Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-29

great actress. Nobody wishes her a
greater success than |, who, although
do say Il, have had my day But why
insult me by this most odious compar-
ison? No, the New York public is
tickle. There's no use in denying that.
Such a thing as this wouldn't have hap
pened in London. That Is one OF the
few things for which | admire the Eng
lsh people enormously mean their
loyalty to old stage favorites."
CALVE PROVOKED.
Another great star who the critics
have lately been rubbing the wrong
way is Mile. Emma Calve Calve is
simply furious at the criticisms which
were written upon La Navaraisse.'
She must be a very loyal woman, this
cratic French star On her own per-
Torrance of Anita the critics lavished,
quite Justly, the most eXtravagant terms
of praise. What they found fault with
was the opera itself They claimed
with perfect truth that it was little more
than a crude melodrama set 10 music.
And this IS where the shoe pincheS
Calves. foot The book of La Naya-
raisse' was written for Calve by her
fiancc. Henri Cain. | honestly believe
that Calve would have been quite sat-
isfied TO have had her critics rate her
work an inartistic or overweight rath-
err than have them treat her lovers
opera with the disdain which 1t called
forth. In fact, Calve was so upset
about this matter that she shut herself
up IN her room for day and a half,
and refused 10 Sc even her most init
mate friends.
YVETTE Is STILL THE RAGE.
In fact Il would not be remarkable IL
Calve were to turn quite greeneyed with
jealousy from the amount Of discussion
and enthusiasm for this young Pari-
sienne AS a rival to Calve she is really
formidable. For every time that you
hear Calves name mentioned you now
hear thirty references TO Guilberte. |
had a chat with Yvette in her dressing
room the other night Her English in
itself is perpetual delight.
AMERICAN AUDIENCES QUICKER
THAN THE ENGLISH.
10 you hHUN Nudl udo sui pIlStu me
most in this great country Of yours?
am surprised, and at the same time
disappointed. | thought that my songs
ere going to shock you so much more.
They didn't shock You. Oh. what IS
that word learnt in London? All, yes,
! remembsr-they didn't shock you a
little BIT. on the contrary. have found
that my nsughtest songs were the ones
that the audiences like the best. It's
very funny. Now, in London, my light
er songs like "A La Villette," counted
for nothing; ii was only by La Soulade'
and my other tragic songs that | won
thier favor They didn't understand
the others at all Here that | find that
the audiences catch on"-that is the
word. is it n0t?-'catch on" 10 every lit
tie detail And yet You Americans will
persist IN saying that as a nation you
do not speak French"
THE NEW BILLS or THE WEEK.
1t is perhaps 100 early to predict
what will be The outcome of John
Hare's visit. The Notorious Mrs.
Eb5slDiJA win which he opened at
Abheys OF Monday night, has certain
a.
II is the talkiest | ever saw. AS one
man said between his yawn at the first
night, Pinero must have written this
play with his feet while he was Sleep
walking on his hands"
Julia Nelson, who plays Mrs. Ebb-
smith, will become favorite here.
She deserves to, for not only is she an
exceptionally artist, but she is a beau
tiful woman. OF her husband. Fred
Terry. brother of Ellen Terry's, there
is little to be said. He did not by any
means fulfill the expectations which
his London reputation had aroused
Hare himself is a very clever actor, but
scarcely star" in the sense in which
we accept that term.
MORE ENGLISH BURLESQUERS IN
TOWN.
The third of George Edwardes' Lon
don companies TO reach the Rialto this
year are appearing at the Broadway in
The Artists Model" There are some
first rate artists in the company. and
a prize British beauty-Marie Stud
holme Miss Studholme's charms are
calculated to wipe the memory of Cissy
llLScIdlu vi the tdIlH. Ab pay
THE Artists Model" stands a capital
chance of success. It is miles ahead OF
His Excellency," and The Shop Girl"
both of which, by the way, have prov
ed huge financial failures.
NOTES OF THE RIALTO.
Neil Burgess, at the Star has settled
down for a run in THE County Fair"
The public never seem TO tire of this
sterling New England play. Burgess's
success comes just in time, for he lost
over 100000 in mounting and pushing
THE YearCne."
1t is probable that when John Drew
returns to Palmer's next month he will
produce "A Man in Love-" Anthony
Hopes first play. When it was tried
in Providence last week the audience
liked it so much that Mr.. Frohman has
almost decided to bring it to New York
at once. Originally it had been In
tended to keep 1t for Drew's opening at
the Empire next season.
The name Of Lillian RusselPs new
opera is called THE Goddess OF Truth"
Walter Jones. who left the Excelsior,
Jr.." company in a huff the other day,
may possibly play the chief comedy
part when the opera is put on at ABB
bey's next month.
Contracts have been signed by which
May Irwin and THE Widow Jones" will
return TO the Bijou for an unlimited
run about the middle of February.
LESLIE WEITACRE