Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
Stare Whispers.

IT is reported OF W. ID. Crane Jnat curing MS
recent stay in St Paul he invested S., 500 in
| st. Paul realty.
RUDOLPH ARoNsoN's bride was formerly
known in the Casino company as Alma Varrey.
| She has been abroad for year past, returning
not long ago TO wed the young manager.
THE late John Gilbert, who was to have
opened with Jefferson and Florence at the Star
Theater would at the close of that engagement
have been member OF Daly's company.
IT is said that the name of Gilbert and Sulli-
! vans new opera is to be ''The Dogged Doge."
Courtice Pounds and Geraldine Ulmar are to
appear in it at the Savoy Theater, London.
TnLoTTsoN's "zig-zag" follows Byron, and
the merry-makers made q good impressio
when seen here last season, and there is every
reason to believe that their former success will
be repeated.
Arkansas journal says: "Victoria Vokes is
training a pet canary to perform in her new
play. The bird now performs its part Of swoop-
ing down upon the stage, piping shrilly, and
chasing various comedians about the stage with
great skill" We have no hesitation in saying
-and we say it boldly, that shrili-piping,
swooping canary chasing comedian sk1lltully
about the stage will be alone worth the prlce OF
| admission.
LITTLE Marguerite Fields, the child actress,
who made such a success at Niblo's Theater,
"Roger La Honte, !" is the daughter OF John F.
| Fields, of Fields and Hanson. the musical
| sketch artists, who were at Williams Academy
| last week. Mr.. Fields is justly proud of his
little daughter who, though just turning 8
years of age, has been on the stage two seasons
and is one of the greatest child actresses living.
| Last season she was with the Byrons.
THERE is large contingent of histrions who
| cultivate the brush and palette in whatever
leisure hours they snatch from an exacting
profession, Henry E. Dixey can make a car
toon with the crayon with the facility that he
displays in delineating characters on the stage.
| Mr. Kendall is also clever with pencil and
brush. Joseph jefferson. together with
histrlonsm, inherits ability as painter, and e.
h. Sothern, Ben Horning,, Cyril Scott and
many others are talented in that direction.
M. DUoUEsNEL, manager of the Theater
Porte-Saint- Martin, Paris, pays Sarah Bern
hardt during her present engagement $500 q
night, 1t is interesting to recall that Is years
ago Bernhardt left the Odeon, then under Du-
Quesnel's management, because he refused to
raise her salary from Sl00 q month to $500.
on November Is, she will be followed by
Coquelin. He will not play his classical reper-
uoire, but fve-act comedy which Sardou has
written for him.
NEIL BURGESS is resting few weeks after
his preliminary engagement in Philadelphia,
and previous to his long season at the Union
Square. His arm is still tender, although it is
entirely healed, and he is obliged to be careful
about doing the rougher business of the part OF
Aunt Abby, These terrible burns have left no
scars on the hand or wrist, for to prevent that
result the plucky actor submitted to the scien-
tinc cruelties of the doctors, who cauterized
the wounds again and again in order to stave
of granulation and subsequent marks.
WHAT is the reason that theatrical con-
duotor insists upon giving the melody Of the
sweetest ditties to a cornet ?" asks Nym Grin
kle in the Mirror. "Why does he treat his
strings and wood wind with such brutal con-
tempt? Some theatrical manager in this city,
and at this crisis, will make new departure
when he provides nicely balanced band of
strings and wood with harp, and furnishes us
with some of the melodies of the world daintiy
played. The harsh cacophony of the theatrical
band in New York is proverbial. 1t pounds,
blats and toots until the ear is stunned" This
applies to Pittsburg also.
FANNY RICE is known to be one of the
brightest and cleverest women on the comic
opera stage but it will be a surprise to many of
her friends and admirers to learn that she is
also successful composer. Her lullaby, enti-
tied 'Bye to Baby Bye Lo," which she has dedi-
Gated to Lillian Russell's little daughter, was
published in Boston last week and is having
tremendous sale. Miss Rice is great favorite
in Boston, and her success there in ''The Brig
ands" was most fattering. On the closing
night of the engagement the Harvard students
attended in full force and sent to Miss Rice
the college colors, with the request that she
wear them on that occasion. She wore the col
ors and was given an ovation, accompanied by
many magnificent floral offerings.
THE Joseph Jefferson-W ]. Florence com
pany began their season at the Star Theater,
New York. Monday night opening in hand
some production of "The Rivals" in which Mr..
Jefferson was seen in his famous impersonation
Doh Mr for %I,a
time in many years, as Sir Lucius OTFtpqer.
The supporting cast was q notable one, and
included Mrs. John Drew as Mrs. Mdlaprop
Viola Allen as Lydia LGnguiSh, Edwin Varrey
as Sir Anthony Absolute, Frederick Panlding
Jessie Story as Lucy, George Nash as FduLk-
land, and Joseph Warren as Fd1. The distin.
guished comedians drew an Overlooking audi.
ence and the enthusiasm during the perform.
ance was something unusual. During the even
ing Mr.. jefferson and Mr.. Florence were both
obliged to make speeches in order to satisfy the
audience.
DURING the engagement of Lizzie Evans in
Memphis, last week, an incident is said to have
occurred which, if true, will not add to Miss
Evans popularity in that city. Marguerite
Fealy, who is Memphis lady, is a member of
Miss Evans company. Miss Fealy was the
nightly recipient of many floral offerings from
her many friends which, it is alleged, annoyed
Miss Evans, and the ushers were instructed not
to carry any more bouquets to the footlights
for Miss Fealy. On last Thursday night the
ushers refused to carry bouquets for Miss
Fealy and the latter's friends advanced and
put the floral offerings over the tootlights. 1t
Is alleged that Miss Evans lost her temper, and
approaching the footlIghts snatched the bou-
quets intended for Miss Fealy, tore them to
pieces and threw the floral debris behind the
wings. The audience behaved good-naturedly
and only mildly resented the insult to their
townswoman with few Kisses. There, nowl
The Dramatic Mirror gives the following
pet superstitions of actors: Henry Dixey gets
cold chills if one of his burlesque artistes
wears bodice filed in with lace on an opening
night. He insists that it lowers the box office
receipts in inverse proportion. De Wolf bop
per considers luck dead against him if he
catches hot liner in his tennis belt as he sits
in the reporters box at the Polo grounds
Harry Miner turns around three times and
goes down q side street if he meets one OF the
unemployed Deuvray actors on Broadway. He
thinks it unlucky. Wilton Lackaye saws he
cannot drive away feeling of evil omen If he
falls down stairs on q Tuesday. This is a pet
superstition of his. Charles Bowser, when on
the road, throws a pinch of salt over his left
shoulder If he hears that his advance agent has
been given q champagne supper in the next
town. Digby Bell thinks it bodies no good to
of hazy light, after taking bracer in the
wings. He SAYS 1t is hoodoo of the worst
kind Edward Sothern never lends an umbrel-
la on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday or Saturday. This fad has
taken great hold of him. Francis Wilson
considers it a harbinger of good luck
LANONETTE,