Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-14
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GRAND OPERA HoUsE-To-night
The Span Of Life: last half Of week,
Under the Dome.
OPERA HOUSE-We Wednesday night. Cis-
y Fitzgerald in The Founding /;
Thursday night, Kellar, the Magician.
William Calder, the American man
ager who went TO England some years
ago with '.The White Slave" and who
purchased while in London that mar
velously constructed drama, The
Span of Life" from the author. Mr.
Sutton Vane, will personally supervise
its production here at the Grand to-
night. Mr. Calder declares that THE
Span of Life" is his most profitable in
vestment, and although he has several
other theatrical enterprises, both here
and in Europe, THE Span OF Life"
continues to be his favorite 1t will
be presented this season with every
stitch of scenery new, and with the
same remarkable mechanical effects
that have hitherto distinguished it,
The Donazetti trio of acrobats have
been especially engaged for the ''hu-
man bridge"
1.-The Founding, a farce which
achieved run of over 200 nights at
Hoyt's treatre, New York. will be pre-
sented at the Opera House next We'd
nesday evening, March 18th, for the
first time in Wheeling. The principal
feature of the production will be he
appearance of the famous Cissy Fitz-
gerald, whose dancing in "a Gypsy
Girl' at Days treatre created such a
sensation, and who was largely respon-
sible. for the tremendous success of
THE Founding in the metropolis.
OF the much heralded hurricane
scene in Under the Dome" which
comes to the Grand the last half Of the
week it is said that the owner of the
play previous to the initial production
entirely overlooked its possibilities,
pinning their faith to the ferry boat
scene, which, indeed. were it the only
effect in the play, would insure sue
cess. so wonderfully perfect is it in
detail But the hurricane scene prov
ed the biggest kind of surprise. 1t
was at once pronounced 10 be an abb
solure marvel, and completely threw
the other big effects of the play into
the also ran" list. Since then it has
been perfected and amplified and is
said to be second only in its awful real
ism to the actual hurricane in the
harbor of Apia of which it is a stage
representation.
One of the prettiest and most Devil
dering of Magician Kellars many won
derful Illusions is what he is pleased
IN call 1.-THE Princess Karnak" The
trick is a Hindoo one that came from
India when he returned from that
country two years abo. A young girl
is locked in a cage and the cage is COW
cred with cloth The cloth is remov-
ed in a half-second' time and the girl
is gone A similar cage is suspended
in the air. OH the opposite side OF the
stage. The girl, as soon as her flight
from the first prison has been discov-
cred is seen walking down the aisle of
the theatre She is again imprisoned
in the lower cage and again instantly
disappears At the same moment the
curtains in the suspended cage are
raised and there stands the little prin-
cess. smiling at the audience. AT the
Opera House Thursday. March 18th.
THE COUNTRY GUIDES ITSELF.
Kansas City Star
One year of Mckinley has proven
that this country can hang together
and enjoy a fair degree Of prosperity
without great man in the Presidential
chair,