Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-05-01

The circus season was inaugurated in
| this section last week. Walter Mains
tented shows, bright with new paint and
new decorations, surprised. all who saw
! it. The parade was good and the show
irst-class. Main left good reputation
behind him.
Most all the dramatic correspondents
from here were down at Beilaire on
Wednesday night, to the circus. Nose
Sonneborn, correspondent for the Drd-
matte NelUs, at Beliaire, took the boys
in hand and looked after them.
Sam Miller, who did advance work
for Waite's Comedy Company, is now
running a show of his own. The organ
ization is known as the "Annie Mitchell
Company" The show will be at Bel
laire all this week.
The orchestra at the Opera House is
to have benefit tomorrow evening.
Madame Rolla, the great soprano, will
take part in the programme. Some
talent from Pittsburg has also been en-
gagged.
No coming event in the city of New
York has ever cast such wealth of
sunshine before it as that Of the Great
Fair of the Women's Executive Com
mittee of the Actors Fund of America,
to be given at Madison Square Garden
May 2nd, and to continue six days. 1t
will be held principally to raise money
10 endOw a home for the orphans OF
players, the surplus to go into the Fund
for the relief of men and women in the
profession who are in great need, and
to bury dead actors. With noble self
sacrifice and an enthusiasm that is un-
bundled and will not brook restraint,
nearly one thousand women have actu-
ally thrown themselves into the cause
and, for seven weeks past, devoted their
time and energies 10 the collection of
money and goods for the Fund and the
Fair. The Actors Fund Of America is
not, in any respect, local institution,
but is precisely what it's name implies
and covers the whole United States
with its benefits. 1t is thought that
$3.50, 600 will be cleared on the fair.
Richard & Pringles' colored MINISTRIES
have enjoyed most successful season
aud will close at Omaha early in May.
The losses of Mary Eastlake, the &C
treSs, on her late tour in TIE United
States were So heavy that she has been
compelled to call meeting of her
creditors at London. Five Shillings in
the pound has been offered, and will
probably be accepted.
Katie Emmett seems to be having a
very prosperous season in the South
At every stand she is greeted with
packed houses and her receptions
amount to perfect ovations.
j. X. Emmett is in New York and does
not propose TO fly to Europe, or linger
by the babbling brooks this summer.
He has very pretty Hat facing Central
Park, pair of fast horses. and a swift
Yacht, all OF which he thoroughly en-
Joys when not making arrangements for
his next tour, during which he will pro-
duce new play.
The long and extraordinarily success
full season of the American EXtravagan-
"a Company in 'Sinbad" is rapidly
drawing to a close. The organization
has just finished a record breaking en-
gagement of two weeks in the twin
cities, Minneapolis and 81. Paul, and is
now on its second annual Northwestern
tour through Wisconsin, Iowa and Hi
nois. Thd 400th performance Of Sin
bad" will be given in st. Louis on Sun
day night, May lSt, and after week in
that city and short engagements in Jack
sonville, Decatur and Bloomington,
"Sinbad's" triumphal career will end,
and the reign of ''Ali Baba" will begin
at the Chicago Opera House.
Mr.. John w. Jenning is busiiy en-
gagged in rehearsing himself in his new
creation, which although play in
three acts and twelve characters. is yet
a monologue. II will be the hardest
work ever undertaken by an actor, for
as he is the only member OF his own
company he is always on the stage and
in undSputed possession. Of the centre
thereof. During the two hours and
half during which Mr.. Jenning will play
hts own little comedy, all by himself, he
will appear as an old Vermont farmer,
as a ScOtchman or an IriShman, four or
FIVE times as female, and in several
representations of city characters. The
play tells a pretty little story and will
be deliberately staged. The music is
original and altogether it willbe the
ouainteSt novelty brought out this sea-
son.
Boston undergoeS change of senti
ment and conditions with the rest OF
the world. Forty years ago there was
in that city such a profound reverence
OF the sanctity OF the Sabbath day that
theatrical performances and like enter
tainments were by law forbidden to be
given on Saturday night lest they en-
croach upon the serenity OF Sunday.
1t was this law that caused the Satur-
day matinee to come into favor there,
for il was long the custom TO give only
FIVE performances week at theatre.
The Saturday night prohibition was re-
moved soon after, but there has always
been q strict legal injunction against
Sunday night theatrical performances.
A few Sundays ago, however, the rec
ord was broken at the Hollis Street
Theatre and comic opera songs let loose
with vengeance.
Miss SiedeRsticker has brought suit !
against the HanlOn Brothers for $4,000 |
for libel The Hanlons say that they /
found Walter Won RoSen, the leading |
man, occupying a sleeping berth with |
Siedensticker, and Miss Siedenstcker /
says he merely sat on the edge of the |
berth. One OF the Hanlons recently |
left the theatrical business to study for |
the ministry. The company, although |
engaged in burlesque and ballet, is
very ri0idly conducted.
George w. Lederer and Professor
Hermann have transferred their legal /
battle about the ownership OF that |
drsadfully bad play at and T. to the