The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-18
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The attraction at the Grand Opera
House the last half OF this week will
be the successful melodrama. Midnight
In Chinatown" the one attraction hav-
ing Chinese title which Is not q Chi
nese drama While possessing all the
heart thrilling pathos and soul.stirrlng
excitement Of the modern melodrama
1t Is completely devoid of morbid emo
tional features. too frequent IN most
plays OF this class OF the present de-
cade. The story begins and ends strong
ly: a uniformity Of dramatic power and
skill Is apparent from the first act to
the last. no situation or climax fading
Into commonplace or insignil!cance. The
realistic features of the play are en-
HANGED by admirable scenic effects, and
large and capable company interprets
the various roles. sEHts f
1t Is a pleasure to announce that We
are to have 1.-THE Little Minister" The
play has achieved the success of the
century. 1t will be presented by Mr..
Charles Frohman's company Mt the OPP
era House next Friday night. October
~. lie lcIllhI hlipIc SuSCCSS IL HAS lIlsl
with Is well known In this city. and
there has been great many inquiries
as to whether 1t would be seen here this
season. The novel has been very widp-
ly read. and the dramatization has been
made by the author, Mr.. ]. NJ. Barrie,
who has. 1t Is said. made n beautiful
play, retaining all OF the peculiar char
acters and types Of the beautiful Scotch
story.
Hoyt's merriest farce, "a Hole in the
Ground" with the strongest and best
cast ever seen In n Hoyt comedy. In
Guiding Charles Cowles. Ncttie DeCour-
sey. Barry Maxwell. Frank Youns. the
Transatlantique Comedy Four, India
Palmer, Young and DeVoie, Anna Clay,
Dorothy Alden and twenty other promi-
nent artists, will be seen at the Opera
House next Monday evening. Mr.. Hoyt
conceived the idea OF this clever satire
at small railway station In Vermont,
where he had missed Z train connection
because OF washout on 4 branch line.
The characters In the play are counter
parts Of the originals with whom he
came In contact during his enforced
stay at the station. Possibly the best
character In the play Is that of The
nnomalistic tendencies arc excepted to
by an overly oAicious station agent, n
typical baggage smasher. 4 tramp base
ball umpire. n pert lunch counter girl.
number OF commercial travellers and
the usual mixed assemblage found ut
places OF this kind.
The Primrose & Dockstader Mnstrels
which come to the Opera House Tues
day. October %, have this year an or
ganization that Is rs nearly perfect in
all details that pertain to lofty enter
tainmcnt qualities MS expense, expert
cnce and brains can procure. The one
new act OF Primrose alone Is worth the
price OF admission. This Is entitled
sunny South" and calls for three
beautiful scenes In Its Interpretation.
The first Is 4 representation OF n bayou,
with Its tangled growth OF wild flowers,
and m abandoned steamboat resting In
the lagoon. covered with vines. An
other Is n fascinating view OF n cotton
field In bloom. with hill and river en-
v!ronments that charm the vision, md
the last Is n picture OF n typical south
ern cabin. resting under the projecting
shadows OF n spreading oak. Thesc are
seen at sunrise. sunset and at the hour
OF night, with the radiance OF the moon
bathing th0m In tranquil light. Mr.,
Primrose appears. introducing n new
soft shoe dance that Is Inspiring, and
1.-THE Twins" whose plckaninny fea-
lures nre genuinely artistic. ThIs ono
act, as stated, invites the lofty consiti-
GRAFTON Of the most exact!ng tnstea, and
II 4 revelation Of skill In dancing and
high art In scenic accessories,
Al. W. Martin has recently returned
from trip TO Cubn, bringing with him
two Cuban bloodhounds FOR his pro-
due lon OF Uncle Toms Cabin. which
will be seen ut the Grand opera house
the first half o. next wsek. There are
probably the only genuine specimens Of
TINS noted hound which figured so
Prominently In the cruel war between
Spain and Cuba that have ever been
Drought To this country. They were
secured from kennels Of Jose sanaldo,
4 well known fancler, Of Havana. The
dogs Rre not ~ large ~ Is POPULARITY
imagined. being about the size Of a big
bull dog. Mr.. Martin has had them
trained and they are now being used IN
his production OF Uncle Toms Cabin 10
pursue Eliza In her nightly escape over
fhF nhIa rs.