Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

hence, after she shall have finished her
next seasons London engagement at
the Apollo theatre, in Three Little
Maids, as well as tour of the English
provinces. Miss May will go to Austria
liza via the Suez canal. After her Aus
tralian season she will return to New
York by way of San Francisco.
One of the places where your national
anthem was given and received with
equal cordiality was the Duke of York's,
where. on that evening, Edna May also
introduced into The Girl from Up There
her old-time successful song out of
"The eBlle," namely, Follow On" The
whole strength of the company when
they had warbled 1.-The Star Cpangled
Banner" also weighed in with God
Save the King" and altogether all had
raj good time. By the way, | have
already told you that the fair Edna has
been snapped up by Manager George
Edwardes. l have now to announce
that Edwardes has arranged with
Charles Frohman to join in running the
musical attwction, in which Edna will
represent Oae of three little maids at
the Apollo, where Martin Harvey fin
ishes the season in The Only Way
Dramatic Mirror.
Martha Morton has just sent to Hen
ry Pierce, under whose management
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon will
star next season, the completed last
act of the play she has written for
them. The title is Her Lord and Mas
ter. Mr.. Kefcey and Miss Shannon i'm
personate respectively an English lord
and an American girl. The play is a
modern comedy and the scenes are laid
in America and England. This is the
first dramatic work Miss Morton has
done for the past four years. The
Kelley and Shannon companys season
will commence September 3 at Column
bus, and an extended tour through the
South and West will follow. Time is
held in New York at the commence
ment of the year in expectation of a
long run. Morton Selten, Percy Brooke,
Ida Waterman, and Isabel Waldron
have SO far been engaged for the sup
porting company.
Will A. Mcconnell, the theatrical
manager who will play himself in sup
port of Peter F. DaileYin Champagne
Charlie" was asked why he had turned
actor. Financial ambition" he re-
sponded. I've been working for sew
eral seasons as a;manager for $3.50
per week. On my recent visit to Lon
don | learned that Joe Cawthorne was
receiving 1925 per in support of
Alice Nelson and that Harry Daven-
port was getting 12,500 When Frank
Mckee Offered me $S3,333 to play with
Daley Pcould not resist the temptation.
l think Pm on the right side now. III
get the money and will be able to fulfill
a lorg-cherished ambition to do some
thing toward elevating the stage"
Andrew Macks summer home at
Bdzzards Bay, Mass, is situated near
the Cleveland estate, and is one of the
most valuable pieces of realty in that
famous resort. A notable apartment in
it is the music room, running the full
width of the house, seemingly filled
with almost every conceivable musical
instrument. A great harp especially
attracts the eye on entrance. Mr..
Mack entertained party of casual Wis
itors in this room a short time ago.
He played on instrument after instru-
ment to their wonder. they not know
ing his remarkable versatility as an in
strumentalist, and finally went to the
harp. He struck a chord or two and
then sang Tom Moore's old song,
Loves Young Dream" with wonderful
expression. IF he sings that song in
his new play, Tom Moore as he sang
it to-day, it will carry the piece" was
the comment when his visitors depart
ed
1.-THE Village Postmaster" has made a
tremendous hit in Chicago. 1t opened
in that city early in May at the Great
Northern theatre. and it's one hun
dredth performance will be celebrated
and handsome souvenirs presented
next Monday night, July 22d. "The
Village Postmaster is certainly a play
with great record-227 nights in New
York, 100 nights in Boston and 1t will
probably touch 125 nights In Chicago
before 1t closes. This now famous New