Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-13
Bijou Theater.


"The Twelve Temptations" rewritten and
re-arranged with many new and attractive
features is at the Biiou this week and there
was standing room only" when the curtains
parted last night The charming NEUROLOGICAL
story of the elements with its gnomes and
sprites and queens of snow and sun is gor-
geously mounted and strongly cast. The
scenery, of course, is all that could be desired
and the ballet superb. Mr.. Gilmore has made
the best OF the spectacular romance, and the
Pittsburg public appreciates it. The special
ties interspersed in the programme are mostly
new.
Mr.. Ed. j. Connolly as Snoro worked in any
number of humorous sayings and ludIcrous sit
uations, and was frequently applauded The
comedy duet, THE Same Thing Over Again."
by Mr.. Connolly and Miss Mamie Conway was
the hit OF the evening, and the clever couple
were kept at it by the audience until the limit
of time was reached. Mr.. Victor Chiado,
the master of the ballet is himself
very graceful dancer, and in the second act
gave most pleasing performance. Mile. Adele
Camis carried of the terpsichorean honors Of
the evening. Her steps to THE Star Spangled
Banner" and other patriotic airs took the house
by storm. The specialties by the Russian
acrobats, the brothers Vladimir, and the aerial
gymnasts, the Devores, were warmly received.
The transformations were smoothly made, the
ballets were all prettily arranged, the costumes
were rich and the whole leaves little to be de-
sired In the line OF spectacular entertainment.
The Old-Time Ballet.
speaking of the ballet it seems to have died
out in the last ten years." said the stage mana
ger of THE Twelve Temptations" last night
as he leaned against wing and watched the
many girls fitting past him. "Why. about II
years ago, when Mr.. w. ]. Gilmore, our mana
ger. was stage manager OF the old circus house
at Tenth and Callowhill streets, Philadelphia,
they at all times had a well-trained ballet
Mons. Blondowski was ballet master, and
many are the girls he trained and drilled for
beautiful and sometimes amusing ballets. There
was comic one often put on in the holidays, the
vegetable ballet, all of the girls made up to
look as near as possible like carrots beets, tur-
nips. etc. Then we used to put on an after
all the girls in a female seminary scene.
Among the premiers were Lspo. Elise Bon
fanti, the Clintop sisters and the Star girls,
Ophelia and Susie. Annie Donnelly Kitty
Whitland, Kitty Smith, frankie Christie and
score more could name. Nearly all are mar
ried now and settled down, but that was time
when good dancer got splendid salary, and
it was a big feature. OF course all managers
make feature of it but the theatre-goers had
their favorites and the premier was showered
with flowers and had a carriage waiting at the
stage door. Why. it was as good as circus to
see "BlOn," as we all called Blondowski. the
ballet master, breaking in a new ballet. 1 re-
member,a beautiful girl that came to US from
Boston. "Blon" took dislike to her and one
time in a fit of anger told her she ought to be
it, for she was good dancer and a nice girl,
and soon after she took poison. We all went
to her funeral" and the stage manager heayed
a sigh