Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-28
THEATRICAL ADJUSTMENTS.

April
The Messenger Boy" is the title of the
new London Gaiety piece.
Dlgby Bell is to remain in vaudeville
throughout the present season.
George Baniface, Jr..~is to star In Du
Sochet' $ Man From Mexico"
Mrs. Henry c. Miner fannie ONea) re-
Gently gave birth to a boy.
Bettina Girard, now in a sarftarium, is
to appear in VAUDEVILLE
One OF the chief hits of the season Is
Daniel Sullys The Parish Priest"
Next season Frank Daniels will appear
4 on the Pacific coast exclusively.
Annie Russell and her leading man,
| Charles Richman. were born on January
II
Emmett Corrigan has been engaged to
play the part of Ben Hur for two years.
Maid Marion a sequel to Robin
Hood by De Koven & Smith, is to be
sung at the New York Casino
J Maude Adams is never shown a news
| paper notice that is not complimentary to
| her.
| On the opening night of Mrs Langtry' S
! New York engagement some idiots paid
| SO for balcony seats
! Time was when actors had to be hand
some in order to be approved. In that
| aesthetic period matinee Idols were truly
beautiful
| An artistic imitation of the Shakespeare
house at Stratford has been built ON the
| grounds of Wellesley. the famous woman's
college.
| There is some talk of Mike Kennedy
| starring, now that Crane is on the wane,
Roland Reed hopelessly sick and Sol Smith
| Russell in about the same condition.
Fanny Rice has placed in rehearsal
| MY Milliners Bill" and "A Double Les
! son. two of the Rosina Vokes plays that
She will appear in this season in connec-
ton with her new comedy, "A Wonderful
| Woman"
| Grace Van Benthuysen, daughter of the
managing editor of the New York World,
will make her debut on. the stage in Chi
cago next month. Miss Van Benthuysen
has pursued her dramatic studies for some
time with Hart Conway.
John Drew, says Hillary Bell, was our
| first homely hero. Among the many ad-
! mirers of Days leading man no enthu-
| siastic maid ever pronounced him to be
| handsome. Richard Mansfield is plain in
| countenance and unromantic in figure, yet
he has carried off the hearts of old as well
| as young women.
Besides owning the Greatest Show on
| Earth Mr.. Bailey is an active partner in
the two next largest shows, namely
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Forepaugh
& Sells Brothers He is a stakeholder in
| numerous banks railroads, insurance COM
panies and other commercial enterprises.
Bailey started life as a bell boy.
/ The most successful of modern plays
are honest plays. Over half a million
dollars have been paid to see THE Old
| Homestead "The Little Minister is now
in its vsthird season, with undiminished
prosperity. Barbara Frietchie" played
to enormous business. Ben Hur" is sold
out months ahead Miss Hobbs" has
drawn crowded houses at the remote
Lyceum.-New York Press.
The trial of an actress in Tennessee for
| murder that was concluded last week at
| tracted more attention that it would have
attracted if the defendant had not been
| an actress, because it is the habit Of news
| papers nowadays to absurdly magnify all
matters in which members of the pro-
| fession are involved. A man may be hon
| orable and a woman pure in the theatre
as well as in any other walk of life
Dramatic Mirror.
| OOuHteSS CHllOH, III WHICH Trace
George CMrs. w. A. Brady will star is to
| be produced on February 5. The cast will
| include John Blair and S. Miller Kent.
| Countess Chiffon is a serious drama,
| treating of the neglect of pretty Ameri-
| can wife by her titled French husband.
| She is very young. and natural,y-and in
| nocently-seeks the society of others Of her
own age, leading to arrangements and
1 avfc 80 l1ora cfa
emotional"
| The losses on theatrical ventures in
England are likely to continue as long as
the strife lasts in South Africa. I'm
doubtedly this win result in many Of the
principal attractions besides numerous
individual actors of the rank and file.
coming to the United States. Several
English actors have reached New York
during the past fortnight in quest Of en-
| gagements. On the other hand, American
stars scheduled to appear in London be-
I fore the present dramatic season closes
I have not an especially cheerful outlook.
Lew Dockstader was the hero Of little
incident in Toronto last week that goes to
show the trend of pubic feeling IN inter-
national matters. At the same time it IL
| Illustrates the comedians quick wit. In the
| course of his monologue Lew had occasion
| to refer TO the American flag. Two men
| in the gallery began to hiss at the men
| ton of Old Glory, and there was also
mutter.ngs of general disapproval about
! the house. Lew stopped in his remarks
and said: Tut tut. boys don't hiss that
| flag You don't know how soon you
might need it. Some Of your wisest men
| think you need it now" There was a
pause of few seconds and then the entire
1 audience broke into wild applause.
| When Baron Chevrail tMr. Richard
! Mansfed) made his great hit in "A Paris
| ian Romance, in 1858. he sat at the head
| Of the table, his right side toward the
audience, and when drinking to his toast
| to Rosa caused the edge of the glass TO
| clink against his teeth. He seemed on
| the point Of crushing the fragile vessel,
| and the spectators were in ecstacies. Now.
| II years having elapsed, all is changed.
| The Baron sits at the side of the table,
facing the audience. and instead Of put
ting the glass to his lips 10 make that hor-
rible. yet fascinating rattle. holds it aIoft
In has palsied hand. then falls. II he had
acted the part in 1883 as he acts # now he
| never would have made the hit Of his
! career in Octave Foufllet's play-N. Y.
| Press.
II a wealthy man In unprofessional
society marries an actress who has the