Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
A Patriotic Custom-What an Inspector of
Police is Sometimes Asked to Do-A
PittsburR Actors Success-The Reunion
ofRObsOu and Cruue.

A Patriotic Custom-Whnt an Inspector Of
Police is Sometimes Asked to Do-A
Pittsburg Actors success-The Reunion
ofRobson and Crane.
THE orchestra at the Bijou Theater this week
inaugurated the laudable practice there of
playing one of the national airs as a departing
salute to the audience Mr.. Weiss and his
musicians are not the first in the field, how
ever, for Mr.. Gus Teets, the leader of the or
chestra at the Academy of Music. tells me that
he, by Manager Harry Williams instructions,
has been playing national airs at the close of
the performances at that house for the past six
months. Whatever has been said in THE DIS
PATCH in favor OF this patriotic custom will of
course apply to those who have observed it at
Mr.. Williams well-ordered house.
The custom ought to be observed in all our
theaters, and it is worth the attention of the
managers Of our other theaters.
M osT people have not even remote idea OF
the curious demands that are made upon
such an Official of the city government as Po-
lice Inspector McAleese.
One evening this week three applications out
of the ordinary were made to Inspector Nc
Aleese. In the first case citizen asked the In
spector to order the arrest of = man who had
gone upon spree. He is a respectable man,
but given to periodical over-lndulgence in
liquor His arrest was desired because his wife
was not expected to live many hours.
In the second case another citizen applied for
the release of q man confined in the Central
station on a charge of drunkenness. His release
was desired in order that he might sign legal
document upon which certain results OF high
ly important nature depended.
The third applicant was a man who had
part1c ularly sad story to tell His wife had
hnnr fol- h
knowledge and consent, and confined in Dix
mont Insane Asylum. He desired an order
from the police department to procure for him
an interview with his wife Immediately.
believe, although l do not know for certain.
that Inspector McAleese was able to grant
everyone of these singular requests At all
events he did his best, as is his won't to help all
three petitioners. The most important work of
the police department is not always done in the
full glare of publicity.
IN the production of 1.-THE Knights of Ty-
burn" melodrama adapted from D'En-
nery's Lies Chevaliers du Brouillard"-which.
again, is a dramatic version of Harrison Aims
worth's novel Jack Sheppard"-at Niblo's
Garden, New York, a Pittsburg actor. Mr..
Gilmore Scott, has made q hit ALLAN Dale"
the critic of the New York World, writes "a
clever and artistic little sketch of Hogarth, the
painter. was contributed by Mr.. Gilmore Scott,
and his make up was admirable" The melo-
drama seems to have been successful through
its bright pictorial qualities But the glorifica-
ton of a rascally highwayman, which the play
is. of course, can hardly be regarded as edi-
flying.
TT is clear that Mr.. Stuart Robson and Mr..
Billy Crane are very good friends, in spite of
all the stories to the contrary. 1t is pleasant to
have this fact established, for the parting of
the two comedians has been attributed to all
sorts of unhappy causes.
On Tuesday evening last as Mr.. Crane was in
the middle of a scene in The Senator at the
Star Theater, New York, MIR. Robson, made-up
as Bertie the Lamb in THE Henrietta" walked
upon the stage and there and then congratu-
lated his old associate upon his success, Mr..
Robson had run over from Proctor's Theater
where he had been playing in THE Henrietta"
1t was genuine surprise for Mr.. Crane, and
the audience, recognizing the prettiness of the
incident, applauded rapturously.
1t would not surprise me to see Messrs.
Robson and Crane together again after next
season. and there have been rumors current to
this effect for some time.