Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-29
W ORLD'S MUSEUM. +.


| this week.
1t is not at all likely that we shall see again
this season so perfect performance in every
way as Twelfth Night" in the hands of Miss
Marie Wainwright and her company. In the
hrst place there is personal charm about Miss
Wainwright's Vf0ld and an artistic finish about
| all she does In that rarely romantic character
that is not often found nowadays. We can
hardly measure the merit of this Vioia now.
Suffice it TO say that Miss Wainwright will be
most welcome in that sweet guise whenever she
comes this way. Unlike SO many of our lead
ing actors. Miss Wainwright has had the
wisdom 10 gather about her none but artists.
90 we nave an even performance, and but little
injustice to the great masters work. Nobody
can can ask Tor better Sir Toby than Mr.. Owen
has given US; few will desire a richer
rendering of Maluolfo than MIR. Barton
Hills. A comely, nierry-wilted Marta comes
naturally from Louise Muldener-whose
powers IN comedy should bring her a surfeit nf
honors some day. With nobody in the cast
can We honestly quarrel. Congratulations are
really due to the whole band of players and the
audiences that have been wise enough to see
them, l think, will permit me to say that they
present those congratulations.
ssH
In the performance of Shakespeare's plays,
hold that the grandeur of the story and the
immortal lines do not benent by scrubby
scenery, full of anachronisms and glaring in
congruities, for background. NOr is it an
excuse for costumes mean. tawdry and untrue
to the time and locality of the play to say that
the almost divine poetry of Shakespeare needs
o assistance from mllIner and tailor. In
spite OF Shakespeare's own assertion that
good wine needs no bush,"I think il looks
better and tastes better if the circumstances
are appropriately a thin glass suits our modern
lips better than a thick one, and little ice in
the pail is not to be laughed at.
Hence Twelfth Night" approaches an ideal
delIverance in this case, because the costumes
are rich and true TO the era of the play-and as
true In local color as Shakespeare Intended
ana because the scenery Is delight to the eyes
and an aid to the understanding of the story
WHAT the fate Of "The United States Mail''
will be depends upon seve events As it is
it is = farce comedy that has achieved success,
and one that might be made still greater sue.
cess with little trouble to the author and little
expense. At this writing nothing is really set
tied about the future of the play further than
that 1t goes to Wheeling next week and prob
ably to other towns near Pittsbure. If Mr..
jerks were in position to command the order.
ing OF the play from top to bottom with 81, 900
or ", 600 to spend; II a manager of experience
had charge Of the advance work, and firm
di-cipl1nar1an took hold of the company, many
are OF the opinion that THE o. s. Mail" would
be great money maker.
The company needs new soubrette Miss
Kate Jlayls needs more opportunities to reveal
her abilities, and another comedian would in.
crease the strength of the plav amazingly. 1t
will be great pity If Mr.. jerks clever work
goes to the wall 1t made great deal of money
at the BIjou.
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PrrTsBuRe is honored by the first appear
ance upon the same stage of Madam Modjeska
and Edwin Booth at the Grand Opera House
this week. Their season commences here ON
Monday. The repertoire is brilliant one
and as may be seen below, admits of the dis
play OF both actors great talents and ver-atil-
ity. HEPBURN JOHNS.