Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-18
PLAY AND PLAYER.
THEATRICAL NEWS GATHERED FROM MANY
FIELDS.
Tie Plans o.. Popular Actors and Aouesses-Fanny
Rice Rstiras From the CaSno-LoGls
Har.s1s Misfortune General
News Notes.

Miss Fanny Rice has temporarily re-
tired from the Casino. She makes her
last New York appearance this season
ON May 90. at the Metropolitan Opera
House. ut the joint benefit of the Post
Graduate Hospital and the Actors
Fund. She remains i'm New York these
TWO weeks for the express purpose OF
appearing at this benefit. and ON that
occasion She will play Levy'S Grand
Russian Fantasia ON the cornet. She
has signed 90 remain at the Casino all
next season. beginning October /.
Mrs. Jennie Kimball and Corinne will
spend % good part of the summer at their
beautiful new home ON North Broad
street. Philadelphia. During the yaca-
tiOn Corinne will Doe specially instructed
I'm music and Doe coached for her new
role of Carmen. She will be a close stu
dent AN summer. As she grows older,
Corinue becomes more and more ambi-
tious. She is I'm the very best OF health
and has not lost "a single performance
during the long season.
Lady Peggy, the play i'm which Nellie
NcHenry made "a decided hit in Chicago
last week. is a revised edition by Frank
Tanuehin. IT.. of former work by
himself. n CONJUNCTION with Richard
Carroll. called +. a. Il. The piece was
tried bv Patti Rosa i'm 81. Louis two
wears ago. The foundation of the play
Is said to bee taken from the story OF
Court Royal. the same source from
which Lotta'S Pawn Ticket 2lO. by Be
l1Sco and Greene. originated.
Mrs. Potter and Kyrlc Bellew have
made a great success. both financially
and artistically, i'm Australia. They
will probably play season i'm New Zeal
and. and are thinking of visiting East
India. They opened the Melbourne
rnder the patronage of Governor and
Lady Hopetown and have been taken
up very strongly by society. Lady
Hometown thinks Mrs. Potter the best
dressed woman ON the stage.
Governor Campbell, of Ohio, present.
.d Thomas w. Keenc with handsome
rold-beaded cane. from Columbus CO..
Lodge of ElkS lof which he is menu
borl ON the occasion of their annual
benefit. Nav .. Mr.. Keene was the at
traction al the benefit. The tragcdian
snripr tour promises tobe most success
ful.
Edward IL. Sothern has sent check
for one hundred dollars 90 the Mrs.
Vincent hospital fund. witha letterSay-
ing that hewould give the same amount
every year His father. the late Edward
a. Sotheru. used TO give Mrs. Vincent
one hundred dollars every year 10 DE
used iu charity.
Miss Lillian Lewis sailed for Europe
last Sunday ON the Umbria. She Will
boz absent about three months, spending
most of her time In Paris. Her next
season will be opened i'm Buffalo, August
95. when she produces, for the first time
Lawrence MarSton'S new play. Credit
Lorraine.
Miss Laura Bellini will sing with the
Andrews Opera Company during the
summer. She left on Monday for Peo-
ria. H.. where. the company shortly
opens an engagement of fourteen weeks
Miss Maude Granger scored heavily
as Helen CarrutherS, i'm Inherited, last
week i'm Washington. She has now en-
tered upOn an extended Western tour.
Miss Ada GlaSca has accepted an en-
qacement with the Hess Opera Company
for summer season in Chicago. She
will appear i'm leading roles.
Robert Mantell'S season has been a
great financial success. The COrSican
Brothers has proved by far the best card
I'm his repOrteire.
Signor Perugini will not sing with the
MorriSSey Opera Company, but will re-
turn to Europe about June l.