Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-10

Carnival Tuesday, THE Christian;"
Thursday and Friday. Elks' Minstrels;
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-All this week.
Himmelein's Imperial Stock Company in
repertoire. at popular prices: Monday
night, 1.-THE Lost Paradise"
After a week of strong attractions in
the local play-houses, the coming week
will be rather dull in so far as straight
dramatic performances are concerned,
but the companies booked are very
strong, and the home talent productions
will be above the ordinary in interest
and in merit. A high class repertoire
company will hold the boards at the
Grand, and THE Christian" will be pre-
scented Tuesday night at the Opera
House The musical carnival and the
Elks MINISTRIES will fill in busy week
at the lower house.
One of the notable attractions at the
Opera House during the week was the
Clay Clement company Mr.. Clement
presented his delightful creation of
Baron Hohensaauffen" in THE New
Dominion" for two performances to
appreciative audiences. The character
is unlike anything which has been seen
upon Wheeling stage, in that Mr..
Clement makes the Baron a dignified,
courteous gentleman, which the role in
other hands might be a low comedy
part. The temptation to sacrifice di-
gnity is very strong, inasmuch as the
Baron makes very laughable mistakes
in his efforts to express himself in
Erarr io1, nd ~, -
sorts to pure unbrcken German to ex-
press his feelings. Mr.. Clement last
night presented his new play "A South
ern Gentleman" and gave evidence of
his versatility by his really admirable
conception of a role very different from
that of "Hohenstauffen." The action
of the play takes place in the South
during and after the war and the
story is a dainty charming dramatic
conception. In the title role Mr..
Clement promises TO duplicate his sue
cess as Baron Hohenstauffen.
Lovers Of music will be pleased to
learn that Manager Feinler has booked
an opera company for a solid week at
the Opera House, commencing Monday
OF next week. Popular price of admis-
sion will be charged.
The Imperial Stock Company comes
to the Grand Monday night for a solid
week. In direct opposition to the es-
tablished custom of all other repertoire
managers who believe in presenting
their best bill upon the opening night
and filling up the rest of the week
with the veriest trash, John A. Him
melein, proprietor of the Imperial,
Stock Company, has made an earnest
effort to have all of the plays pre-
sented of an equal order of merit
While The Lost Paradise" is recog-
nized as the greatest play Of its class,
1t does not excel in dramatic excellence
any Of the other plays in the repertoire.
Northern Lights" which is to be pre-
sented on Tuesday evening, while Of a
different style, is fully the equal in
order of merit. 1t is military play
upon the order of THE Girl l Left Be
hind Me- 1t is said to be fully the
equal in every respect and far super
ior from many points of view. 1t is
founded upon facts connected with the
Custer massacre in 1876. The leading
character of John Swiftwind," an
educated Indian, is one of the most
unique productions of the native dra-
matist, and he never fails to create a
lasting impression in the mind of the
auditor. AS a military play it stands
wiChCut a rival in the detail and pre-
sion which is so often lacking in plays
of this kind.
Hall Gaines great play. The Chris
tian,' is universally conceded to be one
Of the strongest dramatic works brought