Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-04-10

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10 Rhea. Would she come last or first
or be given the middle ground? We'll.
ne mOmentous question has been sat-
tled, and the diplomats Of Europe
nave permission to proceed with the
adjustment OF their little differences
n the East. The advertisement. which
1t is fair to assume is Official as it
mas 70 be paid for, gives the list thus
~: Louis James, Nine. Rhea, Fred
eflck Warde. The latter has gone to
the foot OF the class. James has gone
mead, and Rhea is given the diplomatic
position, And, by the way, ii is.
think, the first time | have even seen
the fair Frenchwoman set down as
madame Who is the monsieur?
mere has been a great deal of spec
ulatlon as to the future OF the female
members of the operate Triple Ali
ance, Lillian Russell and Della Fox.
but no one has appeared TO care to
| know what is to become Of the one
man who ought to know something
ABOUT 1t a few days ago, and his an
sWer impressed me as being worth re-
peating. He said: Jeff is. to nv
| mind the funniest of all the operatic
comedians. He may not be able to
sing quite so well as he did a few
years ago, but he can act better. He
is the one man in his line of work
whom no l1brettist has ever been able
to suppress. He certainly has had
some awful parts to wrestle with. but
he has always come out triumphant.
Still, l think he would be insane to
think of making another starring
venture in comic opera. Such an or
ganization is very expensive, and the
receipts have to be actually enormous,
| before cent of profit heaves in sight
But if jeff will get a first class must
cal comedy, or what might be called a
farcicdl OPERA | believe he will make
all kinds of money That's the sort
of thing in which the people will be
able to get great deal of him with
out being bored"
There is an impression along Broad
way that Edward "Evangeline" Rice
dict on any piece with which he is
connected, and like most general i'm
pressionS," it is bosh, pure and sim
pie. He cares just as much about the
initial impression as any man in the
business. But he is undoubtedly won
derfully clever at building a failure
up into success. His methods for ac-
complishing that end would, it is true,
al -.
ciabe, but little things like that do
not bother Rice. He is after the mon
ey, as most of us are, and so long as
he gets it he is satisfied. Still. Rice's
friends-and their name is legion in
this city-are at a loss to understand
how he could ever have been persuad-
ed into the belief that Monte Carlo"
his latest production at the Herald
Square Theatre, would be a success.
No one apparently thinks that there
is one chance in a thousand that it
will davelope into a winner, but the
genial Edward has pulled out some
very hopeless affairs in his time, and
it is barely possible that Monte Car
To- will be another to go on the list.
AS it is, however, there is absolutely
nothing in the concoction. New York
ers do not like it now, and it is doubt
| full if they ever will. Limbs and
Lingerie may be a pretty strong cBn-
| bination with the Rice clientele, but a
| little dash of merit is also necessary,
| and that is the exact thing which
| Monte Carlo" does not possess.
Alexandra Viarda, the Polish ac-
, tress, was evidently in earnest when
l cl,o Il oh of hoy
| at the Fifth Avenue theatre that she
! would not accept the verdict of the
| New York critics as final and that she
! would make another starring venture.
/ The announcement has been issued
that she will try once more early next
season. Her plan is to have a Ger
; man speaking company and not mix
ed one. as at the Fifth Avenue. 1t is
said that Viarda attributes mrch OF
her misfortune to this ncongruity:
but, whatever the cause, it is certain
that she made one of the most con-
spicuous failures ever scored in this
city. She has succeeded in interest
ing several prominent German-Ameri-
can capitalists in her tour, and the fl
nancial end of the enterprise at least
will be well provided for. Several
| plays new 10 inns country, IL 10 re-
ported, will be presented, and the
mountings will be on an elaboeRte
scale.
1t is remarkable how many persons
have simultaneously arrived at the
conclusion that another "Mliss" cycle
is about due There is no apparent
| cause for it. but it is a fact that most
managers think that the woman who
first gets "on The road" with a roper
tory of plays like "Mliss" will make
lot of money Tt is therefore likely
that the thing will be overdone, for no
fewer than four Young actress, all Of
them talented, will be starred in this
class of work next season.
ARTHUR CRISPIN.