Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-14

Davis Fifth Avenue Museum have at last ar
rived from the manufacturers and Will De pu
| in place this week.
IT is again asserted that Fanny Davenpor
will again tempt fortune in London next year
Also. tits said. that Charles Coghlap has ar
ranged to be the antony TO Mrs. Langtry'
Cleopatra in a London theater.
"MME. ANGoT" will be taken of at tn
Casino, New York, October IL. to make room
for Poor Jonathan and Lillian Russell; ant
then Miss Halton and Mile. D'Aryille will g
out in the Casino road company.
"a TEXAS STEER" had a most auspiciou
opening in Chicago on Sunday evening at thu
Grand Opera House Charles II. Hoyt wa
aad Tim Murphy and Flora Wanh scored dis
tinetive hits.
THE U. s. MAIL" is pursuing its triumphan
career toward the Pacific coast. In every hous'
1t has played SO far it has succeeded in breaking
| the record for large business. One of the great
est hits in>the piece is the amusing burlesgue o.
John Wanamaker, dealer in drygoods, notions
and postage stamps.
NAT GOODWIN arrived in New York OF
Wednesday. He will begin his season Oc
tober 6, and on October 20 produce Mr.
inee," at Hooley's Chicago Theater. Mr.
Goodwin also brings with him a new play
called 1.-THE Viper on the hearth" which vii
be seen with "a Gold Nine"
| ROSE CoGHLAN began her season last
| Wednesday in Milwaukee, where she dedicated
the new Academy of Music. Her repertory fol
this tour includes Peg Wellington, Forget
and Renaud called Gabrielle" the scenes oi
which are laid In England. The awful Jocelyr
has been buried, thank heaven!
Mr.. LOUIS ALDRICH is pretty good come
dian in many ways. and the part, Of Colonel
HaUkfns, in 1.-THE Editor" is said to suit him
admirably. He invests the editor of the Ari
zona Eagle with much humor, and gives to the
character an individuality as marked In its way
| as that of Mulberry Sellers or Bardwell Slote.
| II is the next attraction at the Grand Opera
| House.
DENMAN THoMPsON's last play "The Two
Sisters" which panied Pittsburg last year, has
been on the road two seasons, and has not thus
far increased the bank account Of Uncle Joshua
| to any great extent Its present seasons tour
will be confined to the smaller towns. VI
course Denman Thompson never goes with 1t.
pearing in the "Old Homestead at the Acad-
emy, and retires to his farm in Swansea during
the three warmer months.
ARTHUR DACRE, the London leading man
who sails on the Majestic, October is, TO sup
port Mrs Leslie Carter. is one of the handsom-
est men on the English stage, but 1t is an actor
and not as stage beauty that he hopes to sue
ceed in America. He belongs to very swell
family, and is nearly related to a late Attorney
General of England. Ten years ago he gradu-
ated from Guys Hospital. and began practice
as a surgeon, but abandoned this for the stage.
He owns large apartment house in London,
which he built at a cost of S60,000 Mrs. Dacre
(Amy Roselle) comes with him in the expecta-
tion of becoming an independent star.
Lillian GRUBB, the wife OF David Hayman,
manager of the Shenandoah company, died in
Baltimore last Sunday at the age of 25. The
deceased actress was well known among pro-
fessionals. She played GiGnnettd in THE
Gondoliers" last season, and scored consider
able success in the part She was sweet and
pretty woman and a clever actress and singer.
Her stage career commenced eight years ago.
when she appeared in "Ollvette" at Ford's
Opera House. Afterward she toured for some
time under Mr.. Ford's management. She also
travelled extensively with E. E. Rice's COM
pany. leaving it to make her debut at the New
York Casino, where she became favorite.
MORE American success in London. The
latest is Jennie McNulty who it will be re-
membered was a member of Dixey's pilgrim
party to London. Miss McNulty elected to
stop in Babylon, and ultimately got to tine front
ranks of first boys" in pantomine and bur-
lesque. Indeed, after three years in England,
for effete England. When Nat Goodwin
was forced to put on James W. Pisott's
comedy, 1.-The Bookmaker," he offered her the
part of an adventures. and so decided was her
success that she has forever foresworn bur-
lesque tinsel and all such trappings, and will
be member of a London stock company next
season.
PREPARATIONS are fast being completed for
the stupendous production at Niblo's, New
York City, about the middle of October, of
Nero" the new spectacular drama to be
brought out by Messrs. Locke q Davis. The
dramatic material for the new work is taken
from Eckstein's recent valuable resume Of
early Roman history. A realistic feature Of
the production which will set New York agog
will be the Introduction in the arena scene Of
eight cageless lions, handled by Prof. Darling,
an intrepid lion tanner Of Paris. For the pro-
lection of the audience during the arena scene.
skeleton curtain. consisting OF a network OF
solid steel, will be lowered between the stage
and auditorium. The services of 500 people
will be enlisted in the production, which, it ID
claimed, will entail an outlay of S35, 000.
W. j. FLORENCE arrived on the Etruria last
week, and on Monday he was walking up
Broadway, locking as stout and jolly as ever.
"My homecoming was something Of sad
one" said Mr.. Florence, "for almost the mo-
ment arrived heard of the deaths of Com
modore McMickan and Uncle Ben Baker.
Poor Ben, I've known him for so years. can
remember when he was prompter down at the
day Did bring Mrs. Florence home with
me? No. She will remain in England for an
other year. She has lovely suite of rooms
overlooking Trafalgar Square. and seems to
enjoy herself very well. True. she likes to act,
night stands. suppose we may possibly re-
sumo our joint starring tours at some time or
other but it will be much later on"
The theatrical season in New York has
opened very auspiciously. and already several
good substantial successes have been scored.
GilIette's farce, "An the Comforts of Home"
at the Twenty third Street Theater, Is the
latest of these, and much Is expected Of The
English Rose," which Charles Frohman will
produce at the same house in a few weeks. But
the patronage and favor that are lavished upon
Francis Wilson and his brilliant performance
of THE Merry Monarch" at the Broadway
Theater is surprising everybody. Indeed, the
operas hit has been sensational in character,
and words of praise are heard in all public
places. The big Broadway Theater is always
packed with audiences representing money
value to the management of S20O0 Wilson's
seven weeks at the Broadway will terminate
On October l. and shrewd judges estimate that
the total receipts for these seven weeks will not
fall short of S9O,O9o.
THE true history of Nat Goodwin in London
says Dunlap's Stage Ne,0s is as follows: He
made contract TO appear at the Gaiety for six
weeks, in "a Gold Nine" He opened July q,
and the next morning, without one dissenting
voice, the critics accorded to Goodwin the
merit of being very neat and clever, but re-
served their verdict until they saw him IN an
other play. He next arranged with ]. w.
Pigott to produce 1.-THE Bookmaker." The
effect was magical; not only did the Gaiety
play to the best summer business IN its record,
but Goodwin with one jump reached a point
which no American ever touched outside