Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-15

The Cathedral Fa.r-Other En-
tertainments.
One of the most successful home tai
emit entertainments of the winter, was
the Humane Society benefit at the OPP
era House last night. 1t attracted
very large and fashionable audience.
The programme which was given con-
sisted of two parts, the first series of
selections from grand opera, and the
second Tennyson's "A Dream of Fair
Women" 1t is seldom that such de-
gree Of artistic merit is attained in
local talent affairs, and this fact was
appreciated by the audience, which be-
slowed it's applause without stint upon
the different performers.
The programme for Part /. was as
follows:
Selections from II Trovatore-.. Verdi
Orchestra.
Recitative-Ecco Alfine. ........
Cavatina-Ah Duel gionne. ......
....... ...... Semiranide
Mrs. M. E. Whitaker.
Heart Bowed Down. =. Bohemian Girl
Mr.. Charles Zulauf.
Prison Scene-Il Trovatore. Verdi
Lenora-Mrs. Frank Hupp.
II Trovatore-Mr William Clemans.
Selections from II Thovatore. Verdi
Orchestra.
Mrs. Whittaker's excellent soprano
voice was heard to good advantage in
her selection, and Mr.. Zulauf rendered
his number in manner which fully
merited the enthusiastic applause which
followed it. The prison scene from
Trovatore was exceptionally pleasing.
Mr.. Clemans and Mrs. Hupp not only
sang their parts in fault.ess manner,
but gave them the requisite dramatic
force. They were rewarded with gen.
erous applause.
The Dream Of Fair Women" was
produced under the management of
Frank Updegraff. The patronesses
were Mrs. Frank Hearne, Mrs Robert
J. Reed, Mrs. Morris Horkheimer, Mrs.
Guy R. c. Allen, Mrs. Julius Pollock,
Mrs. Andrew H. Patterson, Mrs. Dun
levy, Mrs. George MoMechen. Mrs.
VIM. Schwertfeger, Mrs. Henry OFT,
Mrs. Geo. B. Caldwell, Mrs. Platoff
Zane, Miss Dee Pollack.
The cast of characters was as follows:
Reader ............ Miss Jennie R ~'ch
Helen of Troy. ...... Miss Grey Miller
Iphigenia ........ Miss Maud Spooner
Vestal Virgins-Misses Louise Rine-
hart, Harriet Dalzell, Deulah Booth,
Carrie Frazier, Marie Wheat and
Emma Myers.
Jepthas Daughter -. Elsie Gundling
RosamOnd Clifford. Mrs. o. R. Wood
Eleanor of Aquataine. Mrs. l.. Steenrod
Margaret Roper. ...... Jennie Spooner
Joan OF Arc. Grace Reich
Eleanor Of CASTLE. ... Eva Egerter
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. .......
.............. Henrietta Rinehart
ATTENDANTS. VI
Charmlon ................ Carrie Baer
Iras Observation-Disclosures. Lyde Bremen
Rita ...................E Evelyn Jepson
Nota ................ Miss Emsheimer
Anime ................. Edith Noise
SAT- Lee Caldwell
All who participated did so we'll that
it would be difficult to particularize.
The vocal solos by Miss Egerter and
Miss Gundling, were exquisitely render
ed. Miss Henrietta Rinehart deserves
especial credit for the admirable man
ner in which she sustained the part Of
Cleopatra. Her reading of her lines was
faultless, and she displayed con-
siderable dramatic ability. When it is
considered that she took the part only
last Friday, because Of the illness of
Miss Dunlevy, who was in the original
cast, her work may be said to have
been remarkable Her costume and fig
ure were of material assistance in her
artistic presentation of the part. The
hnr Icny
and the tableau was a beautiful pic
ture. The calcium lights, however,
were very weak. The costumes were
magnificent The production was in
every sense a notable success, and
large share of the credit is due to the
painstaking efforts of Mr.. Updegraff.