Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-01
stHge Whispers.

StHGe Whispers.
Mr.. DAVID HENDERSON is expected here on
Monday.
PREPARATIONS are making for putting ''The
United States Mail" on the road next season in
fine shape.
IT is said that Helen Barry will star next sea-
son in q new comedy by II. Grattan Donnelly,
entitled Tit for Tat"
LAWRENCE BARR EFT is expected back from
Europe within week. He contemplates
magnificent revival of "King John" next sea-
son.
John L. SULLIVAN will star next season in
play written by Duncan B. Harrison. 1t is said
that John is watching the actors in regard to
makeup.
SIDNEY RosENFELD Is sparring with his
creditors Last week he confessed judgment
for s7,5l6, and still he thinks "a Stepping
Stone" was not failure.
On Sullivan's arrival he will be rendered
supper at the Duquesne Hotel. Quite number
of prominent men of the town have the matter
in hand, and it will take place tonight.
FRED LESLIE is reported to be quite i'll at
Monte Carlo with sciatca, which supervened
from the blood poisoning that disabled him
two years ago and was due to wearing colored
tights.
FREDERICK PAULD1Na has fallen heir to
$50 OC0 and a library, and now proposes to star.
If Mr.. Paulding carries out his intention he
may have the library at the end Of two or three
seasons.
AS soon as the season closes Mr.. R. NJ Gulick
and his wife will spend week at Niagara
Falls and then go East to his cottage on Lake
Mahopac, New York State. to spend the
simmer.
SCOTS 'r1vanhoe" is supposed to be the sub
ject of Sir Arthur Sullivan's new opera which
is to be produced at D'Oyley Carte's new Lon
don theater early next fall. Julian Sturgis is
writing the libretto.
HENRY ARTHUR JONES new play. Judah"
was produced in London on Wednesday last
cess. Mr.. Jones considers IL the most important
work he has yet written
MRS JAMES G. BLAINE, JR., is reported to
be almost entirely recovered from her recent
long and severe illness. On Monday night she
attended the performance of Castles in the
Air. at the Broadway Theater.
THE business relations existing between Gus
Pitou and Robert Mantell will be dissolved by
mutual consent at the close of the ensuing sea-
acer and star is not occasioned by any trouble
between them, but it is due to the expiration Of
their contract.
MANAGER ToMPKINs, Of the Boston Thea
ter, has purchased 800 uniforms worn py British
soldiers in the Soudan. and will clothe an army
OF D6aueaLluR DOSSOu eupes' neAb SepLeuUtr,
when they will form one of the necessary ad-
iuncts of "Human Nature", which will materi-
alize at the time above-named.
MRS. KENDAL said before she sailed, that
one reason why she had succeeded in pleasing
the American public was that she came before
them without false pretenses. "I didn't pre-
tend 70 be Younger than l was" said she. 'and
/ didn't expect them TO accept my acting on
the strength OF my reputation In London. My
confidence in the American aversion to hum
bug was not misplaced-and they liked me-"
MARION MANoLA is summering at Larch-
mont. N. Y: Matte Ferguson has bought =
farm IL, Ohio; Adelaide Randall is to summer
at Philadelphla; Clara Werner is resting at
Bridgeport; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Mestayer have
gone to Europe; Fl. NJ. Pitt and family are at
Beachmont, Mass; Mr.. and Mrs. FulfOrd
(Annie PiXley) go to England. SO does Lillian
Russell and Manager A. NJ. Palmer, Joseph p.
Reynolds and Evans and Hoey.
ROLAND REED, Pittsburg favorite, with
his comedy company. finished a prosperous
season of 40 weeks on the road at the Grand
Opera House, New York. on Saturday, May II,
and will resume on August Is at the Boston
Museum. He will retain most of his company,
his leading lady, Miss Isadore Rush
David ID. LIoyds comedy. THE Woman
Hater," has been q success, and he proposes 10
keep it on the boards the coming season.
ANDREW CARNEGIE and the other stock.
holders of the Music Hall Company, of New
York (Lim.), have consented to mortgage the
properly of the corporation to the amount OF
S55o.OOO. and the Broadway Savings BANK win