Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-12-08
BARRETT AND Kelley
TWO ACTORS WHO ARB ESPECIAL LADIES,
PAV0RITBS.
The Reception 70 tho Euglishman in New York
Kscsy ihe School Girls Idol-Laura Burts
Engagsmsnt-Gsnsral Stage News
Of Interest.
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NEW 1ORk, december "a QletlnCllOu
doubtless prized more highly by Wilson
Barrett than any other he has won on
these shores, is his recent election to hon
orary membership in the very closely
guarded Players Club. 1t is understood
that this rare compliment was conferred at
the suggestion OF Edwin Booth. Consid-
ering that there never has been an actual
furore over Barrett's artistic powers, there
is some excuse for wonder in the excess Of
social attentions that have been extended
to him during his present stay in New
York. There seems to be truth in the OBJ.
seIvatiOn Of one of his friends, that if
Barrett sSould accept all invitations
he could scarcely find time for his
professional work. He appears to
have much Of that uncommon per
sonal magnetism for making and holding
friends that characterized John McCul-
Tough. There are many who believe that
it was the social side of McOullough's
life that injured mis- health, but the En-
glish player regulates his breakfasts, lun-
cheons, and late receptions with a nicely
of detail, and all the while gives some at
tention to hygiene. Yet in spite of this,
Barrett has begun TO feel the strain upon
him, and he proposes now to give heeG
to the demands Of nature for sleeping and
rest. Bat enc engagement he must keep,
because it was made for him days ago,
and is Of nature that peculiarly invites
1t is the Lambs Club dinner to him on
next Sunday night.
The st. Louis GlOJeDemOcrdt calls Lizzie
Evans That bright and beautiful little
coincidence" and the Republican styles
"The Buckeye "a clean and clever COM
edy which weaIs well.
Minnie Madden is said TO be playing to
poor business on the Pacific Slope. Sew
eral Of the members of her company have
already given her notice that they will not
20 farther than San Francisco.
Sophie Eyre is reported to be financially
strapped in San Francisco, and TO be en-
tertainiug a proposition to star in MA
zepps," opening at the Grand Opera House
in that city after the holidays.
The other night, latter the SHOW" says
a writer in the Dramatic Neics l overheard
a couple of woOlly boys on the East Side
discussing the drama. Quoth one: Say,
cul, have you seen Clara Morris? She's
corkerl She's a regular East Lynne act
ress-cryin' and fairtin' all de timen
Herbert Kelley, in the answering de-
votion of sdolescent females and school
girls is god. Even the loss of mis- beam
tiful moustache has not removed him from
their shrines. One afternoon vixen Kel-
cey was recently playing an engagement
in Brooklyn, his attention was attracted
to a proscenium box, which was occupied
by bevy of girls. They were evidently
trying to attract his attention, and the
means they resorted 20 were so extraordi-
nary as 10 startle the actor out of his
wonted composure Each Of these yOung
women had furnished herself with d pho
tograph of Kelley, and was holding it up
before him. When they saw that he had
recognized the pictures, they coolly arrang-
ed the photographs around the front rail
ing of the box and placldly leaned back to
enjoy the performance.
Edwin Booth and Nine. Modjesks are in
the final week Of their engagement at the
Broadway Theatre where they are appear
ing in round of their bsst parts. Their
tour for next week calls for engagements
in Auburn, n. Y Monday; Utica, Tues
day; Syracuse, Wednesday and Thursday,
and Rochester Fridsy and Saturday. On
December 10th the distinguished srtists
will begin an engagement of one week at
Hammerssein's Opera House, in Harlem.
Mr. Booth will iesI in New York during
Christmas and New Years weeks.
Although Edwin Booth, Lawrence Bar
rett, Salvini, Richard Mansfield, and Marie
Wainwright are presenting Shakespesrian
plays this season with success Louis James
has been accepted as one of the best expo
nents of Richard ILL.,, Ohello and Brutus
on the American stage by critics in the
South, where the sgedian is now playing
engagements.
Ullie Akerstrom seems to be more popu-
lar in the West than she was in the East
and the critics Of that section are taking
unusual interest in her, probably because
she is native OF Chicago.
Laura Burt is engaged Tor one of the
leading parts in Sidley Browns new COM
edy drama "Pine Meadows" which Joseph
Arthur and Frank W. Sanger are to pro-
duce in New York at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre March 81.