Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-09
The Programme.

THERE is no better drama of the sort on the
road than "The White Slare," which will be
presented to the patrons of the Bijou Theater,
commencing tomorrow night. When the late
BARLEY Campbell wrote the drama he trav-
ersed the whole gamut of human emotion
and touched on those sentiments which are the
common property of all. The play is full of in
cidents, but is not at all overdrawn. The char
acters are natural and the scenic effects
marvels of stage mechanism. Espec-
tally is this true of the floating
wreck and rainstorm of real water
Mr.. Campbelrs heroine in this piece is really a
white girl of high parentage, although the re-
suit OF an irregular alliance; the estate of the
Judge. her supposed owner, but really her
grandfather, is mortgaged by the girls lover.
who is the Judges nephew and bust
PSs Ps1erg5er a 1ho S has ensPappsd snE the
young man. A home Is broken up, the
negroes, including the heroine. are sold to the
villain. The girl is finally rescued by her lover
There is a thrilling steamboat scene, followed
by fire and explosion; the couple drift down
the Mississippi on fragments of the wreck, are
cast upon on island, captured by the villain,
who, in the end, is shot by the Sheriff, whom
he had summoned to arrest the heroine and her
lover, and everything ends Just as it should,
thanks to a LAWYER who arrives just in the nick
Pittsburg has never seen better company in
this play than the one which will present it on
this occasion, and the following names will
support this assertion: Miss Marv Newman,
Miss Marie Bates, Miss Lizzie May Ulmer, Miss
Adelaid, FItz-Allen, Miss Carrie Radcliffe,
Miss Mildred Meredith. Messfs. Maurice Drew,
J. Hay Cossar, c. b. Waite. Frank Drew, q.
i. Gotthold, }. II. Ferris, Thomas Mccartney,
Arthur Howard.
The DeWolf Hopper Opera Bouffe Company,
presenting the great comic opera success
Castles in the Air" which ran over 100 nights
at the Broadway Theater. New York, will be
the attraction at tie BIjou Theater week No
vember IL. This company is most thoroughly
competent comic opera organization, and in ad-
di;iou to the star, whose ability as comedian
is equalled only by his great personal popular
ity, includes such eminent artists as Thomas O.
Seaorook. Alfred Klein, Edmund Stanley,
Lindsay Morrison, Anna O'Keefe. Sylvester
Cornish, cunning little Della Fox,
and Others who have distinguished themselves
on the comic opera stage and are pleasantly
remembered. The chorus of the Hopper COM
pany is remarkable for its effective voices and
pretty faces. Castles in the Airn is particu-
laTly rich in music and contains a number of
gems that have already become popular. The
humor is of the unctuous and mirth-provoking
kind, and permeates the entire opera
THE Hanlons' new spectacle, "Superba, +" will
appear at the Grand Opera House this week.
'Superba" is in three acts and atleast 20 scenes.
The first act opens with an illuminated
palace and bridge by moonlight and closes
with weird cayernous pass. In
the second act are shown an alabaster palace,
the interior of an abbey. and a scene called
The Sea OF Roses" on which ship carrying
number of handsome young women sails
down TO the footlights, forming an attractive
tableau. The third act opens In tropical
forest. changing TO an oriental slave market.
This is followed by other lovely scenes.
The spectacle closes with an elaborate trans
formation scene, showing 20 or more fountains
of real water. Aboug 100 men and women are
employed in the representation. The company
is said to be good one and includes George
Melville, the great clown.
Comic opera will be given at Harris Theater
this week by the favorite Bennett-Moulton
Opera Company. This organization has been
considerably strengthened since Its appearance
here last season. and 1t is now the peer of any
opera company on the popular-priee circuit.
The chorus is composed of pretty faces and
pleasing voices, and the principals are popular
favorites. The repertoire for the week is as
follows: Monday, "Beggar Student;" Tuesday.
"Oliyette;" Wednesday. BLACK Hussar;"