Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-14
Gossip of the Player Folk.
This is what a poet would make US
believe an actress would do:

believe 40 actress would do:
pin hole in her gloves will make
Her tramp . dozen blocks
To buy a dozen pair or so;
But the zephyrs fierce may blow and blow
Right through her husbands socks.
Ben Stern has closed his engagement
with John Stetson, the Pacific Coast
tour of ''The Crust OF Society" having
come to an end.
Joseph w. Herbert has organized a
company to present Summer opera at
the Academy of Music, Montreal. Lu-
ellie Meredith and Willett Seaman have
signed for the company.
Julius &ynther, the celebrated tenor,
who was engaged to marry Jenny Lind,
before the Swedish nightingale left her
native town, is 76 years old, and still
continues his duties as professor Of
music at the Royal Academy OF Music
in Stockholm.
Paderewski is said to have made $780,.
600 in America by humping the piano
and half as much more by his late adj
vertising snap, for no matter how guile
less your great artist may be, he always
possesses a distinct knowledge OF the
buttered side Of bread.
Gounod is as remarkable q man for
his years GA as Verdi. When he com
poses he likes to seek inspiration by WIS.,
iting the provincial cathedrals Of France
ahd medit&ting and writing in their
solemn gothic recesses. His new opera
on the subject of Charlotte Corday, the
misguided young oma who assassinat-
ed Mur2t, may perhaps duplicate his
Faust" success of q generation ago.
Mrs. Fanny Barnum Kellerd secured
a divorce at st. Louis, May 5, from John
E. Kellerd. She used to be an actress,
and married Mr.. Kellerd when they
we're playing In 1.-The Professor" In 1855.
The ground of divorce was desertion.
Mrs. Kellerd gets the custody Of their
son, who is now six years old. Mr.. KEEL
lerd did not oppose the decree.
The scenes of ''The Village Postmas-
ter" Alice Ives and Jerome II. Eddy's
new play, are laid in New Hampshire
during the term OF Franklin Pierce as
President. There are four acts and
four seems, two Of which are historical.
Eleven people will be reqired for the
cast. In the sensation scene five or six
horses will be used. A strong feature
is to be made Of the singing.
II is announced that the Duff Opera
Company will open a summer season at
the New York Standard on May IS.
William Hoey will sail for Europe
May 20. He will be accompanied by
John Russell.
Donnelly and Girard, at the close Of
their Brooklyn engagement IN Saturday
will leave for Indiana to spend the
summer.
Glen Marlborough has written q play
entitled, "Dslmouico's at Six" in
which Marie Jansen is to star next sea-
son.
"The Stowaway" may be said to have
become q classic. Messrs. Lift &
Davis have had it on the road for years,
and will put 1t out again. Why
shouldn't they? 1t has a strong hold
on the public ana is one Of the few
melodramas that is sure ~money-win-
ner.
Next week Mr.. Thomas w. Keene
will leave New York on his summer
pleasure trip which will extend as far as
Japan, in which country the great ira
gedian Is interested.
A scheme is on foot to establish q CO.
operative theatrical printing plant In
New York. The organizer has been
identified with one of the largest print
ing houses in the metropolis and all the
managers will be requested to sub
scribs.
Cud Given will continue as manager
for Gus Williams mex season.
Donnelly and Girard's 1.-THE Rain
mixers" will end its season ia Brooklyn
on Saturday after making = phenomenal
hit. Ii Is bigger money maker than
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