Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

BIJoU THEATER. Little Recruit
| HARRY DAVIS MUSEUM, Kathleen Mavourneen
WORLDS MUSEUM. .Curiosities, etc
HARRIs' THEATER.. East Lynne
| DUQUEsNE THEATER. Closed
| GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Closed
| HARRY WILLIAMS ACADEMY. .............. Closed
The above are the theatrical attractions
| for this week.
| The season of 1s9O-91 is practically at an
end, although the theatefs mentioned above
remain open. 1t has been profitable season
on the whole for Pittsburg managers and
the combinations that have played here and
the public has certainly had a larger share
of the better attractions than ever before
thanks mainly to the sharper COM
petition engendered by the opening
of the Duquesne Theater. 1t is
true that there is still room
for improvement, but the coming
season promises to bring great
| eTs to this city, seeing that the new Davis
| Theater is to open its doors and offer, ac-
| cording to its proprietor's promises, none
but first-class attractions. The lists of en-
| gagements at the other houses, already pub
| l1shed, justify the belief that the season of
1S9l-92 will be the most brilliant Pittsburg
| theater-goers have ever seen. The interest
| ing problem is whether Pittsburg can and
| will support all its theaters. The public has
| the satisfaction of knowing that in the solu-
t1on OF this problem they are certain to be
their very hardest to retain patronage by Of
fer1ng the best attractions they can get and
catering generally to the comfort, pleasure
and safety of theatergoers.
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There do not appear to be any great num-
Der of new stars rising above the theatrical
horizon, and unhappily the greatest of all,
Edwin Booth, seems to have set, although q
hope is harbored in some quarters that after
period of repose, Americas chief actor will
consent to reappear. The death of Law
renee Barrett was indeed tremendous cal
amity if it involved Booths retirement, and
anyhow the removal of such an intelligent
actor and manager, gifted with SO high and
catholic a taste will be felt more severely
as time rolls on. The place of Mary Ander-
keeps, has not been filled yet, although
Julia Marlowe and Miss Gale in manner
aspire to it. The latter gives great promise
and is still young: and Miss Marlowe, whom
Pittsburg, for some occult reason has never
seen, is undoubtedly an actress of high
powers and rare artistic temperament In the
legitimate drama Pittsbufg will see most of
the old favorites next season. There is talk
of Bernhardt's coming here, and E.S. Willard,
the English actor who made such a deep i'm
preston in other cities, is booked at one of
certainties, which is good to know.
The grand opera companies will be fewer
than ever, probably, and at this time Minnie
Hauck's is the only one announced, unless
we count upon the shadowy Mr.. Locke and
his Emma Juch organization, which it is
said will be on deck again next season. Ben
Stern told me recently that his CHIEF, Marcus,
Mayer had nearly completed arrangements
for Patti for an American tour, and If she
comes to this country she will certainly sing
in Pittsburg. Of light opera and all the varf-
ties of comic opera and burlesque we shall
Hood" and possibly O new comic opera
by the same authors ought to
head the list. Francis Wilson
with "The Merry Monaroha and
''Wang,'' which New York says is very funny
and well suited to Hopper, Della Fox and Co;
The McCaull Company, n with Digby Bell BE Ia and
which was decidedly amusing and melodi-
GUS when saw it on its first performance in
Chicago this spring and will have doubtless
papT IN the neW Comic oDera Of
which reports conflict; Agnes Huntington in
"Paul Jones" and new opera comique-
these are the best of the lot promised, but
by no means all
From the present outlook the number of
freaks-I do not allude to the legitimate
freaks of the museums-on the stage next
season will not be so numerous as they have
Deen OF laUe Inc DOSS freak Will De MIS-.
Robert Ray Hamilton, who is to be starred
in "The Hammertons," play built for her
on the lines of her own life. Her manager,
c. r. Gardiner, of course says that Mrs"
Hamilton E, possesses unauesitlonaple m q 4i his
prospectus is that Manager Gardiner con-
templates starring tour in Pennsylvania.
1t is to be hoped that Pittsburg will escape
the infiction.
Mrs Langtry has apparently abandoned
her contemplated American tour, but there
are signs already that Mrs. James Brown
Potter is on her way home to recommence
hostilities, aided and abetted by Kyrle Bel
lew. Far more pleasant news is that Alex
ander Salvini is to appear here in neglected,
but not forgotten, plays of the romantic
school, one of which, "Don Cesar de Bazan,"
he is now performing with great success in
Boston. new star of another sort, from
who is to travel in new farce comedy from
the French called "a Jolly Surprise" in
which she will sing and dance with some
already told in these columns, has resolved
to revive with great spectacular mount
ing "Amy Robsart," and she will receive
a warm welcome here, for the public will not
be likely to forget for a good while how
handsomely she cast and staged Twelfth
Night" Marie Wainwright is fortunate. in
having the brains and good taste of Julian
Magnus behind her management. Rose
Coghlan is preparing for q most elab-
crate and important production next sea-
son. having secured a new play entitled
''Dorothy's Dilemma by Leopold Jordan.
The author freely acknowledges that one of
the situations in his play is from foreign
source, but every bit of dialogue and the |
plot are absolutely original. Miss Coghlan
considers the play one of the best she has
yet read, and for the next three years will
play nothing else but 'Dorothy's Dilemma"
which she has secured for America, England
and Australia.
Modjeska is to appear next season in o
modern American play called "The Tragic
Mask" She has four new pieces for her
repertoire. "The Roses of Tyburn,"a a Ger
man historical play, is one of them. A new
version of. "Marie Antoinette" will also be
acted by her Rosina Volxes will appear here
next season with the same admirable com
pany and in q repertoire of the same charac-
ter as in former years, and it is to be hoped
that Pittsburg viii give more encourage
meet to this delightful artist and her talented
confreres, Felix Morris, Courtney Thorpe |
and the rest. They stand for the be efe-
ment of the STAGE and the most refined, and
at the same most entertaining type of |
comedy For some reason or other they
have not met with the success they deserve
here, but next season, doubtless, they will
get their deserts.
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Other novelties next season in the legiti- |
mate drama will be Thomas w. Keene in |
what he calls vaguely "a semi-religious his |
torical play" whatever that may be, and |
Frederick Warde in his new play 'The Lions |
Mouth,n by Carleton, of which great things |
are promised. Louis James Will star next |
season, although he is to put in June with a |
curious aggregation at Manager Jacob Lifts |
house in st. Paul, in a nautical war drama |
called "The Ensign" and in July will appear |
in 1.-THE Soudan at Chicago. One of the odd |
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