Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-04

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class Of playgoers does not exist "The
Broken Melody was not lively and strong
enough for the ilIterate multitude, and
for cultivated persons.
As play appropriate to the prevailing
spirit In London. Boobies Baby" is to
be revived st the Garrick theatre C. W.
Garthorne. brother of Mr.. Kendall, who
originated the character Of Captain Lucy
on the London stage in 1883, and afterward
played the part here when Kate Claxton
and c. A. Stevenson imported the comedy,
will return to his original role Bottles
Baby was dramatized from John Strange
Winters story by Hugh Moss
Harry Miner only about three or four
years ago saw and wooed and won Miss
Annie O'Neill. the daughter of an old
Brooklyn newspaper man, who was for
some years leading lady for W. H Crane.
The union was thoroughly happy and un-
doubtedly the bulk of his fortune (esti-
mated at two millions) will go to her.
do not think she is over % years of age
to-day. and it would not at all astonish me
to see her go back to the stage, which she
left on marrying her late husband Fancy
a millionairess on the stage, though it is
not absolutely new Except at such an
age) for we have had Lolita, Langtry and
Julia Arthur, though the latter is not so in
her own right.-Brooklyn Citizen.
''As for these stories,' said Nat Good
win, 'of separation between my wife,
Maxine Elliott. and myself, either pro-
fessional or domestic-do you know that
makes me mad. think more of her lit
tie finger than all the world besides. Her
company is of more use and solace to me
than anyone else's. No better wife was
ever given to man, and 1 ought 10
know; for, I've had my own troubles.
Professionally, she is as much an aid 10
me as l am to her. l recognize her value
financially, for she receives 500 a week
salary and after l make $50, CO., which is
about our total living expenses remember
| pay SO a. week alimony), I divide the
profits with her. Seeing that my profits
run from $4,000 to $4,000 a year, she is
not badly provided for. She has got over
$3.50, 600 of her own in bank Eow. No, don't
beMeve these absurd stories. 1 have been
wild, YES, but / am not total fool, for l
know a good thing when I've got it,
Word comes from the West to the effect
that Francis Wilson and William Broder-
lex had a hostile fime of 1t the other night,
with the result thafsMr. Wilson'S knuckles
showed signs of wear sanf tsar, while Mr..
Broderick's oountenance carried evidence
of having sustained violent couN2ct with
some hard substance.--New York NTele-
graph.
The difference IS very great" said
James A. Hearne. ''between the theatre Of
the past and that of to-day. ! have now
on ba CT hut a. .e,, Of
until 1 look back upon my eJT.iest days
that / fully appreciate how great the
changes have been, so imperceptibly have
they occurred. Intere sting as they were 1
would not have the o.o days back again,
for 1 believe that the drama is going on
to better things. The members of the old
stock company were, as rule. hired for a
season of forty-two weeks, and conditions
IN those days Were much different than
tdey are to-day. Men and women WHO
were temperamentally unfit even to grasp
the sentiment to be portrayed, and were in
every way inferior to some other MEM
bers of the company for the impersonat.on
of certain roles nevertheless demanded
these parts, because, according to prece-
dent, the leading lady, the first juvenile
or the first heavy man had had the role
when the play had been first produced
Cara Louise Kellogg had a peculiarly
ominous reputation said Harry Leonard
Knapp, "and when l undertook a southern
tour for her some years ago, did 1t with
fear and trembling. A local musical
society had guaranteed us 5000, but when
Strakosch, who was personally accompany
ing the party, heard of the midnight
transfer he was IN despair. If Louise near
bout da, she be crazy he said. che nefer
go in de worlt.' l advised him to tell
her nothing, but whes the conductor
aroused them to turn loose all his well
springs of profanity and cuss - out for
every thing he could think of. When the
conductor routed them out of their berths
he burst into horrible torrent of oaths.
He cursed me high and cursed me low,
and swore I was the most unmitigated
scoundrel that ever went in advance of a
of artists. His language was so
shocking and his abuse of me was so
that the whole party were
awed into silence and forgot all about the
nuisance of the transfer. Finally Kellogg
herself spoke up, That will do she said,
That's quite enough. This
Slight discontinue doesn't justify any such
vile talk about Mr.. Knapp. Look at me,
I'm saying nothing at ALL Finally he al
lowed himself to be pacified and retired to
his berth chuckling in his sleeve. Charley
Pratt was with the company. and next
time I saw him he was full of the story.
BY jove.' he said. It was a lucky thing
you wasn't aboard that night! / believe
honestly Strakosch would have murdered
you. Why, Kellogg had TO beg him. with
tears in her eyes, to let up!