Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-02-07
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

There are freaks in the theatrical pro-
fession as well as others. There Is very
wide range between the extremes of good
and bad. There are many managers who
Search for novelties, realizing that the
theatre-goers flock TO see anything which
has the merit of freshness. An example
is furnished in the application for dates
which Manager Feinler received yester-
day from The Fat Woman's Burlesque
Company" The manager announced
that the females in his aggregation aver
aged in weight from 200 to $50 pounds.
The show was billed in glazing type as
three tons of flesh in tights" Manager
Feinler declined the offer, believing that
the expense of propping up the stage, and
increasing the size Of the dressing rooms,
would more than offset the box Office re-
ceipts.
A new magician, Mr.. Leon Hermann,
hereafter TO be known as Hermann Ill,
was introduced to the American public
in New York last week, and made de-
cdedly favorable impression. He per-
formed several of the feats and illusions
made famous by his late uncle. Professor
Alexander Hermann, and throughout the
evening he had the assistance and CO.
operation of Nine Adelaide Hermann,
who also was seen in some very beautiful
danes. and who, as a special feature of
the bill, did the bullet catching made
familiar here by her husband. Nine.
Hermann was heartily welcomed by the
large audience and her dances, some OF
which were new were applauded to the
echo. The bullet-catching act came last
on the bill The majority Of those in the
audience no doubt had seen the feat per-
formed by the late Professor Hermann,
but new interest was added to it and it
was made all the more startling by the
fact that woman was TO be the target
for the rifle balls.
The marksmen who were to do the
shooting-six veterans of the Lafayette
Guards-marched on the stage first, fol-
lowed by Nine. Herman, who was dressed
in white shirt and black knickerbockers.
The bullets were marked. the plate-one
of the everyday dinner varety-was
handed around for inspection, the guns
were loaded and the marksmen took their
places.
Are you ready? Fire.
And Nine. Hermann walked forward
with the six bullets on the plate.
OF course the audience cheered
Hermann Ill IS a clever sleight of hand
performer. almost, If not quite as clever
as his uncle. His palming was wonGerful.
Where in the world he managed TO con-
ceal the billiard balls and various other
articles large and small, that appeared
and disappeared in his hands no one
could tell. His tongue isn't as smooth yet
as his uncle's but that will come in time.
The dissecting-room scene in Lincoln }.
Carriers new play. The Tornado" which
comes to the Grand Opera House for three
nights and matinee, commencing Monday,
February Sth, is one of the most attrac-
tive scenes of the performance, perfect
in its detail. The action of the story dur
ing the scene is the very essence of quiet
and refined intensity. At its close. as the
curtain slowly falls, the young husband
and surgeon. alone with his great joy, q
storm of appreciative and sympathetic
applause invariably comes from the au-
dience. 1t was this feature of the new
play which was awaited by Mr. Carters
admirers. with a possible doubt as TO his
ability TO keep it free from gruesome
shades but the reception accorded the
scene at the first production settled be-
yond u doubt the complete triumph of
the feature.