Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14
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Dixie7: Saturday matinee and night,
Roland Reed and company.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE To-day. mat
i i and 1 evening, McD oodle's s Flats; ;
Rice & Barton's comedians. an inim-
table aggregation of fun makers, present.
ed "McDoodle's Flats for the second
time at the Grand Opera House last
night and there was a large audience to
enjoy the meritorious pctpourri of mirth
and music. ''McDoodles Flats" appeals
only to the merry side Of human nature,
but in manner which proves very
effecting in dispelling the blues and
similar ailments. The specialties, intro
duced during the action of the piece, were
last night applauGed to the echo. The
half weeks engagement of .McDoodle's
Flats" will conclude with matinee and
evening performances to-day.
Down in Dixie" is the strong attrac-
ton to be presented in this city Wednes-
day, December 14th, at the Opera House.
1t is a vivid portrayal of life in the
seductive South, united to a melo-
dramatic story full of thrilling incidents.
which Thomas H. Davis and William T.
Keogh are producing with realistic and
imposing scenic and mechanical effects.
It's melodramatic portions are incidents
attending the love affair of beautiful
young girl whose place in the world is an
humble one. She saves her lovers life
and overcomes the prejudices of his proud
family by saving it from disaster
planned by a pair of designing villains.
The chief comedy characters are an old
Southern squire who thinks that nothing
is as good as it used to be before the
war; an old negro couple, of which the
female half wears the metaphorical
trousers; and a lot of pickaninnes who
make things lively on the plantations.
Thees darby youngsters constitute the IA
nous Down in Dixie p.ckaninny band.
Mr.. Roland Reed and his admirable
company will present the highly enter
tanning comedy, THE Woman Hater,"
next Saturday night, and The Wrong
Mr.. Wright matinee at the Opera
House, D. D. Lloyd's eccentric comedy,
which has achieved a decided and well
merited success. Seldom is play by an
American author greeted with more
laughter and enthusiasm. From the TIME
that the characters are thoroughly in
troduced the fate of the play is never for
a moment in doubt, and the interest once
awakened is held in firmer and firmer
grasp till the final foil of the curtain.
Bondell & Hennessy's latest comedy
triumph, "A Cheerful Idiot or A Jay on
Broadway" will be the attraction at the
Grand Opera House for three days COM
mencing Thursday. December 18th. "a
Cheerful Idiot fairly teens with funny
situations, novel musical numbers and
bright specalties. 1t illustrates a coun-
try boys visit to New York CITY, and
has a good strong story; the dialogue is
witty and the cast is one OF unusual
strength numbering twenty people,
headed by Edward and Libbia Blondell,
two of the cleverest comedy opponents
now before the public. Emery and
Noding, refined singers and Instrumental
lists; Armstrong and Porter, comedy stars:
Joseph Morgan, Clint and Bessie Robbins,
George Graham, Lolita Day, Lulu Vestal,
Eddie Taylor. and many others Those
who enjoy an evening of pure wholesome
fun should not fail to see this bright and
bewitching comedy.