Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-05

by Clay NJ. Greene, coupled with the
fame Of that writer and the peculiar
suitability of the roles suggested, de-
cided the managers in favor of "A High
Roller the contracts for the scenery
of whihh have already been awarded.
THE Soudan" is proving the greatest
financial success known in the history
of the Boston Theatre, this too in the
face of the fact that youth. ""Michael
Strogoff," "A Run OF Luck" and The
Silver King" had phenomenal runs
there. The first two weeks of the play
have been so enormously profitable that
Eugene Tompkins is striving tooth and
nail TO cancel other attractions in order
TO continue The Soudan" for the entire
season. The management of the Star
Theatre. this city, hold contract for
the production of the play there in ian
uary.
The first glimpse of the elaboration
bestowed on the scenery TO distinguish
the fourth year of The Old Homestead"
on its return to the Academy, i'm New
York, Monday evening, October 9th,
was afforded the public Sunday evening,
Sept. 2Sth, when the Rev. T. Dewitt
Uncle Joshua's New England farm
house series of religious services which
are 10 be continued at the Academy dur
ing the remaining Sundays of 1890. The
purely moral influence of The Old
Homcstead's' theme is a .by-word. and
the spectacle of the eminent divine
preaching the gospel from the Swansea
green was bu another beautiful chap
ter Of very touching sermon. The re-
aliStic scenic belongings of Denman
/ ThOmpSOn's irreproachabe stage story
have been placed at the disposal of the
celebrated Brooklyn preacher. and from
/ the eloquent and effective manner in
which the theatrical effects were en-
ployed during the initial sermon on
Sunday evening, il is certain that the
! big playhouse will be the most patron.
lied of all religious meetings i'm town
while the services are in progress. dur
ing which the accommodations of the
immense Academy will be free aud wei
come to all.
a well known English dramatst told
Il newspaper scribe coniidentially that
American managers had become much
more intelligent than they used to be.
II tranSpired that the said dramatiSt
had just disposed Of two Of his old man
uScriptS.
Madison Morton, the the well known
author Of Box and Cox" is still alive
and well, despite all reports to the con
trary. He is now engaged in writing
his Observation-Disclosures of long stay
among all sorts and conditions Of the
atrcal folk
Elsie Leslie made a little speech at
Portland Oregon. on the opening night
of The Prince and Paupcr" She had
but three minutes notice, yet it is
stated tina, "She delivered it before the
curtain with rs much grace rs Mrs.
Kendall might have done.
Charles Wyndham claims that unless
he sees fit to issue press tickets the
critics have no business to criticiSe his
performance. BY the bye, an American
contemporary is responsible for the
statement that all London critics have
agreed to boycott Wyndham.
Miss Nellie McIlenry and her latest
success. "Chain Lightning" is coming
eastward. having finished their Califor-
mia tour. Both are bright and fascin
ating. and Chain Lightning" has struck
more pocketbOokS in the West than any
other kind of lightning this season.
Mrs. Leslie Carter is personally re-
hcarsing six hours day with Mr.. Be
laSco upon the stage of the Berkley Ly-
ceum. Her company will join her in
work early next month. \ decision will
soon be rendered in her application to
restrain ". j. Ferguson from breaking
his contract with her.