Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-05-13
THE STAGE.
LATEST GOSSIP ABOUT PLAYS AND PLAY
Frs.

Eleonora Duse, the Italian actress
declares she will not appear again on
the stage of her own country-Be-
cause a variety performer wore red
wig and green whiskers al q benefit ~
the New York Park Theatre last Sun
day evening, he was arrested and
held for trial for violation OF the Sum
day laws.
Paul Hester, the author Of "Zamar,"
has written 8 new play for Alexander
Salvini, called 1.-THE Last OF the Moors,"
which Manager Wiikison proposes TO
produce next season. john w. Nor
ton, the veteran Sctor and manager, is
critically i'll st his home in ST. Louis.
Dixey and RIce's Surprise Party" will
open the summer season a. Palmer's on
May :, in production Of the new
"Adonis". This will &c Dixey's first
appearance in New York since his re-
newed allegiance with E. Z. Rice.
Edeanor Moretti, the leading lady OF
Salvpis company, is Ill, and judith
Berolde has been secured TO play her
parts. Sydney Armstrong has re-
signed the part of Kate hennt01l, in
The Girl 1 Left Behind Me-" because
her nerves would not permit her shar-
ing the centre OF the staue OF the New
York Academy with prancing steed st
the climax OF the third act. Grace
AtWell now plays the part, and Mar
garet Robinson appears in the role OF
Lucu HdlCksUorth, formerly played by
Odette Tyler.
The Actors Relief Com mittee finish
ed its labors in New York last Thurs
day. Ii has disbursed So, 1906, and
the balance on hand, Sl,554.24, has
been turned over to the Actors Fund,
to be used to help needy actors.-Mr.
Willard has q poetical play by Louis
n. Parker, founded on the story OF
Launcelot and Guinevere.-Oue OF
the New York daiiies made the aston
ishing statement, last Friday, that 1.-THE
Actors Fund sent vase OF hellotrope
and laurel" TO james j. Corbett on the
occasion Of his departure for Europe
the day previous.
"Miss Innocence Abroad" the new
play in which Fanny Rice will appear
at the Bijou Theatre In New York next
August, will be staged by Ben Teal.
Willie Wild, Oscars brother and
the ex-hus5and OF Mrs. Frank Leslie,
has married again, this time wealthy
IrishWoman some ten years older than
he.-CharIes Loder has arranged to
have "Oh, What Night" rewritten
by Mr. Gibbs OF Detroit.
Alba Haywood, who has been star
ring in "Edgewood Folks" Is laid up
with rheumatism at Louisville. i.
&. Fitz OF the Breezy Time COM
pany has been seriously i'll OF pneumon-
ia, but Is recovering--Mrs. Minnie
H. Barbour has secured an absolute
divorce from Edwin II. Barbour, the
author-actor. The intention OF the
projectors Of the benefit 10 be given
the veteran manager. Thoms Mcguire.
In New York on May TO- is to make II
such an event as was the testimonial to
Lester Wallack on his retirement TO
private life.
Tits gratifying to learn from daily
contemporary that next season Della
Fox will be supported by John Hen
shaw, DeKoven and Smith. THE
same paper remarks; "Moret Sully, the
great French tragedian, is playing in
! New York. There is much dissension
as to his talent and the America critics
acknowledge themselves incapable OF
critlcising him." - Robert Fulford,
! husband OF the late Annie Pixley, re-
turns TO theatrical management next
| season.
Beerbohm Tree, the actor manager
| OF the London HaYmarket Theatre, has
arranged with Mr.. Abbey TO make a
tour of the United States early In 1895.
"A San Francisco dispatch states
that James O'Neil has been offered Sio,-
600 cash down TO "substar" with
Joseph Murphy for seson of thirty
two weeks.--Buck Taylor's Wild
West Show, in San Francisco, Is report
ted frost.
A new theatre Is to be built in Lon
don for George Grossmith, who will de-
vote II to light opera. --"Mrs Lessing-
ham," the unsuccessful new play at the
Garrck Theatre, London. was written
by Miss Duda Fletcher, the author OF
"Kismet"--Dr. Todhunter's comedy,
"a Comedy OF Signs" now current at
the Avenue Theatre, London, is sort
of English "Frou- Frou," with the trag-
ic denoument eliminated.
Tho Bubb 81 Bennett comedy COM
pany has come TO grief at Warren, o.,
April 10, and Mr.. Bubb is missing.
Julius Bien & Co have brought suit
against Frank Maeder for printing
bill contracted when be managed 'Ihe
Salisbury Troubadors. II. >. ray
lor's theatrical exchange on west
Twenty-eight Street will be closed or
May 1st. E. Z. Rice has gone to
Chicago.
Patti Rosa has closed her season and
is at present in Chicago.--Samh Kings
ton If in New York disengaged.-
now IL is said that Mamie, Come KISS
Your honey" ia one OF Babe Conner's
ST. Louis plantation songs.-John d.
Hopkins, manager OF the Trans-ceanic
speciality company, has leased Pope's
Theatre in ST. Louis for two years, and
will put in a continuous" variety per-
torrance on May Laura Burt
who sails for Europe next week, will
appear In the London production OF I'm
! Old kentucky"
Hugh Fay and Sam J. Ryan will
play spring season in Irish Ariste-
cracy. "--Cora Tanner will be be
member of the Coghlans' company for
their Madison Square Theatre summer
season in New York.--Msrie Louise
Day has left Seabrooke's cOmpany.--
James Mackie has closed his tour with
Grimes Cellar Door," and is busy ar
ranging for his next season in his new
! piece, The Side Show"
Clay NJ. Greene is writing play IN
which Wilton Lackaye contem plates
starring next season take the part
formerly played ty George Richards in
"a Temperance Town. j.
Savers will next season take out farce
comedy entitled THE Match. Makers.
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