Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-30
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
NEWS OF. ALL KINDS GATHERED FROM THE
GREEN ROOM.
Maud Granger VIII Star-Lawrence Barrett's
Health lmprOving-BOcth and Modieska.
Mademoiselle Rhea Entertained
Socially.

SDecial Correspondence oftle Sunday Rfgist1
New YORK, March 29.-MisS Maud
Granger has recently purchased from
Mrs. Lucy Hooper an emotional play i'm
four acts called "lnheritcd. The
drama was originally produced in Paris
at the Theatre de L'Applicatiou where
il was given a generous approval. NJ.
Sarcey. the noted French critic pro-
nounced the piece ''wcirdly powerful
and with death scene worthy of
Bernhard" "lnheritcd" was written
by Mrs Hooper in collaboration with
Richard Davies an Edglish playwright.
Miss Granger is arranging TO give the
play an early production.
Edwin Booth and Nine. ModjeSka
close their engagement in Chicago with
this week and on Monday evening next
make their first appearance in 81. Louis
as Joint stars Their business in the
Windy City" is very large, and the
Chicago Opera House is filled To over
flowing at every performance. On May
LIST Mr.. Booth and Nine. ModjeSka be-
gin an engagement of three nights and
one matinee at the Amphitheatre Aud
itorum in Louisville.
The Grand Duchess" has entered on
the second month Of its run at the
Casino with every prospect of continu-
ing the remarkable success 10 has had
from the very start. The receipts for
the first four weeks were Sfl 600, an eX-
cess of 50. 500 over the record of any
former production in this house. Man
agcr ArOnson's Encouragement of Lillian
Russell for another two years aSource
of general satisfaction TO all. Her sal
airy is to be the largest ever paid to a
comic opera artist.
William j. Florence has begun
writing his memoirs. They will deal
more especially with the New York
stage and its favoritcS from the days Of
Burton and Hambin and Mitchell, down
TO the present time.
~ Little Busybody," Ullie Aker-
strom'S new play is in four acts with the
scenes laid in Louisiana. Scavcy Is
painting entirely new scenery for the
play. which will be seen in New York at
NibloS, early in May,
Gus Williams has added very much
to his strength as a star for next season,
when he will tour i'm Il new comedy. lie
was at the Olympic Theatre, 81. Louis.
last week. with lIcrrmann's Transact
lantiqucS. and. as usual, set the town
laughing.
The following trite doggerel has been
adopted as sort of rhyming trade mark
of the comedy. The Editor" which
Louis Aldrich produces next week:
Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The scissors rules the destiny Of state.
Midst universal gloom the dawn appears
When We combine the paste pot with The shears.
There is absolutely no truth IN the
rumorS that there is disagreement be-
tween Joseph Jefferson. w. j. Florence
and Mrs. John Drew. This distinguished
triumviratc OF comedians will tour the
country again next season, appearing IN
The Rivals" "Thc Heir at Law,
THE Cricket on the HEARTH and
"Dombey and Son" The last two plays
will probably be given as double bills.
Mile. Rhca was quite lion in New
York society last week. being entertain
ed by Mrs. Herbert Wright, Miss I'll
linghast. Mrs. Alta Proctor Otis and
General Horace Porter. The latter gave
her supper at Shcrry'S after the per
formancc Of .'Josephinc. Empress OF the
French" on Saturday evening.
AdyiccS from Mr.. Lawrence Barrett
bring the gratifying assurance that his
health is better than il has been in ten
wears. and that he looks forward with
cagcrncss 10 his next tour with Edwin
Booth. which begins in October and is TO
continue for thirty weeks.
When Minnie Palmer returns here
next fall she will open at the Park The
atrc. Philadelphia. in her new play,
called My Prima Donna. The au-
thorS are two New York journalists.