Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15
Stage Whispers.

Stage Whispers.
MILE. BERToTo, . charming young dancer
with an original method of her own, will be one
of the features In "Kajanka" at the Bijou this
week.
ROBERT MANTELL will not play Hamlet
in Pittsburg this spring. as it has been rumored.
but will present "The Corsican Brothers" the
entire week.
A WRITER in BRAKES Magazine charges that
the first act of TT Fak1r' is a word-for-word
plagiarism from the late Stanley Huntley's
'Spoopendyke Papers"
FRIDAY will be special souvenir matinee day
at the Bijou. Bonbons in elegant plush boxes
will be distributed at the Bijou on Friday at
the "Kajanka" matinee.
No better variety performance Is likely to be
given in this city at any theater than that Of
Hyde's Specially Company, which packed
Harry Williams Academy last week.
CHARLES RAvEI. the clown in "Kajanka,"
at the Bijou Thsater. will show q new genera
ton of ~playgoers what the comic p~antomimist,
George I. Fox, was like in his best days.
MANAGER HENDERSON says that his line Of
attractions for next season will include nothing
but the best OF the first class stars and combi-
nations. This season he started out late to book
and was handicapped.
Gus WILLIAMS, the famous Dutch come
dian. and John T. Kelly. the typical Irishman,
are bQo l6aQlQ2 STATS OF the (ompduys
They are said to be most successful, and ere
long Pittsburg will see them.
THE receipts of "The Crystal Slipper at the
Duquesne during the past week reached some.
thing over SO, 900 which was considerably in ad-
vance Of the remarkable business which char
acterized its initial production 1t the Du.
Quesne.
FRANCIS WILSON has been anxious about o
weak ankle all the week. IN some way he had
Il A. ---- 49, TE % --I fk
goes without saying that the amount of dancing
and leaping that he does is not curative in ita
effects.
HoYT's amusing farce "a Brass Monkey"
follows Primrose and West at the Duquesns
Theater. The piece is too well known here to
require extended comment. It Ii one of the
oleverest skirs which this brilliant artist has
yet turned out.
THE McCaull Company at their recent en-
gagement in Cleveland played to the best bust.
ness of the season, and on Saturday night Man
ager Hart presented Mr.. Harry Askin with q
handsome gold locket set with diamonds as .
souvenir OF the banner week of ls9OI9L
LILLIAN RUSSELL sat down on sunday last
to an expensive dinner. One Of the courses was
q brace of golden Chinese phessants that had
won prizes at the poultry show, and had been
presented to her by the Poultry and Pigeon
Association. When living they were valued .,
ESQ.
THE ]. C. Duff's Comic Opera Company
headed by the favorite English prima donna
Miss Marie Tempest, of the Lyric Theater
London-her first appearance in Pittsburg aftel
a run of 300 nights in London and lbs nights In
New York-will present for the first time in
this city, at the Grand Opera House next week
the following repertoire: Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday matinee and night. 1.-THE Red Hus
sar;' Thursday. Friday, Saturday matinee an6
night, Stephenson and Golfers most charming
comedy opera, entitled Dorothy"
Miss BERTRAM is q pretty woman, one Of the
prettiest McCaul has ever had. She is prettiel
off the stage than before the footlights. He
eyes are her best feature, and on the stage,
with the makeup" all eyes look alike. These
particular eyes are large and dark and ex
p~ressive. She has regular features and q
figure of graceful slenderness. She dresses in
styles characteristic Of so many theatrical PEG
pie. Her interests are divided with q triumvir
ate, her mother, her sister and her art. TIL
little girl travels with her sister. She Is Mis-
Bertram in miniature. has the same gazelle
like eyes. You may never have seen q gazelle
neither has the writer, but the comparison ii
tim~e-honored.
DIGBY BELL, who plays here this week, Il
one of the best of the old comedy war horses In
comic opera. He appeared in the original pro
auctions of merry War;" Queens Lace
Handkerchief" patience" "virginia. !" 'Indi
ana" 'Mikado." 'Ruddygore," DON Caesar
Growing Hen" THE Bellman." The Snake
Charmer," THE Black Hussar," "The Begum'
and many others, and In each Of them he met
with success. He, too, has got the starring bee
in his bonnet. and is having an opera written By
q well-known composer, especially adapted to
his abilities. The opera, he tells me, is on an
Egyptian theme, and the author Of the librettc
has written a great part for him, in which he
appears as the Khedtve. The prima donna Of
the company will be Geraldine Ulmer, and
negotiations are now on foot for the formatio
OF o great company.
A NEW YORK correspondent writes: Two
amusing farces and a melodrama came to towr
from the road on Monday, and constitute the
only novelties Of the week. The melodrama
brought to the Peoples is called "A Mile q
Minute" and was written by Charles Coote
and Charles Klein, both actors, but the story
used is Charles Reade's "Old Mell1sh's Money
It is q well constructed drama, to which has
been added modern stage realism, very cleverly
used. There is q railroad engine introduced al
the most exciting period of the story. 1t has
revolving wheels, real steam, and behind it Q
quickly moving panorama OF pretty scenery
which aroused much enthusiasm. Minnie
Palmer appeared in this play for the first time
since she left John r. Rogers management
and was as pretty and pleasing as ever. The
play made a hit, and is sure to be a money
winner. The funny farces were Paul NJ. Pot
ter's 'sThe Fakir," at the Columbus, which hal
been entirely rewritten by Its author, and
sGrimes' Cellar Door, at the Windsor, writer
by Thorn as Addison. 1.-THE Fakir" has q strong
company of fun makers, who introduce tht
most dIverting things they can do, and thu
make the play an amusing success. Grimes
Cellar Door" is only saved from being a variety
show BY a thin plot and o clever tempt Il
~satirize those who are persistent purchaser
at auction sales.