Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-09
IN THE THEATRES.
Coming attractions Booked for Both
Local PIayhouses.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE-To-night,
"The DaZzler": first half of next week,
OPERA Saturday matinee and
ste stead" " ono
Alabama" Augustus Thomas great
and most successful play, will be pre-
sented by the Clement cambridge Com
PAW at the Grand Opera House for
three nights and a matinee, commenc-
ing Monday, April 18th. Mr.. Thomas
play is now in the fifth year of its sue
cess. Each year the play has made
deeper impression on the people, I'M
til it looks as though it had become
standard American drama Mr.. Thomas
has not aimed to do much in Ala
bama" except tell a pretty love story,
and show the American people that war
is a thing Of the past and that love is
stronger than sectional resentment. lie
has shown, as his lines indicate, that
sectional resentment is eighteen years
behind the times. He has caused the
shouters of sectionalism on both sides
of the Mason and Dixon line TO realize
that there is New South and young
or generation. that there is a New
North and a younger generation; that
they are all Americans, and those who
do not want 70 keep up with the pro-
cession have Il go to the rear.
There has been a very general but
mistaken impression that Wang" the
merry Siamese opera by Goodwin and
Morse. which will be produced at the
Opera House Saturday matinee and
night. has passed into other hands. AS
q matter of fact the work, which has
been the creates, popular and financial
success known in years, and which THIS
season goes out for its fifth year, has
not been sold. { is now the valuable
Droperty of technically the same own
ers as on the night Of its first produc-
ton five years ago. The contrary be-
lief is probably due to the fact that
during the first two seasons the opera
owners allowed i. to be produced on
ROYALTY. while during the coming sea-
son. as formely, will be under their
own exclusive management Ihey
have recognized he fact that wang
has great intrinsic merits Of its own,
that its success vas never for an in
slant dependent upon one individual,
and that Altogether the opera was too
valuable a piece Of property to permit
to be produced IN a royalty. Ihese
are the sole facts n connection WIN the
many published minors. 1t IS recog-
n!7ed fact among managers that the
opera goes out ills season with more
money behind it and more money law
ished upon its production than ever be-
fore. wang is now on its final tour,
and this will positively be its last ap-
pearance in our city
There lies strength and quiet in Den
man Thompson's odd Homestead.
There is a Tremendous reserve force in
the NAV which communicates itself to
tho nlavers and fir m them to the audi
ence. There is poetry in every Inc
sermon in every scene. a benedlcuon
and 2 blessing in lis every lesson, which
summed Nd. are goodwill toward
man" This popular play, which is one
of the really notable theatrical sue
cesses of recent years, will be the Opera
House attraction Tuesday night and is
certain 10 be greeted by a large audi
ence.
"7-ba Dazzler." newer. brighter, more
do,zling than ever. opened a half weeks
er@agement at the Grand last night to
on audience which filed the theatre. and
which laughed and applauded throughout
49, e,tira evening. This Is the very latest
s5ition Of this popular farce, and the funny
sayirgs new speciatlas. and popular mu-
80 bring the production right up to date.
IT, cast is excellent including the old ia
,orites and many new faces-good come
aians nrettv girls. clever vocalists and
5"no1rs ..rTba Dazzler'' will be repeated
tonight.