Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-25
PLAYERS CLUB FORMED.
Local ThsspianS viii Make Tour Of
the State
IN December, Visiting all the Large
Cities-"Evening of Comedy" to
be Repeated Attractions Play
ing and Booked at Both the
Wheeling Play Houses.

The fattering success which was
achieved by those who participated in
the productions in the Evening OF
Comedy" at the Opera House, Tor the
Humane Society benefit, and the many
favorable comments upon their work
which have since been heard, have led
to the formation Of a permanent organ
izaJion TO be known as the Players
Club. The membership includes Miss
Lima Hennig. Miss Reed, Messrs.
Charles 3. OFT, Edw B. FranZheim,
James p. Morgan. Bernie NcMechen,
and others. 1t is the intention 10 re-
peat the evening of comedy al the
Opera House on December p, after
which time the club viii make tour
of the State under the direction Of
Col. ID. E. Stalnaker, appearing at
Clarksburg. Weston, Grafton. Charles
ton. Huntington, and other large
towns. The company has already
been booked at several places. The
tour OF the club should prove success
full from every standpoint. The re-
gentlemen an opportunity for the dis
ply of talents which would suffer very
little in comparison with those OF many
professionals who have appeared on
the stages of local theatres.
The Biz Refined Novelty Company
has covered the dead walls Of the city
with SOME very attractive paper, an
nOunCing a series of three performances
at the Pythian Temple, commencing
Thursday. with matinees Thursday and
Saturday. The company is composed
largely of local persons, and includes
number of excellent performers, who
will give a meritoriOUs entertainment.
The production OF The Rajah." under
the management OF Col y. WILDER Dyer
promises 10 be q sensation in the dramatic
ornament In this age of uiterate COM
positions. interspersed with innate songs
and antiquated comic illusions. a legiti-
mate comedy must be welcome to all
lovers OF the drama. and Col. Dyer is TO
Dee commended Tor his courage and en-
terurise. Scenery even surprising tho
Madison Square Theatre production Will
grace the revival. and "a New York COM
rauy I'm every respect and equal 10 any
organization sent out from the metropo-
lis viii insure as perfect and finished %
production as the most critical will eX-
pecr THE Rajah" is due in Wheeling
THANKSGIVING matinee and night az the
opera House. Seats now on sale at c. A.
Houses music store.
OF "Dr. Bill" which will be presented at
the Opera House next Saturday Novem-
beer 2,th. matinee and night, the Cincinnati
Commercial-Gazette says: much had
been heard OF the comedy of DIT. Bill,
and much was expected. No disappoint-
meut was expressed last night at Pike S
by the large audience assembled 10 see the
New York success. There was the hear
tiest kind of laughter. Everybody seemed
10 leave the house thoroughly pleased with
the Doctors mode of prescribing his new
cure. laughter lie certainly gives good,
o-d-fashioned doses of it. for it is as funny
q farcical comedy as we have ever had
here. While extremely funny, there are
no horse play methods introduced TO create
laughter
A complete freight train of fourteen
cars. illuminated caboose and practical
working engine, a magnificent scene Of
Niagara Falls by moonlight, with real
mist. as seen from suspension bridge. The
fight of the Fast Mail which crosses the
stage at the rate Of seventy miles an hour
and "a realistic steamboat race and eX-
ulosion on the Mississippi. are among the
most novel scenes and mechanical effects
shown in Lincoln ]. Carriers scenic pro-
ducton. THE Fast Mail" which appears
at the Grand Opera House next Friday
and Saturday evenings and Saturday mat
inee. November 9th and 2Sth.