Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-19

bIou Theater.. 'Blue jeans
Grand Opera House ''Ship Ahoy''
DuQuesne Iheater. ''The SENATOR
orld's Museum. Curiosities, etc
Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum.
Curiosities, etc.
Academy of Music Reilly & Woods
HARRIS Iheater....... ............'Litte Nugget'
The above are the theatrical attractions at
fractions tor the coming week.
The prize-hghter drama has the call in Pitts
burg. That has been shown this last week.
The worst farce-comedy that has ever been
seen in PittSburg has been done here for a
week. but the people went to see IL in paying
numbers because they knew that they would
see the champion middle-weight pugillst in
connection with ii, and it was worth the price
OF admission TO see him spar with friend also
practced in the use Of his fisrs. At least this
has been the expressed opinion of those who
enjoy tins species OF exhibition. But one
could say that as theatrical performance, it
was success.
saw somewhere that Mr.. Lacy said to
newspaper man that the "Stll Alarm" "has
made money in its day." This would seem to
imply that Its day was nearly over. do not
think this is fair. THE Still Alarm" managed
to crowd the Bijou at every evening perform
ance last week, on Friday night, in particular,
there being hardly standing room This popular
play is good for several seasons yet, unless
am very much mistaken. Harry Lacy will
leave II this year, and perhaps that the reason
he regards II as played out. But, well as he
plays Hurry Manly, no doubt some one else as
good viii be found to take the part America
has plen'v Of good actors for ordinary leading
business"
Pretty little Rachel Booth is the only Jirap-
seq, after all. She is, by great deal, the most
pleasing figure in Natural Gas" Her deep
but sweet voice, too is delightful to hear, and
she does heroic work in the ensembles as well
as in the solos that fall to her lot We had her
in the Pauline Hall Opera Company early in
the season, but she was only fairly satisfactory
in ''AmOrlta" She is not the kind of a figure
TO be placed in the midst of great opera CON-
pany. She Is petite and charming in farce CON-
edy, but in opera she is Overshadowed by the
glare and crowds. And she is too sweet to be
oVeTshadowod
The speciality work OF Donnelly and Girard is
one Of the several features that prevent NAT
ural Gas" becoming an insutferable bore, One
shudders to think what that second act would
be without the delicious fooling of these two
excellent comedians
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Workmen are busy on the front of the Alvin
Joslyn Theater, and we snail soon be able to
see what the playhouse is 10 look like when
completed
Miss Marie Baldwin. very clever emotional
actress, whose home is in Pittsburg, is to 60
out on a starring tour next season. She will
be managed by her husband, j. Wilson Phillips,
himself a bright young comedian. Mr. Phillips
has secured the right to Conquest & Pettit's
successful play, Bound to Succeed" which be
will produce in good style. Miss Baldwin will
also sustain the leading roles in ca play by Mr.
Phillips, entitled "A Fallen IDOL" and in
adramatizatiOn of Wllkie Collins THE Frozen
Sea" Special scenery will be carried. The
company will open early in september and will
play principally in the East. Miss Baldwin has
done such excellent work .in the past that it is
sale to predict tor her prosperous season of
lSgl-92.
A cable from Lendon says: "The theatrical
week has been remarkable only for the produc-
tion OF lew stOpgap revivals included in
which were a series OF old time melodramas.
Mrs. Langtry will withdraw Sir Charles
YOung's Linda Grey the Lilys worst venture
in the theatrical line In London, tonight, and
will close the Royal Princess for the present
at least. 1t is an open question whether Mrs
LanGtry VIII reappear again this season. Some
claim she viii, while others assert that if the
Royal Princess Is reOpeled this season it will
not be with play in which Mrs. Langtry will
appear. Mrs. Langtry, referring to her fail
ures and future prospects, says tnat the former
have not disheartened her and that she will
not allow them to bring about her retirement
from the stage; nor will she 60 to the United
States at present."