Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-06
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Fools Mate"
H. T. YOUNG, of Allegheny. will join Sells
Bros circus on the 18th inst.
| THERE are still two new tn eaters to be heard
from-Mr. Pat Harris and Messrs. Guick &
| Co.'S Mr.. Wilt is also looking for site for a
| new theater.
| ONE of the principal points for Mr.. H Hender-
son to remember in his new theater is ventila-
| ti1n. There is not a decently ventilated thea
| ter in Pittsburg.
JAMES I. POWERS will not be a m ember of
Rudolph Aronson's ,'asino Company next sea-
| son. He is to star in a new farce comedy under
the management of Rich & Harris.
THE Easter souvenir puzzles given to the
first 500 persons purchasing reserved seats at
the Bijou, for the Spider and fly next week,
have created such furore that the manage
ment will issue another 500, beginning Mon day
morning 8 A. NJ.
THE ingenious McGeachv, manager of "Old
Jed Prouty," has sent Easter eggs all over the
country to his friends. THE DISPATCH is in
receipt of one bearing the inscription: 'Down
Easter egg, fresh laid for THE PITTsBURG
DIPsATCH by old Jed Prouty,' Buckport, Me.
MCCARTHY's zone of the Bravest' Com
pany will pass through this city to-day en- route
to Cleveland. Mr.. j. A. Reed, formerly of the
Grand Opera House. is managing the company.
and is said to be meeting with great success.
Their magnificent car containing the fire en-
gine and trained horses used in the piece, will
be attached to the train.
PAULINE l. ALLEMAND, who made such an
excellent impression here when she sang with
ths Boston Ideals last season. has been engaged
by Rudolph Aronson for the Casino Company,
New York She will make her first appearance
next summer. The managers of the comic
opera companies are beginning to see the me-
cessity of getting singers and actresses. Pau
line u Allemand is treasure to any company.
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to accept the offer made her to take Twelfth
Night" to London this summer as she feels
unable to undertake the fatigue of continu-
Gus season. Her next tour will begin Septem-
ber Is in Pittsburg and continue till May. Miss
Wainwright has secured n Broadway theater
for long run of an elaborate new production
in the fall of 1891 She will continue to play in
Twelfth Night" all of next season.
GENERAL SHERMAN has secured two of the
boxes at Proctor's Theater, New York, for the
last three performances of shenandoah"
April 10, aud will have guests on the occa-
sion number of prominent army officers The
event will be made special one, many of the
people of the original cast appearing with the
present company in different acts, and the ef-
feet of the retreat and rally at the end of act
I'LL will be increased by the appearance of 100
regular soldiers from the navy yard.
WILLIAM II. CRANES season with "The
Senator" at the Star will close May 10 He
will return to this house September l, and
play a season of at least four months 1t is
more than probable that after next season Mr.
Crane will become permanent feature of New
Y York theatricals, occupying the Star continu-
ously during the season. In that event he will
become producer of plays, as Burton. Cole
man and Matthews used to be. This will prac-
Lically add another stock theater to New York's
places of amusement, with a star comedian as
the chief attraction.
THE powerful young actor, Robert Mantell,
who made such great success a Lorfs in
Sardou's Fedora" will impersonate Louis and
Fdbien del Franchf the twin heroes of Alex
ander Dumas stirring romantic drama, ."The
Corsican Brothers," which is to be given a mag
nifcent spectacular production at the Bijou
Theater during the week of April IL Mr..
Mantelrs Interpretation of these mystically
united brothers has received the commenda-
tion of the best critics, and his work has been
compared with Fechter and Irving
tacular standpoint is considered the finest ever
produced in this country.
THE managers of THE Old Homestead" have
finally decided not to produce the play in Lon
don after all. 1t was to have been presented at
the Princess Theater May g. and the time
held for 1t there has now been offered to Bron-
son Howard for the production of "Shenan.
doah." Its acceptance or rejection will be set
tied next Thursday by Mr. Howard and AL
Hayman. The English managers intend to |
to use the scenery of the organization now on |
It's way from California. Mr.. Howard has also |
received an offer from Charles Wyndham for |
the production of 1.-THE Henrietta" at the |
Criterion during Mr.. Wyndhams return en-. |
in this country next season.