Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-02-08


GRAND OPERA s. HOUSE g " It. Tonight night
OPERA HoIsEI Tonight. King Of
the Opium Ring all next week, Dsniei
R. Ryan, in repertoire.
Daniel n. Ryan.
The sale of seats opens this morning
for the engagement CT Daniel R. Ryan
at the Opera House all next week.
Mr.. Ryan made a most favorable Inn
preston here last season, and is sure
to meet with the same hearty reception
during his coming engagement. He is
supported by a most capable company,
which includes Miss Margaret Dibdin
Pitt. The plays to be presented here
are all popular successes, and are sure
to attract the attention of the theatre
goer. Monday night the great Union
Square Theatre success, "A Celebrated
Cass;" Tuesday night, ''The Three
Musketeers;; "wednesday night, .In-
gomar;;" Thursday night, "The Fatal
Wedding" Friday night. Jim the
Penman," and Saturday night, "A
Night at the Club" There will be
four matinees, beginning Wednesday.
Prices, lower floor so cents; balcony 80
cents, gallery 20 cents, at night, and
10 and 20 cents to the matinees.
DOdgc's Trip to New York.
The present season in theatricals is
one that will prove the adage of the
survival of the fittest." Only the
leading companies in each class have
ventured out against the financial de-
precision. Henshaw & Ten Brceck, who
have been for twelve years before the
public as stars, are one of the new
farce comedy organizations that have
ventured to embellish their company
and strengthen it with the c1everest
people in their line. Everything is new
with the exception of the promoters.
Henshaw and Ten Brock are old IA
miliar faces. Their manager announces
with no show of affectation that his
stars are ''millionalires of fun" There
is world of meaning in name, and
If the truth is told a world of fun is in
store for all who see "Dodge's Trip to
New York. at the Grand during the
first half Of next week.
King of the Opium Ring.
A melodrama after the style of
three-ring circus will be the attrac-
ton at the Opera House Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. King of the
Opium Ring carries more people,
scenery and effects than half dozen
ordinary shows. Three distinct COM
panies-a dramatic company, a COM
pany of native Chinese, anil a number
of vaudeville people, including guar
tette and team of acrobats. 1t has
twenty thrilling scenes, any one said
to be strong enough to establish the
success of play. One of tie chief
attractions with the company this sea-
son are the Chinese women and chill
dren. They are both intelligent and
pretty and their clothes are a wealth
of Oriental splendor.
Over the Fence.
There IS perhaps no better test Of
the likings OF the theater-going pub
lie than the records of success III the
farce comedy, when such pieces have
been presented in a manner other than
simply to s:ve name to a combina-
ton of incongruities and inconsistent
cies. So few farce comedies nowadays
make any pTetense toward having a
plot, even of the ilimsiest kind. that
the public has become tired of seeing
merely vaudeville show under the
caption of farce comedy. and prefer
to look upon such as merely variety
performances. In presenting his lat
est effort in the farce comedy line, Mr..
Owen Davis, the author of "Oyer the
Fence" promises plot, while not of
any great degree of complication, still
is of such magnitude that it can be
followed, at least, and while in "Oyer
the Fence" he introduces numerous
specialties, individual and otherwise,
and while they are brought into the
story without interference, and while
the cast comprises some names of
prominent vaudeville actors, they have
each heen selected t0 Dortrav rOIac &c