Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-17

49,
The Bijou, in very bright array, has made II
DOW to the public in the season of 1S9O.gI. but
1t can hardly be said that the theatrical seasor
mas yet begun in Pittsburg. Cork face min
strels are not exactly legitimate actors, apt
there is some ground for denying the Clevelant
company high rank even in its own class
Despite the clever fooling of tho great Bill,
Rice and other individuals it Is really fac
that the Cleveland minstrels are not likely {,
astonish the world with their merits. Tn,
Japs are wonderful acrobats but their presencs
In minstrel company strikes most people ai
decidedly incongruous.
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1t is not altogether clear to the lay mind
upon what plan the building inspector con
ducts his examinations. The process of con
demning the Jackman building piecemeal, frs,
tnis and then that at intervals of several weeks
does not seem just or sensible. Mr.. David
henderson has grounds for complaining of the
treatment he has received from the building
| Inspector. As the matter now stands the whole
Jaekman building must be torn down. It seems
pity that the substantial and not unconely
facade should be demolished. Mr.. Henderson
leased the building, as 1 understand if. unon
Mr Jackman's assurance that the front of the
Dullolng would certainly be available for the
a.t apea.er. Its condemnation will add
gIeatly TO the expense of erecting the
tneater and must certainly delay its completion
1ar beyond the first week in October the date
SET 1or the opening. The Duquesne Theater is
stage of Its career. But the Philadelphia
capitalists who are understood to be associated
with Mr.. Henderson in his enterprise are prob
ably enough in earnest to put the new theater
up peIore the snow hies no matter what build
ing inspectors and others do and say to the con-
trary.
There may be nothing more than an acci-
dental coincidence in it, but it is singular that
the rival theater managers always know when
. new disease is to break out in the Duuuesne
Iheater. 1t would certainly be to Mr.. Hender.
sons advantage If he or his brother, or some
plenlpotential Representative were permanently
located here. The variety and ingenuity of the
ev1l reports circulated about the Duquesne
'nea'er perple1 the newspapers.
The Bijou Theater depends upon n comedy
drama, as it is called, this week to draw ap-
plaudlng multitudes The comedy drama in
question is in reality melodrama of the sensa-
tional order called zone of the Brayestn It
was seen here last year and scored a success
with its fire scene which The DISPATCH said
at the time was almost too realistic. Two
trained horses and steam fire engine
are naturally the star performers In the piece,
and Mr.. Charles Mccarthy, comedian Of con-
siderable ability. Mr.: William Cronin, whose
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tend to the human interest. As zone Of the
Bravest" was played here last season, the in
cidental variety features proved popular, and
they are likely SO to do again. A double quar-
tet will attend to the musical end Of the play.
W.
A new variety theater will be opened to the
Pittsburg public on September l. It Is called
the New Clipper Theater and is situated on
New Grant street and Seventh avenue, loca-
tion convenient to populous part of the city.
To- IA Daa IL -u.rf-
the new house and he promises to conduct 1t
on frst-class lines. The theater is an old hall,
but it has been refitted and transformed, SO
that it may become popular vaudeville resort
Manager Harry Williams will proclaim war
upon the blues on Monday night at his Acad-
emy of Music. This home of variety shows has
been thoroughly overhauled and redecorated.
Mr. Lang smith, the Academy's scenic artist
has painted new drop curtain which will be
seen Tomorrow night. when George d. Mel
ville's Transcontinental Specially Company
Will open the season. In this organization are
the musical Weston Brothers, the Danish warb-
Ter Dagmar the comedy specialists Carrie and
Thomas Boshell, Geo. d. Melville. the two
Nibbes, the Australian handlers of fire, Fair
child and Livingston. and many other we'll
known people.
Nobody hears very much about what Man.
scum on Fifth avenue. but when he gets
through it will be found that q really attractive
place of amusement has been given to Pitts
burg. It will be new building containing
some features that have never been found in a
museum before. The electric light fixtures,
which are being made by the Iron City Electric
Supply Company are the handsomest have
ever seen, and If other things are to be equal
to the illuminating plant it can safely be said
that the new Casino with its roof garden will
prove rival indeed Of more ambitious
theaters.
The theatrical news of New York seems to
center about Marie Tempest's hit in "The Red
Hussar," and Marion Manola's latest tiff with
critics that Marie Tempest is the best comic
opera artist England has sent us for long
while. She is petite, pretty and possessed of a
sweet well-trainsd voice. But her success.
ality-she has magnetism, and that tells in
comic opera as much as it does in politics, or
more. 1t is probably q fact that Manager
Paimer's Theater if he had NOT had
the ace of trumps in comic opera prima donna
an audience. When we consider whata host of
sleepy beauties and voiceless hoydens pose as
leading actors in comic opera it is not surpris-
ing that Marie Tempest should be hailed as a
boon and a blessing to man. Let us hope that
the novelty and relief Of such an actress may
be vouchsafed to us.
Marion Manola, for woman with sweet
face and o voice like an angels, contrives to |
keep in hot water pretty continually. The |
number of contracts she has broken or tried to |
break is beyond human count or ken. This
time the trouble seems TO be that Marion SIM
ply took O night off without warning Manager
Stevens, of the De Wolf Hopper Company.
She has been discharged, and Annie O'Keefe |
is singing in her stead as But Butin "Castles in
the Air"
The betting is or ought to be about 100 to I |
that Miss Manola will be back In the Hopper
fold before the company goes on the road. |
Anyhow Pittsburgers will be sorry IL they are
not given q chance to see her in the original |
role.
Two weeks from tomorrow evening the No |
Caull Opera Company will give the first pro-
duotion in English of "The Seven Suapins" at
Opera House. Tho event is
sure to prove one Of more than ordinary inter- |
est, as the recognition accorded this opera |
when 1t was produced in German last winter |
leads US to expect work of some musical |
merit at least. as the composer Of "The Beggar |
Student" and BLACK Hussar" has already es- |
tablished himself composer of more than |
ability.
The libretto is the work of two German hu- |
morists, Hugo Whitman and ]. Bauer, while |
the English version il from the pen of Harry |
B. Smith. the adaptor of Glover" and is said |
to possess story that is both dramatic and hu- |