Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05
THE SCENE SHIFTER
THE DEBUT OF OTERO, THE SPANISH RIVAL
OF CARMENCITA.
She Makes Decided Bit at the Eden Masee, and
New York Has New Face and Form u
Rave Oyer-General Notes About the
Stage and Actors.

Rave Oyer-General Notes About the
Stage and Actors.
New YORK. October 4.-Otero made
her American debut at the Eden Musee
last night, and before she had been on
the stage two minutes it was practically
decided that she would make hit
In the first place she is very handsome
woman, and when to the time OF the
castanets she floats over the stage,
poem of motion, her beauty becomes
superb. She was dressed last evening
in magnificent gown of ivory satin, and
her neck and bosom fairly blazed with
diamonds.
To the accompaniment OF the Spanish
orchestra that she brought with her,
Otero sang number of Spanish airs in
pleasant, though by no means perfect
voice. But even Otero's voice dances,
and it was this quality in IL that gained
her recall after recall until she had TO
refuse TO appear.
On her next entree she was dressed in
red dancing costume. Then the real
triumph of the evening began. 1t was
a perfect riot of graceful. sinuous mo-
ton.
From every direction the bouquets
came whining on the stage until Otero
had her arms full. a second, third and
fourth dance followed, each more be-
wildering than the other, and the large
audience, the female portion of which,
at least. was almost breathless, would
have kept her on all night if l. could
have had its way.
Corinne has made tremendous sue
cess in the new burleSque. Carmen.
Joseph Haworth is credited with max
ing a strong hit with Aunt Jack"
Miss Marie Tempest has made solid
metropolitan success in the Red hus-
sar."
John Ryan now assumes the part OF
jacques Martin in "A Fair Rebel COM
pany.
Nellie Lingard is no longer in the cast
Beau Brummel." JohnStone Bennett
has returned.
A new play by Buchanan. to be seen
shortly at the London ShatteSbury. is
called The Sixth Commandment
Lydia Thompson will open the season
on November /, in a new farce-cOmedy.
Miliken and CortisS are filling her COM
pany.
w. IL. Crane says that the American
public is hungrier for American plays
lust now than at any time within his
recollection.
Miss Edith Kenward has arrived from
London especially To play her original
part i'm DIR. Bill" The great feature
is kangaroo dance.
William H. Thompson, one of the
best character actors in America, has
been added to the remarkably fine com
pany that will support Mrs. Leslie Car
ter.
IL is said that the ranch in Colorado
which Mary AnderSon-Navarro bought
several years ago aud stocked with val
liable horses and cattle is going 10 ruin.
Tom Paisley has signed with the
Corkey company to create the part OF
Miles O'Malley. which is a particularly
strong one, and exactly suited TO this
clever comedians well-known abilities.
George Edwards, of the London
Gaicty. is about TO try on tour a new
hurlesque on the subject OF Joan OF
Arc" Joan is TO be played by Nellie
Farren. and a Bold, Bad Duke by Fred
Leslie.
Little Lillian Rainford, who plays
The part of Editha in Mathews ~
Smyth's The Brrglar" Company. has
made hit. The company is an excel
lent one. and It's drawing power seems
even greater than 10 VAS last season.
While George W. Monroe, OF My
Aunt Bridget" Company, was singing
his song The Irish Jubilee, recently,
a woman in the audience laughed until
she went into commissions. The actor
had 10 desist until the usherS carried
her out.
Manager f. ID. Stevens says he is de-
termined that the Pearl of Pekiu' com
pany shall be highly respectable one.
lie has dismissed the chorus girl who
tried to commit suicide by Jumping from
a steamboat few weeks ago.
The new Garden Theatre was opened
on Saturday night (Septcmber 2'thl
with Or Bill. Il farcial comedy when
was fairly successful in London.
Goggles" an adoption OF La0lche
LES PetitS OiseauX,' has begun sec
ond week at the Fifth Avenue.
For four days after the departure OF
the Vaudeville Exhibition at the Acad-
emv I'm New York next Thursday even
ing. the theatre will be closed to give
Denman Thomson the stage for extern
sivc preparations prior TO the return OF
..The Old Homestead" for fourth year.
Since the close of last season the scenery
has been i'm the hands of the artists en-
Gagged to embcllish it, while genial Den
man Thompson. together with his mer-
nv associates, have been counting health
and yigor at mountain and ScaShpre,
ovcly one of whom will pitch in on Mon
dav night with renewed VIM 10 people
'thr Academy's stage with the quaint
and taking characters which have help-
ed make The Old Homestead famous.
Among the effects to Signalizc the re-
turn of the Swansea contingent Will be
the homestead and farm whitened and
rlistening with the frost of downright
New England winter. \ striking trans
parent effect revealing the interior OF
Grace Church will also be introduced,
together with much luxurious elabora-
tion i'm the ivory-finishcd boudoir mark
inr the second act. and Il score of dainty
little touches throughout the play IN
tended to increase It's realistic ana
charming effectiveness.
Messrs. Locke and Davis have sue
cecded in securing Mamert Bibbeyron
10 stage the terpsichorean display
which is 20 distinguish the grand pro-
duction of the spectacular drama,
Nero" at Niblo's in October. Mons.
Bibbeyron was identified with the Amer
lean Opera Company during its exist
ence. and first presented the sylvia
and -'Coppelia' ballots TO American
theatre-gOers.
The coming of the fourth year OF
..The Old Homestead" is being very in
eeniously advertised in New York. In
Steod of the old placardS the shop win