Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
THO WORLD OF AMUSEMENT.
Attractions Of the Past and Coming
Week in the Local Play Houses.
Excellent Bills in Both Houses
During the Past Six Days-Book-
lngs for the Near Future-Some
Gossip OF Local Interest," General
Notes Concerning Plays and
Footlight Favorites.

WHEELING PARK-To-day, afternoon
a afs. evening, Brooke's famous Chicago
OPERA HOUSE : Monday, Fallen
Among Thieves; Wednesday, The Great
Train Robbery"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Al week,
WITH daily maunees, beginning Tuesday,
Gonzalez Comic Opera Company, is re-
pertoire; Monday night, SAID Pasha.
Despite the fact that the local thea
ter managers provided excellent attrac-
tons for their patrons during the week,
the audiences were generally small, or
at least decidedly out of proportion
when measured with the merits of the
companies. The Grand patronage was
good, but the audiences at the Opera
Huose were very small. Manager Refs
ter engaged Creston Clarke for three
performances. The mere announcement
of the coming of Mr.. Clarke should have
attracted large audiences, especially OF
persons who were familiar with the his
tory of the stage. His presentation of
'sThe Last of His Race was artistic in
the extreme and was highly pleasing
to his audiences, while Lady of Lyons"
has perhaps never been given in a more
satisfactory manner in local theater.
One might account for small audiences
by the fact that Legitimate" produc-
lions are not in favor with Wheeling
lovers of the play, which experience
has proven to be in a measure true.
BIT this will not account for the light
nd IH,i1 xrbo
hennessy Leroyle and company enact
ed the delightful little comedy, "Other
Peoples Money" It might be a safe
assertion that little piece of "other
peoples money" would produce a good
effect in the matter under discussion,
for it is undoubtedly true that hard
times have seriously affected attendance
at the theaters.
The audiences at the Grand were
much larger and were probably salts
factory to the management, but the at
fractions were first class, and to this
fact may be ascribed their drawing
powers. "a Prodigal Father" is one
OF the best farce comedies ever pro-
duced at that theater, while Harry Hills
"Monarchs'' is good vaudeville compa-
ny, and vaudeville appears to be very
popular this season.
Miss Rose Melville, whose "Sis Hop
kins" is introduced as a speciality in
"a Prodigal Father" is a clever, win
some little actress, who has made rapid
strides in her chosen profession. She
first appeared in repertoire, as mem
Der of the "Zeb" Company, and this
season takes the most prominent female
role in ga Prodigal Father" If some
clever playwright would construct a COM
edy in which Miss Melville would have
an opportunity to create such a charac-
ter. as sis" there would be large finan-
ncial returns for BOTH
Herr Johann Evans, leader of the
Grand Opera House orchestra, led the
orchestra at Reading, Pa, for a sum-
mer engagement of the Gonzalez Opera
Company. The company carries it's
special orchestra on its present tour,
and Herr Evans will entertain the musi-
clans this afternoon and evening at his
studio on Market street
A coming event which will be of great
interest to lovers of music will be the
appearance at the Opera House, on the
evening of the 22d inst, of Mr. Ernest
Gamble, who is native of MeKeesport,
Pa, but who has achieved marked sue
cess both in this country and abroad.
He will be assisted by Mr.. Hamilton.
accompanist and piano soloist, and Miss
Grace Updegraff, soprano. The recital
will be one of the first notable musical
events of the season.
"The Great Train Robbery" mana
gers Thomas H. Davis and William T.
Keogh's new romantic western play, of
which Scott Marble is the author. is the
first drama to show life and scenes in
those sections of the southwest which
were formerly and are yet infested
with outlaws of every description.
Scenery painted from photographs and
sketches of the actual localities repre-
sented depict the scenic glories of the
west, of plain, mountain, canon and