Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-05

the full measure of the expected sue
cess, for it is entirely too confined, too
sordid, in its scope.
have not referred to the very strong
scene at the end of the third act. Had
the entire play been cast upon these
lines with a little less Of religious form
and discussion, it is possible that there
would have been a different story to
tell.
'The Dairy Farm" which has been
put en- at the Fourteenth Street Thea
ter for run, is rural drama in four
acts by Eleanor Merron. While 1t is
not likely that the flow of the Hudson
river will be seriously affected by the
production of "The Dairy Farm" 1T is
fact that the piece has been received
with much favor by the patrons OF the
house at which it has been holding
forth 1t is a play Of the conventional
type, with the good old fashioned vii
lains, heroes and heroines, to say moth
ing Of the inevitable soubrette and
funny man. The strongest phase OF
"The Dairy Farm" is the accurate char
acter sketching land it's weakest point
is the tendency to shut off the story at
intervals while some wholly irrelevant
anecdote designed as comedy Is intro
duced. The play has two remarkably
effective curtains, and there is no rea-
son why, with the manifestly necessary
alterations which will doubtless be
made, it should not be a particularly
successful road attraction. 1t is human
Ill ~ thrNr poh nd I
it were more closely knit together 1t
would, as l have already limited, be
much better play. Miss Merron, the
authoress, is we'll worth watching. for
she gives evidence in "The Dairy
Farm despite its many crudfties, OF
being possessed of remarkable con-
structive ability. There was much very
good acting and very little that was
really poor, the best bit being con-
tributed by Paul Taylor, who, as an
abnormally bashful youth, was particu-
larly amusing without being ridiculous.
The New York debut of "The Girl
in the Barracks" farce from the Ger
man, was made at the Garrick theater,
and, according to most persons who
saw it, it scored a great success. This
piece, in which Louis Mann and Clara
Lipman are jointly starred, tells the
story of a theatrical woman, who, to
win a wager, proceeds to the barracks,
where she remains "a hours. Mr..
Mann's role is that of wealthy choco-
late manufacturer who is smitten with
the charms of the chorus woman. 1t
will at once be understood that the
plot is not one with which it would
be proper for members of the ministry
to be delighted, but it serves the pur-
pose of attracting to the theatre those
persons who like that sort of thing,
and that, after all, is what most man
ayers are seeking to dc. There is a
tendency to sheer at those who profess
to believe that plays of this type are
vicious in their teachings, but never
theless the champions of purity on the
stage Cor at least of an avoidance Of
vulgarity when it cannot be alleged
that any good is done by its introduce
tion) are increasing in numbers, and
the day is not far distant when 1t will
not be necessary for a father to make
the most searching inquiries before
taking his daughter to a New York
theatre.
William Gillette's new play, "Sher-
lock Holmes" which was recently
laurcLed ON the road, is underlined for
early production at the Garrick Thea
tire. This play is based upon DR.. Conan
Duyle's famous detective stories,
though 1t cannot be said to be a dram
atization thereof, or, as some have
characterized it, an additional chapter
in the life Of Sherlock Holiness Mr..