Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-11-22

: "EI|
Gerge C. Staley, the popular star OF
ga Royal Pass" which appears at the
Opera House during the holidays, once
sang his successful vocal offering, "The
Little Rogue's Asleep" under circum-
stances quite weird and realistic. Dur
ing last winters tour OF the attraction
through the Northwest territory the
company was snow bound in an obscure
Dakota town. The passengers on the
train on going to the depot found there
a poor woman with a sick child. Mr..
Staley, with the assistance Of the gen
erous ladies and gentlemen OF his COM
pany, aided by the other passengers,
made up a neat purse which they ten
dered the unfortunate woman. The
genial actor then taking the crying child
in his arms, and swinging it to and fro,
sang, amid the fierce storm without and
the sobbing OF its sorrowing mother
within, his tender song composition,
The Little Rogue's Asleep" and had
the tired innocent in q peaceful SUM-
Der In few moments.
So
Flora Moore. who is playing the lead
ing part in "a Mile Minute" is very
swift actress. She has mind OF her
own and an arm to defend said mind.
Flora appeared In "The Hustler" for
time last year, but the management
could not keep her in the traces. Jacob
Rosenthal, who brought the Little Ty-
coon" here in September, was running
the show whentMiss Moore picked up
and left. She had been with "The
"Hustler" long enough to make repu-
tation, and this is how IL came: The
show played at Newark, o., on guar
antee. There was not enough money In
the house to satisfy the guarantee. The
manager of the house started to make
a kick about the show to the audience,
but he did not get his story told. Flora
jumped into the manager With both
fists, in full view OF the audience, and
whipped the man for his trouble. A
new play for Flora is to be called Zig
Tag"
~
"My Aunt Bridget" the old play Of
Monroe s. Rice, is now claiminE the at
t,ntion OF O. New York Court. Col. Jas.
Milliken, a dramatic agent has sued
the above mentioned gentlemen for
S., 900 damages. Milliken claims "Aunt
Bridget" was connived from piece he
wrote and named "a Postal Card. J"
Plaintiff also states that the piece was
originally written for Monroe 81 Rice
but they did not accept it but used the
ideas in "Aunt Bridget" The latter
PLAY caused Monroe & Rice0to sever
their business relations and made lot
OF trouble which did not come to an
end when the tie that bound was part
ed. 1t is thought the suit will not
amount to much, however.
80
A committee of knights OF Pythias OF
Bellaire has arranged to banquet Robert
Downing, the tragedian, and his COM
pany, at the Globe Hotel, In that city,
tomorrow evening. AS the banquet
hall is not so large as the committee
would have liked, only fifty couples will
be allowed in the scene OF festivities.
The Quota of guests has been made up
of Knights of Pythias from GAINESVILLE.
St. Clairsville and Beilaire. The or
chestra of the EIysian Theatre will fur
nlsh the music for the occasion. A num-
Der OF toasts have been prepared and
the boys are preparing for fine layout.
After refreshments dancing will be In
order.
John G. Rice, who made hit In
"Aunt Bridget" will soon appear at the
Opera House in his new play "a Knotty
Affair" No farce comedy Of recent
years has made more genuine success
than Rice's new piece. 1t has well
defined plot, pure comedy situations and
dialogue that fairly sparkles with w.t.
The specialties when introduced come
in as a natural result Of existing COM
plications. John G. Rice has congen-
ial role and is surrounded by good actors
and actresses. "a Knotty Affair" has
proved itself to be strong drawing card
and will be one of the winners OF the
season.
Most of the companies now visiting
us have In their casts one or more
circus people who have just come In for
winter quarters. The international
Comiques, which appeared here few
days since, contained number OF cir
Gus performers.
In Sweeney, Avids & Germans Min
strels, which played in Bellaire the
other day, twenty OF the twenty-seven
people in the company had just closed
with Wallace & Co.'s circus. A greater
portion of the members OF vaudeville
companies spend the summer season
under the tents.
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Harry Lacy, who appeared here in
the ''Still Alarm" is now trying to make
a go Of a new play called Jack Royal
of the 92nd." A New York paper COM
menting on the play says: Jack Royal
of the 92nd,' as presented by Harry
Lacy and a fairly good ell round COM
pany, failed to entertain us in the Lee
Avenue Academy in Brooklyn last night.
Mr.. Lacy has done everything possible
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