Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-03
THEATRICAL CHAT.
TIE LATEST GOSSIP ABOUT PLAYS AND
PLAYERS
Tragsdian Kssns Says the Suth Stands By the
Legitimate Drama Better Than Any Other
Ssction-What Actors and Actresses Are
Doing.

Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders, the veteran
actress. who is q cousin to Joseph jeff
erson, and also of the late William War
rem, celebrated her seVenty-ffth birth
day on May 4th, at her home in San
Francisco.
Melba drew the largest houses Of the
opera season in Chicago, and that with
out the aid OF the great tenor.
Col. James II. Mapleson, the veteran
i'm pressasio, proposes to give an eight
weeks season OF Italian opera in New
York next autumn, il he can get the
Academy of Music, and then visit the
principal American cities. AS Manager
Abbey has secured about all the famous
singers, there is some curiosity as TO
what people the Colonel has engaged.
James w. Collier is the proud father
OF bouncing boy. George c. Bonlface,
the elder, is also happy parent, Mrs.
Boniface having presented him with a
fine girl las week. He's q wonder!
Marine Chester, well remembered as
a member of Abbey's first Park Theatre
company, is a helpless invalid from
spinal complaint. She is widow and
the mother Of two interesting children.
John Stetson. the Boston manager,
has acquired the American rights, out
side OF New York, to Utopia, Limit
ed" and will organize company to put
the opera on the road.
Nellie McHenry will close her season
in two weeks after her engagement In
Minneapolis. Her tour has been re-
markably successful, in spite OF the
hard times.
The starring tour OF Marie Burroughs
next season will be directed by Louis
Massen, her husband, who will also sup
port her on the stage.
Here are two items printed together
in a Boston contemporary: MAZDA
Cragin has joined the Roman Catholic
Church. Dollle Brooks has joined the
City Sports company"
Several Of the Boston papers declare
that Seabrooke's production OF "Tabas-
CO" is inferior, in many respects,to that
given of it by the amateurs whe original
ly put It ohthe stage.
Byrme and Harrison are at work on
two new comic operas, one. The Bang
dooIah of Swat" and the, other
atlantis"
M. +. Curtis has an unlimited con-
tract with ]. NJ. Hill at the New York
Standard Thestre, His season is for
eight weeks, anyway, and he hopes 10
be able 10 carry his new SAM OF
Posen" through the summer and way
into fall.
Clara Morris has closed her tour, aud
is at her home in Observation-Disclosures
son for the summer.
Its reported that Sandow, the strong
man, intends building variety theatre
in Chicago.
The American rights to Henry Arthur
Jones new play, 1.-THE Masqueraders'
which will be produced at the st. James
Theatre, London, on tho 23d Inst, be-
logs to e. s. Willard.
The engagement of THE Girl Left
Behind Me" at the New York Academy
Of Music, originally for only six weeks
has been extended indefinitely.
When Charles Coghlan abandoned his
proposed starring tour some six weeks
ago at Pittsburg, Miss Lucy Lewis, who
| financed the scheme, received from him,
as she alleges, in return for funds ad-
vanced, the sole rights 10 his plays,
Lady Barter" and "DiSengaged. "
The former piece has since been acted
several times by Rose Coghlan, and Miss
Lewis, on attempting to collect royal
ties, was informed that Miss Coghlan
had paid 81, 900 for 1t and claimed II her
self. Miss Lewis threatens TO appeal to
the courts.
The season Of 1.-THE ProdIgal DauGh-
ends In Boston on Saturday, and Leonard
Boyne will return TO New York to pre-
pare for his production Of "Sister Mary
at the American Theatre on May IA.
Julia Arthur, Elsie De Wolf and Marie
Henderson have been engaged for the
| principal female roles.
Albina De Mer, the very talented
wife OF NJ. B. Curtis, Is not alone talen-
ted as an actress, but possesses won
deriul business capacity. Her business
energies are now being exerted In the
management of splendid hotel in Aus
tin, Texas. The Curtises, outside OF
their theatrical ventures, are probably
worth very nearly half a million.
Kathrins ClemmonS played the Eng
lish provinces several seasons ago in
THE White Lily" border drama.
| She was then known as Viola Glenn
mons, and previously as Viola Dayan.
Melborne Mcdowell proposes star
ring next season In THE Cotton King"
Sutton Vane's latest melodrams, now
current at the London Adelphi.
Joseph Holland, long the leading man
of Charles Frohmen's comedians, leaves
that organization At the end OF the
present season.
Addie Cora Reed OF comic opera fame,
was married last week TO BaSsett Hen
derson of st. Louis.
Mark Murphy contsmplates starring
next season in new farce comedy en-
! titled "a Scandal in High Life"
Louis Wesley and Nellie Rosebud
will star next SEASON in = new play by
Charles E. Baney, author Of "a Rail-
road Ticket" ann "A Summer Blizzard.
Thomas W. Prior has engaged VIII
II. Stephens, James A. Libbey, Agnes
Delaporte, and James Stuart ior his
summer oprea season at the Schiller
Opera House in Chicago.
Charles Klein Is writing and John
Philip Sousa Is composing Gn opera
for De Wolf Hopper entitled "El Capt.
tan"
Bettlna Gerard will play BoSsH IN "a
| Texas Steer" next season.
Marles Burroughs and her husband,
Louis Masen, will spend the SUNNI er at
THAR cotta1a At EdRRrtoWp Martha's