Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
Bljou Theater.

AT the Biiou commencing tomorrow evening
Gus. Williams and John T. Kelly, together with
m excellent company OF comedians, will pre-
Bent the entire new musical satire entitled ~
q L" The authors of the skit have attempted
q mild satire on the new York system of fiat
houses. Those who have never lived in a fat
may not appreciate the satire, but the fact of
escaping the experience of more than compen.
Eate for the loss of satirical favor. Yet there
Is good, consistent plot TO ~ d r. nothwith-
Etanding that 1t has been written for laughing
purposes, introducing as it does number of
characters met with in every dag life. The
first act Is located IN the parlors of Nile, Yer
mlceLtTS apartment She is an actress at the
New York Casino Act II is given in the aining
room OF Prof URgsrbL0tz'S apartments
(Gus Williamsl. Act Ill is the grand fete
gwen on the roof garden of the Sitting Bull
Flats. which is a scene never before seen on the
New York stage and is a new idea There are
employed, in order to interpret the niece prop
eriy, four young ladies who impersonate comic
opera syiphs, erratlG as persons IN their sphere
OF life usually are; a comic opera prima donna
who is woTshipped by the Johnnies: dude,
American by birth but English, by adoption; a
policeman, whose idea of keeping the peace is
70 keep good distance from all disturbances;
s janitor, who is the despotic ruler of the Sit
Ting Bull Flats; confidential maid. who is
called BGbette because II is tonier than Bridget;
a retired Irish bricklayer contractor, who visits
the metropolis one night and sees enough to
last him for ever and a German music teacher,
NlCl4lu Ol ana mixed 0rluks.
1t will at once be perceived that Gus Will
Jams plays the German music teacher and John
L. Kelly the Irish brIcklayer, and they exact
enough humor out OF their parts to occupy the
entire evenings entertainment were it not for
the fact that a number of the very cleYerest
comedians will support the two stars and will
assist in keeping up the hlariry throughout
the performance. Miss Florrie West the
cUmedlenne OF The company. by her beauty and
talent, has created vertable furore IN the
large cities in which she has so lar appeared
this Season, notably classical Boston, Chicago
and Philadelphia. Here is the cast:
Prof. John UHgerbLotz, a victim of circum-
stances and mixed drinks, Gus Williams: o. Don
OUGl IHRes, of Hayerstraw, n. Y, who visits the
metropolis to see life and enough to last him
forever, John I. Kelly; Queer TIoiSt HaphGzard
janitor, the despOtic ruler of the Sitting Bull
6lats, Charles Wayne: Adam ClItbber, a police
man, whose ideas of keeping the peace is TO Keep
at distance from all disturbances Hairy
Kelly; Percy VIn AstOr, American by
birth, but British by adoption. Charles +. Walton:
-i5tCther Johnny seymour u. Hess. M'Us PeTmi-
ceLti, comic opera deity wOrshiped by the
''Johnncsh - Miss Gertrude Zella: babette H'Ae
PeT2llcettI'S maid, called Babette BECAUSE il is
tonieT Than Bridget (American debutl,N Miss Flor
RE West; Mrs. UageT6LOtz, the professors wife
whose temporary absence from home is the cause
of the trouble, Miss Anna Caldwell; Maud s.
BetLd b, Miss Josie Fair
bank: Carrie o, Miss Florence Carlisle; Oracle NJ
Miss Ida Fairbank-comic opera sylphs erratic as
persons In their sphere OF usefulness usually are