Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24

Caesar" produced by Mr. Tree at Hes
Majesty's theatre. London, was per-
formed more than $50 times, prior to
its withdrawal on June 18. "The Mer-
chant OF Venice" had the longest career
Of any Shakespearean play, on the oc-
casion of its first revival by Henry Irv-
ing, who produced it, at the London
Lyceum. on November /, 1879. The
run consisted of $50 consecutive per-
formances Romeo and Juliet" reviv-
ed at the Lyceum, March IL, 1882. was
acted 100 times. Much Ado About
Nothing" presented at the same thea
tire. on October II, 1882. had 200 per-
formances.
Charles Dickson. who is spending the
summer at Bensonhurst, is training q
rat which he expects to use in his play
Mistakes VIII Happen" next season.
A good deal Of the fun in certain
scene depends on the scare caused by
the presence of rat in the room. A
property rat was used when the play
was given trial recently, but Mr..
Dickson thinks the least he can do is
to supply a real live rat where the
situation calls for it. The old property
rat will be carried as an understudy,
to be used in case some ambitious the
atre cat takes notion to cut short the
stage career of the real one.
Speaking of Mason Mitchell and Burr
Mcintosh as being with the American
army before Santiago, reminds me of
little incident in the life of the late
Lawrence Barrett He was leading
man at the Howard Athenaeum at the
breaking out Of the war in 81, and.
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publicly presented with gorgeous set
of side arms and given most lusty
Godspeed But Larry Barrett's martial
enthusiasm was very short lived, for
he hardly went to the front before he
was back again. leaving his title OF cap
tain behind him. On the other hand,
Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Mcintosh have
been doing loyal service in Cuba.-Bal-
timore Herald
Sir Henry Irving closed his season at
the London Lyceum with a perform
ance of 1.-The Merchant of Venice" the
fftieth of this latest revival, and put an
end to the published rumoI's about the
approaching resignation of Ellen Terry
by saying that he hoped her Portia
would grace those boards very fire.
gently in the future He proceeded TO
say that his next Shakespearean re-
vival would be Richard II" play
that has not been acted in London for
forty years. He apparently abandoned
his intention &C producing "Coriolan-
US" at the last moment, for only few
DAYS previously it was announced that
he had been in consultation with Alma
Tadema about the scenery. His next
appearance at the Lyceum hcwe'hr,
will probably be as Robespierre, in Sar-
dou's new play.
Maud Hollins is with De Wolf Hop
per. Next season she goes with JET
ferson de Angels.
MAJ Goodwin will be the most as
itonished and disappointed OF stars II
Fitch's Nathan Hale" does not prove
the most successful play with which
he has been identified. Why Goodwin
should be so optimistic regarding this
work is difficult to explain. 1t has
been played in Chicago only, and the
critics of that town found much in 1t
to praise; but it has not been, hereto
fore. the fashion to accept Chicago as
a tribunal in matters Of art. OF course
the personal equation is to be reckoned
with in this case; for Nat long has
been anxious to secure a play in which
he would be compelled to sink his
comic personality, and in which he
would be given an opportunity to ex-
plofft himself purely ana w1ro,iy OH
actor with talent for the serious and
pathetic. Our audiences were wont to
gigg,e at his Gringcire-not that the
portrayal was lacking in feeling or the
poetic quality, but because Goodwin
is a professional funny man. When
he played in "A Gold Mine" he was
treated with greater respect whenever
he undertook to win tear; but he
was compelled to clown with renewed