Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-08-21
STORIES OF
THE STAGE.

Gilbert, the librettist, met Liebiing,
the pianist, not long ago, and tney say
| the following interchange occurred be-
tween them. Litbiin@ las an inordi-
nate vanity, and Gilbert has a caustic
wit. LiebIing was introduced to Ii:l-
bert, who said:
Sir, | have heard List"
Liebifng bowed his heal in acknow-
Judgement at what he supposed was the
coming compliment
Il have heard Henri Hertz" contin-
ued Gilbert
Liebling bowed still lower.
Il have heard Paderewski."
Eiebllng made genufiection even
unto the ground.
We'll, sir" concluded Gilbert in ab-
rupt tones, mot one of them-not one
of them, sir-perspired as profusely as
you do."
John Mccullough was at one time
playing 'Virginius" in Syracuse. In
the drama occurs the line, There is
no public virtue left in Syracuse"
Scarcely had the tragedian sounded the
words when a man in the parquet
sprang to his feet, exclaiming, mo, by
lingo, nor in Utiky eitherl"
Whatever may be said of Laurence
Irving, the son of Sir Henry, there is
one thing to his credit-he is certainly
an energetic young man. 1t has not
been long since his play, Frederick
the Great" came very nearly missing
at the London Lyceum and al succeed
in arousing mere than the usual
amount of discussion. A few weeks
ago at Bath he produced another play
entitled Richard Lovelace," founded
on the love affair in the life Of that
poet famous for the lines:
1 could not love thee, dear, so WELL
Loved l not honor more.
The younger Irving acted the title
role, and both play and star were well
received.
Miss Viola Allen, since she has been
the guest OF Hall Game, the author of
the famous novel, and of her new play,
TThe Christian" at GIeeba Castle, Isle
OF Man, has written several interest
ing letters to her managers in refer
ence to the many peculiar customs of
the Manx people that have come to her
notice. July Z, at Ramsey, she wit
messed the the ceremonies of Tynwald
day, the most important event of the
year to the MalXman. The Isle of
Man IS governed not only by a COVER
nor General appointed by the queen,
J but 5y a deemster and a local legisla-
ture called the house of keys" All
laws passed by the house of keys must
be approved by the queen, and before
they can become operative they must
be read in Manx and English from the
Tynwald, a historic mound or hill
from which all laws of the Manx have
been proclaimed for over 1000 years.
mental custom eXtant
The ceremonies OF Tynwald day con-
sist of religious services III Ramsey
chapel, the proclamation of the laws
from the TynWald and a general cele-
bratiOn. Miss Allen attended the reli-
giCus ceremonies, at which were pres
ent Lord Henniker, the English COVER
nOrf general; the first deemster, the
lord bishop, the attorney general, the
coroners and all the official dignitaries,
including the house of keys.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall Caine were present
with Miss Allen, and the newspaper
clippings relating to this event, which
she sent, say that there was more cur
iosity on the part of the populace to
see Hall Game that the governor gen.
eral, Lord Henniker. Tie proclama-
ton of the laws from the Tynwald had
to be postponed till a future date be-
cause the indisposition of the queen
had prevented her from signing them
Miss Allen was presented to Sir VIII
liam Drinkwater, the Oldest deemster
in the history of the island. He had
held the Office for so years on July T..
Miss Allen witnessed the ceremonies
of his retirement and the presentation
to him of a valuable casket containing
an address commemorative OF the
event. Miss Allen was charmed with
the quaint people of Mainland and
their customs.
Anna Belmont, the comedienne Of
the What Happened to Jones' COM
pany, enjoys the reputation among her