Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-06


the Warde-JameS combination. The
repertoire is 20 consist Of revival OF
Francesca dS Ramini, Julius Cesar"
"OtheliO." and Henry Guy Cartoons
"MemnOn" and The Lions Mouth.
He has purchased Booth and Barrett's
stage accessories for the productions OF
the former. This is expected TO be one
OF the strongest combinations on the
read next season.
Julian MagnuS does his own advance
work for the Marie Wainwright com
pany, ord lets a subordinate stay be-
hind 10 look after the company. Il
fouai out long time ago" said Mr..
Magnus, "that the place for the man
ager is ahead Of his company. George
Floyd, of The Cadi,' and John Warner,
OF Nat G00dwiu'S company, are 10 ad-
vance, and iJ will not De long before the
other managers follow suit"
The sarterphone is a little instru-
ment attached 20 a lady's garter, and it
registers the distance she walks. 1t is
I'm great demand a present by the physi-
cal culture crankS, and the languid
bellies OF the stage wasn't In IL, until
very charming little SOubrette had one
adjusted. Then she sat In her ham
mock all day enjoying a novel, while
she swung her pretty foot back and
forth, and by night the garterphone reg
iStered six miles and ten laps.
Rice's Beautiful Evaneeline will APP
pear IN Bellaire tomorrow night, Steu-
benvilIe, Tuesday, and here on NedneS-
day night. The company contains 40
4 g.. .,I. 81 ~, d fnl
appeared here some years since. Evan
geline played Columbus last week TO
biz business. The show is on the same
order as Sinbad only not so elaborate in
scenic effects.
Modieska is one Of the most scholarly
women on the stage Besides being
tireless student OF Shakespeare, she is Il
constant reader Of his great contempt
rarles, aud she has made and is still
making large collection OF Elizabethan
works. Besides all this she speaks half
8 dozen languages, including some OF
the difficult tongues OF Eastern Europe.
f.. NJ. DaSher, who has been one Of
Hoyt and Thomas principal lieuten-
ants for several seasons, is now one Of
the proUrietorS OF the "HOle in the
advance of IA Texas Steer" however.
1t is said that Dasher is already several
thousand dollars ito the good" on his
investment.
The New York Journal says: With
the return Of Miss Belle Moore 10 the
Garden theater yesterday the last OF the
fourteen chorus girls who were reSpec-
lively left fortunes OF from Sl5O,O0O 10
5000 600, has returned TO her duty. The
money, as We may all remember, was in
each case left by some dying relative,
who invariably happened to have been
living in some FAR removed place.
Vance's Limited Mail Company will
appear at the Opera House tomorrow
night. This is the leading railroad show
of the period and the owner has made
barrel OF money in two years. Mr..
Vance runs only one company and 1t Is
f-st-caSS. The company will play Bel
laire in April.
Sidney Rankin Drew, aged four
months, made his first appearance on
any stage at the Grand Opera House,
Minneapolis, Mimi, February 8, being
carried on in his mothers arms. The
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew Company is
booked for a trip to California.
De Wolf Hopper and his Comic Opera
Company have had a tremendous sue
cess In Wang" throughout the West.
They played three weeks at the Chicago
Ouera House 70 an average business OF
Sl1, coo a week, and will play return
engagement in that city in March.
Mckee Rankin closed his season Feb
ruary Is at the Grant, Kansas City, Mo,
and left for San Francisco, Cal. Henry
Lee purchased '"rhe Runaway Wife,
and has engaged most OF Mr.. Rankin'S
company, with whom he will finish the
season.
Miss Lizzie Mulvey will take Katie
Emmet's place in WAITS Of New York
next season, the latter starring in
new play. Miss Mulyey will play the
part i'm great shape. She is clever
actress, and as a dancer has few equals.
The Order OF Elks is not a theatrical
order now, as many people suppose-it
has OutgrOwn that-but is made mp OF
the best class Of professional and bust
ness men, and who stand high In the
communities in which they live.
Mrs. John Drew has been the man
aver OF the Philadelphia Arch Street
Theatre for thirty years. She Is 73
wears old and has just renewed her
lease OF the theatre for i've more years.
Digby Bell, who has made the Tar
and Tartar opera famous, will have =
company Of his own on the road next
season, 10 be known as the Digby Bell
Opera Company.
Now that some OF the theatres are
putting in chairs that open nOiSelessly
The ushers will soon have 70 devise
other means TO disturb the audience.
When YOU see on a programme that a
song is given by request you can about
make mn YOUR mind that il is at the re-
Quest Of the party who is TO sing 1t.
The cruel war has been over for some
years, but the war drama Is with US
still. and it will be alive and kicking
when we are dead and buried.
The cat and dog advertisement in the
interest of Two Old Cronies" drew
out a big crowd for the show in Martins
Ferry.
The wife of Ezra Kendall Jennie
DUNN, will retire from the stage early
I'm April, it is rumored 10 practice BABY
Songs.
Robert Downing's history Of the h. OF
=. is about 10 be published. The vol
ume will contain eco pages.
A critic says: "Rhea has made the hit
OF her life 10 The Czarins, or Catha-
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