Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20
Stage Whispers,


gheny City.
Stage Whispers.
GUS PXLEY, a clever young comedian and q
brother of the charming Annie Pixley, is with
| the Lost in New York" Company.
COLONEL RICE writes that "McCarthy's Mis-
| haps" is delighting large audiences in Boston.
His attractions will be seen here before the sea-
| son is over.
GENERAL WILLIAM B. BARTON, manager of
Lost in New York" is an old resident of Pitts
burg. The General is a wel-known theatrical
! manager and a gentleman of the old school,"
INTENDING pilgrims to the shrine of the di-
vine William take note: The annual Shakes
pearean performances at the Memorial Theater,
Stratford-on-Avon, begin this year on the 21st
inst
CHARLES MCCARTHY's "One Of the Brav-
est" with its carload of scenery and trained
| horses, will be seen here ere long. Tom Dixon,
the well known minstrel tenor, is singing with
this show.
THE new opera which Francis Wilson will
produce at the Broadway Theater on August
Is is composed by Woolson Morse, and the
book is by Cheever Goodwin. The name is not
yet announced.
ROBERT MANTELL will play a return en-
gagement at Bijou Theater next season and
I will probably be seen on that occasion in Ham
let' and new society play that is now being
written for him.
AT the Bijou Theater hereafter the orchestra
at the end Of every performance will play one
of our national airs. This innovation will un-
doubtedly attract widespread attention and is
worthy of being initiated by other managers
throughout the country
The Marie Majilton trio who are now with
Robert Mantell, have not been seen in this
country for many years, They attracted much
attention here by their graceful dancing in the
days of the "Black Crook" and were a feature
OF that popular entertainment.
BABY LILLIAN SPENCER, of the Lost in
New York; Company, is only years of age,
Theate-. New York City. She appeared there
all last summer as Editha in The Burglar"
and made great "hit" in the part.
THE recent wanderings of Stanley through
the Dark Continent have furnished two clever
Gallo scribes, Busnach and Duval with ideas
and material for startling romantic melo-
drama. 1t will be called Stanley, and probably
see the light at the Paris Bouffes du Nord in
September.
BoUCICAULT is as busy as ever. Besides his
dramatic school duties he Is booked to write q
couple of articles for the Arena and one for the
North american Reuiew; to finish q comedy
for Manager Frohman by next month, and q
drama for Messrs. Abbott and Teal in the same
time His intellect is as keen, active and tire
less as ever.
AUGUSTUS PIToU, who manages both Robert
Mantell and W. j. Scanlan contemplates put
ting travelling stock company on the road thas
will play all the larger cities of the United
States. They will produce from four to six
plays, all of which will be staged in a most Law
ish manner. The company will contain the
best available talent.
THE new mel0drama, "Mr. Barnes of New
York" will shortly be seen in Pittsburg. OF
course, everybody has read the novel, of which
some 10000 copies have been published. The
play is adapted with skill. and so far has been
most fayocably received. All the scenery is
said to be beautiful and appropriate. The cast
is most capable one.
HENRY IRVING has been nominated for
Parliament by somewhat oficious group of
admirers. In letter in which he asserts that
he has no ambitious desire to sit among the
legislators of his country he adds: IAN actors
work demands a calmer atmosphere than is to
be found in the strife of the public needs and
personal ambition of such a lofty kind"
THIS week Joseph Jefferson, W. ]. Florence
and Mrs. John Drew are presenting "The
Rivals" in Bangor and Portland Me-, MancLes-
ter, N. H, and In Lowell. Lawrence and Brock
ton, Mass. They are to appear in Providence,
r. l., next Monday and Tuesday nights. This
magnificent triumvirate of comedians are hay
ing wonderfully successful season and it is
estimated that the net profits OF their tour will
reach S250,O00
CONTRARY to what has been stated, says the
Mirror, this Cleopatra of Sardou's is not an
adaptation of Shakespeare's creation or even a
new play. 1t was written by Sardou several
years ago in collaboration with Emile Moreau,
and was intended for the Odeon, first with
Sarah Bernhardt and afterwards with Jane
Hading in the title role. For some reason,
however it was never produced. BY Sarah's
request SardOu has recently taken the Ms. in
hand and Duquesnel offered to produce it at
@ha vars nf
Antony's passion for the Egyptian Queen al
though also founded on Plutarch's narrative,
is said to differ considerably from that of
Shakespeare.
EEwARD HARRIGAN. the well-known author
and manager follows Mantell at the Bijou, pre-
senting "Old Lavender" It abounds in jolly
music and quaint phrases. in the catching fun
and the lively passages which have done SO
much for the success of Mr Harrigan's plays
1t has pathos as well, and the picture which the
author-actor gives US of the warm-hearted
whole-souled boon companion brought by the
wrongdoinGs of others to the clutch of severest
poyerty and distress, touches "the source of
tears'' through the CHEEKY manner in which he
bears misfortune and the grotesque way he has
of putting his moralizing, SO to the spring of
laughter.
THE Nay number of Scri6ner's Magazine
contains an article from the pen of T. ].
Nakagawa in which the revolving stage used in
the theaters of Japan is described as follows:
"The greater part of the stage, in our play
houses, consists of a large circle which can be
turned around so that separate divisions are
successfully presented to the eyes of the spec
tators. Only one-half of this circle. at most,
Is disclosed at any ono time. 1t is customary,
while a scene is in progress before the audi
ence. to prepare the following scene upon the
hidden part of the movable platform. A change
of view can thus be effected without abruptly
interrupting the continuity of action"