Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-24

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"The ,wh =, ortune" with many
new ana tnT2ing features produced
with superb scenery and bewildering
mechanicaf effects, will be seen at the
Gr3Md the first half of next week. with
a special Xmas matinee on Monday,
and matinee Wednesday. From the
beginning to end it is a carnival of
excellent fun, indelibly stamping it
the shows of all shows. Probably no
entertainment ever arranged for an
amusement loving public has been so
carefully staged, and the many new
and original effects will be an agree
able surprise to all who witness the
performance.
James A. Hearne is one of Americas
fortunate dramatistS. That is, he has
made a fortune out of a single play,
Shore Acres" This play, however,
which is now enjoying its seventh sea-
son, is but the elimination of over
thirty years labor in behalf of the
American drama. 1t was not Mr..
Hearne's first work, and will not be
his last, as he has another play finish
I'd nd h1t III
the first piece that achieved. a genuine
success. His play, Hearts OF Oak"
made big hit, and so did Margaret
Fleming" but as successes they can
not be compared to his great American
home play, "Shore Acres" Mr.. Hearne
has always mad a penchant for home
comedies, and it is owing to his mas
terly treatment of these domestic
scenes that have gained for Shore
Acres" the title of the best pastoral
play in the English language. An en-
tirely new scenic production of Mr..
Hearne's masterpiece will be given at
the Opera House Christmas matinee
and evening, Monday, December 18th.
At the Opera House the coming
week, beginning Tuesday, December
9th, will witness one of the most en-
joyable entertainments which has ever
graced the board in our city. 1t will
include many brilliant pOrtrayalS from
the book of Ben Hur, which has made
the name of its author, Gen. Lew
Wallace, so famous throughout our
land The young people of our city
who are taking part, of which there are
nearly one hundred and fifty, are fur
nishing talent of which the author
would feel justly proud. The Parish
Guild of ST. Matthew's church are to
be congratulated upon the undertaking
OF a production of such magnitude,
having gone to large expense in
securing it, with special permission
from Nj. Wallace and Harper Bros.
They have also secured an entire car
load of special scenery and historical
costumes and melodious orchestra
tions, together with large force of
stage carpenters and electricians, who
will be kept busy the former part of
the week, placing things in readiness
for the opening production.
incidentally, are introduced many
graceful dances and stately drills, one
of which is most pleasing, executed by
the following young ladies in the
Grave of Daphne: The Misses Alice
Bradley, Blanche Brown, Nell Brown,
Stella Commerford, Virginia Moffat,
Laura Dalzell, Emma Ewing, Frances
Wheat, Genevieve Ewing, Ethel
Ewing, Nell Humphrey, Charlotte
Johnson, Rebecca Morgan, Edith
Noise. Annie Reymann and Alice
Caldwell This drill is chaperoned by
Mrs. Platoff Zane and Mrs. Gibson
Lamb.