Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-01

February 4, for the remainder of the
season.-The Garden Theatre may
change hands January l, '94. The
managerial firm will be composed of A.
M. Palmer, manager OF Palmer's Thea
tire; Charles P. Palmer and E. P. Stan
ton. formerly manager OF the Metropol-
itan Opera House.
Lulu Klein has made q hit in "Miss
Blythe of Duluth" at the New York
Grand Opera House this week.-Don-
nelly and Girards' Natural Gas" is this
week in Iowa, doing splendidly, and
Samuel Prosperous Cox is amusing him
self sending presents to all mis- friends.
Fanny Davenport is very ambitious
and talks Of going to London with her
cleopatra" next eason.-Someone
ought to whisper gently to her that
Sarah Bernhardt tried it, and failed,
and that they do not want American &C.
tors in London any more than we want
English here.-lt is said that Thomas
Q. Seabrooke breakfasts with his hat
on, and that II he took it of he would
never be able to get 1t on again during
the day.
The thrifty Chicago gentlemen who
are elevating art and their bank &C.
counts In one fell swoop, have made a
brilliant success of Miss Ada Rehans'
solid silver statue. Only the head and
feet Of the great actress are shown and
the features of the first are said TO look
Sour, and indicate Nemesis rather than
justice, while the latter according to a
wicket and cruel correspondent, are
built on the plans and specifications OF
fire hydrant.
Jacob Lift will have two stock COM
panies the coming summer, one in ST..
Paul and the other in Minneapolis.
The success of these ventures are a.
ready assured as Mr.. Lift has made this
an annual event in the twin cities
Manager Lift is now in New York ar
ranging for ploys and players.
Clever Nellie McHenry, the "Auto'
crat Empress of the Farce Comedy
world" will appear in New York with
her great success "A Night at the Cir
Gus" week of January 9, and she is sure
| of rousing welcome. Moritz Siering'
the Saxon composer, died the other day
in Dresden. Henry James, whose hrs'
play was a fair success over . year o.
has Just finished a three act comedy
Augustin DAILY that will probably oien
his new London theatre, about Eas,9l'
Albert Bruning is making fort lre
with THE Cemenceau Case" which ne
will use next season in the elaborate
production OF q new romantic play III
which he will star. Louis L. James Is
soon to become the husband OF AIOo.e
Hendricks, member OF the ward
James Company. Frank Mckee IS ye.
in Chicgoa with "a Trip to Chinatown
which is nightly filling the Grand opera
House in that city.
The people Of the South agree with
those OF the East and West that Emily
Lytton of Emmet's "Fritz in lreianG
Co. is as pretty woman as Is Oh Ine
stage.
Ex-convicts "Spike" Hennessy ana
kid Mccoy" OF THE Stoneaway' Co.,
are having q well-known author write
play for them to ''star" in next season.
May Brooklyn joins the Palmer 20;
next week in Boston, playing her ola
part in Alabama" and meanwhile re-
hearsing Lady Windemere's Fan;
When Stuart Robson first produceu
"Our Bachelors" this season, 1t happen
ed that the actor who took the opposite
part to Robson was taken sick and |
substitute assumed his place. In the
hstic encounter at the end OF the thlrd |
act Of the play, this substitute gave MI
Robson what the comedian thonght 700 |
severe a punch and he gave IL oacK
with interest. This, the substitute also |
repaid, and before the audience could |
realize what was happening, the scene
had turned to genuine puglllstlc exnl-
bition. Mr.. Robson got the best OF 1t,
however, and gave his adversary blow
that sent him to the extreme end OF the
footlights. The curtain at that moment
descended and the substitute was forced |
10 bow his way back behind the scenes
amid roars Of applause from the de-
lighted audience.
Christmas comes but once year, but |
it comes pretty hard sometimes. Alan |
Dale. the dramatic editor OF The EUen-
inn World, has pretty daughter, q |
wife anu SISbtI uuOOi AIo AOOl' "a ~"
DAYS before Yule, the daughter wanted |
money to buy present for papa, man.
ma and aunty; before he left the break
fast room Miss Dale suggested that he
"give up" for present for himself, for
the wife and the daughter, and before
he left the house Mrs. Dale had the
money to buy present for her husband,
her daughter and her SiSter-in-law.
Alan Dale knows that he will get three
presents, but he was not joyful to any
great extent when be bought a present
for his wife, his daughter and his sister.
Twelve presents at one fell swoop.
Thos. w. Keen played "Richelieu"
on Monday to the largest audience ever
inside MacauleyS Louisville theatre.
As usual excursion trains were run in
from all towns OF the surrounding coun-
try.-Miss Annie Lewis, OF Nutmeg
Match" Company, was the recipient OF
many Christmas presents by her nnmer-
Gus friends. Heege, lyon Yon-
SON" has written song which promises
to become as popular as "My Sweet
hearts the Man in the Moon"
FAIRMONT.
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