Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-09-02
DRAMATIC NEWS.

DRAMATIC NEWS.
Mr.. Ramsey Morris has changed the it.
tie of his play, Cruelty Her, to THE
Tigress."
"The Paymaster" is doing large bust
ness in Washington this week.
Sadie Martinez has returned to Switz-
erland improved in health. She proposes
TO pass the autumn in Paris.
Lester Wallack is to write his expert
ence with theatrical people in the Century,
commencing in the October number.
The Coquslin-Hading engagement will
begin at Wallsck's Theatre October 9Th,
and will he followed by Mary Anderson
November IL, who will remain six weeks.
During that time she will be seen in "a
Winters Tale" and in 1.-The Cup"
play presented to her by Lord Tennyson.
| On Christmas Eve Mrs. Porter will pro-
duce Anthony and Cleoptra."
Gilbert and Sullivau's new opera will be
in two acts. The east is long, much long
er than usual, and there will be a large
chorus. Fifty.six voices are needed, thir
ty-two Of which will be male.
Mr. Octayus Cohen, managing editor of
the Charleston, s. c., Daily World and
Sunday Budget writes that Frank O'Neills
new Peoples" Theater in that city is
about completed, and that it will have the
largest seating capacity of any theatre in
the South. 1t has been fitted up in the
best possible manner.
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and Reed" this season, ia a son of Mr.. John
Jack, the well-known actor, probably the
only one on the stage at present who
could play Falstaff successfully.
Before leaving London, Mr.. Dixey pre-
sented some of his English friends with
valuable mementoes of his enjoyable visit
to the Continent. Among the most beau
tiful was a set of liquer bottles and glasses
made of Venetion glass mounted with pure
gold. This he purchased in Italy for Cap
tain Carl A. Thimm, q very hospitable
Euglishman who has on many occasions
proven himself a friend to Americans
abroad.
1.-THE Scarecrow" tried at the Chicago
Hsymarket, August 25th, is not success.
Mr.. Richard Mansfield and "Dr. Jekyl
and Mr. Hyde" have after all made a sad
failure in London. In fact 30 has the COM
pany with the exception of Mr.. John I.
Sullivan.
@Modjeska is resting at her ranch, Ell
Refugio, in Santa Anna County, Califor-
MIA, paying a great deal Of attention to
cattle raising. She rides day after day
with her COW boys who have not yet been
able to tire her out She handles the
toughest of them with the greatest ease,
and is treated by all Of them as a queen.
Fred McCloy will manage the Barry and
Fay Company this season.
Mckee Rsukin's new play, "The Run
away Wife," has been very successful in
Chicago. 1t is version of Fred G. Mae.
der's play of "Wife and Child"
| Courtney Barnes, who is to be member
OLA. NJ. Palmer's "Jim, the Penman,'
company, is the widow Of John T. Ray
mond. She uses her maiden name on the
stage, rs she did bere her marriage.
The famous old spectacle of "Around the
World in Eighty Days" will he presented
at the Windsor Theatre next week with
| uauubUu6 huu CUStuluCc,
ballet and novel speciality features.
May Wilkes made her debrt as star
Monday night at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre, appearing in Nelson Wheatcroft's
strong play of "Gwynne's Oath" She
was cordially received by large audience.
J. H. Ryley has been engaged for the
new Gilbert and Sullivan opera at the
Casino. Mr.. Aronson ia thinking Of put
ting second company on the road, be-
ginning the same date as the production
here.
Imre Kiralfty and Ed. Gilmore, the
manager of Niblo's, are partners in the
spectacle of "Lagsrdere" and have also
purchased the American rights to John
Brougbam's play THE Dukes Motto"
Dockstader's minstrel band perform in
Jersey City the last three nights of this
week They will open at the home thea.
tire next Monday and remain there for six
weeks, after which they make tour of
the South.
The Hanlons "Fsntasma" and lie Voy-
aye en- Suisse" companies begin their tour
next Monday night. The former opens in
Toronto and the latter in Philadelphia.
Both pieces will be given with new scenery
and accessories any many new features.
Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett, I'M
der the direction of Arthur B. Chase, open
their season September 10 in Kansas City.
The following is an official list of the com
pauy: Charles Hanford, John A. Lane,
William Stafford, Lawrence Hanley, Ben.
G. Rogers, Oven Fawsett, Charles Collins,
Fred. Vroom, G. Koehler, Beaumont
Smith, Walter Thomas, William Hughes,
Oliver Doud, Carrie Davidson, Steve Horn,
George McCalla, and Misses Minna Gale,
Gertrude Kellogg, Alice Acres and Eleanor
ryndale. Mr. Theadore Bromley is the
treasurer and Joseph Levy the business
agent. The organization will also include
double quintette of selected yocalists that
have been engaged for the serenades, dirges,
ETC., to be introduced in the grand produc
tions of "Othello," 1.-THE Merchant of
Vsnicen and Julius Ca sar.