Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-15
THEATRICAL T

Richard Mansfield has dropped the
Monsieur" from the title OF his new
play, that will be known hereafter as
B~eaucaire.
The new play that George G. Hazel
ton, Jr., has written for Henrietta
Crosman will be put in rehearsal in
October. Its name has not yet been
announced.
The Havana authorities suppressed
last week a play entitled The Pork
Kings; or, Uncle Sam, produced at the
Payret theatre in that city. The play
reeked with insults to the United
States and it's people.
Mrs. Leslie Carter returned to New
York from Oakland, Md, last Wednes-
day. She will begin rehearsals Of La
Du Barry at the Criterion theatre Oc-
tober /, her tour opening in Washing
ton November Is.
Stuart, the male Patti, who recently
concluded a highly successful run at
the Paradise Gardens, New York City,
opened on September 2 at the Orpheum
theatre, Brooklyn, and met with an
enthusiastic welcome, being compelled
to sing four songs and, after taking
four bows to make a speech of thanks
at each performance IN the opening
day. He was ~re-engaged for the week
of September 8.
The Lulu CHASER Opera Company has
been %rehearsing Strange and Edwards
new comic opera, Dolly Warden, at Ter
race Garden, New York City, for two
weeks past. The action Of the opera
passes in England in 1880. Miss
| Chaser is said to have a most congenial
role. The first production of the opera
will occur at Toronto September %.
Paul Cinquevalli, the famous juggler,
sailed from England on September A
for a two years tour around the world.
He starts by playing twenty-six weeks
in America, opening at Keith's Union
| Square theatre, New York, on Septem-
Der 16. Concluding his engagements
on the Keith circuit, he will start for
San Francisco, going from there to
| Honolulu, thence to New Zealand and
Australia, where he proposes spending
twenty-six weeks. India and africa
are to be included in his tour. Cir
| ~uuevalli claims the distinction of be-
ing the only artist eve commanded
to appear before King Ed'Tard VII,
of England, twice in one day.
Miss Nelson is now at Scorra, Italy,
| pursuing her studies for the grand
opera, under the tutelage of Lawrence
Russell. In a letter to a friend of Miss
| Nelson's in this country Mr.. Russell
| states that he considers Miss Nelson
one of the best pupils he has had and
destined to win much success in grand
opera. Miss Nelson recently sang be-
| fore Signor Mancinelli, director of the
Maurice Grau opera productions. He
! expressed himself as delighted with
her voice and desires that she take the
prima donna role in an opera that he
is now completing. Miss Nelson is
also to study under Tosti. In recent
| cabled reports it was enormously
stated that she was to appear in grand
| opera under Mr.. Russel's management,
whereas she is to receive vocal in
| %struction from him.
Tim Murphy and company gave the
initial performance at the Great
Southern theatre, Columbus, O., Sep
TENDER 5, of a new comedy by Paul
Wilstahch, entitled A Capital Comedy.
The play deals with present day life
In washington, anu Was WTltleH lOT
Mr.. Murphy, who has TIE role of Joel
Gay, an impoverished claimant against
the government, who has haunted the
capital for years in hopes that Con-
gress will sanction his claim and make
him rich. 1t is a type familiar to
Washingtonians, and is accurately
drawn. Mr.. Murphy interprets it ad-
mirably, giving a quairst pathetic and
amusing Characterization, that the Co.
lumbus critics praised highly. The
play is said to be strong in plot and
excellent in construction. The sup
porting company, headed by Dorothy
Sherrod, was adequate in every way.
David Warield's stellar debut, and
the first performance on any stage of
Lee Arthur and Charles Klien's three
act comedy, The A~uctioneer. occurred
at the Hyperion theatre, New York
, City, before a large audience. The
play was cast thus:
Simon Levi....."...........David ,Warheld