Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24

over with the London Gaiety Burlesque Com
pany has been attacked with typhoid fever
Nearly the entire company is down by the same
fever. and George Stone, who played the part
| of Valentine. died last week. 1t now looks
doubtful if the Gaiety Burlesque will be able
| to come at all.
GOSSIP has it that Miss Lillian Russell is tc
have an opera company of her own next sea
| son, backed by Wall street syndicate. 1t will
cost Mr.. Rudolph Aronson just $500 a week to
upset this plan II he wishes to retain airy fairy
| Lillian, it is said, But after his experience
with that lady he ought to be willing to pay
$500 week to be rid of her.
The New York Mirror is going to publish a
series of special articles on stage matters by
such eminent authorities as Dion Boucicault,
Lawrence Hutton, Brandon Matthews Elwyn,
A. Barron and William Gillette. Mr.. Bouci-
eault's paper IN this weeks issue, entitled THE
New Departure" is remarkable Tor style, as
well as for able argument against attempting to
make the drama an exact reproduction OF
nature.
CoRINNE has hit upon q novel idea with
which to feel the pulse of the people regarding
the location of the Worlds Fair, She is to
play in all of II. R. Jacobs 20 theaters, which
are scattered all over the country. As each
person enters the house in which she is playing
he IS handed two ballots one with Chicago
painted on 1t the other with New ork, 7" with
the request to drop one OF the ballots IN the
box. When she has completed her tour the
result will be announced.
JOHN STETsoN was in New York last week
in spite of his determination never TO set foot
IN the metropolis again. He said, however,
that it was not his fault that he was here. He
came over to pay a 5000 judgment, which
woman had obtained against him In suit for
damages sustained in falling down an open coal
hole belonging to the Fifth Avenue Theater
when stetson managed It, Aiser , dlscnarglng sci
tonese went back to his beanery hating New
York more than ever.
BURR McINTosH is coming to the front again
as a pool player. Last spring, after Sidney
Drew had defeated Mr.. Mcintosh for the pool
championship Of thesprofession by score of
loo points to l47, Mr.. Drew played Thomas Earle
White, the champion amateur Of Philadelphia,
winning one game by one ball, but being de-
feated by Mr., White by 26 balls in the next
match. On last Friday night, however, at the
Saginaw Club in Philadelphia, Mr.. Mcintosh
defeated Mr.. White by score of $50 to III In
what is described as the best championship
game yet played in the Quaker City.
THE following is from Dunlop's Stage Netps:
"Piracy of the United States mail is very
serious offense which theatrical company do
ing business in Indiana will probably find out.
Some time since, Mr.. George G. jerks, the dra-
matte editor of the Pittsburg Bulletin, wrote
farce-comedy which he called ~. S. Mail"
clever skit on the absurd possibilities that might
occur in postofice. 1t met with success, but,
as the booking was not satisfactory, it was
withdrawn until next season. While on the
road however, some one went to see it. copied
the play and now = very poor version of Mr..
jerks clever comedy is swinging around the
dramatic circle"
"BLUEBEARD, JR., or Fatima and the
Fairy" the spectacular extravaganza which
ran SO many months in Chicago, and which sue
cess has been duplicated in the East, will begin
an engagement at the Grand Opera House
Monday evening, December 2 The piece is
the successor of the "Crystal Slipper" famil-
lar to all our theater-goers, but is said to be a
much more elaborate production. Many new
features will be seen, chief among which is ''The
Children's Heroes" 1.-THE Little Old Woman
Who Who Lived !gr,o IN shoe' Wit Win & Her
tleroy," which require the services of 40 little
children. The ballets in "Bluebeard, Jr.," are
described as most elaborate and pictures que.