Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-29
Stage Whispers.

Army Day.
HARRY LAcY's "The Still Alarm" Company
comes to the Bijnu after "My Aunt Bridget"
WHY "Hamlet' twice and much Ado
About Nothing" oucef Vice versa would have
| been wiser.
In the third act of Aunt Bridget" Mis-
| Gerald adorns a reproduction of Miss Langtry'i
most elaborate toilet
"a POSSIBLE CASE" which was the comedy
sensation of last season, will be seen at the
| Bijou in lew weeks time.
THE Detroit Free Press SAYS that Helen
Dauvray's collapsed tour is what Brother Wan
namaker might call star route Cancelled.
THERE will be only one matinee during the
Booth-M0djeska engagement, namely, on Sat
urday. when "Much Ado About Nothing" will
be gwen.
Mr.. AND MRS. KENpAL are expected to ar.
rive here on the Servia to-day. They open al
the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, on
October7.
THERE have been no better plays Of recent
seasons than THE Wife," 1.-THE Henrietta
and Shenandoah" All American, too, eh,
Mr.. Palmer? asks LIE Chat Noir.
"DoNNA DIANA" Comedy. in which Mime.
Modjeska will appear on Saturday evening, is
said to be an amusing play of Spanish color.
written by We>tland Marston for that actress.
Mr.. ALBERT IvoN CHRIsTY, after his re.
turn from his Southern tour, will go to New
York City. entering upon dramatic conrse Of
culture under the famous Mrs. Emma Wallet.
DALY's will open next Wednesday night
with an adaptation from Sardou called "Tte
Golden Widow" If the gold is in the widows
hair, Mr.. Daily has just the lady who can look
the part.
Mr. JOSEPH HAwoRTH has been crowding
he rit n q
mastery Interpretation of Paul Ratvur. 10
PIttsburg he will be seen in the character u
the BijOu.
IN MY Aunt Bridget" at the Bijou this
week, Miss Catharine Lnyard will wear faS
simile of Marie Jansen's Oolah dress, costume
that caused perturbation among the modistss
of New York.
BERNARD DYLLYN sings two new songs B
''My Aunt Bridget" at the Bijou this wees
that were written for him by Harrington ard
LIE Brun, of Londun, authors OF Across tie
Bridge" and "Seven Ages"
WITH Effe Shannon's smile, Viola Aliens
sweet vIvacity, Dorothy Doris good intentlous
John Kellerd's powerful directness, and greet
play, Bronson Howard is maxim a pot of MONEY
out of Shenandoah" at the Star.
Miss LENA MELVILLE sings, by special pes
mission, London's latest pet song you Should
Hear Her Whistle" at the Bijou next weet-
L
and Miss Merville does the vocal theme full
justice.
GREAT things in the way of dazzling spec.
tacular effects and superior ballet dancing ara
promised in "Antiope." Bolossy Kiralfy's new
spectacle now running at NIblo's Garden, New
York. when brought out here at the Bijou il
the spring.
The following letter recently appeared in ths
London Era: Sir-As Mrs. Potter's business
partner. may 1 ask you to contradict in you
next issue the report, published in the Londoi
and Paris editions of the New York Herald q
Sunday. September g. of her "posslble retire.
ment IRON the stageF Yours faithfully.
KYRLE BELLEw.
BILL NYE and James Whitcomb Riley, whti
are reported to have made 81, 900 in 81 weeks III
their JOINT tour last season. will open their seci
ond season October 81. Until January Is tht'
eminent humOrist and his partner, the H oosie.
poet" will be available for engagements ir.
New England and the Middle States Their
Pacific coast tour begins in Minneapolis Janu-
ary 90
IT is said that the elder Dumas wrote in
Madame PATHS album: being a man and a
Christian, love to listen to your singing, but
if were bird would die of envy" At a
recent first night, says the Mirror, of "mu-
sical farce comedy" disguised reporter PEN
ciled upon a card the following, which he
sent behind to the acrobatic star: being q
newspaper man as well as a journalist, / am
obliged to listen to your singing but If / were
an usher with six nights of this agony before
me, would go out and drink myself to DEATH"
WELCOME. Mrs. K, to grand and hospitable
Americal says LIE Chat Nofr. We are crude In
our manners and appearances over here. but we
have hearts that are struggling toward better
things from day to day. We have liked your
press agent, and now we long to study from
life that great art of yours that was nurtured
amid the exultatIons Of maternity and sea-
soned by the steam from sDub-nosed teapot.
II there is one thing that the best of US are in
need of at this time, it il a homemade actress
lady with soul as perfect as her wardrobe.
Mrs. Kendall, Salvel or, as the door-mat says,
Welcomed
WHEN Robson and Crane dissolved partner.
ship there was a good deal of surmise as to the
result OF their ''golng it alone" Mr.. Crane
was the first to take TO the road, and he has
now been out nearly month. playing in De-
catur, ILL.,. Milwaukee and Chicago. He has
been greeted with succession of crowded
houses, and his new plays. the four-act Amer
lean comedy. ION Probation" the adaptation
from the French called Papa Perrichon," and
the latest London success THE Balloon" have
all made hits MIR. Cranes hold on the public
seems assured He will present all the plays
named above in this city during the engage
ment he will play here this winter.
IN the play OF "Efie Deans" the act con.
cludes by the judge giving verdict OF mot
guilty" in favor Of the perseouted heroine
According to the San Francisco Aroondut, a
novice, who undertook the part at short notice,
got little mixed, and pronounced the girl
guilty, to the astunishment of the audience,
Everyone on the stage whispered mot guilty."
and the novice proved equal to the occasion.
He rose again, in all the majesty of wig and
ermine, and said: Ladies and gentlemen
when said just now that the young lady was
guilty, the remark was Ironical. l beg now 10
saw the Young lady is not guilty and leaves this