Vaughn wasen-
tsr,mnsd by GOV. Lee in Redmond, Va.
She * a success in Boston, where it is
making money for all Concerned.