Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-15

Some OF the galleries in Eastern play
houses are so steep as to be very, very
dangerous. A false step. is liable to
land one down in the audience, perhaps
forty feet below. The other day an IN
fortunate patron Of Brooklyn theater
lost his balance and fell out of the gal
lery. He is all "broken up" and it
looks as il the owners OF the opera house
jured man lets up on the law.
The Actors Fund Fair held in New
York netted S15O,0O0. The proceeds
will be used to purchase a home for the
orphans of actors. There is some talk
of repeating the affair next year. 1t is
likely the second attempt would not be
near so successful as the one just closed.
Benefit performances all over the
country would reap better harvest for
the fund hereafter than any other
means.
Agness Huntington's i'll luck pursues
her. Early in the season IL took the
form-the most disagreeable one that
could happen to an opera singer-of
laryngltis, and she was idle week.
Now she has sprained her right ankle.
and is confined TO her room in San
Francisco hotel, unable to fill engage
ments for the California towns.
Two comic operas safely settled in
New York for the warm months are
Jupiter" at Palmer's, and the "Child
of Fortune" at the Casino. Each is
worthy'of praise, and both are pictures
que. In Jupiter" Digby Bells comic
atty is satisfactorily demonstrated.
Jas. Owen O'Cennor has made enough
money to retire from the stage. He
converted all the vegetables, ETC., that
were deposited with him during his star
ring tour into cash and has purchased
a farm In New Jersey, where ne will
rest. May it be long rest.
William and Willard Newell twin
brothers, will play leading parts in the
new sensational drama, 1.-The OPERATOR
which will soon be put on the road. IL
will be another play after the style OF
1.-The Limited Mail" PAY Train" and
"The Fast Mail"
Fishers Cold Day company is still on
the road, which probably accounts for
the weather we have been having. The
company should have frost. Carlotta
has decided she has had enough of IA
Cold Day" and will try something else
next season.
Catharine Webster, OF the musical
team Of Fitz q Webster, who delighted
audiences in this section in "a Breezy
Time" was taken suddenly III some
days since. She was reported as crazy,
but is now entirely recovered.
"A Royal Pass" wound up a tour of
ninety eight consecutive weeks in New
York last week. Harry Doel Parker
has grown rich with his star, George
Staley. The company opens In Chicago
in September.
The numerous farce comedies last
season used so many chorus girls In
their organization that the metropolitan
opera companies had to skirmish at
times to find pretty and shapely choir
listers.
Patrick Gilmore, the same Pat who
fell off the back OF passenger train
here a few weeks since, is now in New
York, and will give concerts in the am
phitheater of Madison Square Garden.
Otis Skinner will be Modjeska's lead
ing man next season. IL there is any
thing in name this actor would not
survive as long as he has. But Otis Is
no Skinner, as his name implies.
Ezra Kendall takes "a Pair Of Kids"
out next year. VIM. Garin takes out
pair OF Jacks" There would be less
suffering IL the Kids and Jacks wore
kept in doors.
"Out in the Streets" was presented
by local company at Bellaire last
night. The play was success, but the
crowd in attendance was only fair
A. L. WILDER, Of the WILDER Opera
Company. and Brody and Garwood, Of
Toledo, have rented Hsuck's Theatre
In Cincinnati.
The play of "a Hole in the Ground
closed up business the other day. The
play should be Buried deep In the
ground.
Harry Booker has charge OF Madame
successful play. "a Har-
vest Moon" and is booking 1t for next
season.
Katie Emmett will be out with a new
play next season. "Waifs OF New York"
will be continued on the road, how
ever.
Sibyl Johnson, who does the posing
act in the Glemenceau Case, Is sick and
the company has disbanded.
Business at the Grand Opera House
was good last week. 1t takes ali Indian
show to do good business.