Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Stage Whispers.


"AFTER DARK" w. A. Brady's night picture
of London will soon be seen at the Bijou.
PATR1cIo ROONEY is reported as saying:
'1rs shame to allow John l. sullivan to
crowd such actors as me and Booth out of the
profession"
ELSIE LESLIE in prince and Pauper" is the
the Christmas attraction at the Grand Opera
House. 1t is owned by Mr. Daniel Frohman,
of the Lyceum Theater, n. Y.
Mr.. AND MRS. kendall have done the big.
gest business ever known in New York. Their
New York engagement of eight weeks resulted
in gross takings of over $50 000.= Their average
was over $4,000 per week.
EDUARD STRAUSS and his Viennese musi-
clans have not been heard for the last time in
America by any means. They are coming BIZ ok
in April for another and longer tour that will
take them through the Southwest California
and Mexico. The trip will last six months.
NEXT week Maggie Mitchell, always a great
favorite in Pittsburg, will, as usual. be the
Christmas attraction at the Biiou. Maggie
Mitchell needs no introduction here. She is to-
day no less winsome than when she first won
our applause and admiration. The supporting
company this season is considered one of the
best she has ever had
FROM France comes gossip story Of a sCit
brought by a dressmaker, Mime. Fanny Vim
cent, againss the portly but vivacious Nine.
Judic The dressmaker wants 20, 200 francs in
settlement of her bill. This is said to include
large variety of articles, among them being
invisible night corsets," luminous Japanese
peiticoats," and other striking unusual luxu-
ries.
THERE are conflicting stories about Minnie
Palmer and her husban+, John r. Rogers. At
an authors matinee in New York last week
Minnie Palmer appeared greatly surprised
when Rogers threw her big bunch of roses
On the other hand, Rogers himself says he in
tends to have their common property sold and
go to Europe, making the separation perma-
nent.
The Duff Opera Company viii begin its en-
gagement at the Garden Theater. in New Y ork,
on January s. appearing in Dorothy" Marie
| Tempest will head the company, while Charles
| Bassett will be the tenor. The Kings Word, /"
by Delibes. will PROBABLY follow Dorothy"
1t is said that during the engagement the man.
| agement will produce several works of light
order at special matinees.
AS matter of fact, Carmencita does not
draw a large salary, says the. Mirror. Her
present managers were 'astute enough to fore
see her success, and they got her on excellent
| terms. Their contract holds good till next
| May. Meantime Caymencita must dance every
night and be happy and contented with what
she does get. After ALL it is lot of money in
! Spain-which is one kind of consolation.
A FUNNY storJ is told of a star who is now
cheerfully prouetting about "the road" She
has husband, bnt she is mistress of the situ-
alton. By recent order her husbsnd was for
bidden to address single word to the ladies of
should speak to them my DEAR said the star
land SO much talking, yonl know. ruins their
voices for the stage" Thisis q positive fact
strange as it may seem.
Mr.. LAWRENCE BARRETT, supported BY
Miss Gale and a GOOD company. will be the
Christmas attraction at the Duquesne Theater
The repertoire for the week is a brilliant one
ho 5udO han ia .Said fhaf ndov
night, Hamlet" Tuesday, Merchant of
Venice;" Wednesday "Othello;' Christmas
matinee. Romeo and Juliet;" Christmas
Iieu;' Saturday matinee, Francesca da
Rimini;'' Saturday night, "Rienzi."
THE McCaull Opera Company is doing re-
markabIy well out West ,sfanager Harry
Askin has closed contract with Digby Bell
and his wife. Laura Joyce Bell, to join the COM
pany in Kansas City on the l5tlrlnst.. when they
will appear in a revival of THE Black Hussar" {"
Helen Bertram also will join the company in a
few weeks, replacing Lilly Post as prima DONNA
The organization will come back East by way
of Denver and ST. Louis, and will be seen later
at the DuQuesne Theater.
Miss DAISY KENDAL. Mrs. Kendars
daughter now in this country, Is described by
young actress who entertained her the other
day as typical English girl, who is very much
astonished at everything she, sees in America,
She rather likes" America, However. The
a
good deal of surprise. She could not under
stand their languor. TheSouthern men, how
ever, she thought were remarkably handsome.
Miss Kendall is not at all theatrical and very
seldom talks of the stage. Mamma is severe
disciplinarian.
THE chief point of distinction in the handsome
gowns Mrs. Carter wears in the play is their
great variety and her habit of changing them
frequently instead of wearing the same dress
every night in the same act. says the New York
Sun. The mauve ball gown. with its jeweled
embroideries, worn on the first night of the
play, was replaced on Friday evening with
wonderful dress of white crepe de chine, CLEAN.
ing with gold embroidery and bordered with
double row of ostrich tips-not the conven-
tional feather bands but the full soft tips fall
ing one over the other about the skirt, while
two long plumes from the edge OF the low.cut
bodice and punches OF tips finish the shoulders,
There is pink gown. wrought with coral and
bordered with feathers. festooned over pufi-
ing OF soft crepe and woBderful yellow cre-
alton veiled with tulle, wrought with cleaning
threads; ruched with yellow roses at the bot,
tom and finished with trail Of butterflies in
irridescent metallic colors duttering from one
shoulder across the bodice and down the skirt
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