Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-02-08

OPERA HOCSE-"The Late Mr.. Early"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-Matinee and
night, Flint" Hypnotist.
The roof-garden scene, which occurs
in the third act of THE Late Mr..
Early" the latest success from the pen
of James NJ. Martin, in which comedy
Sharp and Flat and company is re-
markable in its individual as well as
its collective strength, and which will
appear at the Opera House tonight, is
said to be one of the most ingenious
schemes yet devised for the proper in
PRODUCTION of the specialties which are
always feature in this kind of pro-
duction. In this scene Sharp and Flat
do their we'll known speciality which
for the past three seasons has been a
feature with Hopkins Transoceanic
Company. 1t is said that these clever
artists have thoroughly kept pace with
the time and that their act this season
is stronger than ever. Others who ap-
pear in this scene are: Apollo, the
Adonis of the bounding wire, who has
also been with the Transoceanic Com
pany for several seasons, and whose act
is always a sensation; Miss Mabel Hite,
a good singer and clever dancer, who
has been featured in many of the prin-
cipal bills in the largest cities; Ann
Seattle and Dick Brown, who do an ar
tistic and laughable sketch, and also
Miss Rose Sutherland, who has been
seen in her celebrated dancing speciality
np,S IL II 4
Trip to Chinatown" company, and with
several of Charles E. Blaney's COM
panies. The balance of the specialties
are by G. Park Byers, George Gale, Miss
Lillian Gilman, and, last but not least,
Miss Belle Black, late of the Hoyt
forces.
Last evening the Mathews & Bulger
presentation of by the Sad Sea
Waves" attracted a large audience to
the Opera House. The affair" was d
complete success. The men and wo-
men comprising the by the Sad Sea
Waves" organization all know how to
do something exceedingly well, and
several of them know how to do sew
eral things remarkably well. For eX
ample, there has net been a more
piQuant surprise seen here. this season
than that afforded by the extremely
shapely young woman who acts and
sings herself into the audiences entire
favor throughout the first two acts, and
then, after having revealed the quality
of a voice away above the average, and
having even exhibited herself daintily
and effectively in pale blue silk flesh
ings, finally picks up violin and per-
forms upon it with almost the mastery
of a virtuoso. Another palpable hit
was scored by young woman, new 10
this stage, named Rose Melville, who
assumes the part of a country maiden
at the hobbledehOy stage of life, with
a skillful realism and an understanding
that almost amount to genius. 1t IS a
distinctly high grade bit of character
sketching. Mathews and Bulger are
themselves a very capable and enter
tanning pair of men. Mathews is the
humorous and nervy, good-looker OF
the two, while Bulger is an up-to-date
and unctuously funny sort Of a mOdi-
ficatiOn of "Old Hoss" HOey, without
any of the latter's habit of occasionally
lapsing, as Hoey did during the final
years upon the stage, into doubtful or
suggestive expressions. The piece Is d
three-act hit at the cure-all sanitar-
iums, and is furnishes ample OppOrtun-
ity for filings of a good-natured sort at
most of the modern manias, including
kleptomania, burglarmania, etc. 1t is
filled with good music and its title, "a
rag-time opera" is made good through
out the three acts.
A hurricane in full operation, blast
ing winds, savage lightning, surging
waves and tossing ships would be con-
sidered pretty fair equipment for a
melodrama even in this exacting age.
But Lincoln J. Carter has been gen
erous with the public in producing I'm
der the Dome" which comes to the
Grand Opera House February 9Th, 10th
and 18th. In addition TO the above eff
fects, a view of the Illuminated capitol
at Washington, three pretty Washing
ton scenes, the ferry boat trip from
Jersey City to New York are shown.
The play while Astounding in sensation,
is said to be very we'll written and to
contain a perfectly logical and some
what original story.