Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
The Programme.

WINsoME RosINA VoKEs with her COM
pany of clever players, will be with US again
Monday evening, after an absence of nearly two
years, and will begin a weeks engagement at
the DuQuesne Theater. Miss Vokes possesses
the rare quality of good judgment in the selec-
tion of plays. and she never presents anything
that is tiresome. As is the custom with this
company, the evening is not filled with one
play, but is agreeably diversified by The pre-
sentation of three. Her repertoire is fol-
lows: Monday, Tuesday and ednesday nights
and at the Saturday matinee, the performance
will begin with "A Game of Cards." in which
that clever character actor, Felix Norris will
assume the principal role; The Circus RIDER"
a comedictta in one act, and conclude with b.
{. Stephenson S comedietta, "A Double Lesson"
(new). Th 'rsday. Friday and Saturday nights
the perform nee will begin with Percy PEN
dragon (hr.t time here), one-acG comedy
taken from H. J. ByrOn's Married in Haste"
TO be followed by g. w. Godfrey's delightful
comedIetta entitled MY MiIliaer's Bill" in
which Miss Nokes will sing In her iuimitable
manner her famous song, His Art was True
TO Poll" and conclude with 'The Rough
Diamond" the masterpiece of the veteran
and playwright, J. Z. Blackstone. Miss Vokes
has surrounded herself with an exceptionally
strong company, which includes the Messrs
Felix Morris Courtenay Thorpe Grant Stewart
Ferdinand Gottscbalk and Charles ). Bell; and
the Misses Emily Bancker, Marion kilby and
Eleanor Lane.
THE fame OF The Charity Ball" the Lyceum
Theatre success of last season, has long since
reached the notice of the theatre goer of Pitts
burg, and awakened a special interest in its
coming here. The play is from the pens of
those able young writers, Messrs. Belasco and
De Mile, who have given the public many no.
table successes, the most recently remembered
among which are THE Wife, and Lord
Chumley." The Charity Ball" is founded on
the passage of David CopDerfeld" relating to
the secrets of Agnes Wickheld's life. 1t is said
OF it that the comedy is plentiful the pathos
tender, The lanSuag clean and wholesome
throughout, and the story grows in interest
with the ending of each act. The theme too
permits of many rich and tasteful toilets and the
scenes include some handsome interiors. The
company VINO are IN the cast of the forthcom-
ing engagement, which begins Monday night
December Is, at the Grand Opera House In
The cast is: Bovd Putnam, Henry Her
man, Thomas H. Burns, HenryJ. Morgan. j. S.
Hale Walter Tnomas A w. Gregory Frank
Lawrence, Mater Vaughn, Robert Tiffany
Ruth Carpenter. Frances Gaunt, Bessie Tyree
Ethel GreybroOke and Eliza Logan.
THIS weeks attraction at the Bijou Theater
will be Bronson Howard's great triumph,
shenandoah" Already great interest is mani
tested In the event. The play comes direct from
it's second great run in New York, and the
.,original cast" scenery and effects will be used
at this production. Shenandoah" madea pro-
1oupced SUCCESS here last January and now
comes heralded as the record breaker of the
are There is not scene in 1t that does not
strike a responsive chord in some breast. The
stirring scenes of war arouse the slumbering
PATRIOTISM in all while their realism awakens
The memories of those who have fought for
their country as only they can understand. Mr..
Howard has contriVed to draDatize the storyof