Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22

| charmer; Prof. Matthews trained goats and
| other strange and woEdrous things. In the
theater the Wild Oats Farce Comedy
| Specially Company will give novel and
amusing performance.
| Stage Whispers.
BESSIE SAMSON is still with Daniels, in
| "Little Puck" and she is very clever
| comedienne.
| LAwLoR AND THORNTON, the great specially
| team, is in Fanny Rice's company and will
be seen in "a jolly Surprise" this week.
MISS MARIE WAINwR1eHT's beautiful pro-
duction of "Amy Robsart' at the Grand
| Opera House is promised for next week.
| F. W. HODGES, the able advertising agent
of Harry Davis Museum, will go in advance
of Williams and Orr's Company this week.
| SHENANDOAH" will shortly be seen here.
It is considered the best play of its kind
| produced in years, and Bronson Howard, its
! author, may well be proud off it.
| TIE Clipper Quartet, which has a reputa-
| tion Of being the best in the line, has just
been added to the Frank Daniels forces,
making total of 26 people in the company.
w. H. CRANE and "The Senator" follows
| Daniels at the Duquesne. The distinguished
| comedian comes this season fresh from new
triumphs. and has with him good COM
pany.
MISS FFoLLIorr PAaEr, who made such a
hit hero last season in "Aunt Jack" will
follow Marie Wainwright at the Grand
Opera House in Augustin Daly's THE Last
Word"
DEWoLF HOTTER and several gentlemen
went to Economy on Friday. The VOW Of
celibacy and the myriads Of chickens on the
streets were the two features Of the commu-
nifty that impressed the comedian most.
THE reports from "Sinbad" indicate that
Manager Henderson's great spectacular
show is doing an immense business every
where. 1t opens in Chicago tomorrow
night for another run.
FOLLOWING Clara Morris at the Alvin come
Evans and Hoey in their most laughable
comedy, ga Parlor Match" The popularity
of this piece is attested by the fact thnt this
play still attracts crowded houses wherever
given.
FLIGHT BELLS" the new pantomime
comedy, is said to possess more novelty
than any creation of like character that
has been seen on the stage for years. The
ship scene of the second act is said to be
full of striking originality.
THAT clever romantic actor, Robert Man
tell, is soon to play an engagement in Pitts
burg, presenting for the first time 1.-THE
Louisianian." He will also be seen in "Tne
Corsican Brothers" and "Monbars." Mr.
Mantell is touring the country under his
own management and Is said to be meeting
with great success. He will follow Charles
a. OdrQner.
THE ire-proof asbestos curtain was put in
use at the Alvin Theater this week. In the
center Of it is a picture Of the Point about
100 years ago, the familiar view of a wooded
promontory running out between the
Monongahela and the Allegheny. 1t is more
useful han beautiful: but let us hope 1t will
never have to be used to imprison IRE.
SEATS are selling 30 rapidly at Hamilton's
music store for the three concerts Of the
Austrian Juvenile Band on Tuesday and
Wednesday that THREE large audiences are
assured. The novelty Of the performance is
attractive in ITSELF but when to that we have
the word of all the Boston and Philadelphia
critics that the boys do not ask any allow
ance on account of their age, but play as
well as Gilmore's Band, it Is no wonder
Pittsburgers are anxious to hear them. The
first concert will be given on Tuesday night,
followed by matinee and evening per-
formances on Wednesday,. To the matinee
school children will be admitted at 10 cents
apiece, the principals of the various schools
having been asked to give their pupils
half-holiday. on that day. The educational
influence of music is so well understood
nowadays that there is little doubt of the
principals agreeing to let their little people
20 on that day. Miss Marie Glover, favor
tie soprano OF New York, is with the band.
BILLY" CRANES role Of the Senator is
taken from life. 1t is q carefully drawn
character sketch, and Senator Hannibal
Riuers is really none other than Senator
Plumb, of Kansas, even to the chin whiskers
worn by the Westerner.
Plumb and Crane are good friends, but q
year ago they had never met, the comedians
makeup" for his impersonation having
been taken from photographs and the De-
culiarities from conversations with personal
friends OF the Kansas man. Last winter
Crane was playing in Washington and the
two met
"Senator." said Crane ono evening after
%1oy arf0 nas Tfyv,rv TX.
itol tomorrow. and I want you to make a
speech for my special benefit. Will you do
"ITl try" said Plumb. eff 1fanything comes
As good luck would have it, the text ap-
peared in Mr.. Hoar's proposition to change
the title OF some Of our diplomatic repre-
sentatives from Minister to Ambassador.
If Plumb had been given the choice Of q
subject, for the purpose of showing OF his
peculiar or oratorical abilities as an object
lesson to his friend Crane, he couldn't have
picked out q better one. How the Senator
did pitch into poor Mr.. Hoar, and make the
Senate and everybody else believe that the
innocent old gentleman was proposing moth
Ing short IT,, OF treason IT. to oerty
effete East, and the snobs Of the diplomatic
service.
Actor Crane laughed until his sides ached |
to see Plumb jerk out his short, crisp sem |
tences in his CHARACTERISTIC halting way. as |
If he were stopping every few words to see |
how vicious -and ugly he could make the |
AS usual, Plumb emphasized every other
sentence by reaching under his waistcoat, |
and with the thumb of his left hand |
Strengthening out an imaginary twist in his |
Crane caught on" to use slang express
sion and tried the trick at that evenings |
performance.
Now his imitation and makeup OF
Plumb is perfect.