Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
The Programme,

THE Bijou Theater, if all accounts can be be
| lieved, has, beyond all peradveuture, one ot
| the greatest successes ever known in America
billed to appear here tomorrow night 1t is in
| the shape of the we'll known comedian of the
Casino. New York. Mr. James T. Powers, ir
John j. McNally's brilliant farcical satire or
racing, "a Straight Tip" The piece had its
| first production in Boston soma nine weeks
ago, where it played to the largest weeks re-
ceipts of the season, at the Hollis Street Thea
ter, and was received with the most unbounded
enthusiasm. Since then it has more than
duplicated its original success in Baltimore,
Philadelphia, Columbus, Cleveland, etc., etc.
1t is now en- route to San Francisco, where it
plays during the holidays, returning to New
York earlyin January for the re mainder of the
season. The cast of "a Straight 1ip'' is one
rarely seen outside of stock organizations like
Augustin Daily, A. NJ. Palmer or Daniel Froh-
mans. 1t is composed of the very cream of
farce comedians. And its lady members are all
acknowledged artists of cleverness, brightness
and originality. In addition they possess youth
dearest of all charms-and beauty to
an unusual extent. The gentlemen of
the cast are headed by James L.
Powers, who needs no further intro
duction. His work as the leading comedian at
the Casino. New York, is a part of recent
American stage history. Peter F. DAILY is ac-
counted one of the most original and magnetic
comedians who ever faced an audience in this
country. John Sparks from his seven years
experience in leading comedy roles with Ed
Harr1gan at Harrigan's Thester. New York
City, is peculiarly we'll fitted in the part of an
irascible Irish parent. Richard German is
suited to dot in the role of typical Down
East Yankee-''the man from Bangor" f. T..
Ward was the striking feature of Nat g. Good
wins New York production of Little Jack
Sheppard" Al Hart is clever and picturesque
to degree. Others are John 2. Curran, How
ard Graham, Oscar Schoeniug, diminutive
jockey from the classic shadows of Bunker
Hill; Walter Poole, Henry Sator, as musical
director, etc. Emma Hanley. last season play
ing the principal soubrette roles in the Aron-
son New York Casino) Comic Opera Company
is the soubrette of "a Straight TIp.' Della
Stacey, the dainty eDgenue from the home
CASINO lNs% York osp COMPANY; pretty ~ Magge
didly talented Lila Linden form q quartet
of ability and beauty seldom found
in a travelling organization. Emily Stowe
is at home in difiicnlt character part And
then there is the comedy horse and the lnvIsi-
BILE dog Two immensely strong features of
the comedy are Mr.. Powers marvelously clever
travesty burlesque of Spanish dancing, as ex-
emplified by Carmencita, and the great race
track scene in act 4. The company is under
the wel-known management of Rich and Har-
ris. proprietors of the Hollis Street Theater
and Howard AthenBum. Boston; the Worces-
ter Theater, Worcester Mass; George Thatch-
er's Minstres. the Howard AthenBum Spe-
cialty Company and the big Hanlon- otter and
Martinetti Pantomine and Specially Combine
JOSEPH MURPHY, one of the foremost of the
Irish comedians on the stage. comes to the
Grand Opera House this week. Few actors of
the present age have brought so much pleasure
to thousands as Joseph Murphy. There are
those who never see the inside of theater ex-
cept on the occasions of Joseph Murphy's ap-
pearance, and the delight they experience is
satisfaction enough for year. Mr.. Murphy
comes we'll supported. The first half of the
week he will appear in the companion drama to
ducing Mr.. Murphy's wonderfully successful
song, "a Handful of Earth" The latter half
of the week he will be seen in the greatest of
all Irish dramas "The Kerry Cow"
THE favorite irish comedian, Joseph j. Sui
livan, will appear at Harris Theater this week
in the musical comedy BLACK Thorn" Mr.,
Sullivan is an original Irish inpersonator and
can both act and sing. He was last seen here
as Sheriff Clutch in Later On" The comedy
is well constructed and is full of pleasing spec
ialties given by Miss Lea Peasley, Oracle
Chase, George Hawley, Doloris Frankel and
other talented people. Miss Rena Persel who
plays the leading role, is an actress of ability.
LESTER WILLIAMS LONDON NOVELTY
AND GA1ETY COMPANY will furnish the en-
tertainment at Harry Williams Academy this
week, and burlesque called''Me and Jack"
will be the amusing vehicle. The company in
cludes some frst-class people, among them
Estella Sylvia, Matt Gallagher and John West
two prime fun makers-Polly Mcdonald the
Washburn Sisters, John Burke, Grace Forrest,
Lew Carroll and many others.