Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17

season.
PARAGBAPHBRs please take notice. E. a
Sothern will be known as Edward Sothern next
season, says the Mirror, and the "H"-be II
for Henry, Hiram or Horatius-will sink into
innocuous nothingness.
WILLIAM HoEY will sing three new songs as
| the tramp in "A Parlor Match when that
September Is. They are "Hauled Me Back
Again." They're After Me-" and "Ths This
tle."
THE ~. s. Mail" company begin their season
August %, and. after week of one night
stands. and a week at St Louis start on Il
weeks tour on the Pacific Slope. The COM
pany are now rehearsing in New York under
the direction Of w. H. DAILY.
CHARLES q. HoYT's "a Brass Monkey
will be produced at the Duquesne Theater
week of February 23 also "A Trip to China
tow" December l, and "A Texas Steer" oc-
| tober Is. "a Trip to Chinatown" Is new
farce by Mr. Hoyt, and "a Texas steer' is
Mr.. Hoyt's latest production.
Now is the season, says the Mirror, when
the astute manager advertises that his house
has received thorough reftting and renova-
| ton; when In reality, q woman has been
through it with scrubbing-brush, q pail of
water and a duster, aud new mating at I5
| cents yard, has been laid In the aisles
In Spokane Falls, few nights ago, two
blows The wife Of one of the combatants took
a hand at the critical moment and turned de-
feat into victory for her liege lord by dutifully
pounding the head of his opponent with q ham
| mer When the vanquished actor got before
| the audience again he introduced this gag; II
had hammer there would be a strange face
| in heaven" The audience thought it was funny
although they didn't see the point
MANAGER RosENouEsT reopens the Four
| teenth Street Theater next Monday, when Fay
| Templeton will be seen for the first time in
| new musical burlesque by Gill and Fraser
| called "Hendrik Hudson" The new piece is
| said to afford Miss Temple an excellent Oppor-
tunity to display her ability as burlesquer.
| She is to take the title part. Edwin Stevens
| will be seen as Kill BON RuA, the editor of the
New Amsterdam Kicker" Manager Lykens
promises entirely new and handsome scenery
nd costumes
ON August % at the Bijou Charles A, Gard
| ner. the popular dialect comedian, will appear
as Herman Leopold, a Tyrolean guide in a ro-
| mantle comedy called 'Fatherland," which is
said to afford him ample scope for the display
is
Lilac" said to be a charming melody. In act
II there is an exact reproduction of q German
spinning bee in which genuine spinning wheels
are introduced, and in the fourth act the
famous Fatherland Tyrolean Quartet renders
anumber Of quaint yodelings.
Down at Bay Ridge, says the New York
Mirror, during the coming month, a novel en-
tertainment is to be given by the pupils of the
Bennett Swimming School, which floats out on
the briny deep about 200 feet from shore. A
scene from one of the great tank dramas
which have retarded the elevation of the stage
during the past few seasons, is to be given
with costume and calcium effects; also a bur-
lesque on the capsize of boat, with an excIt-
ing rescue. Some real ACTORS who are learn
ing to swim, will irradiate the affair with their
presence. and the afternoon will be filled with
fancy diving, afternoon tea" on the water,
and other enjoyable features.
MISS RosINA voKEs is making unusually
ambitious preparations for the coming season,
She has secured the rights of the '.silver
Shield" IA three-act Comedy, from the author,
Sidney Grurdy, whose recent successes have
put him at the head of English comedy writers.
1t was considerable success IN England, but
has never been played here, though MI. Abbey
had the intention Of producing it during his
to the ''Silver Shield" Miss Vokes has added
several one-act pieces to her repertoire. One
OF these pieces is Is by Clyde Fitch, the young
by her before the Madison Square success gave
indications OF his literary promise.
THE fact that Mr.. Hobart Brooks, who will
next season manage the to ur Of the ~, s.
Mai" )" in which is an amiable burlesuue on
the Postmaster General, has so annoyed Mrs
Benjamin Harrison that she has intimated to
Mrs Hobart Brooks her niece, that further inter-
course with the White House must be discon-
tinued unless her husband leaves the theatrical
profession. Baby Brooks, Mr.. Brooks son, and
Baby Mckee are playmates and unless Baby
Mckee kicks up great big fuss because Baby |
Brooks is missing. the families will probably |
be estranged, as Mr.. Brooks proposes to keep |
OF in the even tenor of his way, and boss the |
hope is, however, placed in Baby McKee's lung
power to accomplish results which NO diplomat |
would dare even TO suggest.
The Worlds Museum and Theater, Allie |
gheny City, will open the season on Monday, |
August la Many improvements have been |
made, which have been mentioned in THE DIS |
PATCH. and 1.-THE Worlds" is now as handsome |
an amusement resort of the kind as the public |
can desire. The management announce the |
following big bill of attractions for the OPEN
ing: Coffee, the dude skeleton; Gillette's won
derful trained monkeys; Brassinrs novel edu-
Gated troupe of birds, which play drama in
himself "the Human Claw Hammer" driving |
20penny spikes into hard timbers with q ham,
mer and then pulling them out with his teeth;
alss the society nidgets, Major Littlefinger and
wife. and several other novel and interesting
features. In the theatorium a frst-class spe-
cialty performance will be given.
THE Emma Juoh Grand Opera Company will
open tomorrow night at the new Broadway
Theater in Denver. After Western trip it Is
booked to open the Duquesne Theater, but that
no longer seems possible. The chorus and
orchestra have been strengthened, and "Romeo
and Juliet" "The Huguenots," "LAfricaine'
and "The Jewess' have been added to the
repertoire. The company consists of the fol-
lowing principals: Sopranos, Miss Emma Juch,
Georgina Won Januschowsky, Carlotta Ma
conda, Marie Freebert, Cecilia Hecht; contral.
tos. Lizzie Macnichol. Jennie G. Flower, Ber-
nice Holmes; tenors Charles Hedmond, Payne
Clarke. William Stephens. George Gould, John
E. Belton; baritones, Otto Rathjens, Henry
Vogel. Allerino Gannio; bassos, Franz vetta,
E. N. Knight J. c. Miron, s. 81. Dudley.
HARRIS THEATER has been in the hands of
mechanics of various trades during the past
week and will reopen the season tomorrow
afternoon, looking bright and cheerful and
greatly improved, both behind and before the
curtain. The opening attraction Is one which
will certainly draw big audiences If the sue
cess OF the show in former seasons can be taken
as criterion. For the first six performances
Of the week as. II. Wallick and his talented
company will appear in the favorite equestrian
THE Cattle King" and for the re-
malndef OF the week the purely American
drama, Houston" will be presented. Mr..
Wallick is an established favorIte in Pitts
burg and his company this season is much
stronger and better than any that has ever sup
ported him. The realism of the productions
will be considerably enhanced by the introduc-
ton Of Mr.. Wallick's four thoroughbred acting
horses. who will appear in both plays.
Important to Visitors to Washington, d. G.
During the recent excursions to Atlantic
City and Washington large numbers of
people stopped at the Belvedere
while in Washington and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the accommo-
dstions. The Belvedere is without doubt
the best house in Washington for the price.
All excurslOpists and others VISITING tha