Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-15

GRAND OPERA HoUsE-To-night
The Span Of Life; last half Of week,
OPERA HOusE--Wsdne night
Cissy Fitzgerald, IN The Founding ;
Thursday night, Kellar the Magician
Under the Dome,' the big naval
comedy drama which will be Manager
the Grand Opera House, is one of the
mist pretentious scenic productions of
the year. AS the action takes the
characters Of the play to Apia at the
time of the terrific hurricane which
proved so destructive to the German
and American war vessels assembled
there, the opportunity for tremendous
scenic display is abundant. The au-
thor-manager seems to have availed
himself Of his opportunities, as the
storm scenes ending in the wreck Of
the Trenton are said to be marvellous
ly complete in detail and second III
their awful realism only to the storm
itself. Other scenes of the play are a
remarkable mechanical and scenic III
fusion perfectly counterfeiting a ferry
boat trip from Jersey City to New
York, a view Of the capitol at Wash
ington during a night illumination,
several sets showing familiar localities
in Washington and a pretty Samoan
scene.
Miss Cissy Fitzgerald. who appears
here in The Founding a. the Opera
House. next Wednesday evening
March 10th, came on the New York
theatrical public like the blizzard uf
oil
mer favorites and making the oldest
inhabitant raise his hands in wonder
and admit that it had never been be-
fore. With glance Of the eye and
a rosy, ripping smile, unlike any
glance or smile that was ever seen
before, she danced her way into the
very heart CT the New York public
recalling the days of Taglioni This
remarkable English girl, about whom
so much has been written, and who
seems to be the particular light of one
of the greatest successes New York
has ever known, was born in Kent.
one OF the fashionable suburbs OF
London, and came from an old English
family in no way connected with
theatricals. From her earliest days
she always showed a great fondness
for music, and before she had reached
the age of five was known throughout
the locality in which she was born for
her pretty childish dancing of the
Sailors Hornpipe and other fancy
dances. In fact, she became so fond
of this sort of thing that her parents
became utterly dismayed and sought
to change the channel of her inclina.
tons.
The weird experiments in Oriental
magic with which Magician Kellar is
entertaining his audiences this season
are so inexplicable and mysterious as
to nearly approach the supernatural
The Shrine Of Koomra Sami' is one
Of his latest full stage illusions, IN
which he materializes eight or ten wo-
men out Of the very atmosphere, and
confines them in huge cage OF stats,
which, only second before, was
shown conclusively to be empty.
host of smaller tricks in magic and
seven full stage illusions will be in
cluded in his programme at the Opera
House next Thursday, March 18th.
The sensational English melo-drama
"The Span Of Life, opened a half
weeks engagement at the Grand
! Opera House last night to a very large
and appreciative audience. The Sory
told by the play is one Of thrilling in
terest, and it is developed By means Of
a number Of very interesting scenes
and striking climaxes. The company
| is good. The william received many
complimentary Kisses, while the hero
and heroine were applauded to the
echo The epiece is well staged, the
| lighthouse scene being especially real
istic. The DonaZettas are remark
able team Of acrobats, and their forma-
ton Of the human bridge, from which
the play takes its name, is one OF the
strong features of the production
- he Span of Life" will be repeated
/ tonight and tomorrow afternoon. and
| the engagement will close Wednesday
night.