Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-19

interested persons are " De DeIleNeu,
he overshadowed the star completely.
1t was then rumored That MI. laper
had definitely severed his relations
with Sir henry irving, but 1t would
seem that the report Is false, lnasmuch
as Mr.. Taber will play the part OF
RObeSpierreiS son IN the coming pro-
duction OF "Kobespierre" when olr
Henry is to attempt at the Lyceum
theatre this spring IN order 10 get the
piece into shape Tor MS American tout
next fail. The fact that RObesplerre
never had a son has nothing TO do with
the case. In order to emphasize the
dramatic possibilities Of the career OF
the great and bloodthirsty f'renchman
and to produce a conservative story
Sardou, the author, has invented a son.
The role assigned to Miss Terry is that
OF the mother OF Robespierre. her
relations with R~obespierre are to some
extent historical, and there is some
excuse, therefore, after all, for Mr..
SardOu's tampering with history.
Every now and then there is pub
lished in the newspapers some state
ment regarding the alleged plans OF
Mrs. Leslie Garter for a long period in
advance. While most of them have no
foundation in fact the following, beinS
from an indisputed source and being
made subsequent to her enormous sue
cess in "Zaza," is very probably D.
rect. According to this announcement,
it is Mrs. Carriers purpose to use her
present stellar vehicle for two years
more, when, if the piece shall not have
yyoro ;+colf c,T+ nv tbat two cho will
produce a new play by David BelascO.
AS Mr.. Belasco naturally understands
Mrs. Carriers capabilities and limita-
tions to a nicely and has already fitted
her with two plays there is no reason
why he should not be equally FORUM
ate in his mex venture. Mrs. Carter
in her immediate plans contemplates a
continuation of her season at the Gar
rick until we'll along toward the LIST of
May, when she will sail for Europe,
returning to this country in August.
She will then make a tou of the prin-
cipal cities, probably playing another
engagement in 'ZaZa" in New York
toward the close of the next season Or
the beginning of the following n If
the receipts are not sufficient to war
rant her continuing in the play be-
yond that period, it is probable that
ONE other actress will be employed
to impersonate the role originated by
her, while she herself will produce the
new Belasco play ahead of schedule
time.
This is the season Of the year when
persons interested in comic opera US
ually announces a corner on the mar
LOT Mnf,pl11v MT n upo}n hIt n
whole bushel of salt is to be taken
with most of these statements. 1t is
not a difficult matter, however, for the
initiated to separate the wheat from
the chaff. One of the rumors, which
seems to have something in it, is thai
a new comic opera, the music of which
will be written by John Philip Sousa,
will probably be produced at the Her.
aid Square theatre at the beginning of
the coming season, to remain so long
as the business will warrant. The
name of the librettist has not been an
nounced, but from the inquiries which
l have made it is pretty safe to as
sumo that it will not be Mr.. Charles
Klein. 1t is possible that Mr.. Sousa
has reached the point at which he
feels that he is independent of the Ii
brettist, but aside from a few of his
famous marches his comic opera work
has never. in my opinion, indicated
the possession of one-tenth the ability
in his particular line that is possessed
by Charles Klein.
Alice Nielsen is one of the happy
young women who have recently be-
come stars. Miss Nielsen has travelled
over pretty much all of this country
during the season just closing in her
opera, THE Fortune Teller" She has
done exceedingly well and is now es-
tablished as a permanent and high
grade attraction. Her manager, Mr..
Frank Perley, is also a director of the
fortunes of the Bostonians and is incl
dentally one of the shrewdest dramatic
pilots in this country. Instead OF rest
ing on his oars now that success has
been achieved by Miss Nielsen he has
determined to put forth even greater
effort, feeling that the absence of risk
warrants the increased expenditure.
Miss Nelson's new opera should be
a good one if strong collaboration can
make it so. Stanislaus STANCE will
supply the libretto, but not being very
strong in the way of versemaking of
the lighter sort, the lyrics will be in
trusted to Harry B. Smith. Victor
Herbert, who is far and away the best
of the American composers, will supply
the music, while the opera will be stag
ed by Julian Mitchell. 1t would be a
hard matter to find a stronger combi-
nation than this onA for the purpose
intended.
Miss Lavinia DEMPSEY, who is called
by herself and by a Mindful of other
neonla .fhe Queen Of the Holland