Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19

tyrant a son, although as a matter OF
fact, no such individual ever existed,
or at least was never recognized, and
this is the part that Taber will play. l
hope it VIII be as gCod as part IS
Alexis in Peter the Great
Frank Mckee has taken the months
of September and October at the New
York Garrick Theatre for his star, Otis
Harlan, in the English comedy, MY
Innocent Be- Mr.. Mckee is at pres
emit organizing company to send to
Australia in the spring to appear in all
the Hoyt plays tnat have not been
produced there already. The people
will sail from san Francisco May s.
Stuart BObsOn's manager, Daniel Ar
thur, has arranged with Theodore Burt
SayIa fer the American rights in Mr..
Sayres new comedy, which he calls
1.-TWO ROgues and a Romance" In Mr.
Sayro's new piece, Robson will have
the role Of an eccentric English diplo-
mat with crusty exterior but o warn!
heart. The scene Of the piece is in
Washington, and the story relates the
romantic love OF an Ambassador
daughter for an Italian gambler, who
is disappearing here as a nobleman.
Charles Frohman revived Her Atone
ment" in New York last Monday night.
Louis 7. AIdrich, Henry e. Dixey, Or
rim Johnson, Miss Annie Irish and Miss
Jessie Busiey, arc the principal people
Of the cast. There are eight big scenes.
| Printing House Square in the City Hall,
4 the Aston House, CoIJlandt street fer
~, New York court room, are pict-
ured en- the stage, and the Pennsylvan-
4 ia fcrryboat, crowded with passengers,
/ is shown in raidsrream in North river
/ and the great Pennsylvania railroad
| station is also sceuically reproduced.
! The military scenes depicting the de-
parture and return Of the troops, en-
/ ploy the services of over 200 people, and
/ rogimental brass bands furnish music
/ for the parade.
Nat C. Goodwin has adopted bust
ness system Of late which il would be
well worth the while Of other stars to
4 consider with care. Last season he
produced Nathan Hale" experiment.
+ ally, and, having become satisfied as to
! its value. he shelyed IL and went right
4 along with his old play just as though
he didn't intend to make any change
at all. He was thus enabled to take his
summer vacation at the end of his tour
/ without the slightest apprehension as
to the outcome of his then future sea
son. which is a good deal for man tC
accomplish toward casing his mind in
a business so filled with uncertainties
as this one. So satisfactory was The
experiment. says Leander Richardson
that Goodwin is new preparing 10 re
peat it a few weeks hence. He hal
been for some time reheaTsing Mr.
Clyde Fitch's new work, which is call
ed The Cowboy and the Lady an
he will produce it at the beginning 0
his third week in Philadelphia. Thu
now piece will be performed by Mr.
! G0odwin's present company with TIL
addition Of Burr Mcintosh and Byron
Douglass.
In Philadelphia Friday last JUL;
Marluwe presented for the first tim
in America a play called "Colinette."
is an appropriate sequence to TIN
Countess Valeska," being a comedy 0
the French Restoration. COlinette'
husband is the Marquis de Rouviay
who had served as a colonel in the ar
my OF Napoleon, despite the fact tina
his father was a Royalst refugee. On
Of his old comrades in arms. Genera
Collier. Is now condemned 10 dealt
and the Marquis shelters him. To ef
feet his escape il is necessary TO secur
2 passport for him. Coiinette secure
this by a ruse from King Louis XVIII
go-between. who thinks he is thus ar
lranging a secret rendezvous for he
with the King. The General is cap
tured. nevertheless, and Colinette seek
the King for his pardon. Says tha
gallant monarque: IF l grant 20
what you wish after ali the things tina
wicked tongues have spread in regar
to the admiration I bear you, the worl
will not hesitate to say that you hav
paid for your husbands pardon wit
your dishonor And death would
more welcome to your husband tina
your disgrace" An ingenious masqut
rade and prison release is thereupo
carried out by Colinette.
The Washington Times declares tia
Charles Hcyt is a total wreck-me-
tally and physically. A well know
theatrical manager. who sat with hiI
,ifghout the entertainment, say
hat the author never lost the imDre: