Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30

1 DOk6Q Jlile III 1uiCdSO, d. 1oulo, Mill
neapolis, St. Paul and other large cities.
Robert T. Haines has just closed a
season as leading man with Viola Al
! len, where his performance of Don John
in In the Palace of the King won Lgh
| praise. Mr. Haines is now filling
| summer engagement with the Than
houser company, Milwaukee. For next
season he has been engaged as Mrs.
Fiske's leading man.
The will of the late James A. Herne
was filed Tor probate last Thursday. The
estate is valued at $29,5G0. Mrs. Ilearne
| is appointed executrix, as well as trus-
tee of fund of $4,000, the interest on
which is to be devoted to the education
and support of Mr.. Herne's four child
rem, and an equal share of the principal
paid to each child at the age of TWEEN
ty-fve. Mrs. Herne receives the rights
to all her husbands plays, productions
and copyrights.
The two runs made by San Toy" at
Days Theatre, New York City, the past
season, represent the most successful
engagements played at this house by
| musical comedy. This statement does
| not except Mr.. Days big production Of
THE Runaway Girl" Samuel Collins
made pronounced hit in the character
of Lii" winch he will continue to play
next season. The coming tour of San
Toy will embrace all the principal
! cities.
The West Baden Springs, Ind, Hotel,
that was burned the other day, had
! fine large ball room in which the scene
of the second act of Lost River is laid.
When Jules hurry, who is to manage
Lost River next season, read of the
burning of the hotel, he thought of the
ball room set, then reposing intact in a
fire proof storehouse. Then he thought
of joke. He sat down and wrote to
the hotel proprietor telegram that
read as follows: Sincere condolences.
Have your ball room in storehouse here.
Shall / send it? Water tight and in
good condition"
Augustus Thomas has completed the
FEW comedy in which Frank Mckee will
star Peter F. Daley again next season.
Mr.. Daley will play the part of young
society man, sort of Harry Lehr, who
becomes the promoter of a new brand
of wine. Mr., Mckee will surround Mr..
Daley with strong company. He has
engaged Christie Mcdonald, who recent
ly became Mrs. William Winter Jeffer-
son, as leading woman; George Beane,
the character actor, who played Ben
Gay more than one thousand times in
Trip to Chinatown" Helen Reimer,
a noted player of eccentric character
old women, and Ada Lewis. who made
reputation as the original tough girl.
Miss Lewis will play a matinee girl. a
character written on lines new to the
stage. An important part in this com
edy will be that of a theatrical manager.
true to life" This personality will be
interpreted by the famous theatrical
Observation-Disclosures, Will A. Mcconnell.
DR.. Mary Walker, the expert on phys
iognomy and herself the puzzle of phys
Economists, has applied to a local man
ager for an opportunity to show her
dramatic talent to the public. Whether
she wishes to play masculine or femi-
nine roles is not known. but doubtless
she could play either with equal facility.
1t may be her ambition to wear her
customary habiliments and emulate
John Drew as fashion plate, or she
may wish to try her art in classic roles.
In either case her success as a drawing
card would only be second to that of
Mrs. Carrie Nation. What an oppor-
tunity it would offer for some manager
to start these eccentric women upon
JOINT starring tour in Romeo and Juliet.
with Mrs. Nation as the Inflated Capr
let, and DR.. Nary Walker as the dashins
Montaguel Their opening might take
place in the Presidents Theatre. Can
ton, O., for surely no house less re-
nowned would be suitable for the un-
dertaking. The rialto awaits with
breathless interest further news upon
the subject.
klaw & Granger deny that they have
entered into a contract with Mascapni
the Italian composer. to manage a con-
cert tour for him and his orchestra of
ninety musicians throughout the coun-
try. A cabled interview quotes Mas
cagnl as saying that Klaw & Erlanger
were to pay him $4,000 a week for
eight weeks and deposit this sum in a
bank in Italy before he left that conn
try. This was news to klaw & ErIan-
ger.
Frank Mckee has learned since he
decided to call Augustus Thomas,s new
comedy written for Peter F. Daily
tampagne Garlic" that he selected >
very popular title. No less than tbirtv-
one claims to this title have been f;Iad
with Mr.. Mckee since the announce
ment that he would use it. This brings
10 mind a scheme for making A few
dollars that was very expensiyelv
worked before the copyright law was
changed three or four years ago. Sew
eral persons made quite a business IF
copyrlghting title, sending thor, -, a.