Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-16

fate of the young man who evidently bases his
hopes of success on the stage upon his facial
resemblance to Mr.. n. s. Wood.
A.*
DURING one of the delicious little showers
that have punctuated the regular service of
rain recently a colored lady intimately ac-
quainted with washtubs took refuge under our
porch. She had no condolences for me, but a
woman who employs her got the colored lady
to read few chapters from her life's history.
The colored washlady, it appeared, had been
engaged in lawsuit, and she gave us a full
and graphic account of it. 1t was wonderfully
funny. To reproduce it entire is beyond me.
In conclusion she said: ''Dere amt no law fur
cullud pussons. Now that grand jury took my
case, and my lawyer he says: Mrs. Sniff, you
give me Sl0,' an Iguv him de las 10 had, an
he says it'd be all right. Dere was IL men on
de PENDANTS side an u men on lnine-dey was
de grand jury. But 1 had a white perliceman
1 want yer ter member, and dey had nothin'
but wuthless lot O. niggahs. All de same,
that grand jury gnawed de bill"
what did they do?' asked someone.
"They gnaWed de bill, tole your
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AN Eastern correspondent of mine states that
the alliance between Robert Downing, the actor
of superb physical development, and his light
ming manager and puffer extraordinary, j. H.
Mack, is at an end Every dramatic editor in the
country can testify to the fact that Mr.. Mack
kept him thoroughly well-posted about the
movements triumphs and monetary gains of
Spartacus Downing. OF all the actors on the
road last season, and in fact for several seasons
past, Mr.. Downing has been the best advertised.
Every incident in his daily life was recorded by
hook or by crook in the local papers and then
mailed by Manager Mack to all the chief papers
of the United States.
Who will Mr.. Mack convert into a great
tragedian next? Someone suggests Mr.. Warde,
but that is not likely, for Warde is an actor of
genuine talent and good reputation.
Rxs
TALKING of manufacturing stars, it is
announced that Manager ]. NJ. Hill is going to
spring new Juliet upon the public next fall.
Mr.. Hill still has faith in women, notwith-
standing his trying experience with Margaret
Mather. His new protege, by the way, is prob
ably intended to squeeze poor Margaret to the
wall. This she will hardly be able to do, for
tn ough Miss Mather evidently suffered last
season by reason of bad management, she has
not ceased to be an actress of great emotional
ability who in certain parts stands near the top
of her profession.
Manager Hills judgment is remarkably
good, and whatever young woman he presents
TO the public will be worth looking at.
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". j. SCANLAN, the Irish character actor,
has, it seems, had no difficulty in conquering
all Ireland. His enthusiastic agent, Mr.. Au-
gustus Pitou, says that he received ovation
after ovation nightly when he played in Dub
lin, and adds: when he sang Peek-a-Boo' it
evoked hurricane of applause.p
If W. ]. Scanlan or any other man were to
dare sing that abjectly silly song in tits coun-
try to-day he would do it at the peril of his life.
Not on account of its Stiffness, but because of
its age There is nothing so abhorred here as q
chestnut. Idiotic song are popular enough for
a season or two.