Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-04-15

close of his fiftieth year on the stage
by playing, at the age of IL. week S
round of Shakespearean characters at
Stratford-on-Avon.
Jean de Reszke has secured the
rights in Max Vogrich's "Buddha,' for
Paris. He is enthusiastic over the title
role, in which he expects to appear
himself with name Lilvinne as Ysa-
tora.
Langtry's hair is her crowning beau
ty, and she claims that no misfortune
has ever come to her that the night
before she did not dream that her hair
caught fire.
1t is reported that by the death of
Judge Stanton, of Scranton. Pa, Miss
Carrie De Mar, his niece, had inherited
fortune of considerable dimensions.
Miss De Mar is Mrs. Joseph Hart in
private life.
Joseph Jefferson will not only play
the grave digger's part in Hamlet. /"
but will also discourse on the drama
at the Fifth Avenue. New York. on
Sunday night, the 22d, when perform
ance is to be given for the benefit of
Marvin R. Clark.
Joseph O'Mara, who was last heard
in this country in Andrew A. Nc
Cormick's Broadway 1neatre Opera
Company in the Three Dragons" and
in the "Highwayman" comic operas,
has been engaged by Maurice Grau TO
appear during the coming season at
Covent Garden, London.
1t is whispered that the legal OBJ
stacles that have long prevented the
wedding of Fife S4.annon and Herbert
Kelley have been overcome, and that
the twin stars of the Kelley Shannon
company will by and by illume the
same domestic armament. The 'ob-
stacle" heretofore n the way consists
of one large and determined lady-Mr.
Kelcey's lawful welded wife, who is an
actress ana much oluer woman than
the handsome actor whose name she
bears.-New York Telegraph.
Lincoln ]. Carter has nearly dozen
companies on the road. and his income
is figured close to $4,000 a year Ten
years ago he write his first play, The
Fast Mail, in five nights. He was sat
| isfed that the principal scenic effect,
the passing of a freight train, would
bring the play success, but he had no
capital, and shared the fate of many
young and unknown playwrights-dis
appointment wherever he turned. But
he did not give up, ana set to work
himself painting the scenery for the
play. During the day he worked on the
scenic and mechanical effects and at
night he painted three sheet and stand
work with which to bin the opening.
Il have" said Rudolph Aronson,
brought over a whole trunkfuI of op-
eras and operettas, including Carl Gold
marks 'Das Heimchen am Herd
cCricket on the EarthD, Giordano's
Fedora Carl Miller'S Der Blondin Won
Namur,' Charles Lecocq's La Belle au
Bots Dormant c. NJ. Zeihren's Die
Landstreicher ana Der Schooner Rlgo.
Louis Cannes 'Saltrinbanques. G.. M.
Zellers Der Obersteiger' and the waltz
king Johann Strauss last three oper-
ettas, Coffin der Vernumpft,' Der
Waldmeister' and 'Weiner Blut. Ne
gotiations are also pending for Messoy-
er's Veronique' and Pucini's 'Tosca'
the first performance of which | attend
ed at La Ccala, in Milan"
And as to Edna Mays London pop
ularity no doubt can exist. A great
deal has been said for and against her,
but Gus Kerker, who not alone COM
poses the music, but conducts it, said
to me the night before leaving on the
st. Paul: CAS- to Edna May, she has no
more ability or talent on the stage
than a wornout shoe. But she has
tact. She used to give fake" recep-
lions at the Hotel Cecil in London and
impress the best people (catch the jays,
so to speak, with the idea she was