Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-14


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Miss May Brooklyn as Nina Ralston is clever.
and better than what we are accustomed to
get from the leading woman of a road com.
pany, butit is not fair II her to assign her
place in the same class as Miss Ada Dyas.
What is wanting in Miss May Brooklyn's ex-
preston of the noble woman linked to miser-
able forger is precisely what Miss Ada Dyas
possesses the power of repose the dignity of
carriage, the ability to express intense emotlon
without violent action. There are qualities in
the two women, matters of beauty of face or
voice, of carriage and signs OF good breeding
about which individual critics may easily and
properly differ, but when it comes to a iudg-
ment of the wit displayed by them it is hard to
understand how any man can reach the con-
clusion that Miss Brooklyn is the equal of Miss
Dyas.
Wnen next Miss Minnie Madden comes to
Pittsburg let us hope that she will have a COM
pany fully worthy of her. It has been said
that Caprice is a bad play, and that I'm
Spite of All" is not good one, but the impress
sion made by the latter when it was last seen
here in the hands Of Miss Madden and very
clever company was much more favorable.
There are great many people who hope
sincerely that Miss Madden will step into her
right place when she plays in "Featherbrainn
at the Madison Square Theater this summer.
She has more ability, and that of a unique
sort and stamped with the strongest indiyidu-
ality, than any other young woman on the
stage to-day. Luckily she has youth still on
her side. Under the proper conjunction of a
manager, suitable play and bank account,
Miss Madden will suddenly awake to find her
self far more famous than she dreams of now.
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Everything Is running smoothly for the great
May Festival. Yesterday Manager Locke told
me that more than so private boxes had been
sold, ana that the Exposition building music
hall is now certain to be in proper shape for
the week of music. The programme of the
weeks performance is now ready, and is as fol-
lows: Tuesday night, May 2l-Grand inaugural
night: introducing Miss Juch, Messrs Kalsch
and Fischer and the great pianist, Miss Aus der
One, together with the grand orchestra, under
direction OF Anton Seidl. The Oratorio of
THE Creation" will be given on this evening.
Wednesday night-A miscellaneous pro-
gramme, introducing Lili Lehman, Madam
Herbert-F oerster. Signors Perotti, Campanari,
gramme will be devoted to the rendition of
compositions by Pittsburg composers.
Thursday afternoon-A Wagner programme,
rgm sceFe spinning Ga0rps 6aade and
Miss Won Doenhof, Signor Campanarl chorus
of women, and others will appear.
Thursday yevening-Miscel ellaneous programme
by leading soloists; Beethoven concerto by
Miss Aus der Ohe, and the, Saint Saens
Oratorio of the "Deluge."
Friday evening-Wagner night Selections
from 1onengr1n, IannnauSer, Die Walkure,
Siegfried and Gotterdammerung will be given.
including Lehman, Juch, Perotti Aus de Ohe
and others. -
Saturday afternoon-Popular programme
with leading soloists, Aus der Ohe and 9th ers.
Saturday evening - Final performance,
Beethoven night. Scenes from Fidelio, with
Lehman, Kalisch, Fischer, and a male chorus
will be interpolated, followed by the lovely
"Egmont songs" sung by Miss Juch. The Sec
ond part OF the programme is the presentation
Of Beethoyen's Ninth Symphony, given in its
entirety for the first time in Pittsburg with
the grand festival chorus the great orchestra.
Miss Juch, Kalisch, Won Doenhotf and Fischer.
Mr.. Leonard Wales and DR.. E. A. Wood are
fortunate in having secured the services of the
Boston Ideals for the production of their
new opera, "The Lion of Peru" Mr.. Wales is
musician of this city, and has also until re-
Gently been active in journalism, and the music
of the new opera is from his hand, while the
libretto, which is said to be at once epigram.
matte and smooth, is written by DR.. Wood, of
the Southside.
As to the quality of the music and the
hbretto, we shall be better able to Judge after
the opera has been performed here. The plot
is founded. strange TO relate, upon the South
Sea Bubble; surely new, if rather shaky, sub
lect The heroine will be portrayed by Nile.
Zelie de Lussan, and the full strength of the
Ideal company will support her. If the wishes
of the composer and authors friends will. ac-
complish anything, the opera will be success.
Newspapermen in particular will rejoice to see
Mr.. Wales succeed. HEPBURN JOHNS.