Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-20

| the Texas Steer" company and return
to New York, by a serious attack OF
nervous prostration.
Eddie FoV has been discharged from
! the American Extravaganza Company
by Manager David Henderson.
Mounet Sully is playing to good bust
ness In Boston.
Nellie McHenry's tour has ended and
| she has returned TO New York for
few days before going TO her beautiful
summer residence at the NaVeslnK
| Highland OF New Jersey. Miss Nc
Henry has had very successful season,
/ in spite Of the hard times, and Is LOOK
ing the picture OF health.
Alexander Salvinrs tour, which has
been very profitable, in spite OF the bus
mess depression, closes June ?, having
been extended beyond the time orig
inally contracted for.
Nat Goodwin, who is going to Europe
for the summer, will next season APP
| pear in in MIzzoura" ana "a Gilded
Fool" and may also play Mr.. GoligAtly
and several other kindred roles in old
comedy. He is much improved In
health, and a summers rest will I'M
doubtedly restore him to his old-tlme
vigor.
"Gudgeons" and THE Luck Of Roar
! ing Camp" will succeed Sowing the
Wind" at the Empire Theatre, New
York, on Monday next.
of for Europe: William Hoey, W. D.
Mann, Mines. Nordica and Scalchi,
May 5; Abbey and Grau, J. 3. Booth,
j. II. Barnes, Harry Braham and Wal
ter Damrosch, May 9; \. c. Goodwin,
May 10; E. S. Willard, June g; Lillian
Russell, June 10.
NJ. 3. Curtis has renewed all his old
time success in "Sam'l of Posen." or
course, he is a distinct attraction In the
piece, but the fine acting Of Eleanor
Barry lends great charm and attractive
ness TO the entertainment. Though she
| was with ROsina Vokes a few years ago,
this is practically Miss BarrV's debut
In leading part in New York. She is
a beautiful woman, she possesses great
refinement Of manner, and her dressing
| is in admirable taste. Miss Barry is
one Of the few actresses who OF late
years has come from what might be
! called the Provinces, who deserves TO
occupy leading position in New York
The Kimball Opera Comique Compa-
nv closes at Boston next week contin-
uous season of two years, during which
Corinne has not missed a single per-
formance-a remarkable record.
Lillian Russell has had an offer OF one
hundred guineas for each of twenty
drawing-room engagements In London
this summer
Roster & Bial have engaged Dove,
the tailor, OF Mannheim, Germany, who
invented q bulet-proof jacket, and
while wearing il permits rifemeD to FIRE
81 him at short range with regulation
army rifles.
The convention OF the National
League of Musicians at Baltimore last
week elected these officers for the year:
President, Owen Miller, OF ST. Louis;
First Woe President, Alexander Brewer,
OF New York; Second Vice President,
II. D. Beizenherz, OF Indianapolis; Third
Vice President, Henry Esheman, Of
Minneapolis; Secretary, Jacob Beck, of
Philadelphia; Treasurer, George Schath,
Of Cincinnati.
Manager David Henderson is In New
York completing certain arrangements
for his new production at the Chicago
Opera House. His American Extrava-
CANA Company has closed the season on
tue road aud returned TO Chicago, where
IL is busy rehearsing Aladdin Jr.,"
which promises to excel in brilliancy
all OF Mr.. Henderson's previous pro-
ductioGs.
It's rumored that Imre Kinally con-
templates building a new theatre in
Chicago,
r. d. MacLean telegraphs from his
country seat at hepherdstown, w. Va,
that ne has engaged no one TO represent
him in any capacity, and has as yet en-
tered into no contracts of any nature
for his contemplated tour. This would
imply that Charles Leonard Fletcher is
out of job.
David Belasco has sued Louise Dud-
ley Carter and n. +. Fair0ank to recover
S65, 900 for services rendered in fitting
Mrs. Carter for the stage.
Tom Karl is reported to have sold out
his interest in the Bostonian to his long
time partners, Barnabee and Mcdonald.
EGfe Chapuy, of the "Trip to China
town" company, is engaged to marry
Samuel Riddle.
"Olamus," a new comic opera by
Espy Williams and Louis Blake, will
shortly be produced in st. Louis under
the stage direction Of Robert Frazer.
1t rumored that Alexander Salvlni
will relinQuish the romantic drama next
season and devote his gifts TO the
Shakespesrean reportory.
Bertha Isabel Harmon, whose stage
name is Grace Stanton, and who was a
dancer in "1492" (the play, not the year.
was married in New York last Sunday
to Paul Amador, wealthy Philadel-
phian.
Tabor's Opera House in Denver was
advertised for sale under foreclosure
process; but "Tabor's luck" followed its
owner be struck it ricn In a Mexican
silver mine, and last week paid oil the
mortgage jusi in time save his theatre.
Chss. A. Mendum, at one time Mrs.
Langtry'S manager, IS gong 10 revive
calendars Georgia Ministries and take
them TO Europe.
A leading actress in a company en-
tour thus summarizes life on the road:
Sunday, trans uortation; Monday, pre-
paration; Monday night, realization;
Tuesday, prOstrauon.
HsnneQuin's "Trois Chapeaux, which
was tremendous success in 1871, is
about to be revived at the Paris Palais
Royal.
Miss Belyett, that ran three years
at the Bouffss- PariSiens in Paris, has