Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-22

formances of this kind always cause as
much amusement to the performers as
to the audiences and giggiing Is the or
der Of the afternoon.
Twenty years ago managers wouio as
soon thought of flying AS undertaking
tours round the whole English-speaking
world. Now such enterprises are OF
quite common occurrence. Esrly In
September George Edwardes sends to
America powerful bnrlesque compa-
ny, whose tour will open with ten
weeks season in New York. The prin-
cipal piece is "a Gaiety Girl" which
has had such a phenomenal success at
the Prince of Wales's. But I'm Town"
will also be played. After visiting the
chief towns in the United States, the
company will sail from San Francisco
for Australia, and will not return to
England until July, 1895. Several In
tereSting engagements have been made
by Mr.. Edwardes. Nina Martina, OF
LA Petite Parisienne" fame, will play
the important part OF Nina, ADD two
sons of Nellie Farren will also be in the
cast. Miss MARITIME is now having dane
ing and fencing lessons at the expense
OF the management.
Maud Hobson, who played the part OF
the Gaiety Girl in London, but will not
go to America, has just had her portrait
painted by Markham SkiDworth. She
is seated in a gilt chair, behind whi ch
is background OF hanging tapestry.
Her dress, which is cut low, Is OF white
yellow satin, embroidered with gold and
edged with sable. The jewels she is
wearing are all OF turQuoises, the comb
in her hair, her necklace and bracelets
consisting of more handsome and valu-
able stones.
Edward Terry, who by his perform
ance in liking Kodak" showed that,
despite long disuse, mis- burlesque hand
had lost none of It's cunning, starts on
provincial tour with his own company
on the 18th prox. He will return in
December with two new plays, and az
ter their production ii is not unlikely
that he will set forth on a prolonged
tour of America, Australia and India.
Even in the best regulated theatres,
ludicrous stage mishaps are not un-
known. An instance OF disillusioning,
due to the theatrical superstition that
it is necessary to have cat "behind,"
is reported from the provinces. The
great scene 10 the 1.-THE Middeman" is,
OF course. in the third act,
when Cyrus Blenkarn breaks open
his oven and finds that he has dis
covered the long lost secret Of making
certain old ware. In the beginning OF
the act Blenkarn dwells at length upon
the excessive heat TO which the clay has
been subjected and he has TO wait long
time before the oven has sufficiently
cooled TO enable bin to pull down the
bricks. The actor has just reached the
final point in the scene and the bricks
were beginning TO crash upon the floor
when large black cat appeared at the
orl6ce and leaped upon the stage. The
result produced on the audience by this
unrehearsed effect can be readily i'm
agined.
Oscar Beringer has written two-act
play, The Plot OF His Story" founded
on story by Morley Roberts, who
started life by running away from an
uncongenial home and serving for
months before the mast Morley Rob-
erts is a great favorite at the Authors
Club, to whose members he often re-
lates his manifold adventures. He is
tro much of rolling stone, however,
ever 10 make great name. At present
he is believed to be in San Francisco,
employed as a detective, but his friends
have received no news Of him for
months past.