Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-07
SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS.

For the coming week the Fifth Avenue
Museum presents what should prove very
interesting attraction Six young ladies are
to engage in a wood saving contest: They
will have the old-fashioned saws, regular
cordwood, and the one saving the most will
receive prize of $50, the second prize being
s25 Each one will have the wood stacked
up by her side every day. The task will be
large, and judges Will be selected to
determine the winners. 1t will be easy
for the spectato. to determine at
a glance any time which one is
ahead. Other features in the curio hall will
be Waggoner and Thorpe's famous city in
miniature, a most exceedingly interesting
and and novel mechanical invention In the
theater the favorite dramatic company that
has been at this house for the past two weeks
will present a dramatiZation of Washing
ton Irving's famous story, "Rip Van Winkle.n
Mr.. Edwin Young will impersonate Rip Vdn
WInGle and Miss Annetta Sawyer will appear
as MeeHie. The whole will be given with a
strong cast and new scenery. Four per-
formances viii be given daily. The first at
2:45-P. NJ, the second at 4:30 P. NJ, and two in
the evening.
A SERIES of evening excursions on the Ohio
and Monongahela rivers under conditions
that have never prevailed before, is the at
tractive programme suggested for the sum-
mer months by Mr.. George @. jerks. The
first of these excursions will take place on
Tuesday. June 9, on board the steamer May
flower, which will leave the Wood
street wharf at 7:so P. NJ. Germ
on board and furnish music for dancing
The novel conditions of this excursion are
that the Invitations will be issued only to
select humber of people, that the greatest
care will be taken TO exclude undesirable
elements, and that Manager jerks has made
1t his business to insure the safety and COM
fort of his guests. The idea is decidedly
good one to bring the picturesque river
scenery about Pittsburg within the reach
of respectable citizens, and to provide a
refreshing amusement for hot summer
nights. Hitherto water excursions here
have been chiefly beer excursions of more
or less turbulent character. Nobody will be
admitted without an invitation, which may
be obtained OF Manager jerks, at his office
in Hamilton's store. The first excursion ON
Tuesday next will be to Davis Island Dam
and If time remains, short distance up the
,Monongahela.
DRAMATIC critics and theater-goers all
unite in saying that "Ten Nights in Bar
Room is the best temperance drama ever
produced 1t will be presented at Harris,
Britton & Deans popular theater this week
by the Standard Dramatic Company. In the
organization will be found many Pittsburg
favorities who have appeared here from
time to time with other combinations They
produced the same play in Cincinnati last
week and were warmly praised by the press
of that city. w. j. Magee will give each per-
foImance his personal supervision, which is
q guarantee That the show VIII please the
patrons of the house and those who appreci-
ate an artistic performance.
THE part of "The Little Recruit" as
played by Master Richard Long in the show
of that name at the Bijou last week, was
most excellently rendered for a lad of IA
years. Young Master Long is a son of
'-Lonny" Long, the veteran comedian in G.
A. r. plays and entertainments, and bids
fair to equal if not outdo his father, and the
father is reckoned one Of the best outside of
the professional ranks.
TIE Bijou Theater closed last night The
season has been the most profitable that
Gulick Co. have yet known. Mr. Gulick
will leave for the East next week, and Busi-
ness Manager Dawson is by this time hurry
ing towards his beloved New York. The
Bijou will reopen early in August.
MRS. HARRIS, one the proprietors of Harris
Theater, and a remarkably able manager,
was in the city yesterday looking after her
interests. Harris Theater will be closed for
slight repairs some time in August.
ANNErrA SAWYER, who has been playing
leading roles at Harry Davis Theater, is q
clever actress. She Will probably rejoin
1.-THE Great Metropolis Company, with
which sheappeared here last season.