Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-07

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LONDON, February with the slight
decrease in the number OF cases or In
| fluenZa, and the slight lapse OF time
since the death and funeral of the Duke
OF Clarence and Avondale, the theatres
| are again filing.
The concerts, too, which have felt the
effects. OF the prevailing disease and
period of mourning for the Duke. are
better attended. The week, however,
| has thus far been without any event OF
note.
Sir Augustus Harris, the well known
operate and theatrical manager, Is still
| ia Hamburg, where he is arranging the
! details OF a projected season OF German
! opera in London. The report that has
been circulated that he has decided 10
take a German and an Italian opera
company To New York is absolutely un-
| true. He has too much TO do in London
and il is doubtful IL Opera has proved
! profitable enough in New York 10 In
! duce him 10 embark upon such an ex-
pensive venture without pretty large
! guarantee against loss.
|
IAN author ard manager has not been a
success, and he win end his season at
| the Averue Theatre in few weeks.
! Miss Marion Lea who, during the early
! part Of November, was married TO Mr..
! Mitchell, of Bottom, will succeed him.
Mrs. Hugh Bell has translated Scan
dinavian play for Miss Elizabeth Rob
| bins, the American actress.
The theatrical profession has met
with heavy loss in the death OF DIR.
| Morell Mckenzie. He was always glad
TO attend actors and singers. lie was
so liked that the profession recently
subs cribed to fund to purchase for
| him a silver bowl.
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The New York World says: "Outside
| of New York this has been so far one
| OF the worst seasons known for comedy
| shows. OF the hundreds OF farce-com-
edy com panieS that started out bravely
| in August or September but very few
remain in the field, and an immense
| number OF people are looking FOR en-
| poyment on the variety stage, TO which
| they belong. There have been alto
gether too many companies OF all kinds
on the road this year, and there have
! been too many irresponsible managers.
In every town OF 1900 inhabitants
there have been theatres trying to play
| five nights In the week instead OF two. ;"
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All theatre goers will remember what
a hit the Runaway Wife Company made
! at the Grand last season. The same
| company was not with the play this
season, and that is why the Runaway
! Wife closed up and went In few ago.
The company that played the Runaway
| Wife last season have another new play
! out this season, and are meeting with
great success all over the country.
Their new play is called ia Belle
Russo" and the cast is said TO be the
best that money can get. Miss Clay
ton, who played the Runaway Wife,
! Horace Vinton and Frank Evans are the
leading stars in La Belle Russo.
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Jennie Yeamans was trifle late In
rescung Bob billiard from the plank
! leading TO the big saws in "Blue Jeans"
al the Fourteenth Street Theatre last
night, and Just when IL looked as II the
actors outing shirt might be kissed by
| the terrible discs. the excited exclama-
| ton, "0h Robert" from handsome,
well dressed woman, startled the house.
After the laughter subsidized, curiosity
was rife as TO the identity OF the fair
one, but gossip was quickly set at rest
when 1t was discovered that the lady
was billiards wife.
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Frank n. Wills Two Old CronIes"
will be at the Grand February 10 and
20. This will be their first appearance
in Wheeling in four years. Manager
Genther played this company the sec
ond night they ever appeared before the
public. The first appearance before
the public OF the 1.-TWO Old Cronies" was
at Johnstown, Pa, and their next date
was Wheeling. and all the old theatre
goers will remember what big hit they
made here.
An Eastern writer says: at is mar
velous the success Patti is making this
season. During all the long years she
has been before the public she has never
been more popular than she is at pres
ent. She possesses that indefinable
charm which insures popularity, recog-
milton and respect. A true artist In
every sense OF the word. and the pos
SCISSOR OF voice the like OF which we
may not listen to again In years TO
come"
John Rettig, the creator OF spectacu-
| lar productions, is at work In NAM
moth studio 300 feet long at Philadel-
phia, preparing the scenery In oil for
| 1.-THE Fall OF Nineveh," which will be
produced this season by the Adam Fore
paugh Shows. The spectacle, by the
way, will require the addition OF sixty
horses to the Forepaugh stables. The
costumes will embrace thirty-eight dis
tinct designs.
Marion Williams, who died al Nor
witch, Conn, November II last Of con-
sumption, was at one time called the
handsomest woman on the stage. She
was known as Marion Ward, was for
merly the wife OF Tony Williams. at
present with the Little Puck Compa-
n.y." She was highly educated, rela-
tive OF Clara Louise Kellogg, and left a
fortune OF $50, 900 to the charities Of
Norwich.
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The lawyers defending M. i. Curtis,
charged with killing Policeman Grant,
! declare that be will be acquitted and
that another man will be proved 70 be
the murderer. ITO make this exposure
more complete" they say, 'we shall
prove that the police department have
I, known all along perfectly well the man
who did the shooting. but for reasons OF
their own did not care 70 bring him 70
justice"
At the eleventh hour Frederic Bry-