Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-11-20

shire legislature, the temps ance cranns
of that State are fearfE the rock
ribbed prohibition laws at7liaoie TO Dc
well shaken up by the new lmemoer OF
the lower house. Not thatt7dr. Hoyt is
an extremist but that in M new play
"a Temperance Town." Fie has eX-
posed the hypocrtical sideEf tue tenn
perance question. Mink zones, tue
chief character in 1t, is knOEn Ia every
New England town, undf another
name. The play has literEly- coined
money everywhere. All th&characters
are so natural and the hun tone OF
the entire play makers eye the west,
ern man who never saw Nc England
rejoice, that his father me from
there, even II the "folks," pump
kins," the 'sittin' room" and the "cen-
tire table" were Of date many years
before. Human interests. 7 somebody
said, "pervades all Of Hoy's plays"
and the man who plays on heart strings
is musician whom the the deaf can
appreciate.
When T. w. Keene was visiting Colo
RADIO, over ten years ago, he played
Louis XI" In Georgetown, then the
biggest silver camp In the State. The
editor of the local paper, cousin OF
Edward Bellamy, the Looking Back
ward" man, took him for drive. They
crossed over Argentine Pass, which Is
IA coo feet above sea level and 1000
feet from the valley below. Snow Is
nearly always on the pass even in July,
and the flowers grow in the spots be-
tween. The Mount OF the Holy Cross
was visible to the two men. The peaks
of the Rocky Mountains were seen for
forty miles in every direction and CLOUDS
lay below them, while an occasional gig
gag of lightning played around. fhe
scene was magnificent. Keene isAnot
what is known as religious man, mel
Their was Bellamy. Keene was moved
TO recite something and when he had
finished BelIamy was moved to tears
and dropped on his knees in the snow.
81 could help doing likewise" said the
actor the other day. ut was the in
spiration of lifetime"
The newest prima donna that has been
epshrined in Partisan favor is Marie
Delna. 81 years old. She was engaged
as waitress in provincial restaurant,
and when not waiting on travellers she
beguiled the tedium of dishwashing by
singing. One afternoon an impulsive
diner cast aside his knife and fork, and,
rushing into the kitchen, embraced the
Young woman enthusiastically. The
dishwasher was vlrtuous person and
not to be trned with. She promptly
dropped her song and her plates at the
same moment aud, Selling the strang-
er's beard, cuffed him soundly. His ar
dor somewhat dampened by the recep-
ton, the gentleman explained that there
was fortune in her voice. Thereupon
Marie dried-her haudssnd 81 gned s.Coli-
tract with him. The enthusiast took
her to Paris, placed her under good
training, and has recently introduced
her with great success into the musical
word.
Margaret Mather denies that she was
married to Gustave Pabst, son OF the
Milwaukee brewer, in San Francisco,
last Wednesday, but she has and the
''old man" is kicking hard.-"By
Proxy" has made big hit in Chi
cago.-Joseph Ii. Mack, one OF the
best known managers In this country,
died at his farm near Hewitt, n. j., on
Monday. He began with j. II. Haverly
and was for years the ablest lieutenant
of III. C. Miner. He also started Rob-
ert |. Downing, but dropped him to
take hold of the fortunes OF Joseph Ha-
worth, when taken sick two years ago.
He then retired to Greenwood Summit
farm, near Greenwood lake, where he
raised blooded stock. He leaves a
charming Wife, who through his sick
ness proved herself noble woman.
May Brooklyn who hasn't yet decided
what she wants TO do the coming season
is a young woman who attracted the at
tention Of Manager Palmer about year
ago, and who made several brilliant hits.
She is one OF the most unaffected wo-
men in the theatrical business, and finds
more delight In her cosy rooms with her
pets and music than In anything else.
Her name was misspelled on several
programmes "a Brooklyn. and when she
played In that city some months ago a
chattering woman who disturbed a
number Of people remarked 20 her com
panion: "rm glad these play actresses
are calling themselves after their birth
places. There's Albany, she's another"
Stuart Robs0n's genial personality
has stood the test OF parental cOngratu-
latlons for over a year, and w. X. Hay
den, whose direction OF the company
has proven so successful. tells an incl
dent which happened 10 Boston recent
ly. Mrs. Robson, who Is a charming
woman, got aboard a street car with her
husband. They were chatting cheerily
when large matronly female, who sat
next TO Mr.. Robson, said TO the woman
who was accompanying who carried
baby in her arms; "hOw pretty the child
is" The mother responded in plead
ed fashion. but awkwardly-'he looks
like his father"
Dame Rumor has OF late been very
busy with Charles Napoleon FrohmaD.
First the giddy old girl said he had
been making rousing political speech
ia New England, and now she has IL
that he has married pretty Miss Maud
Adams, who has made hit in the
masked Ball" While the young chief
might be willing enough TO do either,
he did neither. He has seventeen com
panies on the road and has not the time
to monkey with>the excitement OF poll
ties or the dolce far niente Of honey
moon.
Nike Leavitt says be IS going to build
theatres in Salt Lake, Denver and 0ma-
ha and that son OF Millionaire Flood
is his backer.-'sThe Lost Paradise" is
to be produced at the Adelphi Theatre,
London, December -, by Charles Froh-
man. -LyssnderT Thompson died in New
York on Sunday. He was attended by
his sister. Mrs. Charlotte Tompson, TO
| the last.-Edwin Booth celebrated his