Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-25

! Girard in My Friend from India Fri
DAY ana Saturday, prisoner OF lenaa:
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-To-night. In
MiZzOura"; first half OF next week, The
Deacon's Daughter
The story of MY Friend from India, ="
the new farce which Donnelly and Girard
| will offer 10 their extensive following at
the Opera House this evening, is certainly
promising. II is based on the attempts Of
Erastus Unde-holt. retired millionaire
pork packer from Kansas city who has
taken up his residence in New York 10
get his family into the exclusive society
circles of the metropolis. The desired OPP
portunity is furnished. as he believes, by
his son Charles. a gay convivial young
, man. One night while out on a lark he
makes The acquaintance Of a stranger,
barber named A. Keene Shaver. In the
morning he is unable to tell where he
picked up the stranger or what his name
is y search is made through the mans
clothes while asleep. and nothing is found
but a book on theosophy. The barber,
awakening and finding his garments miss
ing. wraps himself in 81 yellow silk spread
and begins to search for them. lie makes
his appearance before the young man just
as the latter's father enters and calls him
TO account for his youthful wildness. As
way out Of his embarrassing position the
young man introduces the stranger to his
father as an old friend from India. who
IS learned in theosophy and is Il distin>
guisheG member Of The Yellow Robe"
"In Mizzoura" will open a half week :
engagement at the Grand tonight. They
use small dog in this play which did a
most unprofessioual thing one night re-
Gently at NcVicker's Theatre. Chicago
The dog is supposed TO have been run over
by wagon and one of it's legs crushed
Jim Ranburn. the kind-hearted sheriff
picks him up in the road and carries him
10 the home Of Joe Vernon the black
smith. to see if the limb cannot be set in
splln;s. OF course, care is taken that the
doggy be not allowed to get out Of the
hands Of some of those on the stage. but
the night in question. through some acct
dent or other, jim Radburn. the sherin,
relaxed his hold on him after reciting the
sad plight in which he picked him up.
and "Boomsky." taking advantage OF it,
began to frisk about the stage. barking
and caperng in a way not at all becom-
ing to a brindle pup that was supposed TO
be At subject for plaster cast. The
audience roared to be sure. but the sheriff
turned the joke on the blacksmith very
prettlly by remarking THAT he possessed
all the power Of a magic healer
1.-THE Prisoner Of Zenda" comes to the
Opera House tomorrow and Saturday
with Saturday matinee. What do YOU say
to q play all action? Something that will
make your heart thump I'm the absurdest
fashion that viii turn your thoughts from
to-morrow's market, your own affairs, and
even those OF your neighbor? The Pris-
oner of Zenda" is just that kind of play.
1t is as full of color as a tropical sunset:
as full Of life as a boy Of twenty; and as
full Of romance as girl still in her teens.
1t is 4 life-saving draught of drama, and
Anthony Hope, who spun the tale, and
Edward Rose who made Of it a play. are
in no small way benefactors Of their foi-
low men.