Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-30
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New YORK, September 20.-The new
nesses OF the week are, Mr.. Crane in
merry Wives of Windsor" at the Star,
and Timothy Murphy at the BlJou; and
both are such failures that 1 cannot, IN
In pity for the stars, use their notices.
Crane gave an adequate and expressive
production OF the play, but not in a sim
gle respect did be fulfil the precon-
oaized, or nSer inherited ideE1oi Fal-
~ baS-dn excellent
-, 80 q - is, IL only shows
noF mich the 0slderdash OF the
present age units an actor for
the legitimate, or, let one rather say,
the classic. He never really struck the
right key, and his personation or the
old swashbuckler lacked conviction.
Timothy Murphy failed, not because
be is not a good comedian, but because
OF bad management. His play, Lem
Kettle" is about as hackneyed and
threadbare q comedy as could we'll be
conceived, and the whole thing shows
that Tim Murphy's manager is not
worth the salary of an office boy.
Murphy was a valuable adjunct to the
man who employed him formerly, but
as star is pretty safe to say that he
will never succeed. When L think Of
such clever actors as Hackett, Ben de
Bar. William Blake and even John Jack
As Falstaff and then look at Tim
MurDhy-for whom, by the way, l have
a great personal liking, it makes me
weary.
II has taken long time for reliable
news Of the reception Of Lillian Russell
In sThe Queen OF Brilliants, at Henry
--Irving's LyceuT Theater in London, to
reach this country, and enemies OF the
prlma doDsa have circulated reports
hat she n ade a failure. But the Lon
No papers, which came over on slow
hmer, have at last arrived, and by
Them IL Is shown that Miss Russell has
made an unmistakeabIe success. II
will be seen by perusal OF the extracts
from such Of the London journals as
have reached me, printed elsewhere IN
this issue, that while the critics differ
20 some extent over the merits of the
new Thomas and Jsko6owski opera,
they are unanimous 10 praise or Miss
RusselPs performance, of which most
OF them write in the most enthusiastic
terms. One and all, they declare that
her success is incOntesta0le.
[ cannot always agree with my con-
freres Of the daily press, as these col
umnS often show; but occasionally /
md something one of them has penned
which / wish l had written myself.
Such paragraph 1 find In the Sunday
World Of this city, In the department so
ably conducted by "Nym Crinkie, and
I cannot fOroear quoting IL:
"Francis Wilson is now enjoying the
popplaritv which was once distributed
between Dixey and Mr. Nat Goodwin.
There does not appear 70 be any limit
q 70 the mirthfulness that be is capable
Of exciting. This is only worth men
tioning because there IS a general i'm
pressiOn among managers that comic
opera mas been overdOne, and Mr.. VIII
son has the very scarce discretion which
prevents him from ever overriding
anything. He possesses great
deal Of the rare tslent which once made
Burton and Robinson so famous. That
talent consists 10 an absOiue knowledge
OF intrinsic humor aud the physical
ability TO express 10 In every possible
form with the smallest expenditure Of
force. People who have seen the
Devils Deputy" have found them
selves laughing uproariOusly and heart
nv In company with the entire audi
ance, and by no effort q the will could
they control the tsnde L. Mr. Wilson,
ia some o. his method as clean cut
as CoQuelin, and throt al his eoul'
liency you feel the T. 1 cannot
think of anybody who iS memeni
is entertaining so man e with the
lightest OF viands, and g no IN
pleasant taste In the N
"Teddy" Peiper has big biz
in London Bohemia Lilliah
Russell has made on stage.
Poor Frank Maede7 the
streets looking te
has workedNar
osenq aes'