Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-20

impossible, resembling mixture OF
carpenters shops and country fairs.
They are crowded with eXcursionists
from all parts of England, who are
coming in on special trains at all sta
tions. Everything seems to have been
half done and incompleted. Many of
the decorations are already seedy from
two days storm. Nothing, however,
seems TO be lacking in enthusiasm,
unless it is in the case of syndicates OF
spectators in jubilee seats, who at all
places, except st. Pauls Cathedral, are
accepting any reasonable offer. The
combined losses of the four largest
spec, lators exceed 100000, and on
every hand are inquiries as to Where
are the Americans"
Considerable disgust and even resent
ment is expressed at the fact that the
Americans have not bought up all the
available seats at the spectators
prices. Much sarcasm is directed
against the stand holders. Whistler, in
Fridays Daily Chronicle, has a sketch
in which Nelson, speaking from the top
of lis monument in Trafalgar Square,
IS opposed TO say:
Boarded at last. England expects
every man to be ridiculous
In addition, St Martin is depicted as
putting up sign on his church, read
ing: Protestant House of the Lord
to let. Apply at the money changers
OF the vestry."
A strange tale is vouched for by one
of the London papers. 1t says that a
wealthy member of the aristocracy has
paid $3.50 Isl, 1,76O) for a room in 81.
James street. He is suffering, ii is
added. from a hideous malformation Of
the countenance; will arrive late on
Monday night; will spend that night in
the room referred to, and will witness
the procession with his attendant, all
other people being excluded from the
room. For twenty-seven years, 1t Is
further stated, only two people have
seen his face The unfortunate man
drives every night about London and,
on entering and leaving his carriage,
according to the newspaper, he covers
his head with a hood.
A discordant note Of the festivities
is the shabby way in which the colonial
soldiers have been treated. Again and
again various detachments have arrived
at noon, but have men no invitations
&C to where they should go and found
no food ready. The scandal was at last
taken up by the press, and especially
by the Pail Mall Gazette, the Globe and
the Daily Mail, and the Prince of Wales
himself brought the red tape officials
70 their senses. There was marked
change when the Canadians arrived.
Then it was midnight, a large number
of officers were in waiting on the plat
form. ana band of music played the
Canadians to their barracks where they
found their quarters and supper all
ready.
For the present. theatres are doing a
poor business. but the slump, which is the
tonic Of conversation in theatrical circles
will come to an end at the jubilee ceIeord-
tions. which is the chief cause.
Secret Service" is, however. an eXcep-
ton 10 the general rule. and is doing as
we'll AT the comedy theatre as though 1t
was transferred Monday, as it did before
in four weeks run at the Adelphi. where
Nine Bernhard made her appearance
THURSDAY. June Il, in Lorenzo.
on Wednesday afternoon benefit was
given TO Lawrence Harris, formerly OF the
Opera Comique. The programme. besides
a miscellaneous entertainment by many
nonular theatricales and variety artists
included a new farcical comedy by Adelene
Volieri entitled The Syndicate
# has long been and open secret that a
ouarrel exists between Nine. Nordica ana
NJ. Jean de Rezseke. sufficiently serious to
prevent the two eminent singers from ap-
nearing in the same opera. Col. Mapleson
has as mouthpiece for Nine. Nordica,
rad= an explanation of the origin OF this
misunderstanding. which, he says, began
during the last season in America. AT that
time Nine. Nordica. it sens, made some
remarks complaining of the opposition OF
which she thought was the object at the
hands of Resseke These remarks. IN an
exaggerated form. found their way into
the napers and made Resseke so angry
that when Nine Nordica wrote 10 him to
explain. he returned the letter unopened.
This occasioned a complete eStransement
between the two artists. which still con-
tinues. and all attempts at reconciliation
have. so far. proved abortive. Meantime.
Nine. Nordica still remains out OF the bill
at the Convent Garden opera House, and
as Col. Mepleson's projected opera season
at Drury Lane seem 10 have fallen
through. it begins to look as though the
nrima donna will not be heard in London
during the present summer.
The attempt TO place Drury Lane thea
ire on a sound financial basis under the
management of Arthur Collins has proved
complete success. The capital Of the new
limited company has been fully subscribed.
Mr. Collins takes possession of the house
rext Friday and will at once begin re-
b.arsirr the drama with which he pro-
noses TO open in the autumn The mouse
will he run on the same lines as were so
successfully laid down by the late Angus
,s Harris. whose gross receipts from his
los. TWO autumn dramas and last two pam
-, ,es amouted TO over Sl6S,500. Mr.. Col