The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-22
MUSIC AND THB DRAMA.

Miss Lillian Russell ia back in her old
place in "The Brigands," at the New
York Casino,
Willard spenser, the author Of 1.-THE
Little Tycoon" is at work on a new
Mexican opera.
Paul Bourget is the last French novel
lat to try his hand at the drama, He 70
writing a play together with NJ, Nell
hac,
Mckee Rankin will start his tour at
the Cincinnati Grand Opera House,
opening in 1.-THE Runaway Wife, on
September 2,
The first souyeneir ever distributed at
Palmer's Theatre, New York, was
that prepared for the Tooth night Of
"Clover," Wednesday, August n.
American actors In New York say
that ten fully equipped English COM
panies have been so far booked Tor
American tours next season, comprising
over 800 English actors,
Lawrence Barrett is still in Germany.
He writes that his health was never bet
ter. He expects to return to New York
about September 10, when active Fehear.
sails Of the new play OF "Ganelon" will
begin,
Marie Prescott's repertoire next season
will include "a Winters Tale" "0thel.
TO-" Orchard ILL.," "As You Like II"
"Pygmalion and G%alatea," She will ar
pear at Cumberland, Md, September 4,
In Messrs, Petit and ConQuest's melo'
drama "Mankind" one Of the sensational
scenes will depict a large steamboat oc-
cupylng the whole stage. A log rises,
the boat disappears and heroine IS seen
battling alone with the waves, Then,
with all sails set, Comesa full'rigged fish
ing vessel, bearing tho hero TO the res
cue,
Mrs. Leslie Carter ia to have a rival
worthy Of her steel on the dramatic stage
next season. This is Laura Hollis,
daughter Of Laura D. Fair, who was tried
for the murder OF Crittenden in San
Francisco, Miss Hollis, besides her
notorious Parentage, has a lew acts oil
her own, says the New York Sun, 10
back up her p~retentions for the stage.
Some three years ago Nate Salisbury
retired from the "Troubadonrs," selling
out his interest to Miss McHenry and
Mr.. .Maeder. Mr.. Salisbury has since de.
voted all his time to the wild West"
in which he has u large interest. The
longing for the stage has, however,
seized him, and In the course oil the
coming season he will organize another
company.
The scenes OF Mark Twain's "Prince
and Pauper," in which little Elsie Les
lie is to appear next winter, are laid IN
England at the close OF the reign o.
Henry VIII. Elsie will represent Ed
Ward, Prince of Wales, who in a boyisl
freak changes clothes with Tom Candy
the pauper, His adventures in this dis
guise aud his difficulties in getting bach
TO the palace furnish much OF the plot
1t is to be hoped that the play will not
full as flat as did the book.
Glands Across the Sea" will be one
Of the imported melodramatic product
ions OF the present season. The play IL
In five acts, divided into twelve scenes
and in each scene there is IN episode o
interest SO that the drama does not de
pend for success upon one or two ex
citing situations. Though the pathetic
elements predominant, light comedy IL
SO prominent a feature that the wrong
which tho hero OF the story undergoe'
lose their bOignanCy with the audience
"Monbars' Is all melodrama, ant
Robert Mantell has given himself up tC
its requirements with enthusiasm. j
one wants to see a hero who lets u mat
dog bite him, a stiff old father tleect
him OF bis money, q false friend deceive
and poison him, and au oiliCious woman
CateChize him about his domestic Affairs
all for the love Of a girl who does moi
care at all for him when she marrieI
him, Robert Mantell Is Just the actor Il
suit the demand.
Verdi Is not known to be engaged OF
any musical work, and II il to be fearet
that costello" was his swan.song. Gou
nod has a mass ora religious composition
Of some kind in hand. But alas! boil
OF these great masters are growing old
while they Of all living mortals dcserv,
10 find tho elixir OF youth. Masseuet Il
talked about considerably, but so wa
Leo Delibes a few years ago. Their
comes no note from the young compos
ers OF Italy to arrest the attention Of thu
world. Is Rubenstein about to give
anything to art? Tho man who coult
compose the Glover OF Babel" SHOULD
not be silCnt,-MuSic and Drama.s
"Bootles' Baby" Which was produced
duced at the Madison Square Theatre
New York, on Monday night last, Is, &C,
COrding to the New York World, a slen,
der story Of a deceived woman married
to a most consciousness rascal in the
Sixteenth LanCers, who refuses to &C
knowledge her and tries to get rid o.
her. In her desperation she carries hel
baby to tho barracks and leaves 1t, as
she supposes, in his quarters, but 1t Il
really left In the bed Of Capt. Agernor
Ferr1 (the BoOteS), who Is In love with
her and does not know that she Is mar.
ried. The subsequent development OIL
the play is a matter Of character rather
than OF incident. BO0teS adopts the
waif regardless Of tho jeers and insinua.
tons Of bis brother officers, and brings
her up as the daughter OF the regiment,
only in tho end to discover who the
father is and to wed the mother when
her graCeless husband has broken bis
hnRk in n runn Tha p1a,, o,n,, kn a.