Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-22
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at the music hallsis called u Fire Dance"
and is performed nightly at the Aiham bra
/ by Miss MabeIle Stuart, the young AIleri.
/ can actress VINO first introduced the ser
| pentine dance at the t'olias sBerger, Paris,
/ in 1892. The new dance is as weird as it $
effective The danseuse appears 10 be
/ literally on fire, and what is still more re-
markable her whole body seems 70 be
transparent, these effects, Of course, being
produced by electricity Miss Stuart had
u very varied career She was born at
Gettysburg, Pa, the daughter Of
DR.. Z. Tato, VINO served during the
civil war as army surgeon 10 the
Northern forces. she made several tours
throughout the States, playing IN light
comedy companies. On the termination Of
these engagemeuts Miss Stuart lived for
sixteen months on rancho in California,
where she proved herself an expert horse
woman. firing at length OF the monOtOny
OF the life, she crossed the Atlantic, and
after a brilliant engagement at the Folise
Bergere, made prolonged tour IN the
French provinces. Since then she has Wis
tied the chief capitals or Europe, making
stay Of no less than i've months in Madrid
and other Spanish towns.
After a long period Of slack business the
Palace Theatre here suddenly bounded in
70 popularity, due to the ceaseless efforts
Of the management 10 provide firstc!ass
entertainment. On the I'D inst. Miss Cissy
Lotus, the young lady who went direct
from the convent where she was educated
TO the variety stage. Will enter upon an en-
gagement at this hall, her contract with !
Mr.. George Edwards having expired.
SHE WILL GIVE mutations
Of the leading burlesque actors and 1
actresses in LOnnon-a type OF perform |
ance in which she excels.
On Thursday last, Primrose Day, Mr.. |
Charles Morton, Manager Of the Palace
Theatre celebrated the event by an addl
ton TO his new series Of taoleaux vivants
ia the shape Of reproduction OF the
B saconsdeld Statue at Westminster, /
covered with its masses OF primrOses,
wreaths and other decorations OF the Gay.
The statue made great hit.
Mr. VIM. Akernan has just published in
this city new play entitled The Cross Of
and has deposited a copy Of 1t
with the Librarian Of Congress at Wash
iugton in order that IL may De duly copy
rghted in the United States. The copies
Of THE Cross OF Sorrow" are English
printed copies, and they have been so de-
posted al w aSplngIOu IN OIueE lnaL test
nav be made as 10 whether the copyright
Fan be legally enforced, as there is q pro-
vision in the copyright law which provides
that copies Of plays sent 70 Washington for
must be printed IN the United
States.
The chief attraction at the Tovoli con-
.inues to be Mile Jane May in her charm
ng monomine Monster Et Madame Pier !
OF" which is followed by remarkably
;lever burlesque OF Sarah Bernhard in !
-arious characters. Since her last appear ,
nee IN London IN IL Enfait Prologue" !
Nile. May has been playing az the Ambigu ,
md varieties in Paris.
Mr. GILBERT HAS WRITTEN
letter. in which ne saws that MS disputes
With Sir Arthur Sullivan are due 70 the !
alters insisting as a condition 20 writing
new opera that the control OF all the Lon
on rights in their fourteen previous col.
aboraIed operas be given 20 D'Oyley 5
,arte, on inadequate and unreasonable :
erms.
The negotiations which have been on
Dot 10 engage Yvette Guilbert, Of the En-
ire Theatre, for goo pounds weekly have '
elapsed. Mile Guilbert and Miss Loi q
'uIler are now seeking for theatre IN b
.ondon in which 10 open on their own ac- d
cunt. r
Princess Christian {opened the Chill ),
ren's salon at Hozhe ~ the West
linster iowa nsNl thls after-j
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