Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-23

| Theater tomorrow night in "Paul Kauvar, " is
extremely gifted If all reports be true. He
speaks several languages duently, is COM
poser of considerable ability, plays the piano
like professional and is looked upon as one Of
| the most gifted actors at present on the stage.
| by the Bijou orchestra tomorrow night for the
| first time. One is entitled "Mary's Dream"
and was written in memory OF that gifted
genius Mary Fiske, the author Of the "Giddy
| Gusher" papers. The other is "Sothern," and
is dedicated to Haworth's bosom friend, z. II.
| SOthern.
WHILE Richard Golden's play, "Old Jed
Prouty." is familiarly named after the original
| Mr.. Prouty, now extinct it is said to aim at
portraying only the old Yankees best qualities,
with the laudable object of demonstrating to
the world. through the agency of the stage
that the Down Easter is not such fool as he
| is usually represented to be. On the contrary,
| Old Jed PToutU'S Yankee heart is likely to win
the same amount of admiration that his native
Yankee wit has done. The play presents him
| as the hero of an authentic incident historical
| of Bucksport, Me. The tale is claimed to be
most poetic In its feeling. and this without in
any way sacrificing the comedy of the plot. II
follows Paul KauVar at the Bijou.
MISS LIZZIE ROCHELLE will make her first
appearance in this city tomorrow night as
Diane in '.Paul Kauvar" at the Bijou Teeater.
Her advance in the dramatic profession has
experience covers bnt two years. When paul
Kauvar" was put on in New York Miss
Rochelle was given a small part Her clever
work attracted the attention of the manage
ment and little by little she was advanced One
night the leading lady was ill and Miss
Rochelle took the part at short notice. Her
success was sincere and emphatic, When Mr..
Haworth started out this season Miss Rochelle
was engaged as leading lady. She is of hand
some presence. has a fine voice, and is bound
to 60 to the front.
The new Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera.
"The Gondoliers," has made the greatest kind
of a success as rendered by American artists.
On its first production IN New Xork the opera
was handicapped by an inferior English COM
pany, which was severely handled by the
critics. But now with an American company,
the success has been phenomenal. Probably
the finest production of the new work is at the
Chicago Opera House, under the direction of
Manager Henderson. A fine company, beauti'
ful scenery and magnificent costumes have
helped make the opera a great success. From
musical standpoint, the new opera is the
equal of any Gilbert and Sullivan work. The
music is like that of "Pinafore" in spots, and
grand opera. The libretto is written in Mr..
Gilbert's happiest VEN.
DUNLoP's Stage Net0s reflects the general
criticism in saying Sydney Rosenfeld's new
play, "a Stepping Stone," produced at the
Standard Theater, New York, which passed
into the hands of ]. NJ. Hill on Monday,
is failure The latest development of the
gifted young author is a satire on Theosophy.
He aims to 'shoot folly as it flies" but the
difficulty is that the audience do not compre-
hend his satire and he shoots at follies not gen.
orally known by the great public, hence but
few Of his bright lines-and his wit is so keen
that even the quickest intelligence must be
active to follow his scintillatons, fred in quick
succession-caught the audience. As in all
Mr.. Rosenfeld's works, the characters excite
no sympathy; they simply come and go, and
nobody cares for them. A persistent and badly
directed claque drowned many Of the clever
things.