Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-16

better In almost every way tu.n
"Adonis," but it never would do. Now
the old standby is on the stage again,
the houses are crowded and everybody
is pleased.
David Henderson's American Extrav-
aganza Co. in "All Bahia" played last
week st the Metropoltal Theatre In st.
Paul, to the largest receipts ever taken
during any week at that theatre, and
the universal opinion expressed In all
the newspapers and by the good people
Of St. Paul, is that the production, IN
point of detail, magnitude, and perIec-
| ton Of ensemble out ranks anything OF
the kind that has ever been seen In the
Northwest. The company will appear
in Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Louisville
and st. Louis, returning to Chicago to
begin the Worlds Fair season at the
home theatre, the Chicago Opera House.
1.-The Black Crook" has been severe
" roasted" by the Chicago critics and
the French "spllt" dancers regarded as
scandalous contribution to the amuSe-
ment of the big city by the tall end OF
| Lake Michigan.-Charles II. Hoyt,
the exceedingly clever little play
wright, Is said TO be the most profane
man in the theatrical profession"
John Webster, Jr., Is spending his Eas-
ter vacation from school in journeylng
with his mother, Nellie McHenry, who,
when not in "A Night at the Circus,
is Mrs. John Webster. Young Jack"
Webster will soon go to the U. 5. Mil
itary Academy at West Point.
The Lawrence Hanley company
which has successfully produced
Blanche Marsden's 1.-THE Player" in
Norfold and Richmond will on Monday
appear in Savannah, Mr.. Hanley's
home, and big reception has been ar
ranged for the star by his townsmen.
Already all the tickets for the opening
night have been sold and after the per-
formance Mr., Hanley will be entertain
ed at q reception which will end with a
ball. The young tragedian's tour will
extend through the larger towns In
Georgia. then to Cincinnati, st. Louis,
Baltimore, and probably New York,
when the season will end and Manager
Frank Maeder make preparations for
next season on a very elaborate scale.
TTASN Loie Fuller heard that Colonel
William = Hayes had been convicted.
it is said ''sho was almost deliriOus
with JOY" The Colonel says Loie's ac-
quaintance cost him $4,000. The GAL
liant Colonel" j. H. Mapleson has re-
turned to London, end what money is
made on Italian opera this year will not
be taken to England, for which let US
be- thankiul-Duse did not do well in
Chicago. Guy Carleton's ga Bit
| OF Scandal" was ventilated before the
footlightS at Washington last Monday
evening, and Is said to have hit 'em
hard.
A career has been found for Benzon,
the Jubilee Plunger. lie is going to fol-
| low the example OF broken-down bag
men, handles and pugilists. He is 60
ing on the stage, and just think of it,
| he has found an engagement with the
.'Prodigal Daughter" Company, which
| is about to begin business in America.
Sadie Msrtinot has left the Coghlan
Company owing to poor health. She
starts at once for Europe.
Samuel Popular Cox, manager of
Donnelly and Grads Natural Gas"
and their new play, 1.-THE Rainmaker.'
is rapidly recovering from his late Ill
ness, and will soon be as sound as ever.
Mrs. Frank Maeder, wife of Manager
Frank Maeder of the Lawrence Hanley
company has already gone to their
beautiful Long Branch villa for the
summer.-Charles MacGeachy has again
Joined the Charles Frohman army of
agents.
Last Saturday B. F. Keith became
the lessee of the New York Union
Square Theatre for term OF FIVE years
For this privilege an annual rental OF
So, 900 will be paid to the Courtlandt
Palmer estate. Henry A. Greenwall,
who relinquIshed the theatre in his IA
vor, received as consideration for his
withdrawal the sum Of S25, 900.
Lulu Klein will next season be the
leading lady of the Albert Bruning
company which will tour the country
in new romantic play of which Mr.,
Albert Bruning, for many seasons with
Booth and Barrett, will be the star.
The third trial OF N. 3. Curtis has
again been postponed until May 25.
Meanwhile, Curtis is diligently filling
the soil at his big fruit farm near Fres-
no, California. Cara Norris closes
her season next week.
The Manola-Mason "Friend Fritz"
company will next week. appear in
Brooklyn. The company has been very
successful in New England.
SIR. A. Y. Pearson is still in Bermuda
and much improved In health.
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The Persistence of the Tramp.
It is the fashion Of 'laoor" orators to
affirm that tramps are rapidly increas-