Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-25
GREEN ROOM GOSSIP.
INTERESTING CHAT ABOUT PAyORlTBS OF
The FO0TLIGHTS.
Plays IN New York, Philadelphia and Othsr Cities
New Presentations and New Ar!ists-Bo0th
and Barretts' Plans.

1n9 casino COmpduy playES 1Lo
Yeoman Of the Guard" on the road, dis
Continue their tour December 9Th.
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett contemplates a
grand revival Of Macbeth" for nexs sea-
SON with Edwin Booth in the title part.
Nine. Modjeaka, will keep c!ear of new
plays next season. Shakespeare is gooi
enough for her." in the language OF the
sppreciative country critic.
TIE London Gaiety Company has made
o new departure. 1t is laughing cl.Qu:
and they got in their fiue work at the
first appearance Of Monte Cfisto, Jr." at
the Standard.
Unfortunately for those of Miss For
sythe's admirers, who have guessed at the
generous p opUr ions Of the lady, as well
as the bIld-headed TOW, she has decided
10 wear leggiDgs and BIOS.
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett walk
side by eide down Broadway, New York.
after each nights performance. Each
wears high, shiny beaver srd loag uls.
ter Of scf, dark cloth reaching TO his
hoes.
F. F. Pr cor is negotiating with two
famous protest. nsl jockeys to ride the
horse in the race cour.e scene in "A County
Fair" in which Neil Burgess will he seen
when the n.w theatre is op ned TO the
public.
A theatrical manager, lately deceased,
left the following memorandum in his note
book: I'm all my forty years experience.
| never knew prima donna TO be sick or
to have cold on the day she was to get
benefit.
Sydney Rosenfeld's comedy, "A Possible
Case, " was played in Baltimore lssi week
to success zion Of very large aui;ences,
Crytt Il Slipper" ard tine Boston IDEAS
to play against.
RolaId Reed returns to New York next
Monday nigh. at the Foalteenth Stree.
Theatre for season of three weeks, durirg
which be will be seen as Mr.. Bundy III
'"Tse Woman H1tsr," which was so sue
cef sol at that house last seasO1.
In Casper the Yodler" Charles T. F lis
catches tbs audience as Fritz Emmett did
when in his prime. He is simple minded
German by with great love for children:
and with his guitar and singing completely
wins the heart of his audience.
In this day of the pressure of leg shows
against the Legitimate, the combir alton OF
Booth and Bsrrettin tragedy might well be
followed by that of Jefferson and Florence
in comedy. The sugg stion is one that the
comedians have already begun to Ievolve
in tier own minds, and it is likely to be
followed up by something more than talk.
Fanny Daveuporl's initial performance
Of la Toscs" in Philadelphis at the
Chestnut Street Opera H5use Monday
night proved to be the most successful the
atrlcal event of this sejson in that city.
The receipts w6rs over 81 500, ard tbs or
cheslra were taken out of their seats and
put in one Of their boxes.
Imre Kiralfy has arranged 10 produce
Nero, or tle Fall of Rome" 10 Boston
next summer. At the came tine he will
present new spectacle Of extraordinary
proportions at st. George, Staten I.land.
A feature of his s:ason at Staten Island
will be an afternoon performance every day
OF an exceedingly novel character.
Edwin Booth and LawIe-co Barrett
have decided 10 send the scenery, cas-
tunes and properties of 80 hello, " The
Merchant OF Venice" and Julius GU aar"
to San Francisco, WHERE they go there 10
open the new California Theatre The
trdgedisns will make one step or the way
to Denver, where they will play for one
week.
The wax has begun on ladies' high hats
| . h.e
ample, and New York will soon follow.
The ladies Of the Hub have retreated out
of the dilemma gracefully by adopting
theatre caps or sCarfs that can be e1silS
carried in the hand or the pocket, and take
up no moro space than handkerchief
Tney can be adjusted in the libby or after
sitting down. Escorts are not afraid 10
carry tbs caps, as it doesn't hurt them to
be crushed.
A beneficial change will be motto liable in
the ballet cf the G,rman opera tbs season
in New York. Tne handsome ard Dis.
iicctly plump corps de ballet is sure to be
mere graceful ard less Teutonic than last
year. 1t was not su abundance of drapery
that marred TIE dancing; far from il, but
the uadeniabls fact that the LEES they wore
the worse they ltOksG. Ballet, by the
wOy, will have fall swing this seasop, AID
the front rows promise to be oyercrOwded
all winter.
A fanny inciient tapTe3ed TO Robert
Mansell recently during a performance OF
''Monbars," 1t WIS in the third act o. the
pay when Monba;s tells the story 6: his
estrangs meat from bis wife The audience
we're perfectly sill aud listening, ss if
spell bound, when suddenly there was q
lcul report from the orchestra, and the
ponderous form of the big bus; fiddle was
seen 10 shake from side to side. The cat
gut hal burtt. Mr.. Mantell's story was
spoiled
OEcourse properly kisses are the correct
thing on the stage, but they are 70. always
so convenient There are sone actresses
not any, to be sure, who who went even
allow pop in OSCILLATION. Miss De
Lussip, Of the B lston Ideals, is one of
these severe princip'ei youpg iadies. The
gentleman wEo plays the part Of her lover
caught sev,T4 cold last week. Wien
aked how be 90: it he replied that Re
tto1ghti: SHY tco< DeLusssn il his aIne
! without tis che tprotector or.
The hi8g4st thing on wheels this s:ason
| in the eDtsrtainHe2 ~ Inc will be GilmOre's
jubilee party, consisting of the great Gil
mora band, with lis jubilee attachments
of 10 alvils, cam oa to be fred in time
with the mu.ic by means of electricity, a
qGartette of eminent vocal artists, etc
The segregation will % through the cum
try on 8 ubilee tour, celebrating the TWEEN
tieth anniversary staso1 OF the National