Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-10-13

to change his play, which Is great sue
cess as il is.
Sir Henry Irving will present King
Charles | as the opening bill of his en-
gagement at the knickerbocker theatre
in New York City that begins October
II. King Charles | viii be presented
all the week save on Friday and Sat
urday evenings. that will be devoted
respectively to The Merchant OF Venice
and Louis XI. Coriolanus and Madame
Sans Gene will be the repertoire for
the second week OF the engagement.
Owing 10 serious throat troubles
Gertrude Bennett has been Obliged to
resign the part of Kate Carnegie In
The Bonnie Brier Bush at the Republic
theatre. New York, her physician ad-
vising a complete rest before she joins
Daniel Frohman's Stock Company.
Miss Bennett opened in The Bonnie
Brier Bush while severely i'll, and has
PLAYED Kate Carnegie under the most
trying conditions and against the
wishes and advice Of her doctors.
A novelty in pictorial advertising Is
used by Mr.. Tim Murphy for his latest
success, "A Capitol Comedy Mr..
Murphy had his portrait and the por-
trait OF Dorothy Sherrod. his leading
lady. painted in oil. Then reprodue-
lions were made on flexible linen in
imitation bf an oil painting. The pub
fishers of Truth" were so impressed
with the process that they have secured
permission to use Miss Sherrod's por-
trait as a detached art supplement To
their magazine.
George Bowles, manager of Blanche
Walsh. came to New York last week
and purchased from Ethel barrymore
the rights to Nadjesda, Maurice Barry
more's Polish drama. Miss Walsh will
produce it shortly as the successor to
Joan of the Sword Hand, that has been
found wanting. Nadjesda was written
originally for Madame Modieska, who
produced II at the Star theatre, Fobru-
airy Il, 1854. with Mr.. Barrymore In
the cast Later it was done In Eng
land. Tyrone Power and Edith Crane
are now presenting Najesda in Austria
liza.
new social and benevolent organi-
cation of theatrical people has been
formed in Philadelphia. which will be
known as the Twenti-th Century Quak-
ers. The objects of the society are To
care for the sick and destitute, to bury
the dead, and to promote sociabllity
among the members. For the present
the Headquarters of the society are IN
the old Elks' building, in Philadelphia,
where the meetings are held every sun
day evening.
At the first performance of the season
at Weber and Fields, New York City.
Lillian Russell was simply deluged with
floral tokens They came in all shapes
and sizes from punches OF long
stemmed roses up to immense set pieces
representing boats and all that sort OF
thing. Miss Russell was in quandary
The flowers were perfectly lovely, and
il was awfully kind of the friends that
sent them, hit there were so many and
most of them so big. Besides, as she
confessed in her little speech alter tae
performance. she was a eommuter and
she had to catch a train for Far Rock
away. What on earth was she to do
with the plants? To take them with
her was Impossible, to leave them at
the theatre was hardly tactful. hap
by idea came to the rescue OF the heau-
tiful songstress. She would send fer
cab. a big. roomy cab, and have the
whole conservatory taken to the home
of her sister. whe lives uptown. Ae=
cordingly a willing minion was dis
patched to engage a cab and everything
seemed to be smooth sailing. Yet how
vain are oft mere mortal plans! The
laden cab piloted by an affable husky
nighthawk. set out upon its fragrant
way. The knot of people at the stage
door marveled as the procession start
ed, and Miss Russell herself saw 1t all
go. Then came the horrible part OF the
thing. Nor cab. nor cabby nor flowers
have since been seen. They never
showed III at Miss Russells sisters,
and all the efforts of keen-eyed sleuths
have failed TO locate them. Last week
the fair singer tearfully told the story
for publication in hope that some one
may have happened to notice a super
abundance of floral decoration in some
fourth-rate livery stable. Verify,
flower strewn path be not always a
path of roses.