Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15

thing which the willy Oscar let fall the
other day that he viii only favor the
American public with the most discreet
numbers in her repertoire. Mile. Gull
berte seems 10 be profoundly impressed
with New York she had no idea that
America contained so large a town she
said. Even outside the theatre she al
fects the long gloves in which she al
ways appears on the stage and IN her
photographs.
IRVING'S NEW BILL
I do not think that the triple bill
which Irving is Offering at Abbey
this week win become very popular
His Don QuiXOte which opens the per
formance is almost as grotesQue a per
Torrance as his Macbeth, and while in
Conan DOyle's story OF Waterloo his
depletion Of the old veteran is a Won
derful study OF ssnility, It alone would
not induce the public to pay 50 a seat
The real gem Of the evening IS the mid
die play. Journeys End in Lovers
Meeting in which Ellen Terry does
some exquisite work. After all. when
one comes 20 think Of IL. what would IT.
wing amount 20 without Terry2
This is not q love story; its tale Of
ipfatUatiOn. IL is true, and moreover,
/ have never heard anything quite Ike
10 before. Since the second night Of the
Home Secretary. at the Lyceum, wO-
man accompanied by her maid arrives
at the theatre about O'clock, and al
ways occupies the same seat in the front
row. II is said that she subScribes for
the seat by the week, but whether that
IS true or not, L don't know. The maid
always waits for her mistress in the
waiting room downstairs During the
second and third acts. Miss Isabel r.
wing. who plays the heroine, wears a
most elaborate white satin gown. At
first. It was supposed that this woman
was one OF the many females whom the
handsome presence Of young Hackett,
the Lyceum's now villain. had infat-
uated but it now turns out that it's
THE GOWN. NOT THE MAN.
that IS responsible for the nightly ap-
pearance of this woman. The woman
herself confessed &c 20 her dearest friend
and her dearest friend.as dearest friends
have a way Of doing kindly, told her
WQOle Story 70 me.
Il don't like Miss Irving as an act
ress O little BIT" said the gowns admir-
er But 1 would give my eyes TO own
that dress. Yesterday l wrote Offering
10 give her $500 for il. I was fool to
do it, know, for the gown, lovely as it
is. isn't worth a penny over $3.50. Miss
Irving. however. ignored my note en-
tireiy, 50 I suppose I shall have TO keep
on admiring ic from afar. / never had
a gown affect ne 50 before. It isn't
that 1 want 20 wear il myself particu-
larly. I just want to have it for my
own, that's ALL Il is simply an mex
pEcable fascination The gown has
Svengalied me"
MANSFIELD'S NEW PART.
In RodiOn the Student. Mr. Mans
field seems to have found a play and a
part which viii take a permanent place
in his repertoire. The play. which is
an adaptation by G. II. Meter. Of the
Russian novel Crime and Punish
ment. is fun Of thrills. and from many
points Of view is quite as effective as
'The Passion Romance"
If Ellen Terry happens TO see this
paragraph, I'm afraid she will feel in
clined TO lecture her daughter. Ailsa
Craig. on the gOldennesS Of silence. In
a burst Of confidence Miss Craig re-
marked the other day: How many
years DO you suppose there are between
the ages of mother and Mr.. Irving ?
Wen. I may as well tell you at once,
suppose. for I'm afraid YOU might
guess too high. M0ther-hOn0r bright
was 48 her last birthday. and Mr. r.
wing is just S.
The announcement that Margaret
Mather Pabst was contemplating q re-
turn 10 the stage has not raised any
particular excitement among the New
York managers. 7. VI. Hill, the man
who discovered Mather and brought
her into prominence. said when he
heard the report: mo. thanks. I'm not
in this deal. Once was enough for me
Miss Mildred Eytinge.a Young amateur,
who PLAYED the part Of Kate Hardcastle
in the Suoler's production Of she
Stops 10 Conquer" last week. has al
ready received Two offers TO e. on the
Professional stage. Both of them were
refused point blank. however, in spite
of the fact that one offer came from
Charles Frohman.
Speaking Of Mr.. FrOhman recalls the
fact that a member Of that family IS
starring at the Carrick this week in
"The Witch" On no road Marie HUI
bert Frohman's performance i'm this
play has become almost a back number.
but i'm spite Of the fact That she has
been barn tOrming for years she did not
strike Broadway until this week.
Since her arrival the mercury in the Vi
cinity of the G3rrick has fallen several
degrees On the play bill the actress
is billed ae Marie Hubert. The F'rOh-
man was droDDed nv sDecial request
Of Charles and Daniel Miss Hubert is
The wife Of Gust1ve, whose agTega-
tons Of ev-dentig's. retired cash girls
and superannuated bOOkkeepers under
tho name Of theatrical companies have
been q +hOrne I'm his brothers and me
public flesh for s0me time. Miss Hin
bert's hrothers-in-l1w have no faith in
hor ability Is an actress. and. there
fore by t,reir request she is appearing
under her own name GUstave Frob-
mans explanation Of the affair IS l;t-
tie original ct got NV wife n droD
tho Frohm9n because 7 th0UFht It was
an for The best" ne explained There
are too many FrohU'0s in the business
anyway" LESLIE WHITACRE.
WIZARD" PUSHES OUT THE
"SLAVEY."
The advance sale OF seats for Frank
Daniels I'm - Wizard of the Nile" ut