Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-06

BIJOU THEATER. R..........-..........La Later On. ~
DUQUEsNE THEArER. Haworth.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE E............... "Fantasma." :"
HARRY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. jacks Creoes
WORLDS MUSEuM-THEATER.... "Black Hawks. :"
DAVIS MUsEUM-TEEATER. .......... Curiosfties, etc
HARRIS THEATER ............ 'The Inside Track, :"
The above are the theatrical attractions
for the coming week.
THE English Comedy Company at the
Grand Opera House was not remarkably
successful in the revival of sterling
plays. The plain fact of the matter
is that the company is not heavy
enough for the task. Nearly all the
players in 1t, with the notable exception of
Mr.. McClannin, have n great deal to learn
before they will be able to do anything like
justice to such characters as Goldsmith has
designed in "She Stoops to Conquer" This
holds true of young Mr.. Clarke and Miss
Ford for whose es ~ecfal benefit these re-
vivals were presumably undertaken. Mr.
GlarkeS cleveiness is very little beyond
that of an amateur, and Miss Ford hardly
showed more than faint promise Of better
things. What both need is a deal more
schooling in subordinate parts. Both have
good opportunities in this direction, and
Miss Ford has the advantage of the expert
ence and wisdom of her excellent father,
like whom 'twere well that there were more
managers in this country.
TIE Exposition and rather warm weather
contributed to knock the bottom out Of the
atrieal business tho past week, but the
week before US ought to exhibit
the first real movement of playgoers
toward the local theaters. The attractions
at the principal theaters are decidedly good
in their several lines. Hallen and Hart's
ment already from the management
of the gifted Mr.. Brady, and Han
Ions "Fantasma" is known so well
The Duquesne alone has downright nov
city; new star in new drama, namely,
Joseph Haworth in est. Mare" There is
ly with Mr.. Haworth, that he will do his best
and that it will be essentially artistic. This
Pittsburg has learned already, although
last year his efforts were unhappily in the
lish a new star, but MI. Haworth has already
made deep impression wherever he has
played, and it is in the nature of preferring
art to commend him most favorably to all
who love acting in its highest and best sense.
A COMPARATIVELY new face in Mr..
Haworth's company is Miss Katharyn Kid
der's. She has attracted Considerable at
tention in England, and her work this sea-
son has already called forth wonderful
amount Of approval, She is described as
being above the medium height, shapely
uho SAdColui, oiuSlCIiAS BOlucu HdlI, eOullul
large eyes of gray, and a mouth, that must
be seen, to be appreciated properly for its
charm. Her powers include the tragic of
Anderson, and the lightness and sweetness
of Ellen Terry, it is said. The picture is
certainly tempting and 1 give it subject to
revision, if need be, after Mondays per
formance.
OCCASIONALLY protests are made against
the advance notices of plays. 1t is charged
that the actual facts do not bear out the
promises. Then THE DISPATCH is blamed for
assisting in the deception. This is not fair.
The advance notices are sometimes entirely
true, sometimes not. When the play or the
players are new the word of the manager is
all one has to go by. He may ten the truth,
and the criticism on Tuesday will agree with
the advance notice; or he may romance with
opposite results The advance notices
Of the theaters as they appear in
these columns, are as far as
possible, correct statements of the attrac-
tions merits. Of course they are strongly
biased in favor of the managers and players.
That must be expected. 1t is desirable that
it should also be understood by the public.
Hence these words, and the further remark
that to the best of the writer's ability the
truth and nothing but the truth will always
be found in the criticisms upon the plays,
and as far as possible in the advance notices.
HEPBURN JOHNS.