Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-01

denee on Monday last. Crane was seen
as the one-legged Governor In the
play he is depicted as an enthusiastic
advocate of matrimonial alliances, his
idea being that the less there are in
and widows, the better it is for the pop
ulation and the race hereafter
This certainly is the season for little
women. There's little Odette Tyler
put forward by Charles Frohman in
"Phrosa," little Nannette Comstoek di-
viding honors with Otis skinner, little
Cissie LOTUS coming forward as Mans
fields leading support, little Grace
George winning recognition as strong
leading card in the Brady organization.
Of course the spectacular success of
Elita Proctor Otis and the engagement
of Isabelle Urquhart to play the lead
ing part in The Great Ruby" are the
statuesque exceptions, which prove the
rule is still further exemplified in the
petite personalities, and the robust
popularity of little Annie Russell and
little Maude Adams.-Iielen Ten Bro
eek, in Dramatic News.
This time last year there were seven
comic operas in New York, each wing
with the either as to which Should get
the best of it. This year there is not
even one unless Mr. Wilson'S sudden
saddening OF himself should be consid-
cred in that line. But more significant
still is the fact that our two most not
able comic opera prima donnas are
both devCting themselves to another
line of business altogether Lillian
Russell is playing in music hall, and
Camille D'Arvlle is in the vaudevilles.
Does this mean gradual decline of the
comic opera popularity? | think not.
What it does mean is that managers
are no further willing to incur the risks
of expensive stage productions and pay
stars enormous salaries, and then be
victims of their whims and caprices.-
Brooklyn Citizen.
Richard Maonsfield will begin his
season tomorrow evening in Boston,
with Cissie Lotus as leading woman.
The entire organization, numbering oy-
er 100, and the equipment leave New
York Saturday morning by special
train Of eight cars. This includes the
stars private car, two sleepers, a day
coach and four baggage cars for the
120 personal trunks of the company,
the 81 theatre trunks and the horses,
scenery and furniture for "Cyrano de
Bergerac." While he is in Boston four
or five cars will be loaded with the
scenery, costumes and furnishings for
'fThe First Violin" The Devils Dis
ciple," Beau Brummel." DIR. Jekyl
and Mr.. Hyde, THE Merchant of We
nice" and Arms and the Man" and
sent up to Albany The Mansfield spe-
cial from Boston will take on these
four or FIVE cars at Albgany en- route
west, and the Mansfield train TO Chi
cago Will be the longest ever run for
dramatic company, or, for that matter,
even for grand opera.
f. H. Sothern is TO produce "The Song
Cd the Sword" in New York, on October
49, The work Is an original one by Leo
Ditrichstein. and the first he has ever at
tempted without a collaborateur. Very
little is known regarding the plot Of the
piece except 10 the inner circles Of the
management. 1t is known, however, that
the period represented In the play is the
year 1886 during Bonaparte's first italian
campaign previous 10 the battle of Lodi,
the young General himself being one Of
the important characters.
A very smartly dressed little lady emerg-
ed from the ladies' entrance OF the Hoff-
man House yesterday afternoon and
swiftly FASTENED up Broadway. It was
Odette Tyler, the petite star of t"Phroso.'
hurrying 10 rehearsal OF the Anthony Hope
play. in which she Is TO shortly appear
under the management OF Charles Froh-
man Just as the reached Twenty-sixth
street. she was Obliged TO pause for a mo-
ment to allow vehicle to pass. 1t was a
very swagger automobile Of the very lat
est pattern which passed her. and one of
its two occupants smiled and one frowned
upon recognizing the little actress. The
one who frowned was a pronounced
blonde. Of the very fluffy type-the kind OF
blonde who always suggests peroxide and
rice powder and the odor or hyaeinths.
she was none other than Katherine Gem
mons and the smiling gentleman was her
husband-Howard Gould--once Miss Ty-
ler's fance.-N. Y. Telegraph.
One rot fnfrequently hears better lndl-
vidual Wagnerian singers that at Bay
renth. but nowhere else can one hear
Wagners music dramas. taken as a
whole. presented in 50 complete and salts
factory manner. Here as on no other
stage. they have that backbone Of the
modern drama-seenery that Is absolutely
perfect in the illusions that It creates and
as beautiful in color and design as it Is
perfect IN mechanical arrangement. Here,
too. the orchestra Is unsurpassed, and only
here can be found an audience so quiet
that you might almost be alone In the the
atre from the first note Of the yorspiel til
the last strains Of the finale have died
away. Fifteen hundred people assemble in
the auditorium three times at ezea per-
Torrance. and not, one Of them IS ever
late. There are none OF the sources OF IT.
ritation common III other theatres. eonse-
quentiy there il nothing TO disturb the
perfect --.tSs~E-sent Of The music. The
thing. however. that surprises the visitor
most. IS the marvellous manner In which
Wagners sxtravagant demands upon the
xcsnsc artist have been meE In Das
Rheingcld. where the Rhine maldsns are