The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-04
AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
Attractions Mt the Local TLOalsrs-Drl
matte Gossip.

matte Gossip.
This evening Ada Gilman opens IN
engagement OF three nights and matt.
nee at the Grand in a musical farce
comedy called "Bubbliug Over" The
piece, the star and the company are
highly spoken Of. The Steubenyille
Gazette says: "About as good bass and
soprano singing as has been heard here
for some time was with the Ada Gilman
Company this week. For IN encore the
basso sang Rocked in the Cradle OF the
Deep, which was sung in manner to
bring the house to its feet. The soprano
was far above the average singers who
travel with companies OF the same class"
AT THE OPERA HOUSE,
The first attraction at the Opera House
this week is the melodrama, 1.-THE Stow
away" Thursday night, 1t is now ap.
parently considered a master.stroke OF
advertising genius to announce that in
forthcoming melodrama there will be
no "tank," In the ethics OF the man
agerial profession 1t has been lately laid
down that a melodrama was not melO-
drama unless it contained tank. In
gThe StOwawayh the watChword is mo
tank" In the second act, however,
realism OF startling kind Is to be intro
duced, Two genuine craftsmen actu-
ally elbow" safe In full view of the
audience, in the skillful manner known
only to men OF their craft, 1t Is said 10
be the most realistic and exciting scene
ever enacted.
Friday and Saturday evenings and
Saturday afternoon Hardy and Van
Leer will appear at the Opera House in
"0n the Frontier"
STAGE SCRAPS.
The Kimball Opera Company, 1t Il
said, will shortly disband
Hugh Fay is again sick, and has left
the Barry and Fay Company,
1t is said that Jefferson aud Florence
are to star together next season,
"Jim, the Pennman," is underlined
for presentation at the Opera House this
month,
The last half OF this week Gus Hills
"WorId Of Novelties" will be the attrac'
tion at the Grand,
The Gettysburg battle scenes 10 be
given here this month are pronounced
line by the press where they have been
seen.
"RanCh 10n closed at the Grand Sat
urday night. One OF the actors wa
badly burned in the fire scene Friday
night,
Ada Gilman and the "Dubbling Over
company, which are to appear at the
Grand the first half Of this week, are Al
the Mcclure.
Minnie Palmer is to play in Pitts
burgh this week. Several other Wheel
ing admirers will embrace the opportu
nifty to see her again.
Mr.. Fred A. Webster, agent oil the
Hardic and Won Leer ION the Frontier
company, is in the city. He will re-
main until the company arrives.
Isl Perkins" Frank Jones's West
Virginia play with the farm boys brass
band, was in Steubenyille Saturday
night aud will be in Pittsburgh this
week,
Stewards 1.-Two johns" company wa
registered at the Windsor yesterday
They were enroute for Pittsburgh, where
they appear tonight, They left ON the
evening train.
Miss Marion Elmore, who Is in the cast
Of tho "Stowaway" is one Of the few "a
vored ladies in the land who are honor
airy members OF the Elks order. The last
lady TO receive this honor was Kate
Castleton, who was made IN honorary
member OF Wheeling lodge during her
recent visit. The EIGs Of the Wheeling
lodge will meet at the Mcclure house or
Wednesday evening and make arrange
ments to visit the Opera House or
Thursday evening in body to do honol
to Miss Elmore.