Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-23

first appearance here. Miss Rochelle win be
seen in the difficult role Of Diane. 1t AFFORDS
\ fine chance for strong acting and if report be
true Miss Rochelle is fully equal to the require
| ments Of the part The company also includes
MIR. Charles Vandenhof, tne actor OF the OLD
school, who plays the Duke. Mr.. Conway,
Mr.. Drouet, Mr.. Currie, Mr.. Craig, Mr.. Spencer,
Mr.. Ransom, Mr.. Fento1, Mr.. Mahoney, Miss
| Louise Rial, Miss Mary Timberman complete
the great company. Mr. Haworth and "Paul
Kauvar" will undoubtedly have a most pros
porous season at the Bijou. and they certainly
| deserve it.
"CHARITY, ,Benevolence and BrotherlY Love" /"
That's the motto of the Elks everywhere. The
amount of good which is done by the order il
only known to those who are connected will
it. Therefore, when the Elks come before the
public for support it is always given to them
freely. The entertainment which the Pittsburg
Lodge has prepared for its friends on Friday
afternoon next, at the Grand Opera House, is
one of the best which has yet been arranged
1t includes all of the prominent actors from the
several theaters. Much curiosity will be mani
| tested in the appearance of the eminent young
actor, Joseph Haworth, in Hamlet" As
sisted by members of his company he will be
seen in the great "closet scene" This will be
| the first time he has presented Hamlet" IN
| this city. Colonel Robert g. Ingersoll is on
record as having said that in the closet scene
Haworth has not living equal. Later, by re;
| Shamus O'Brien. Annie Pixley and members
| of her fine company will also receive warm
welcome in an act of one OF her
best plays; Miss Pixley z,,is is not not
with the public of this city. She is a charming
lady and deserves every laurel accorded her,
William Gillette never wrote more successful
drama than THE Legal Wreck" The strongest
act OF the play will be presented, through the
courtesy of Manager Harris and John r.
English. By permission of Manager E. W. Con-
molly and Manager Rarry scott number OF
strong vaudeville and speciality artists will ap-
pear. Miss Anna Leah Dickinson will be
strong card in her whistling solos. Other strong
attractions will appear and help make the
Elks' benefit the great dramatic treat Of the
season. Prof b. Weiss will have the Great
Western Band under his direction, which will
be heard in fine concert programme prior to
the rise OF the curtain. Owing to the immense
| number OF people who wish to secure reserved
seats the committee has deemed it prudent TO
make arrangements which will be fair to all. A
line will be formed at A. N. on Tuesday morn
ing. when the box office will be opened with a
clean sheet First come, first served, will be the
motto. Therefore, it will be well for all who
wish to secure good seats to be in line early
tuesday morning.
ANNIE PIxLEY returns to Pittsburg to-mor-
row night for her annual engagement at the
Grand Opera House. Since her last appear
ance here Miss Pixley has added another new
comedy to her repertoire. 1t is from the pen Of
George II. Jessop and bears the strange title Of
20 Second Floor" It is described as q mod
ern Comedy of Errors" except in this case
the Dromios are of the gentler sex. The play
hinges upon the remarkable resemblance of
twin sisters, who became separated in early
childhood and stop accidentally, after years Of
absence, at the same hotel. Here occurs an
amusing tumble of mistakes and misunder-
standings, arising from their similarity. who
are quite antithetical as to manners and tastes,
one being a model mother and the other a
razzle-dazzle actress The complications aris-
ing are productive of much amusement to
those in front of the curtain. The mystery is
finally cleared up in the last act by a meeting Of
the sisters. Miss Pixley will present on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings and at the Wednes-
day matinee The Deacon's Daughter" on
wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings
and Saturday matinee '22 Second Floor" is to
he presented. Miss Pixley will close her en-
gagement on Saturday evening with her fa-
nous play, "M'liss, Child of the Sierras," a
role in which she first achieved success and in
which she has appeared over 1000 times.
MISS AMELIA B. EDWARDS will lecture at
Old City Hall on Tuesday evening, March 4
under the auspices of the Press Club on THE
Explorer in Egypt" This learned and brilliant
woman-popular novelist, journalist, critic,
traveller, Egyptologist founder and honorary
secretary of the Egypt Exploration Fund-has
stepped into the front rank of living lecturers.
She is addressing crowded audiences, this sea-
son of 18S8'S9, in the great cities, as well as
university centers of England and Scotland,
upon Egyptian, Gr@co-Egytian, and Biblical
Egyptian subjects. The picturesqueness of her
style, the interest of her facts, and the sympa-
thetic charm of her delivery have evoked un.
wonted enthusiasm. Her voice is peculiarly
clear, agreeable and far-reaching, and she
possesses, in q remarkable degree, the power of
holding her audiences. Herself a practical
arch8ologist she relates the wonders Of our
inheritance in ancient Egypt and the stirring
story of Egyptian exploration, with an intelli-
gent vividness which makes those far-away
subjects interesting as a sensational romance.
Tickets may be had at Kleber's.
Bob BURDETTE is coming again. Bob's
friends in these parts number moro thousands
than he has fingers and toes. His lectures grow
better with age, and the old titles are like old
backs on new books. At Carnegie Music Hall
next Saturday evening, March !, Burdette will
tell, in his own inimitable way, some incidents
N Mr. '9S Burtg co%ss fb this Pe Tenpy yd@ M the
direction of number of ladies of Allegheny
who are engaged in very worthy charitable
enterprise. A good cause and good lecture,
the first in Allegheny's beautiful new hall, will
doubtless justify the good ladies in having
printed a standing room only" sign for use on
the night of March !. The price of tickets
is lower than usual for such an entertainment
80 cents for admission and rs cents for reserved
seats. Plans of the interior of the hall and
charts of reserved seats are open at E. G. Hays
& Co., rs Fifth avenue, and at Alex Ross lS7
Federal street. Allegheny.
THE Academy of Music offers the Bryant
this week. 1t is indeed an aggregation of stars.
Frank Bush is delineator of Hebrew pecu-
liarities that has few equals and certainly no
superiOrs. Harry Watson gives in the most
inimitable way the dialect of the Dutchman.
He is a show himself, and can make the veriest
misanthrope roar with laughter. W. T. Bryant
is q master of the corpet, and with Lizzie Rich
mond gives specialties that are as admirable as
unique. The rest of the company are experts
in their specialties.
AT Harris Theater William GiIlette's play.
"a Legal Wreck" IS the attraction this week.
Richard MerriGDl, Esq, lawyer of course, is
the prominent character. He is a semi-villain
and attempts to secure the hand of the heroine
by maze of legal documents and procedures,
but of course all his very deep laid schemes are
frightfully wrecked in the end.
PAUL BoYToN's performing seal, Crowley
a sans man who will hang himself as often as
desired, and a new bill of curiosities and va
riety performers are the attractions offered by
the Worlds Museum this week.
Stage Whispers.
PATHS season at San Francisco has been a
dismal financial failure.
"OsrLER JoE' is being dramatized, and
Marjorie Bonner is named as the actress to star
IN it.
FLORENCE and Jefferson will play at the
Grand Opera House for three nights, beginning
Thursday. March G.
JAMES O'NEILL will next season revive Mr..
Henry Irvlng's version of "The Dead Heart"
shelving Monte Cristo."
THE Main Line'' is stranded at Lancaster,
Pa, and Guilty Without Crime" has gone to
pieces at Wilkesbarre, Pa. This is very, very
sad.
MADAME CoTTRELLY is determined to con-
tinue the McCaull Opera Company on the road
nextseason. She pays MoCaull for the name
and will manage the enterprise herself