Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-04

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| OF that time.
Fred c. Whitney. Reginald DeKoven,
Harry Il. Smith and j. Charles Davis,
may be seen in notwithstanding
plaid suits OF Scotch fabric, meant to
suggest that they are all connected In
one way or another, with that stunning
| light opera success. Rob Roy. Mr..
DeKoven Is practising on the hornpipe.
! Mr.. Smith leaves weekly order at bis
confectIonsrs for butterscotch. MI.
Whitney now drinks only the best
Scotch whiskey. Mr.. Davis Is teaching
his child TO pass Its time in the pleasant
| little game of hop-scotch.
Paul Potter is lucky in having AL his
plays produced so near the Astor Libra
ry.
From the number OF actors now on
Broadway. tina street Is taking on the
appearance Of an Indian" summer"
The Passing Show has prohted It's
managers, $751; within three weeks,
played at Chicago, ST. Louis aud Gin
cinnati. Itis now playing q return
engagement in Chicago 81 David Hes
derson's Chicago Opera House aud the
advance sales have been so big. that
Henderson has telegraphed Offering 10
continue the engagement another week,
and pay the rent OF the New York
Casino, which would have to be closed
in that event, as the extravaganza is
booked to return there next week,
Canary & Lederer have refused the
offer.
j. Charles Davis, aside from manag-
ing the Fifth Avenue Theatre and paw
ing the way for FREQ c. WhlIney's Pro :
ductlon of Rob Roy at the Herald
Square Theatre In New York, is con-
Quoting the compaiga OF Henry c.
Miner, otherwise known as II. Clay
Miner, and still further alluded TO as
Harry Miner, as candidate for Congress.
1t mas been said by a dramatic paper
that Lillian Russell's terms with local
managers for her forthcoming tour,
since she passed from the immediate
direction OF Canary & Lederer TO that
OF Henry Il. Abbey, have been increas-
ed. This is not true. Her sharing
terms are exactly the same as those
arranged for her originally by George
w. Lederer. 1t Is matter OF fact that
no better terms could be possibly be OBJ
tanned for her than those which Mr..
Lederer got. A more general assertion
may even be made that no manager can
get as much money out of the manage
ment OF theatre for the attraction he
is booking than can that gentleman.
He made the limit when ne booked Miss
RusselPs tour.
Charles II. Pratt, manager OF the
Marie Tavary Grand Opera, the only
organization OF the kind on tour, has
managed al one time or another, most
of the celebrated singers. His remarks
about them are therefore worth hear
ing. "As q rule" says he, singers are
peculiar lot; the world independent
scarcely defines them. They would
prefer to starvs all winter. or live on
Fourth Street., New York, on soup,
rather than accept an engagement on
terms that DO not exactly suit them. ="
Nina Harrington. will ako her first
appearance In America for two years,
In The Passing Show. az the Casino
next week. She will appear In the
Vaudeville Club scene, aud render a
German song aud ditty by George w.
Lederer.
Marie Wainwright, and her company.
will give a benefit In Brooklyn on
Tuesday afternoon, October 30th, for
the Immaculate Conception and the
Maternity Home of that city. Marie
Wainwright and the Messrs. Sim will
give the entire receipts to this deserv-
ing charity.
A. NJ. Palmer. Is still considered by
the host OF "natlve dramatlsts" as their
Great Possibility. The success or fall
ure Of play produced at his theatre
may be pretty accurately gagged by
survey OF mis- outer Office during the
ten days following one OF his hrst
nights.
Canary & Lsderer' supreme produc-
ton, tho Passing Show, played last
week to the largest business ever In the
Cincinnati Opera House, not even eX-
cepting the record week OF the house,
which Nat c. Goodwin had hitherto
held.
Charles Frohman has returned from
Chicago to New York.
The BostonIans will produce their
new opera, Prince Ananias, at the
Broadway Theatre, New York, on
Tuesday evening, November 20th. A
novel character will be the king that
never smiled. Victor Herbert. the
composer OF the work, will lead the
orchestra the opening night.
The experience OF American mana
gers has been that there Is no class OF
travelling organization which has so
precarious an existence as grand
opera companies That Is probably
the principal reason that the Taysry
Grand Opera Company. under tha dlrec-
tions OF Charles Il. Pratt is usique.
But with such artists as Tayary, Sophie
Romapi. Helen Van DoenhoB, Theo.
Dare. Emma Mariani, A. l.. Gruil, and
William Warren, In the cast however,
IL is not TO be wondered at that Mr..
Pratt's enterprise is rewarded by large
audiences aud columns OF critical
praise.
Bobby Gaylor, has been breaking
records 10 the South. He Is appearing
in Sport McAlllstsr. bat will present
his new piece. A Tammany Mao. 10
January.
Current productions in London are:
Mirette at the Savoy, A Bunch Of Vio-
lets ct the HAymarket, the Derby Win
ner at Drury Lane. the Fatal Card AZ
the Adslphi. The New Boy NJ the Vau-
deyllIe, Little Christopher Columbus AZ
the Comedy, The Founding at Terry's,
A Gaisty Girl At Days. Claude Duval.
the Prince OF Wales, The Professors
Love story At the Garrick, A Trip TO
Chinatown at Tools's.