Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22
WORLDS MUSEUM.
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The above are the theatrical attractions for
this week.
A CONTEMPORARY maliciously adverts to
THE DIsPATCH's treatment of 1.-THE Old
Homestead" and Manager Wilt. and with
some ingenuity contrives to say that which is
not true. On Saturday last THE DISPATCH
for good and sufficient reasons declined
to sell advertising space in its Sunday
issue to Mr.. Wilt for the benefit
of 1.-THE Old Homestead" 1t was
a business transaction which Goes not call for
discussion. The cotemDorary discusses it, how
ever, in a very disnterested spirit. Moreover
in saying There has been no notice of the
show" in this paper during the week, the
cotemporary does not tell the truth. which it
could have easily discovered by examining the
issue of THE DISPATCH of Tuesday, Septem-
Der IL, wherein appeared a long and deservedly
laudatory criticism of THE Old Homestead"
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THE DISPATCH will continue to criticise
plays as they appear at all the theaters, with
out the least consideration of the presence or
absence of advertisements in its columns.
While this question of advertising is in hand
it will not be out of place to remark that Man.
ager Wilt, of the Grand Opera House, does,
after all, share in the popular appreciation Of
The DISPATCH as an advertising medium. The
evidence of this Will be found In the proper col
umn, where attractive advertisement of
Miss Marie Wainwright's engagement at the
Grand Opera House will be found
IT is most agreeable to record the approba-
tion bestowed upon THE Old Homestead" by
Pittsburg audiences. The play is, indeed, a
delightful portfolio of sketches from New En-
gland life, and its various moral lessons are
wholesome and elevated. Seldom has a
play so much of positive good teach
ing in it. Nor is the ddatic dose un-
pleasant to swallow. The humor is natural and
obvious, redolent of clean hay-scented air, and
abundant-the pathos unforced, genuine and
most affecting The admirable acting of Mr.
Boyd as Joshua WhatcOmb gives the play extra
ordinary strength. 1t is he who atones for the
absence of plot, the exclusion of climax and
anti-climax, and the general undramatic char
acter of "The Old Homestead"
1t seems likely that our dramatic authors
will incline more and more toward this style of
dieI-the undramatic drama may be well
coined
No wonder Harris Theater was crowded day
and night last week-"Woman Against Wo-
man." is good play and the company which
acted it was entirely competent to bring out its
strong points. Miss May Wheeler has added
to her high reputation and Edmund Collier
everybody knows,is conscientious and power
ful actor, worthy of good deal better fortune
than he has encountered.
So
THE theaters will be generous of good things
this week, There Is no doubt of Miss VAN
wright's ability to be Shakespeare's Viola in a
delightful sense. 1t is equally certain that Mr.
jerks new farce comedy .'The U. s. Mail"
will give those who love hearty laugh grand
opportunity. The Academy of Music could
hardly offer better bill in its way than the one
MI Tony Pastors company will render, and
Harris Theater appeals confidently to another
section of the public juvenile largely, with
'The Waits of New York;
HEPBURN JOHNS.