Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-02
Stage Whispers.

THE st. Louis Republic says: "Miss Abbott
is now the only representative of what we call
advisedly American opera in the highest sense
of the word" Great scotti
ONE of the topics of interest to the loungers
on the Rialto is that Rose Coghlan contem-
plates marrying again. This time it is said to
be John ]. Sullivan, her leading man.
"THE CLEMENcEAU CASE" did not suffer SO
very terribly in Boston. In the two days it
companies that would represent a glorious
weeks cash.
KATE CASTLEToN will again resume play
ing, and will assume the role of Marguerite in
Faust Up to Date" the part that Miss st.
John was especially imported from London to
play last season. The managers of the Ameri-
can company have been in negotiation with
Miss Castleton for some time.
THE buzz saw in THE Limited Mail" is made
OF paste board and cannot even cut butter, but
the machine used in "Blue Jeans" at the
Fourteenth Street Theater is the real thing
and would easily divide Robert Hilliard in half
If it had fair chance. Joseph Arthur's buzz
saw means business and is as dangerous as
realistic.
RUssELL's Comedians in "Miss McGinty"
begin their tour next week. The company in
cludes Fay Templeton, Jennie Satterlee. Josie
Sadler. Fannie Johnston, Lillian Rivers, Nina
Haywood. Marion Giroux, Fred Lennox, Charles
v. Seaman, William Carroll, I. j. Herndon,
Edward Goodwin, a brother of n. Q. Goodwin,
vocalists. Mr.. Sam Harrison will be the bust.
ness manager.
THE Queen of Rumania Is among the drama
lists. She has written a tragedy in verse.
founded upon an old Rumanian legend. and the
other morning, at her London hotel. she read
the work before select audience, which in
cluded Henry irving and Ellen Terry. The
gossips are wondering whether the piece will
ever be played at the Lyceum, and if so.
whether the Queen, in response to a call for the
author, will appear before the footlights TO bow
her thanks.
MRS. CARTER will certainly. have "talI'
company. The lady herself is like Rosdtfnd.
more than common tall;' Miss Helen Ban
croft is the same height; Arthur Dacre is the
strapping slx-footer of whom Guido is SO fond
OF writing; r. F. Cotton, the eccentric come.
dian. unblushingly confesses to SIX feet: Mervyn
Dallas and Ian Robertson are away up in the
world. E j. Henley is, however, not stately,
but his stage appearance is tremendously de-
ceptive. Miss Ida Vernon has that luxury
known as commanding presence.
ROSE CoGHLAN, as everybody knows, was
lately divorced from 'Clint" Edgerly, hence
the peculiar '.p2tness" of a story about a re.
cent performance by Miss Coghlan and her
company of London Assurance" When
Lady Gay Spdnker was asked. Have you a
| replied, "Yes-somewhere," they laughed
| Continuing, she went on, 'He doesn't seem to
be within reach at the present tlme," and this
| caught the house. The audience roared with
laughter, in which Miss Coghlan joined.
AS handsome Isabella Urquhart was leaving
Palmer's the other evening" says the New YorE
| World, she was accosted by ragged little
gamin, who besought her to take paper. A:
Miss Urquhart hurried on, paying no attention
to his opportunities he exclaimed, in pleading
| tones: "Oh, I say, do buy one. Please do
| 1sabellar This appeal claimed her attention
| as he evidently intended it should. She stopped
and said, as she made purchase: why dt
| you call me that7 Do you know mer We'll
| yer kin Jest bet yer boots knows yerI Yel
front name is Isabeller, an yer actor"
| Mr. JOSEPH HAwoRTH has left the legit
| innate drama and taken to farce. Nym Crinkle
in the World, says: "Mr. Haworth has been SC
long identified with heroic and romantic rolei
| that his breaking away was regarded with sur
prise and interest. His assumption at this lat.
| day of the part of Berkeley BTue in "Aun
| Jack" gave to that now familiar farce new
| flush of blood and lease of life. The piece hat
| never before been done with the rattlebang o
farce, and Mr.. Hsworth put into 1t the ANNA
tion and dash that we have seen Mr.. Wyndhsu
impaIt to these lively compositions"
MRS. KENDAL promenading on Broadwa,
| Yesterday, before her matinee was q walking
lesson to the artificial little soubrettes VIII,
| 'sdo" that thoroughfare. It was raining, bu
Mrs. Kendall pursued her way, blissfully un
| embarrassed by umbrella, and with no makeup
| that could possibly be damaged by the mOis
| ture. As a specimen of sound health Mrs
| Kendall is superb. There she was taking
wholesome walk, with performance Of "Th'
'sThe Squire" at g. The fragile, posefu
| creature of the dramatic agencies would b,
buoying herself up with milk punches, and re
clining languidly in her boudoir.