Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22
NOTES OF TIE NEW YORK STAGE

Peaceful Valley" will be continued
at Days Theatre next week.
Anna Burch has been engaged by the
Handel and Hayden Society, Boston,
for the performances Of Messiah, TO DO
given during December.
Henri Martesu, the famous French
vlollnist has left Reims for Vienna,
where be will study the new Scotch
suite for violin with the composer, Max
Burch-
The attraction at the Grand Opera
House next week will be THE Mid
night Alarm. melo-drama that has
been received with great favor wher-
ever presented.
John Drew has bean playing In the
principal Western cities with phenom-
enal success. Mr.. Drew will return TO
New York during the winter and COM
mence his engagement here ia new
play.
Crowded and delighted audiences con-
tlnue 10 greet f. II. SOthern in mis-
splendid persOnatiOn Of Sheridan In the
play Of that name at the Lyceum.
A change has been made in the time
at the Star Theatre. The curtain will
be ruug up at eight o'clock during the
run Of The Second Mrs. TanQueray,"
which will Do continued next week at
that house.
The business a. the Standard, where
"Charlev'S Aunt" is the attraction, con-
tinues 20 be phenomenally large, and
the standing room only" is hung out
every night. This merry farce has
caught the town." as the boys say.
Miss Carlotta Desvignes, the central
to, who for the last three years has
taken part 10 the principal music festi-
walls 10 Great Britain and France, and
mas appeared in high class concerts,
will sing here In oratOrio and concerts
during the coming season.
Joseph Jefferson, who is now In per-
feet health, will begin his tour on Oc-
tober % at the Walnut Street Theatre,
Philadelphia, appearing in RIP Van
Wrinkle" with the assistance OF COM
petent company, including several we'll
known actors aud actresses.
The 15Oth performance OF THE
Prodigal Daughter" at the American
Theatre will be celebrated on Tuesday
evening next by tbs distribution Of an
elegant souvenir, consisting Of stat
uetts and pedestal eleven inches Ia
hesght, representing jockey In full
racing costume with whip and spurs.
In Baltimore, two Of the colOred boys
OF the pickaninny band attached TO in
Old Kentucky" put to route sn elderly
masher who met an actress OF the cast,
Bettina Gerard, on the street and insist
ed that he WINS an old acquaintance Of
hers, in the face Of her positive assur-
ance that she had never seen him be-
fore.
The public has approved only one Of
the several attempts TO impersonate
Abraham Lincoln on the stage. This
exception is In the play OF The En-
sign" The great War President appears
but for a moment and has only one line
20 speak, but the situation is snch that
his appearance is most dramatic and
impressive.
On November 6 the romantic drama,
"Olof," by Roderick FEELS, will be pre-
sented az Nlblo's. II will be staged IN
der the direction Of Mr., Carl Rosenfeld,
and a finished and unusually artistic
performance is expected. The cest il
cludes Miss Minnie Seligman, Mr. Thai
berg, Mr.. Fawcstt, Charles B. Hanford
and Gilmore Scott.
William Barry, than whom there are
few EQUALS ia Irish comedy, will delight
! Harlem people at the Columbus next
week, and the theatre ought to be filled
at every performand, for The Rising
Generation" is filed with fun, and the
star IS popular 10 that part Of the city.
Barry will be we'll supported, and a gala
week is in prospect at the Columbus.
Agnes Herndon, an actress Of merit,
whose popularity with New York thea
ira Coers has been demonstrated in the
p5st, viii be seen in an interesting pre-
Nation Of two new society dramas In
ItbiA lty early next month. Miss Kern
don assesses wonderful versatility, and
/ In ~ last hae been the recipient Of the
kb In cor siderasiOa from the public.