Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02

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As was expected j. K. Emmett filled
the Opera House overlooking and pleas
ed all who heard him. There are many
people who believe the young man has
considerable to accomplish before he
surpasses the acting and singing done
by his father in his palmy days. Emmett
Junior has bright future, however.
The company displayed some OF the
incest designs in the way OF advertising
ever seen here.
Theater parties from here and Bel
laire took advantage Of the reduced fare
to Plttsburg and visited the isle OF
Champaign" which was presented In
that city last week. gThos. j. Sea-
brooks, who cut quite figure here
couple Of years since in "The Fakir, Is
the leading light in the company and
has made great hit. The Isle OF
Champaign" will have season OF 1t In
Chicago during the Worlds Fair.
The Tar and Tartar opera company
plays at Pittsburg this week, after
which the com panY appears in this city.
In the company this season are Fred
Frear, VIM. Prustte. Annie Meyers and
Matilda Cottrelly and other we'll known
people. Fred Frear, who has taken
Digby Bells place In the organization,
is very funny'comedian. He has made
rapid advancement in the profession.
The last time he was here he was with
an opera company called the Fifth Az
enue. which played at cheap prices but
gave splendid satisfaction.
Mayor Seabrighs should get in the
right side of Council and have that au-
gust body pattern after the aldermen OF
Boston. Over in the cultured city the
licenses of theatres are given with the
understanding that local gags will not
be worked on city officials. II the agree
ment is not kept, away goes the license.
1t would be shame to gag" the dear
officials of "Bostlng," but 1t cuts no
figure here in Wheeling.
Speaking of gags calls to mind an In
cident that happened to West, OF the
minstrel firm Of Primrose 81 West, a
short time ago. The aforesaid got of
happy hit on gentlemen in SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, but the comedian was ar
rested for Offering an insult and waltzed
off to jail. West was discharged when
brought to trial and has now brought
suit for false imprisonment. Humor
comes high, but we must have 1t.
Peck's Bad Boy held forth at the
Grand Opera House on Friday and last
night. The mischievous rascal amused
a good many people.
There is similarity OF plot In the
operas Larry the Lord and Tar and
Tartar. In both pieces a person OF
humble means is elevated to post OF
greatness and cuts great swath. You
want to see both organizations, how
ever, as they are very good, and the
music and dialogue entirely different.
Williams Big Specially Company ap-
pears at the Grand on Friday aud Sat
urday evenings. Williams has a good
vaudeville show and will please those
who enjoy performance of that ma
ture.
nThe "double decker" Autograph
boards put out this season by the OPP
era House Is new idea and show up
we'll when well located.
Prof. Flynn gave pleasant per-
| Torrance to fair business. Some pres
ents were given away to patrons.
The Yeoman of the Guard, an oper-
attic comedy, holds the boards at the
Opera House on the 5th.
The leading lady In Master and Man
was an emotional actress Of great force.
She had the power Of Maude Granger
and made a record. The hunchback
was also character to be remembered.
All the minstrel companies call them
selves refined yet there is a question
| how much the word refined may be
stretched. The writer does not think
there is much refinement in perform
| ance the feature of which is short skirts
and a display OF bordered underwear.
| If the burnt cork comedians must dance
| In petticoats, why not leave out the
vulgar display of "pantalets.
| AL. G.. Fields is as funny as ever and
works like beaver TO make his show
90 well. Fields has a good minstrel
| company and is making fortune.
The gentlemen who were to put a
show on the road to play Boomaladdy
interested themselves so much boomin6
the production that they forgot to get q
company, and the show will not go out.
| This is according to report.
Black Crook is playing to full houses
in New York The spectacle is mount.
ed nicely, and there are some very tax.
ing features" in the play. There is
nothing in Black Crook TO make 1t last
ing, yet at present it is doing great
business.
Lottie Collins, who was imported al
great expense from Europe to do her
| Ta-ra-re- boom-de-ay song aud dance ba;
caugt on in this country, as expected,
and is doing big business 10 New York
city.
Cbas. Dickson will soon be here in his
comedy success, "Incog." Dickson has
the reputation Of having company OF
real actors.
w. ]. Chapelle, of the Limited Mai
company, will book new play called
1.-THE Actors Holiday" for the coming
season. The company will be managed
| by Cincinnati parties.
Uncle Toms Cabin has been on the
road forty-two years, but that cuts no
| figure. Wheeling, Bellaire and Mar
tins Ferry will have Uncle Tom this
year as usual. The companies this
season las usuaI) will be much better
than ever before. The blood hounds
| will be larger and fiercer, Little Eva
| will be improved, the lawyers will be
wittier, and Uncle Tom promises an
excellent death scene. No one can az
ford to Miss Uncle Tom.
The Chicago Dramatic Neics has
yielded up the ghost and there are a
lot Of dramatic correspondents out Of q
warm birth for the coming season.