Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-05

Manager Reister has secured a great
treat for his patrons for next Friday even
ing. January 10. 1t is the now famous
New York company in Augustus Thomas
great play ALA bama." This play is now
in the fifth year of its phenomenally sue
cessful career and Will be presented mere
by identically the same company that has
been seen in New York, Chicago. Louis
vile, St. Louis. New Orleans, Baltimore
Washington and every large city in the
Union. and will be produced with the same
production at A. NJ. Palmer's theatre
New York That famous actor, Frank {.
Bangs, will be seen as Col. Preston. MT.
Bangs IS a Nirgintan and is well remeHl-
bered here for his mastery performance
Of "The Silver King" Jim the Penman
and other plays. Clemens Bainbridge, for
whom Mr.. Thomas especially wrote the
part of Capt Davenport. will also appear.
Pretty Ethel living and that charming
and womanly actress, Zoe Haloert' VIII
be seen also.
A TRIP TO CHINATOWN.
Next Wednesday evening January, $.
will doubtless he an suspicious one l0I
the theatre goers of this city. IL VIII
prove to be the greatest record breaker
in farce comedy Hoyt's "A Trip TO en-
natown." 1t is needless to speak OF Iuls
cOmedy's success in New YORK Clly, put
when NE say it ran for Cos nights, II sPessahss
volumes as an entertainer The Trip OF
to-day and The Trip" of year or SO ago
are two very different entertainments;
This season, in the first place IL rs server
to introduce two very clever coIIeulal,s'
Miss Laura Bigger and Mr.. Burt haVeriy
who have played the parts or "Ihe w iu-
ow'' and "Welland Strong respecuNeI3,
many thousands Of times. rms tllne my
come g stars surrounded Dy very 80
company. all Of whom have achieved sus-
nal successes in different Walks OF SldSS
life Then again Mr.. Hoyt has alueu
every year to this comedy new and bright
HhdIeIlai COUNTRY MERCHANT
Charles Cowles and his clever company
annear at the Grand Opera House IhuFs-
dsv Friday and Saturday. January y. '
and H. with matinee SATURDAY, g., -
disnlay OF Mr. Cowles' talents ana cGuiu
NOT suit him better. II is pretty Iute
story. that OF a Northern man lot 49, 9o''''
ern woman. The village postoil0 S,,en
shown az well as the general store. E-De s,l
Raxter's son Tom had years DeIoIe go IL
South and had become trusted ent spioS5
of John Loring, once neiBhpOI AZ - 90
of Eben Baxter. Tom Is scCuset. shesrt
bis innocence is proven ana ne Coiie
home 10 be restored 10 his losl 10y ircle
tale his right. place in the fanny .I,.aaced
forming as pretty c llila@ a. singing. spe-
a SJsl IN dances and Baby Lillian III sPe-
"a CRACKER JACK
uorhert Hall Winslow has VT ten
manv nlays. but none that have received
the heights Of popularity now enjoyed
bv "A Cracker Jack" The early scenes
81 tho play are laid in New York State,
sollowed later by the more stirring ones
~ he growing west There is lynch
Inc nee participated n by the settlers
ord cowboys. A tar and feather Incl
dant. fstic encounter: an exciting
sword combat. and several other events
of an equally exciting nature Several
musical numbers and catchy spec.alties
are brought in during the different acts
of the play.