Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-13
SEEING BILL NYk's PLAY.
A Large Audience at the Opera House to
Enjoy THE Cadi."

A Large Audience at the Opera House to
Enjoy THE CadL"
RilI Nye's onaint conceit, 1.-THE Cadi, T."
was produced at the Opera House, last
night, before large audience, and an
audience that was continually tickied.
Everyone in town has read more or less
OF Bill Nye's irresiStibly funny letters
which appear regularly in the REGIs-
TER, one of which also appears TINS
morning.
Nye has taken for his thesis the one
thing which Scriptural Injunction says
every man ought to knOw-that Is,
himself The title of Nye'S piece looks
we'll in type, but with most people there
is q narrowing uncertainty as TO how IL
is pronounced. which leads to its being
cutin conversation entirely, most people
referring to the new production simply
as Bill Nye'S play" aud leaving the
other fellow to do the guessing.
The Cadi," for that is the name OF
Nye'S second temptation OF the dramatic
gods, Processes to, in more or less
truthful manner, hold up the mirror TO
that portion OF nature known as Lara
mile City and located in Wyoming,
where the genial William Edgar once
ran newspaper called the Boomerang,
In addition 70 doing this he also held
the positions of justice Of the peace,
postmaster, town clerk, school trustee,
deacon in the church, and commission
or OF drainage. The multiplex duties
and responsibilities, the numerous ana
humorous incidents and contre-
terpts growing out Of this state OF az
fairs furnish Mr.. Nye with ample ma
terial to make very funny play out Of
1.-The Cadi." There Is vein OF pathos
running through The Cadi," az is nee
essary in all good comedy, in order that
the full brilliancy OF the humor may
show to the best advantage. The CHAR
acter OF the Cadi himself Nye has drawn
with afFectionate grace. He makes him
kindly, genial, impecuniouS sort OF
fellow, full Of intelligence, wit and
philosophy, bit elastic as to con-
science, aud fully alive TO the expedien-
cy Of keeping up good appearance.
Nye once said that when he got
ready TO write play be would get
Quire OF paper, a pen, bottle OF Ink,
and then ring for Sardou and ask him
TO furnish the plot. Those who bave
seen The Cadi" aver that II Mr.. Nye
did ring Sardou did not respond, for
the plot Of The Cadi" is, in measure,
a diaphanous affair. II properly claSsi-
! fed The CRdi" would probably be
placed in the genus comedy, species
! farce. Ii is vehicle which carries
songs, dances, and pungent dialogue,
I yet It Is unlike the usual farce-comedy.
The role OF the Cadi is excellently
taken by Mr.. +. j. Dunstan, whose
makeup is excellent, and looks Bill Nye
| TO the letter. While il cannot be said
! that Mr.. Nye has supplied story of
sufficient continuity TO be followed with
uninterrupted interest, IL must be stated
| that he presents a series OF episodes ex-
/ tremely delightful and wholly amusing.
| IL is not the humor OF The Cadi' alone
| which impresses. There Is blended
with II vein Of psthos touching In it,
self, and all the more enjoyable because
/ altogether unlocked for.
The features OF the play are the dane
! ing OF Miss Maggie Deane, the songs OF
w. +. Mack, and the rendition OF The
! Prodigal Son." by Mr.. DunstaD. The
| cast generally was efficient, ard in
cluded Misses Maggie Deane, Lizzie
Hudson Collier snd Jennie Goidthwaite,
and Messrs. r. J. Dustan, George d.
MscIntyre, Francis Nelson, Adolph
Bernard aud w. T. Mack. There were
miners, cowboys and cyclists, and dur
| ing the three acts some excellent voea!
numbers were given by the Cadi Quar-
tette.