Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-10-30
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.


Joseph Jeeffrson will end his tour in
"The Rivals on January z, and will
then go to his plantation in louisiana
to paint a new batch of landscapes for
his relatives. On April he will begin
brief spring tour.
There will be no less than six COM
panies using "Cyrano de Bergerac"
worth will star in the play. The Shu-
Der Stock Company, in Syracuse; the
Third Avenue Stock Company, in New
York, the. Henderson Stock Company,
in the West, and the Salisbury Stock
Company will all use it, while Mr.. DAILY
says Miss Rehau will continue in the
play for the balance of the season.
Kcster and Biai's have put on a bur-
lesque; Weber and Fields are prepar-
ing one, and Haverly's Ministries will
have one, so the play will not suffer for
want Of attention.
| learn from some one who played
in the cast with her that Miss Marie
Burroughs has objected strenuouSly to
being On the stage In support OF Stuart
Robson in THE Meddler" whenever a
swear word is uttered. To show that
9 she lives up to her principles in this
matter Miss Burroughs, am informed,
makes an exit simply to be out of the
public view while Mr.. Robson INDUCES
in an oath, returning Immediately after
it is perpetrated. In another act some
one says by God!" and so again Miss
Borrcughs politely absents herself for
the time being.-Dramatic News.
nl1h1in in, Nfilyuanlyon a
complaining of the dramatic outlook
for the present season. The papers
there call attention to the fact that
but two attractions Of the first class
have been announced in the managers
bookings.
Joseph Haworth has been engaged to
succeed Edward ]. Morgan as John
Storm in "The Christian" on November
%, when Mr. Morgan must retire from
Viola Aliens company to rejoin the Ly-
ceum Theatre Stock Company.
The quarrel between Sarcey and
Yvette Guilbert has not ended, and the
curious spectacle is presented to Paris
ians of a prolonged wordy warfare be-
tween the first of French critics and the
most popular of French chanteuses,
Among other things Guilbert questioned
the critics right to criticise her work
for the reason that he paid for his seat,
and, therefore, according to her femin-
inc line of reasoning, was present as a
spectator merely and not in his capaci-
ty of q reviewer.
Sydney Rosenfeld has closed with
Daniel Frohman for the production Of
his English version of I'm Weissen Ro-
ha cn,onc-rf,11 nile -,
which Mr. Rosenthal secured in Berlin.
The English version will be called cat
the White Horse Tavern" The play
recounts the adventures of a Berlin
tourist in the Austriap Alps, interviewer
with fascinating love story. The piece
has passed it's two hundreth night at
the Leasing Theatre, in Berlin, and is
said to be the most pronounced hit Ger
many has had for years.
A lorg-distance speech was made last
week by Randolph Hartley to a com
pany in Denver, soon to open In this
opera, The Juggler," in that city. Into
a photograph in New York Mr.. Hart
ley poured his words of admonition re-
garding the performance of his work
all his hopes for its success. The cylin-
der was sent by express to the stage
manager in Denver, and three days
later "The Juggler" company heard,
marked and applauded the address.
Richard Mansfield was at one time in
comic opera. He was in the cast when
lies Mantaux Norris was produced at
the Standard Theatre, New York City,
in 1882.
Ritchie, the tramp cyclist, is IN Ber-
lin.
Cleo de Merode is in Berlin.
Nellie McHenry and her husband are
to appear in vaudeville.
The Dramatic Mirror this week pub
fishes it's fourth installment Of the The
atrical Roster for the season of 1889,
and thus has placed before its readers
and the profession the personnel OF
practically all the companies of note
before the public this season. The fol-
lowing comparison Of the Roster of
this season with that Of last sceason
published by The Mirror will be OF in
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