Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-05-12

it was feared at one time that she
would have to close her season, but she
recovered in time to fill her engage
ment at Indianapolis.
Howard Kyle, who has been pre-
senting Nathan Hale in his first star
ring season, has met with such success
that he will reopen with that play in
September. Mr.. Kyle is said to have
several plays under consideration,
with one of which he hopes to follow
Nathan Hale whenever successor
may be necessary.
Henry L. Kane, of the Village Post
master, had his arm lacerated during
the performance at New Castle, Pa,
April Is, by the threshing machine
used in the play. A surgeon sewed UP
the wound, and MFR. Keane was COM
PEELED to enter the City Hospital at
Youngstown, o., for treatment His
condition was critical for some days,
! but ne is now out of danger and is ex-
pected to rejoin the company in Chi
cago, May 10.
Paul Gilmore is appearing as Charles
ii. in Mistress Nell at Wallack's, hav-
ing been specially engaged for the New
York season to succeed Aubrey Bouci-
calf, in support of Henrietta Crosman.
He has made pronounced hit. Mr.
! Gilmore recently closed successful
tour in Under the Red Robe He
hopes he may yet get an acceptable
new play for next season. For the
coming summer Mr. Gilmore has had
offers to star with stock companies in
seasons of from four to five weeks. and
he may put in a part of the vacation
term in this way. Last summer May
Robson, Mr. Gilmore and Eric Hope
, CLord Yarmouth had a company at
Newport. If Mr.. Gilmore works this
summer as stock star he will play only
in such plays as The Musketeers, I'm
der the Red Robe, Don Caesar, etc.
Ben Teal is directing the rehearsals
of the company that will support n. c.
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott in THE
Merchant of Venice klaw G. Erin
ger are giving this production a most
/ elaborate equipment. Were it intend
ed to run year, instead of but twenty
eight performances. they could not do
more for it. 40 special production of
classical play made in this country
has attracted the public attention this
project creates, principally, perhaps,
through curiosity as to what Mr.. Good
win will accomplish with the charac-
ter of ..Shylock." A very artistic i'm
personation may be expected OF him.
for he thoroughly understands himself
and the limit of his histrionie ability.
He would not essay any impersonation
he did not feel confident he could por-
tray with credit to his record and
| standing as an actor. He frankly de-
clares he will present somewhat orig
I in,al conception of the part. There is
already a very large advance demand
for seats in the twenty cities in which
/ he and Miss Elliott will appear in
1.-THE Merchant of Venice"
! IA London correspondent writes the
following:
And now it becomes my duty to give
you some account of The Girl From Up
/ There. presented at the Duke of York
! on Tuesday night l regret TO have to
say that this splendidlv mounted asd
mostly well acted work of Morton and
( Kerker's shows marked deteriora.i IN
! from their Belle of New York form.
The librettist has started with good
! dramatic idea. but. alas. he has fritz
i tered it away so that the play becomes
! one Of those that were won't to be an
nounced on your side as having plot
j that stops at s: Il" After such strong
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