Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES.
The Duquesne Traction Company's Enter
tainment Draws q Big Crowd.

tainment Draws Big Crowd.
Highland Park had many thousand people,
PROBABLY ten, within its environs last even
ing ON the occasion of the initial OF q series
OF concerts which will continue throughout
the week. Whatever can be said of the value
OF the attraction, from the point OF view
OF theatrical manager, there is no DOUBT
That the projectors of the entertainment,
the Duquesne Traction Company, reaped
goodly harvest of nickels if it carried three
fourths of the number of people present
IL is departure from the usual order OF
Things to find a company enterprislng
enough to provide free vocal concerts Ior
the people, and if the colored singers who
presented a number of solos, glees and plan
tatlon songs were received with applause, ~
only emphasizes the statement already
made, that citizens are ready to accept any
species of entertainment which promises
little exertion
The entertainment was given on the level
ground, southwest of the reservoir. A
temporary platform, flanked by o tent, &C
commodated tho singers. From within the
tent strains of music leaked out upon the air,
Du6 the sounds-already subdued-were
heard only within very efrcumscribed limit
OF their originating point.
NOT little amusement was caused by the
circulation OF a number of dodgers through
the crowd. Several brisk young men passed
around with programmes" but an exami-
ha1lon OF these showed that the hustl1ng
agent OF an opera company had seized the
opportunity to advertise his attraction. The
dodgers" were eagerly read in the hope OF
nnd1ng some clew to the entertainment
furnished. The second Press concert will
De given in the Allegheny Parks tomorrow
evening.
IT is positively settled that the first per-
formance of the Fall of Pompeifr will take
place Saturday next. 1t was intended to
have opened to-day, but the heavy rain of
last week stopped all work on the grounds,
and it was absolutely impossible to get
ready in time. Now, however, everything
is in good shape, and there is no doubt
about splendid performance of this great
work being given Saturday. Manager
Barnhelsel has worked night and day trying
to get ready. The stage manager, Mr.. Vim
cent, has been training his army of men
and women to dance, march, sing, etc., and
he has them in such shape that they will
look like what they are supposed to be when
for the city will be set up at once, and there
is no doubt that the great city will look
natural. All the men who work the pyro-
technical part of the show are on the
ground, making their fireworks, and there
will be over 81 COO worth of them discharged
at every performance. There will be differ
ent nights devoted to certain classes, such
as y. A X. night, Labor night, Freemasons
night, Oddfellows' night, German night,
Irish night, American night, etc.
EVERYTHING is going along prosperously
for the performance Of GAS You Like It." on
the lawn of the Hotel Kenmawr, Thursday
night. The cast is full and the first rehearsal
took place at the Bijou yesterday morning.
As the people have nearly all played in the
piece before there is no difficulty in fitting
each one into his or her proper place, and
the result should be q well-rounded per-
formance that will please the most critical.
The cast, as selected, is as follows, with the
names put in order selected by Shakespeare
when he made out the original "bill of the
play" The Ballisted Duke, Mr.. Mack Charles;
Frederick, Mr.. Bankson; Anliens, Mr.. Dalton;
Jacques, Mr.. Charles Hagar: lie Beau and
Syipi,Ls Mr.. Fin Reynolds; Jacques de Boys
Mr.. William Bellay; Orlando, Mr.. Joseph
Haworth; adam, Mr.. Walter Osmond; Touch
stone, Mr.. James Cooper; C6rtn, j. II. Morti-
mer; William, Mr.. John Denman; RosdLtnd,
Miss Rose Coghlan; Celia, Miss Marie Bur-
ress; Phoebe, Miss Carrie Wayne; audrey,
Miss Adele Dessert. Messrs. Kuhn, of the
Kenmawr, will entertain Miss Coghlan there,
she having. telegraphed her acceptance of
the invitation.