Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-09

Naval men have not been slow TO COM
mend THE Ensign" the naval play
which has been attracting a good deal
of attention recently. 1t was OF this
drama that a naval officer high in eff
cial life in Washington said upon the
occasion Of the production in that city:
at will do more TO arouse an interest in
the navy and awaken the public TO a
sense OF its importance than all argu-
ments and appeals to Congress. "-Chas.
Coghan has resumed his part in "Diplo-
macy" at the New York Fifth Avenue
Theatre and the business has thereby
improved .-Twenty-eight trunks, con-
tanning costumes consigned to Abbey
Schoefel & Grau were seized by Deputy
Surveyor Collins in New York, March
25th, and were put in charge OF the
Boaad Of Appraisers. The trunks were
brought over on the La Tourine, and
we're supposed to be the property OF a
certain Marcel Rahon.
II can be said without reservation,
that OF all the farcical comedies Of the
modern French school produced in New
York within recent years, Joseph"
which has been played at the Union
SQUARE Theatre for the past two weeks
is by all odds the most amusing, both
by reason of the authors conception OF
the plot and its evolution, and the COM
edy's excellent Interpretation. The
adapter has used dextrous skill in
avoiding the pitfalls that await the un-
wary adapter in handling the risky
dialogue and situations with which
French plays of this type abound, and
he has, moreover, not fallen into the
error Of, to that end, sacrificing the in
terest and "snap." Joseph" is big
success and Mr.. Ramsey Morris's COM
pauy first class.
The Porte st. Martin, the long fam
Gus home OF melodrama in Paris, has
fallen upon evil days. II has been rely
ing of late upon revival of lie
Bossu," the venerable original of 1.-THE
Dukes Motto" but prosperity has not
returned TO it, and the theatre, with It's
scenery, costumes and properties, was
recently offered for sale at auction
Dorothy Dorr and j. w. Dam, the
playwright, were married recently at
London, Eng. Both are Americans.
Henry Irving has accepted little
one act play by Conan Doyle, in which
he will act the part of the octogenarian
soldier, hero of Waterloo, who relates
his history to visitor, and dies while
listening to the military music of
body of troops marching under his win
dow.
Mr.. Stuart Robson comes to New
York with the flowers Of May, begin
ming his engagement at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre on the first day, continu-
ing during the entire month, and no
flowers could be more welcome than he.
Edwin Booth is said to be so
much improved in health lately as to
give hope that he may be able TO play
short farewell engagement.-Mana-
ger T. II. French's lease OF the New
York Garden Theatre will expire Janua-
~ l, 1894, and that house will then
pass under the sole control Of A. NJ.
Palmer, who has it for three years.
Ia the outbreak OF theatrical novel
ties on Easter Monday is the doubling
OF the roles Ruy and Cesar in "Ruy
Blay," which will be done at the Man
haitian Opera house by young Salvini,
and which will attract considerable
attention in New York. The excellent
young romantic actor has been exceed
ingly prosperous during the season,
playing everywhere TO large audiences,
and in this coming metropolitan engage
ment his manager, Mr.. w. NJ. Wilkin-
son, has done everything to show him
at his best.
Mr.. John Webster, Of the Nellie Nc
Henry "A Night at the Circus" COM
pany, who left last week for Paris has
gone to bring over a new novelty for
next season.-In spite of reports of bad
Business done this season, Major Charles
E. Rice has cleared S3S, 900 so far with
.sMcCarthy's MishAps," and the Major
has several weeks to hear from at that.