Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-04-12
IN THE THEATRES.
Attractions Of the Past and Coming Week.
General Notes

General Notes.
The law recently passed by the Ohio
Legislature requiring ladies TO remove
their headgear in theatres, is now in
fun operation and is a good law, Some
kicking resulted from the new order Of
things. but as a whole the fair sex take
kindly TO ,he law. Managers Of thea
res who fail to- enforce The law are
liable to fine. At Bellaire last week
about 1000 persons crowded into the
El|sian theatreaCo q local entertain
men-. Ine audience was composed
mainly of ladies. tt took the ushers.
he managers and policeman The good
part of half hour persuading some Of
ne big h3t brigade TO conform 10 the
law. but d was finally ACCOMPLISHED.
a great howl has gone ND I'm Cinciu-
nai relative 90 The law. and the kick
is coming apparently from he theatre
managers themselves. but the real fact
is chat the dealers in evening beadger
Tor ladies. are the people who are wOr-
ryng. The trade i'm this line is threat
eIed and TO lis a big item. Managers of
opera houses who are anon- the law
ARE NOT In sympathy with the most of
their patrons. To sit behind q woman
with @ big hat is one Of .he greatest
nuisances one can contend with and the
Ohio Legislature has done a good act
i'm getting rid of it.
.f.Hn fNrr
TO close. Tt has been fairly success
full better than for years past Good
attractions have drawn crowded houses
Us rule, while the poorer organiza-
lions nave suffered. Managers of thea
tres are finding out that il is better to-
keep their houses closed than TO play
companies that are not up to the stand
ard. lt is ges,ing harder every year for
Hy-up-the-creek organizations to ge-
good bookings, and as q consequence
,here are fewer OF them launched than
formerly.
Martins Ferry has been a poor show
o#n for The last three years. owing TO
me hard times. and it was quite a sur
prise TO- see show strike that town Two
or three weeks since and play TO the
capacity of the Opera House for six
nights. Howard Wallis company was
-aere short time since. with prices 10
and ID cents. The people were good
and made quite a hit At Bridgeport
the show PLAYED 20 big business and
Then struck Belaire. and repeated
the success IL had at Martins Ferry.
The house at the latter place was
crowded all week, and demonstrated
that money can be made at 10 and 10
cen prices.
Tented shows are slow getting out
ihis year owing 10 the Indictment
weather Calls have been made. how
ever by some. and starts will be made
with the expectation that the weather
VIII soon quiet down. Several circuses
VIII, strike these parts this summer. che
first coming next month.
Morrison Faust appeared in Bel
laira last night 10 a big house The
theatre down there has had a lot of
new scenery put in and the stage is a
beauty now.
The Benwood ferry boat runs a half
hour later han formerly. and this al-
lows patrons of the theatres q chance
t0 see performances through. and not
miss the boat t. is quite a convenience
and should help business some.
Moundsyille has had quite a number
of attractions This winter as high as
wo or three a week. AS the town is
not large enough TO support more than
one good shW a week some of the at
fractions are sorry tha, they struck
there.
Lincoln Carter viii have out his Fast
Mail and Tornado companies again
next season. Railroad plays have been
quite numerous for several years. bUt
the public is getting tired of them. The
Fas Mail and The Limited Mail We're
the best money mokers that took the
road.
The new opera house for Wheeling
is still ON paper. and is likely 20 stay
there for some time II the Opera
House was enlarged and improved
somewhat +, would serve Wheeling
theareg0ers for some years yet. There
IS not barrel of money i'm the average
playhouse as hundreds of people all
over the country have found out 10
taelr sorrow Costly theatres are nice
things TO see, but are rarely profitable
in ordinary sized cities
Clay Clement lis q clever actor and has
won @ reputation chat viii rebound TO
his credit ON future visits To- Wheeling.
The company he had with him This
year was above the average and pleased
all VINO attended
al Fields has two big minstrel COM
n1nies ON the road and is making
money. AL is a hustler and thinks the
show would not go without him. and he
Is 3b0u- right. lie is the same old Al.
Fields. however. The patrons of min
s.re.y in The South thinks Fields is
he only man I'm the business and crowd
theatres 90 every performance
Local entertainments have been thick
OF "a e.. and the sale Of tickets by soil
citation for this and that performance
has been great This Is the season of
the year when churches. and other or
CARNATIONS get i'm their work ON char
ablv inclined merchants and others.
Owing % The new rules adopted bv
she railroads as regards mileage and
excess baggage. theatrical companies
win make heir jumps shorter than ever