Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-18
WpEETING REGISTER. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER Is. 1877

that he was the first to give the public
a railroad train on the stage. Carter,
With his EAST Mall" makes the same
assertion, and so it goes on. The aver
age theater goer is not very much inter
ested in the developing genius. All he
wants is to see the novelty worked.
The theatrical people, like the rest OF
humanity, thought Sullivan had q
"cinch" on the New Orleans fight, and
a good many of them dropped nice sums
on the contest. 1t is generally known
that Corbett and Sullivan were both
preparing ID 90 with theatrical COM
panes this fall. Corbett's show VIII
certainly be amoney winner this season,
but there is no telling how long the
wind will continue in his favor.
The fact that "The Lost Paradise" was
not perfoamed In the usual splendid
way of the company was caused by the
fact that the organization opened the
the season here. On the first evening
one or two Of the performers were ao-
sent and their places were filled by
other members OF the company. 1.-The
Lost Paradise" has many virtues, else
it would not have drawn crowded houses
for months in New York.
Considerable interest is manifested in
the coming of J. X. Emmett, son OF the
Joe OF old. If one is to judge from
what he reads, the old man was mot In
It" with the son. Young Emmett is in
the hands OF clever managers, who have
not spared expense to boom him. Sac
Il tzafr ct
"star" appears TO give entire satisfac-
ton wherever he appears.
Williams Big Speciality company will
be at the Grand early next month. The
show IS the original Partisan Burlesque
Com pany, but there were so many
vaudeville companies took the road
with names nearly the same that Mana
ger Williams concluded to rechrlsten
ais organization. The company carrle'
some very original and attractive ad-
vcrtising matter.
Alfred Kelsey, who appeared at the
Grand last winter in O'Fiynn in Mexico
and who was so numerically criticized
by the papers when be appeared In New
York, is out in a new play called
"Widow MVphy's Goat" and IS doing
well. Kelsey is pretty good actor,
Notwithstanding the criticisms Of the
Metropolitan dailies.
The Limited Mail has been a great
money maker The show played to an
average nights business all through
last season OF S425, and only two or
three nights Of poor business was
played during the year. The Vance
BOYS have grown rich and their liberal
ity has increased In proportion to their
worldly prosperity.
The late Ministries given by tho Elks
was pretty expensive undertaking.
It cost the boys something like thous-
and dollars to pay bills, yet they are
ahead nice sum. They come high but
are enjoyable. Another entertainment
is talked OF but the nature is not known.
Peck's Bad Boy, the same little devil
that has been making fun for show
goers for four or five years, will soon be
with US again. The boy is said to i'm
prove with age, and according TO ad-
vance reports his age does not tell on
him at ALL He is as funny as ever.
Al Fields Ministries will appear at
the Opera House on the 22nd. This is
one OF the leading black face
shows, and will draw the usual full
house. Fields travels in d special car
and has many new features to offer
each season.
withstandng the fact that there
are several hundred theatrical combi-
nations on the road, some OF the man
ayers in this vicinity are unable to fill
their time satisfactorily. The Grand
will be dark all this week.
Prof. Flynn, the mesmerst, will be
at the Opera House the last OF the
month. Fiynn's performances are said
to be very entertaining, and his au-
dienceo incaease in size each night.
Will Stanley, WHO for some years
has represented the Dramatic NelCs in
Wheeling is at his post CT duty again
this season. VIII represents the lead
ing paper Of the dramatic profession.
master and Man." fine production,
and one that will appeal to the better
class Of theatrical patrons, will be seen
at the Opera House for two nights, Sep
TENDER % and 24.
The list of attractions is at the Opera
House is stronger this season than ever
before, most all the fine productions
and successes In the country will be
here.