Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

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| ALVIN THEATER A Parlor Matct
HARRIS TEEATER.. The Boy Tramr
WILLIAMS ACADEMY. .Howard's Big Company
DAVIS MusEuM-THEATER.. .Curiositie.
WORLDS sMUsEUM-THEATER..... .Curiosities
The above are the theatrical attractions
Tor this week.
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It has been, to saw the least. a rathe,
stale and improbable week at the tbeaters
When you have said that Clara Morris re.
tains her skill as an actress and in spite OF
| a desperately had nlav anneaIs strono1r IN
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sno S'iupatne'lc sloe OF her audience, that
fahny hlce IS still charming soubrette out
| OF place in such weak variety show as "a
| jolly Surprise ~ with the accent off tbe ioIlv
that Franr p.,,.,s m.n ~ sne a.oen. On 'ne Joay
| tbo,nh - - q"
| Isl no neeus ne" pay aho s'rohSer
company. that Charles Gardner is no more
worth talking about as an actor than he ever
was. criticism upon the chief theatrical
| features Of the weelr iuet ended "a or.
| hausted. ThanEsoivino fpa% was nuore IF a
| godsen to the ,naraaaSS. t%s, &C. w;.hnnt ~,
the crowded bonsas ~ Tbmrsder tE nrnI. ~
of the weeI in ,,o.t J,,stn,,nns 1nS u1is ~ p a.s
| resented bv a ronnd and cheer,esso
| 0 "N
| The glamour that surrounds the name OF
| Sardou is in a. fair way to he fissipated in
the light of such reveIat tions a. "Odette u
Tn..e ~ - VI suGn iHVeiatiohs as oueste'
20 unuoupteuiy 700 "uch store SET oy
the name of sardou; he has written good
plays, but he has been very lucky to secure
| the services of such . pepjns No Sara Porn.
barIt to creote +ha Ieod;n, nb.rao..,s =,
| -. " e uao i.is ena, LII
osS VI 'nen' anu ne mas "Iitten oao pays
| OF which CLEOPATRA" which Fanny Daven-
| her 10 or 10 nd
| "Odette', is another The formar uoS no+
| notab b1y ofye,siva ~ ,,,o,.I 60. -
| ios.y - oii'.o IL inoioi oehse' "nlle
"ooette," with its picture OF very low life,
and its patient attempt to procure sympa-
| thy for a bad woman. if il be less immoral
| than stupid. is still Immoral enonGh to do
| harm. The trouble about presenting nIavs
| here that deal with grossly Immoral Char
| acters, in more than doubtful circumstances.
| is that American audiences are made up
! quite differently from those in French
glrl ith never eve r. goes to the theater unless it be
her own SCI Tbs,y IooS nt thI tni VI
| differently in France. of course and
whether IL is desirable that young women
snoula see tne average french drama is a
49, n, r. : oo nUI , IN i nSenu " uiscuss
| whv a vonpo Americar giri vi" &c of.an a q
| not goes to the theater with a Young man.
should not be exposed to the impression
Whlch such play as "Odette" inevitably
EoEtan1l I,ust MAKE IKE upon ner. AS writer In an
aside rom hiuher mn,ef conS;%er.t SeT t;nn wy,
extremely embarrassing for Young people
of opposite sexes to be thus confronted with
scenes that they cannot with propri-
esy estion orsousSi rorsehateiy tne emily re-
oop' o Pays VI .nis sort usualy
infrenr.at a"eria ,ia nakts tt+ their reGurtence
i heonr,i te NJ th ss. .! .ne popuIai 'asIe
Is oecomlng peter al the time, ana as a CON
SWdt !. -: niahaSols, " ~ IeaLy Wy tuelr
Sostsrps, tb U ,,nrp Una. Iney sa', are
newer d;d ine pure ana 20 an ef.ent tney
60. ~ ~, ttaot;T 80; " sno nehL.nIoSs .,
sns oi tne IuSatIicai I tLnes Is the GROWN
, or ctean; whoiesone anu at tne SANE 'iune Nae
Rr"nsnr HawarG,s r,.Ws ths+ omisita oI id,,i
seen, augustus @ Inomas, non Alabama; aba Martha
might be cited as examnles. The less we
borrow from the old world. when we have
men and women who can give as good plays,
sne oe1ter Ior tne american stage.
"A man Is pretty sure to be entertained
satisfactorily at any theater he may visit in
Pfttsburg this week. "Amy Robsart,"
dramatization OF Scott's "Kenilworth," is to
be produced with unexampled scenic splen-
dor at the Grand Opera House, and Marie
wainwright, an actress OF many graces and
refined art, will play the heroine, while her
company is evidently good one. Robert
Mantell, an actor of striking ability and
romantic force, will appear in that weird
play, "The Corsican Brothers." at the Bijou,
where also later in the week he will pro-
duce 'The Louisianian," new play. At
the Duquesne Theater William H. Crane
whose position as a comedian is among the
ffrst in tbe comntr1 iii reneat aThn aions n 1ne
tor, an amusing American cpmedy in o which
Parlor Match " nerha ns the best rarne 49,
edv eItant and certainIv Sern too rer,,1a 0T,n,
one with Evans and Hoey in tbeir ,,I Ia Ia
will be seen at the Alvin Theater WiIfIams.
Academy will have a good ye er;ety ihiS1s shnI,
and Augustin NenviIie IN STbe Roy rra,,o,,; srom;
at Harris Theater will supnIv want snr-
nose. ""'' eup-
engasementat tne bDou ineater tomorrow,
Monday evening. when he will appear in his
great success of last season, Alexander
can Rrotber.n As Io,,;, .nd Iz,h;,, ~,
- .:au 80 e1' oe'
rTdncats INC nystlcaiiy uhlteu prothers, Mr.
Maneeii mas Deen praised In IHE DISPATCH.
This production of Dumas' ceIebra ted ro-
nance will he similar in everv reanect to
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s. 49, M ~ NJ .n"nvo.i "' Sne ou, 'een'h
o1rees iheater' NOW forK Clty, ana all the
handsome scenery and mechanical effects
prepared for that successful revival will be
eron loved in tbia nresentotion +br, ,se,,,
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people are employed in the presentation.
''The Corsican Brothers" will be repeated
Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday even
ihgs; also at tne saI1roaM ~, , tnatinee. Wednes-
the sucoess of five seaa0ns mEGG.
nery's grand romantic drama "Mon-
bars" On Friday evening Mr.. Mantell |
VIII present for the nrst time in this city his |