Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-27

II is a curious coincidence that in
both his comic operas now running here
C. statue should hold the centre OF the
stage, and be the pivot on which the
whole plot devolves. This is the case
in Leonardo" AID in His EXceHen-
cy." The treatment Of the statues IL
entirely different. however, and as they
have not the slightest resemblance to
each other no charges Of plagiarism are
likely TO ensue.
MODJESKA HAS SAID FAREWELL
TO NEW YORK.
After the curtain had fallen at the
Garrick last Saturday night, Nine,
Modjeska exclaimed: 1T is over. 1
have played my last performance in
New York. When l announced that
this was my last engagement here the
newspapers made fun of me. They said
it was another case OF Patti with her
farewell. I have only one answer 10
make to these remarks: 1 am sorry, sin
cerely sorry, that I should have been
misunderstood. I have never been
obliged TO lose diamonds TO attract au-
diences. and should be equally loatn
10 make capital ont Of q false iare"en.
But the fact remains none the less.
have acted for the last time IN New
York City.
A FATAL YEAR FOR FOREIGN
ATTRACTIONS.
Tn.s has been a fatal season for for
oson ATTRACTIONS. A. DAYS. thanks en-
rirely 10 the wre-ched company WnlcA
S.r Augustus Harris sent OUT olu one
mediocre way I'm which the opera was
saged. "Hansel and Gretel' IS play
ing 20 q deplorab,y small business;
while at the Metropolitan ,he season OF
Sclleers,e peasant players has proved
one of the most complete failures that
New York has ever witnessed. Ihese
Bavs-:an PLAYERS could not act; they
smoke FIN De-0is which was absolutely
unin,elHg.bla 10 the average German,
and their large repertoire was conhned
to PLAYS Of so essentially rural q nature
that even those who understood them
soon wearied of the ordeal
SIR GUS WILL RELIEVE HIS MIND.
VIVA. viii Sir Gus have 10 say? Now
that S,r Augustus Harris has returned
to- England. The New York public mus,
prepare for q blast Of criticism besides
which Lc-d Dunraven's remarks Will
shrink and grow pale. During his So
iourn Of one week in this country, ST
Gus succeeded i'm making himself more
unpopular than any Englishm2n VINO
has ever been here. To take this arro-
gan. ignorant and illi,erate cockney as
a type of the English theatrical man
lger would De decidedly unfair. SIT
Gus stands alone on either side Of ihe
wafer. The day ne sailed, S-r Augustus
I remarked. You're q rum Let, YOU
/ Americans. I don't believe You Ike
me any tc1 much That speech Of
mine the first night of 'Hansel and Gre
G. ems YOU up bit. I'm sorry lcr -l2-
/ / didnt mean any arm, you know.
/ suppose YOU didn't IKE my saying you
were provincial. But l was fitting
righ- out from the shoulder, YOU
. know
yes" interrupted May IRWIN. 70
when the remark was made, "and YOU
SC il back right in the neck
GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO.
"Chimm.e Fadden" is to make his
frs. appearance on the stage shortly
before Christmas. The decentralization
of "Chimm.e" IS the joint work Of Mr..
Tcwnsend. his creator. and Augustus
Thomas. the playwright. L. will be in
four acts. and Fanny the maid, not the
Duchess Will be the leading female
character. The fact that the Duchess IS
20 De q subordinate has already aroused
r~o-e--s from the good laiy's admirers.
She VIII have a very fair share OF the
h1cUs. however. The part has been
offered To- Maggie Cline. but she has nc1
vet accepted &C. Charles Hopper, the
comedian. has secured the play and
win produce I'm his native city, Cleve-
land. about the middle of December.
MAJ Goodwin has -aken the Judgment
of his New York critics on his perform
anca IF Carrick bitterly 10 hear. Some
of them were unfair.
What IS the use of my trying to give
legitimate pcrf.rmance2" said GOJd-
win In speaking of this matter, "if every
.me I make q serious effort I am told
THAT en- She greatest low comedian on
earth. and that / ough- to stay in my
own class"
IL doesn't fall to he lot Of every play
wr.r5. 10 bav, his PLAYS Interpreted by
sucl a-..ss as Modjsska aud Rejane.
The Mistress Bs.ty" which M1dieska
produced at che Garrick Theatre q fort
night ago. viii be produced in Paris
next month with Rejane Ia the role
which some one very sp,ly described
as Mrs Beau BrummeL'
Aubrey BOuc-c9ulJ. who VIII Start cut
as 5.e- next month, viii appear in a
play by u Marguerite Merr.ngJ0n. called
"R-7nta Prince Charlie" which was