Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-11

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Rose Coghlan will not produce 1.-THE
Check Book" in New York, owing to
the great success OF Diplomacy.
Clara Morris produced a play called
"Claire," in Omaha last week. 1t is an
adaptation from the German, made by
herself. 1t is an emotional drama, and
does not amount to much.-Sara Bern
hardt is writing play. This is her
first attempt at writing for the stage,
but she has already published two
books. The "Voyage dune Chaise,"
and the noted marie Pigeounier,"
reply to Marie Columbier's attack upon
her In the vulgar Sarah Barnum. -
DR.. Augustin DAILY, after lengthy legal
fight, has finally beaten VIM. A. Brady
for infringing upon his copyright by
borrowing" the railroad scene from
"Uuder the Gaslight' and putting it in
''After Dark" VIM. A. is TO pay the
costs of the suit, and someone is count
ing the number Of times the railway
scene has been produced, with view
to damages.
The May Davenport burlesque COM
.panY tackled some OF the towns on the
other side of the river few days since.
Failing TO get into Bellaire the dear
girls concluded to give the people of st.
Clairsville littis display OF the leg
itimate drama but the ''choys" out
there wouldn't have Il, The Court
House officials and county officers who
make that building their headquarters
are opposed to anything tending to de-
moralize staid old st. Clairsville. The
company had date at Martins Ferry
but the managers of the house over
there cancelled it. The girls concluded
to play anyhow and rented hall. The
business was elegant. Out at Barnes
VILE the crowd that attended the show
given by May and her darlings remain
ed through the performance but report
ed it as a very poor exhibition OF the
leg and body.
If the curtain at the theatres was
raised at o'clock it would suit Bellaire
patrons a great deal better than at
present. The B. g. o. train leaves at
1890, and visitors from over the river
have to miss the best part OF shows II
they desire to catch the train. There
is street car down at IL o'clock, but
ladies from Bellaire do not fancy cross
ing the river in skiff at Benwood.
Actor Wilson Barrett has fair pros
pect Of being compelled to pay over to
Uncle Sam about $1,000, the amount of
duties imposed on $40, 600 worth of the
atrical baggage, scenery. ETC., brought
over from England. The Treasury De-
partment recently classed such goods as
dutiable under the Mckinley bill.
The retirement Of the heads OF sever
al departments of the Barnum and Bal
ley show started a rumor last week that
serious trouble exists between the heirs
of the late p. L. Barnum and j. A. Bal
ley. There may be spiteful talk outside,
but the ruling forces seem to be work.
ing in harmony.
AL Fields made so much money last
season that he had decided to try the
road with two companions next year.
He advertises for some Of the leading
minstrel lights in the country. Fields
will find two minstrel organizations
quite big load to handle, as did w. S.
Cleveland.
The manager Of an opera house over
the river rented his place Of amusement
to a company, ara business was so bad
and the company in such tough luck
that the owner Of the house let the man.
ager of the show off with an 81 owe
you" The note will probably never be
good.
Colonel William E. Sim and his wife,
Cora Tanner, have separated, amicably.
They were married seven years ago and
since then she has been starred by the
Colonel at loss of more than one hun
dred thousand dollars. The Colonel
wanted her TO quit the stage and she
wouldn't.
"a Texas Steer" has been doing an
enormous business all over the country
and even by Texans the skit has been
received with roars OF laughter. Moth
ing funnier than the banquet scene
with its humorous termination has been
seen anywhere.
Natural gas may be failing In the
boom towns Of Ohio and Indiana, but
Donnelly and Girrard's Natural Gas
never fails. Although there was little
that was new in the farce presented
here some days since, the show made its
usual big hit.
Thomas w. Keene has played the title
role of Richard Ill" over seventeen
hundred times. He is giving fine
scenic production of the tragedy this
season, and in large cities uses over a
hundred people in the battle scene.
Among the January attractions that
will appear in this section. are Oliver
Bryon, Fabio Romani, Lizzie Evans,
Stetson's Uncle Toms Cabin Company,
James Kelley, Killarney and the
Rhine.
The Grand Opera House has been
open every night for some time, and
has had a fair line Of attractions.
Jack Summers, who appears shortly,
ought TO do big business.
Five advance men run into Bellalre
one day last week. All Of them were
looking for open time. a short time
since managers could not get hold OF