The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-09
AMUSEMENT EVENTS.
Presentation Of i'LeaiA, the FOrlalsen," AZ
tile Opera House this Evening BY Local
Talent Other Events.

Iue Opera HOUSE lhto Evening " AVSA
Talent Other Events.
This evening at the Opera House
Leah the FoTsaken' viii be presented
by local talent, with Miss Lima Hem
mig as the Jewish maiden. The cast
contains come Of the best amateurs IN
the city, many Of whom have gained
SUCCESS in former appearances. The
company has been in rehearsal for the
past three weeks under the personal dl-
fection Of Miss Hennig. whose dramatic
and Evolutionary abilities are wei
known. Great curiosity has been eH-
pressed In regard TO this evenings per-
formance, and as q consequence there
will .be large audience present The
castis as follows:
Rudolph, son OF Eorenz. Mr.. Frank Nesbitt
Nathan, an apostate Jew, known, as
the "SchoolinnHter" AIR. u. w, Hennig
LorenE. an old magistrate
Mr. james r. Morgan
Ludwig, barber and dOotOr........"..:.
,.............. Mr.. EdW. u. FrRnZheim
Father Herman. the ytlihge priest:
............s......,Mr Mr.. Frederick Taylor
Abraham, blind jew
..................,aMr Mr.. Murray Springer
Jacob. tailor .....,....... Mr.. waiter Harny
Fritz, baker. Mr.. Percy Callahan
Grophen, peasant AIr. Harry Creighton
Johann. peasant. Mr.: Thomas heyser
Matilda, peasant..........Aii Miss susie Jones
Theresa peasant. Miss MAGgie Springer
Amelia, peasant, -, Miss Jennie apooner
Flower girl. Miss Pearl Frank
Rosel, jacobs sweetheart...........:.
.,...,,,.,.......M Miss Margaret Lindsay
Dame Gertrude, an old woman.
..........,......s.......sM t6S SAran NOLAN
Mother Groschen, and old womln....:.
.......,.............M Miss Irene CourtletEh
Sarah, Jewish woman. ~,
Leah, child OF Rudolph and Madeleine
,l4ittIC AlTlu
Madaiena. niece OF Father Herman;
.............,..,.......M Miss REM House
Leah, a Jewish maiden. MISS dennis
The scene OF the play as is well
known, by all who have witnessed It's
production by professional performers
is laid in Austria in the early part OF the
eighteenth century.
The first, second and third acts. occupy
two days and two nights; lapse OF week
between the third and fourth acts; q lapse
Of five years between the fourth ana htth
acts -, ,,-,,.,,
s ACT iI.-scene 1-Room in house of Lo-
REM Scene 2.-Forest, night.
ACT III.-scene i.-Room n Father 10
in AZ forest. Scene broad in Vine Hills.
Scene 4.-Garden. exterior OF Lorenzs
ACT ACT Tv.-seenc l.--darden in front q
Lorenz's house. Scene s.-churchyafu
ACT V.Sscene farm OF Rudolph and
Madalena.
A feature OF this performance Will be
the introduction Of strong ana Wen
balanced chorus, which will interpolate
music appropriate to the scenes and In
cldents Of the play. That the ehorus
has been under the training OF Mrs.
Flora Williams, and that she Will d.
rect It Is sufficient guarantee OF It's eX-
cellence. The personnel Of the chorus
Is as follows: -.
Carol and Eleanora Vardy.
Aitos-Aiisses Theresa Phitips, FiorenSe
Phillips, Alice Egerter ana MrS' Alile
"TreSn uai Waiter yardy. 7. W.
Nesbitt and Or. G. A, Aschmann. -,
Bassos- Mcssrs r. c. O'Neill. p. w.
TAYLOR, c. F. Caldwell and F. II. Bassett.
James A. Reilly. the German dialect
comedian, opens three nights en-
gagement at the Grand Opera House
Tonight. In the character OF the happy
German lad, Reilly is the only actor
who can acceptably M the place left
vacant by the death or the elder En-
NETT The company supporting Mr..
Reilly this season Is an excellent one
and mas been the oDJeCt OIL HiuHS SUI
plimentary notices from the press
wherever II has appeared.
Saturday afternoon and evening the
attraction at the Opera House will be
the Blind Boone concert company, OF
which the celebrated Blind Boone.
known as the "colOred Paderewski"
viii be the principal performer, assist
ed by Miss Stella May. a very fine vo.
callst. The concert is for the benefit OF
the Womnn's Musical Club, the most