Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-11-06

lence and are quite as vulgar The
new Imperial Concert Hall has also bet
tered its programme. but 1t is far. very
far from being anything near what was
promised, l. e., a second London Empire
or Alhambra. The young swells have
given it the Ego by" and it will proba'
bly, soon sink to the level it merits
Several places on the Bowery give much
better entertainments for ten cents.
Few people think, or care, how full OF
sorrow an actor may be. at whom they
are laughing. For the past four or fiye
weeks probably more have enjoyed the
performance and laughed heartily al
clever Harry Conor In "a trip TO China
town." at the Madison Square Theatre,
than at any other actor In New Yo-k,
and yet during that time not q moment
has gone by during which he has moi
expected dispatch bringing the news
OF his aged fathers death. For many
weeks Mr.. Conor has rushed to the Bos-
ton train after the curtain fell on Satur.
day evening to watch by the bedside OF
his father, only to return in time for the
performance on Monday and to hear
great audiences, almost convulsed with
laughter, while his heart was breaking.
Rose Coghlan's revival of "Diplo-
macy" at the New York Star Theatre
has proved successful beyond all expec-
tations. and Harris new play
.'The Idea," has more bad jokes In II
than any farce comedy on the road.-A
play called 1.-THE German Soldier" with
James A. Riley as the star, was pro-
duced il Brooklyn on Monday. 1t deals
with the life of soldier In the Prus-
sian army during the Franco.Prussian
war-The city of Brotherly Love,
which has not boon wildly excited over
any theatrical production this season,
gave Jane" 81, 100 welcome on Mon
day evening.
Mr.. Thomas W. Keene has pleased
the good people of Chicago immensely
with his really fine production of Rich
ard III. in which he is now ackDo vi
edged to be best, either in this country,
or in Europe. Mr.. Keene is the only
well known tr.sg1dian on the road this
season, End his advent in any city Is the
congregation Of all people who love to
Shakespeare" interpreted intelligent
IL, and who support the better Kind OF
dramatic work. Hence Mr.. Keene's
tour has taken the shape OF almost a
triumph and he has been praised by the
press quite as much as was MIR. Edwin
Booth.
Miss Emily Lytton of J. K. Emmet's
"Fritz In ireland" Co. who has this sea-
son been entered upon the exclusive list
OF "pretty women on the stage who
can act" Is now writing novel to show
she can write as well.-The first edl-
ton of Alan Dale's conscience on Ice"
which was exhausted last week, and
what has taken a strong mold OF gotham
novel readers, was 40, 000.-Jessie Bart
let Davis, the most popular Of all our
singers appears in New York next week
in robin Hood" and her admirers are
preparing a rousing reception for her.
"a trip to Chinatown, at the Madison
Square Theatre, like Tennyson's brook,
seems inclined to run on forever. On
November 9 the m srry skit celebrates
it's first anniversary.-'U. S Grant" had
its first production In Brookly on Mon
day. 1t deals with the more prominent
battles in which Gen. U. S. Grant took
part. Although nothing startling new
is introduced, Mr.. A. Il. Treoar has
made clever play and the situations
are well worked up.
The Casinos brief and inglorious ca
reer as a variety theatre will end on No
vember 5th. The house will then be
dark until the 18th, when it will assume
it's place as comic opera home, j. M.
HIPS company, in "The fencing Mas
."-Charles V. Evesson, the 19-year-
old brother of Estelle Clayton, has been
sent to. the Elmira Reformatory for forg-
ing his sisters name to several checks.
Sadie Seaman MRS. George Bren-
ndn) died suddenly In New York Octo-
Der 31st.-Next season Lift and Davis
will make very elaborate production
of SIN Old Kentucky."---Jennie Joyce is
visiting her mother In Baltimore
Frank Mckee has followed one OF the
"a Trip to Chinatown" Co.'s into Vir-
ginia, where it is doing tremendous
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Robson appeared
in,."The Henrietta" at New Orleans, on
Monday, aud delighted tremendous
audience, who applauded over and over
again. Mr.. Robson's southern tour has
been very great success.