Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
The Programme.

EDWARD HARRIGAN, the famous comedian
90 long known as the leading member of the
combination of Harrigan & Hart, will appear
at the Bjou tomorrow night, presenting his
original play, "Old Lavender" Mr.. Harrigan
has long been recognized as the creator of
comedy characters, and has rarely known a
failure. He is not only an actor of ability but
is dramatist of talent, and has written several
popular productions. Among them will be the
play presented at the Bijou tomorrow night
The character of Old Lavender is an original
creation of Mr.. Harrigan, and wherever it has
been seen the verdict is very favorable one.
As Old Lavender he assumes the attire and
shambling gait and unshaven face of the pro-
feSsional dead beat with such skill and clever
ness that the character stands out with start
ling distinctness. The play, aside from the
part in which the star appears is one that has
met with commentator. 1t is an illustration
of New York life, and presents various types
and characters familiar to the public of that
great city, and others, too, for that matter The
performance was given a generous reception in
New York, and since it has been on the road
the press and the public have accorded the
piece unusual praise. The company support
ing Mr.. Harrigan is the same that played with
him in New York and other large cities. The
sale of seats has been large, and the indica-
tions are that the event will be most profitable
one.
AFTER q consecutive years under one man.
agement-tbe only circus in this or any other
country with that record-Forepaughs great
all-feature show and the Monster Wild West
combined comes to Pittsburg on Monday and
Tuesday May l9 and 20 under a new proprie-
tor and management. Mr.. Adam Forepaugh.
the famous founder Of the great show died in
January of this year, in the city of Philadel-
phia, the birth place of the veteran manager,
and of his show, and following his demise
came an offer of 81 900, 600 for the show from an
English syndicate, through Mr.. Suldester of
Philadelphia. The big show had all but passed
into the hands of British bondholders when
Mr.. Cooper outbid them and carried off the
etor, having been partner with Barnum and
James A. Bailey, severally and with both of
them jointly for a number of years. and was
the first and only circus owner to successfully
tour the world with a purely American circus
He has allied himself with Mr.. Adam Fore
paugh, Jr., and Mr.. John A. Forepaugh as
managers the latter two being the son and
to Pittsburg much enlarged and very much
improved in every particular. The Wild West,
which is combined with the enterprise has
been lately added to by nearly four tribes of
Indians from Assinoboine who make their first
appearance before q civilized world this
season.
"a DARK SECRET" one of the most at
tractive Of all the English melodramas, begins
a weeks engagement tomorrow, Monday
night at the Grand Opera House. The play
has scored triumph after triumph in all the
metropolitan cities. drawing packed houses
everywhere. The great life of the play is largely
due to the intense realism of two of its scenes,
the Henley regatta. in which Edward Hanlan
and George H.Hosmer. the famous oarsmen,