Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20

Past week, ana the Attractions
for the Future - Local Gossip.
Amateur Entertainments - Gen
eral Gossip Pertaining to Plays
ana Players.
rprRA HOUSE-M lecture nv
n. NJ Fowler; Wednesday. matinee ana
lectures by Col f. b. Hay, under
..Itas Of Wheeling Lodge No. Is, b. p
~tFANp OPERA ITOUSE.-Solid week
vH-uC Theatre Company, in repertoire
+ popular prices; daily marinees com
-trerg Tuesday.
The theatrical event of the week
Ind one Of the most notable of the sea-
s1n vas the production of The Last
A. His Race" at the Opera House
Thursday evening by Creston Clarke
and bis splendid supporting company.
NIL. Clarke is a descendent of long
're of actors, and possesses rare abil-
tics He has wisely chosen a roman
H. drama, as Shakespearan produce
ions are not popular with the average
p6uon Of the theatres. The Hopkins
flans-Oceanic Star Speciality Company
FINISHED a splendid vaudeville enter
eminent for patrons of the Grand dur
rg the first part of the week, and the
f7u,e was dark during the last three
nights Ash Wednesday falls this
waek This is a religious festival
which invariably marks a falling off in
receipts at the play houses. The per-
son who asserts that Lent is not OBJ
served in these days need go no far
,ter than the nearest theatrical man
ager for a fiat contradiction of the
during Holy Week, not so much out OF
difference to religious ideas, but be-
r3use experience has taught managers
that business is certain to be very poor
during that period,
THE Ideals is the name of a South
Side organization of amateur drama
rr talent. The Ideals made their
debut at the Arion hall Friday evening
III An entertainment for the benefit Of
-bo Ladies of Honor. and all members
OF the cast acquitted themselves very
edGably.
THE celebration Of the first anniver-
sary of the Carroll Club on Washing
toms Birthday will take the form of a
dramatic entertainment. Or Jekyll
aha Mr. Hyde" will be produced by the
literary society, assisted by Mn. James
Morgan. who will sustain the very
dificult dual role. This will be one Of
the most pretentious local talent Ell
forts OF the winter.
At the Opera House tomorrow night
Bishop Fowler will deliver his famous
lecture. This will be the last number
upon The Epworth League Star Lee
lure course. A large audience is as
sured by the advance sale of seats.
Manager Feinler has booked the
Wilson Theatre Company for an en-
gagement of a solid week at the Grand
Opera House. beginning Monday even
ng with daily matinees commencing
Tuesday This is said to be one of the
strongest companies on the road this
season, producing a repertoire OF
standard dramas at popular prices.
At the head of the company Of nine
teen artists is the popular and talented
emotional actress, Anna e. Davis. A
car load of special scenery and effects
Is carried, and it is promised that the
productions will be equal in every re-
spect to those of companies charging
high prices. The opening bill will be
Bartley Campbell's greatest success,
The Galley Slave" The introduce
ion of specialties between acts will
make the productions continuous per-
formances. On Monday night spe-
alal offer is made to the lady patrons.
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.
Japan has no actresses.
k3o pabo, hos raIavpd roo n9rtS
Yale's Devils Auction" will go to
Australia next season.
Tony Pastor has been in the vaude-
Vile business SO years.
Fay Templeton, who is now in Paris,
viii shortly appear in New York mu-
sic hall.
Plays to be produced by Mansfield
include st. Ives" the First Violin
and King Frederick William II.
Reginald De Koven says the Beg
gar student" is as good an example
III what a comic opera should be as
any Il can mention.
Some years ago Sousa, the March
King. was playing the second violin in
the orchestra of Mrs. John Drew S
Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia.
Charles Coghlan is a Partisan by
birth. and his first appearance on the
Scge was in French play II was IN
one Of his companies that Ellen Terry
first achieved prominence.
Maud Nortam who played Therese
in Modieskas production of Mac
belh9 in New York on Monday last, Is
the daughter Of r. j. Northam, the
multi-millionaire of the Pacific coast.
Some fifteen years ago, when Allce
Oates. Lily Post, Fay Templeton ana
singers Of their class were in the z enlth
ot their fame. the name Emeline Mel
Vile eclipsed them all Miss Melville
played the leading female role in A
Happy Little Home this season
Folks say that by ingenious argu-
meut founded on facts Damrosch has
secured Nine Nordica this year for
Si00 night. which is exactly hall
what was paid to her last year. Cir
t1mstances led Our Widow into rea-
sonabe view of the situation. At the
beginning Of last season she quarreled
with Jean de ResZke and quilted the
company. That entailed loss in IN
come Of about $4,000, an amount
Which was by no means made up in her
Subsequent concert tour.
Il am getting tired" says Richard
Mansfield. "of appearing in the guise
q men who have only unpleasant at
tributes. People begin to think that
al mat sort of man myself. Hereaf-
le. ! am going to play lovers that all
l-e girls will rave over. Seriously, /