Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-12
SOCIETY AND ART.
Another Audience Pleased by the Beauties
of the Fairies Carnival-John W. Beatty
Exhibits His Latest Paintings-General
C,ossin Of tI,e Social World.

| Another Audience Pleased by the Beauties
| of the Fairies Carnival-John W. Beatty
Exhibits His Latest Paintings-Generai
| Gossip of the Social World.
THE weather was so much better last
| night than on the previous two evenings
| that the Fairies Carnival was given De-
| fore q very good audience. The play ran so
smoothly that it reflected the greatest credit
upon the performers as well as Mr. owens,
the director. The various points were well
brought ont, and there was little suggestion
of amateurishness in the whole entertain
ment Most of the principals, in fact, had
the self-possession and grace of profess
sionals. Little Alice Kober, in particular, is
a prodigy. She would be equal to the lead
ing part in any professional perforinance.
She has evidently been carefully trained in
stage business, and her Puck is Il perform
ance that will long be remembered for It's
intelligence and chic.
The fairies; march could hardly be I'M
proved. 1t was done as neatly on the first
little too long, but even that is not certain,
for the audience in general did not seem TO
think it tedious, and it was so well done
that one could forgive the fact of Its oecu-
py1ng 10 or 20 minutes. A word should be
said for the excellence of the wood scene
that forms the background of the stage. 1t
Is from the brush of the well-known Pitts
burg scenic artist, Mr.. John johnson.
1t Is not known how much has been netted
for the Homeopathic Hospital by the per-
formances, but it is hoped that the sum will
be of goodly size. The price of admission
was lowered to 80 cents last evening, and
there were a large number of little people
present.
The delightful studio at Williamsburg of
John W. Beatty, Pittsburg's well-known
artist, was yesterday afternoon the scene of
pleasant gathering of Mr.. Beatty's friends
to take view of three of his most recent
works before their delivery to the pur-
chasers They were entitled "At the Water
ing Trough" ga Scene on Block Island" and
Throwing Shoe" These, the latest
products of Mr.. Beatty's brush. are beautiful
in themselves, and exhibit a high order of
style which give still more abundant prom
ise for the future. cat the Watering
Trough" shows O country road. with a horse
drinking in the foreground, and in the dis
tance beautiful bright skies and woodlands.
subject and style; yet, in it way, no less at
tractiye. Mr.. Beatty paints few pictures,
but into each he puts his best effort, and the
result is @ distinct advance each year in
artistic estimation. The visitors to the
studio Yesterday we're greatly pleased, and
the time passed pleasantly in conversation,
criticism and refreshments.
THREE portraits that have attracted con-
siderable attention are in a Wood street Dict-
ure store window. They are oil paintings, by
William Aitken, of Monongahela City. The
subjects are Lawrence Barrett, Mary Ander-
son and Bobbie Burns. The work is well
done, especially the picture of the Scotch
poet Mary Anderson is represented in the
character of Pnrthe7lfd, and is as beautiful in
the picture as she is in reality.