Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-08

getting back and disbanding In Chicago
in time enough for David Henderson to
start them on rehearsalS at the Chicago
Opera House for the new summer piece.
which will probably be produced the
latter part OF May.
Marcus r. Mayer and George Wash
ington Lederer's Comedy Company,
headed by Charles Dickson, will, during
its California engagement next season,
produce a new play by Mr.. Dickson and
his collaboration, Henry Doblin entitled
the "Son at Law" The piece dc resis-
tancc of this new organization will be
new comedy entitled "IncoF." written
by the wife of Ex-Governor Pacheco, OF
California.
Mark Murphy, who will shortly star
in "O'Dowd's NeighborS," has received
a bunch of Irish turf from Steve Brodie.
the bridge jumper. Steve writes that
he had the bunch in his hand when he
kissed the barney stone during his last
visit to the "od dart"
Stuart Robson has added "She Stoops
to Conquer" to his repertoire.
Mr.. L. 5. Willard, the wife of the
English actor, is collaborating with
Stepniak, the Russian Nihilist, on a
play the scenes of which are laid in
Russia.
Sims Reeves will sing his last song
in public in London On May IL.
"Havng conquered Chicago" as Mrs.
Leslie Carter says, she will close her
season at Kansas City next week. She
has. of course, lost money-n0thing
short of S3O,O0O-but She has shown
herself TO be an artistic of unquestion-
able ability, and some morning we VIII
wake up and lind that she is As good an
actress as America has yet produced.
A little bird whispers. however, that
Mr. and Mrs. Carter are on the point
Of kissing and let by-gOnes be by-goncs.
Nellie McHenry's Chain Lightning
will not be done at the New York
Windsor Theater April Is, the date hav-
ing been changed 10 May IL, During
the last four weeks IL has been 4 biz
money winner.
Keller. the magician, has offered Caz-
man, brother magician and a well
known ShadOwiSt, a six weeks engage
ment in Philadelphia. Jealousy among
artists Of the same class Is not so ram
pant after all.
The cutting off Of wilson big en-
gagement IN Chicago does not seem TO
have affected the receipts upon his re-
turn. The Chicago Opera House stand
ing room sign was out again on the
opening night. Monday. and will proba-
bly, keep the dust off Of il right through
the engagement.
Mrs. Langtry is about due for an
American tour. She has lost large
sum on her production OF Antony and
Cleopatra" and her production OF
Charles Coghlan's play OF Lady Bar
ter last week was Kissed. America Is
the only refuge for bad actors and act
resses.
Robert Graham is making extensive
preparations for the production OF
Larry the Lord" which he will give
on a grand scale next season. This,
however. does not interfere with the
splendid work he is doing in The Sea
King" The management has offered
him large inducements TO play the part
next season, but Bob says he has sure
thing.
George BackuS has added the Qualiii-
cation of author 10 his other mum arouS
talents. His one-act play, I'm the
Cleaning" has been played in Mem
phis and Louisville by the Aunt
Jack" company, where it received the
heartiest of welcome from the critics OF |
those cities. The little play fairly |
bristles with action and has sufficient
plot to be extended into four-act