Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-23
The Programme.


GILMoRE's popular spectacle, which was
seen for the first time in this city last season,
and met with a degree of success, will be re-
produced at the Bijou Theater tomorrow
evening and throughout the week, with
Wednesday and Saturday matinees Since its
production here SO many features have been in
troduced that the presentation is now STYLED
the second edition. and includes novelties in
scenery, ballets, specialties and costumes The
dramatic portion of the work has been consid-
erably changed, and now admits OF more COM
edy, while the new scenery contributed by
Homer Emens, notably the Heart of the
Frig1d Zone" and the palace of Terra Gotta"
are said TO be revelations in the scenic line.
The corps of Partisan dancers under the di-
rection of Victor Chiado, will be seen IN i've
new advertisements. which are said to be
very novel; The Ballet OF Terra Gotta"
dance arrayed in colors of the prevailing craze;
Riding on Grandpa's Shoulders" a comic
ballet illustrating how our parents used to ride
us piggy back when we were children; "The
Little Lord Fauntleroys," the children's heroes;
THE Partisan Bellies" quartet of skirt
dancers and the BALLET of All Nations intro
ducing the various countries under the sum-
This ballet is followed by beautiful march
pageant representing the States of the Union
clad in armor and the national colors. The
specialties comprise the Devans in series
OF marvellous feats of balancing; Les Freres
Caron, trio of grotesque French clowns; the
Savinella Brothers, quartet of eccentric
dancers, and the Topsy-Turyy Troupe ina Car
riage Ride and its Mishaps." Mile. Marie Bon
fanti is the premiere danseuse as
soluta, assisted by Mile. Eloise, secunda
The action of the play is laid in the fifteenth
century. Hubert of Wurldburg, a supposed
principality in Norway. has inherited the en-
tailed estates of his forefathers and his acres of
land are fast going to ruin for means to keep
them up. Hubert knew that buried at the
North Pole were untold riches, which
II of his ancestors had perished in fu-
tile efforts to gain possession of. He
determines to become the twelfth of his
race thus forming the title of THE Twelve
Temp ations, " to brave a:voyage to the land of
ice. snow and almost certain death. He meets
with shipwrecks, countless perllS and mirac-
ulous escapes, and finally locates the hidden
treasures, and everything ends happily. The
dramatic cast is unusually strong for spectacles
and embraces Albert Hosmer, Jacques Kruger,
Albert Martinette Edward Caron aud the
Misses Mai E>telle, Jessie West. Florence
Ashebrooke and Eta Baker. One hundred per-
sons will be used in the production.
THE Duff Opera Company will revive "Pina-
FORE" "The Mikado'' and THE Pirates of
Penzance," at the Grand Opera House this
week. For this undertaking Mr.. Duff has con-
solidated his two companies, with the result
that he brings about so singers to the work.
These revivals of Gilbert and Sullivan's operas
have been marked with unusual success in
Chicago where they packed the great Audtori-
um, m,and in other cities The greatest care and ex-
pense have characterized the scenic preparation
tor "Pinafore" and THE Mikado' and electric
lighting and other novel expedients have been
brought into use. The company contains
many prominent artists. Digby Bell. Mark
Smith, Charles o. Bassett, late of the American
Opera Company; Cbauncy Olcott.W. II. Clark,
late of the Boston Ideals: William Mclaughlin,
Frank Pearson. &c. Fay and f. ". Oakland are
the principal male members of this powerful
company. The principal ladies are Lily Post,
Louise Beaudet and Gertrude Sears. who are
seen in these operas and"Pirates OF Penzance,"
al .sa.I~-l
cial request. Lily Post is singing the principal
soprano roles. A Chicago paper speaking of Lou
Use Beaudet who makes her first appearance here
in comic opera,s say: She embroidered the part
of Pitt Sing with wealth of vivacity and
a.chness and mischief it has never been seen
to wear here, making it one OF the most con-
spicuous parts in the work. Gertrude Sears
and pretty girl, who sang funl yum in Chi
cago with great success.
AT the Academy of Music the Bennett
Brothers Specially Company is the attraction
this week. The Bennerts, three in number,
will give wonderful exhibitions of marksman-
ship with rife. shotgun and revolver. Then
there are Shelter and Blakely, adopts in negro
melodies. 1t is hardly necessary to refer to
Maggie Cline, who sings her Irish songs as well
as ever. Littlefeld, the mimic, Lottie ellison.
the serio-comic vocalist, and Cain and Lorenzo,
the trapeze artists, are members of this organl-
cation. The Zig-Zag Lady Quartet are delight
full singers and George Turner and Nellie Rus
sell give refined musical sRetcnes MAT + ar
nan is most droll 1rlsh comedian.
The Worlds Museum, Allegheny has a very
big programme for this week. The most inter-
esting of the curiosities are Maggie the Midget
ana her tiny baby, the only midget infant in
existence; Barbara Goetz, an Allegheny lady
whose hair is seven feet ten inches long, and
Hilliard the disjointabe wonder. In the thea
ter the Richmond Comedy Company will give
"Euchered, or Risen From the Ashes" with
special scenery and elegant costumes. On
FRIDAY handsome souvenir will be presented
to the ladies' and on Saturday the children who
visit the museum will receive presents. The
museums charge for admission is Still only 10
cents.
"UNpER the LASH will be at Harris Theater
this week. The popular young actor, Walters s.
Sanford, is adding much to his fame by his fine
handling of the leading role, and his support
ing company is good The trained dogs, Hero
and Hector. are said to be remarkably beauti-
full and Intelligent creatures and very import.
ant members of the cast.