Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-28
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES


GRAND OPERA HoUsE-ro-night.
.. 2qshu n1,, sslmpksns !: last half OF week,
OPERA 5oUsE-To- night. Chaurcey
lecture by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll; Sat
urday matinee and night, Donnally and
Girard, in The Geezer."
Joshua Simpkins, the acknowledge
ed best of all rural comedy dramas. will
open an engagement of half week at
the Grand Opera House tonight. The
company carries its own band, which
is strong feature of the production
OF recent performance in Rome, Ga,
the Tribune said: THE rural comedy
drama, Joshua Simpkins,' held the
boards at NeVin's Opera House last
evening. 1t is above the average of
its kind, and the series of sensational
features interspersed with first class
specialties, makes an evening pass
pleasantly. The orchestra and band
are very good indeed. The house was
comfortably filled. "
Tonight the Wheeling lovers Of
music and drama will be given their
first opportunity of seeing and hearing
Mr.. Chauncey Olcott, who will present
his remarkably successful play, Sweet
Inniscarra." Mr.. Olcott is the pos
SCISSOR of a tenor voice of remarkable
sweetness and purity, and is perhaps
the most popular singer upon the
American stage to-day. He has sur
rounded himself with an excellent
company, and his new play offers
abundant opportunities for dramatic
action and some very pretty special
scenery. Mr.. Olcott win no doubt be
greeted by large audience, as the
advance sale of seats is large.
The great orator-ag noStic Robert G.
Ingersoll, will tell the people of this
city and vicinity the history of his
unbelief in orthodox Christianity at
the Opera House next Tuesday The
lecture is entitled, why / Am An Ag-
nostic," and has created a sensation
wherever it has been given, being at
tackled on all sides by the orthodox
clergy. 1t is the most concise and
powerful of all this wonderful man $
arguments and is given with all the
eloquence and humor for which he is
world-famed Hear him tell his story,
even if you don't accept his conelu-
sions.
The original company presenting
BARLEY Campbell's white Slave" will
be seen at the Grand Opera House on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March
31st and April LIST and I'd, with an I'M
usually good cast and all the mechan-
zeal and electrical effects, which are
very well remembered here particu-
larly the rain storm of real water This
will be the first time this organization
has played here at popular prices. A
matinee will be given on Saturday
The company is under the personal
management of Mr. Campbell's two
sons. and they promise a production
which will be first class in every re-
spect.
At the Opera House Saturday, April
I'd, matinee and night, Donnelly and
Girard old-time favorites, will present
for the first time here their new spec
tacular operetta, THE Geezer," the
funniest and most successful Of their
productions The piece had a run of
IT'S nights in New York City, and it
was with difficffiulty that Donnelly and
Girard were able TO fill their promises
to the people Of their circuit to pre-
sent this play to them this season, so
great is the demand that they remain
in the large cities. But after much DIFF
ficulty they succeeded in releasing
themselves of all obligations and are
now filing their engagements, as was
originally promised. The play abounds
in comedy, funny situations, witty say
inps and novel SDeeNdiJieS.