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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
Grand Opera House.

A young actress, a stranger, except by repu
tation, to the playgoers of this city. will make
her first appearance at the Grand Opera House
tomorrow night. This latest aspiraEt for the
favor of amusement lovers is Miss Ullle Aker.
strom, who is to present her play, annette,
the Dancing Girl,'' for the first time here. For
the last few seasons Miss Akerstrom has been
winning her way to a recognized position
among popular favorites. Beginning compare
lively unknown and unh eralded, she has OBJ
tanned recognition, and has now attained
a position which, according to her mana.
ger, entities her to rank with the best
comediennes of the day. She possesses the at
tractive features in an artistic way of several
delineatorS of soubrette roles who have be-
come famous. supplemented by an individu-
ality entirely her own.
Her ease, grace and agility combine to make
her, according to criticisms passed upon her
performances in other places the best dancer
on the American stage to-day.
She possesses all the requisites of success
full actress, an expressive, childlike face, a
slender girlish figure and an artless manner
that puts her at ouce en- rapport with her
audience.
Iu her opening play. annette. the Dancing
Girl" Miss Akerstrom is seen to good advanI-
age. The piece has been specially constructed
for the display OF her peculiar abilities.
The scenes of her play are laid in New Orleans,
on shipboard and III Havana, and afford oppor-
tunities for picturesque stage effects. AN
nette'' will be seen until Thursday night when
it gives way to another of Miss Akerstrom's
plays entitled "a Little Busybody," which fills
out the week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
Harry Davis Museum.

This will be eventful week at Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum. 1t will be the close of
Elmer Collins great 30-day fast. as well as the
end of the convention of little people" that
has already been in progress with such great
success the past week. There will be several
new delegates occupying seats in the conven-
Lena Moretz. a lady from New York, who will
compete for the gold medal offered for the
"handsomest little lady in the world" Her
principal competitor will be Commodore Foot's
sister. who has already become a general
to determine who will carry off the prize. The
other midgets will be: Commodore Foot Pre-
siding officer; German Rose, very talented
speck OF humanity; Major Littlefnger and
wife, the smallest married couple alive; Major
Atom, the smallest comedian on the stage
Monday, March l6, will also inaugurate the
twenty fifth day of Elmer Collins struggle to
go 30 days without food. In the theatorium
will be Prof. Bingham, ventriloQuial comedian,
and large family of funny people; Belle
Verna, a lady facial artist, and the only one at
present before the public: White and Wilkes,
the society sketch team; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Price, German comedians; the musical mo.
muses., Murphy and Mackin will introduce har-
mony from many strange strlnged instruments
Tuesday, ST. Patrlck's day, the museum will
open Its doors at 10 o'clock in the morning and
will not close until 10 o'clock in the evening
tins announcing Collins condition in the lobby
of the museum every 80 minutes Saturday,
night the fast will close at exactly 10 o'clock
but the museum will remain open until IL in
order that Mr.. Collins may receive the money
due him from Manager Davis, and also numer.
other admirers IL he succeeds in holding out 30
dAyg
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15

all the imported sensations in English melo-
drama can compare in structura, audacIty AMI
pictorial effectiveness with the bridge scene IN
money Mad" The very idea of swinging a
causewaJ at least so feet in length across 3
stage for the passage of a steamer so feet lon..
will fill the average theater goer with wonder
and admiration for months"
The management promise the original seem
cry and mechanical effects here. the same that
were used in the metropolitan production and
which created such furore in New York: Tho
company carries a carload of scenery,
and owing to the heavy and compl-
Gated nature Of the mechanism of the
famous bridge scene two complete sets are car
RED, one to he sent on ahead and placed in po-
sition. The master machinist of the company
has been IN town the past week with his assist
ants, preparing the stage of the Bijou for the
presentation OF the play this week. and nothing
will be left undone to give first-class perform
ance in every respect.
The company is an excellent one, and the cast
consists OF the following well-known artists: ].
F. BrIen, William v. Rannus, AdoIph Jackson.
Ben Hendricks, Stephen Grattan. w. D. Con-
ners, Ada Chamberlain. Kate Toncray, Mary
Bird, Lizzie MulVey.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15

The production of Money Mad" at the Bijou
tomorrow night will doubtless be an event of
more than ordinary interest and the principal
theatrical novelty of the week. The reputa-
tion of Its author, Steele Mackaye. and the
phenomenal success OF the play in New York
are sufficient guarantees of the merit of the
play and assures a liberal patronage during
the engagement. money Mad'' was first pro-
duced at the close of last season at the Stand
ard Theater, New York, and created the most
favorable impression and had prosperous run
of 100 nights. This season it has been played
in and around New York the whole season and
is now filling engagements in a fewof the prin-
ciPal Western cities, duplicating the metro
pnitan success and attracting cr9wded houses
1t is said to be written in the watm. powerful
style of other Mackaye plays and to have those
elements of dramatic strength and construc-
ZION which made his Hazel Kirke" and Paul
Kauvar" so deservedly popular and gave him a
dramatic dram authors. MONEY Money Mad" s is car dur
sCribed as melodrama of the
highest type and is said to be an illustration of
the rapid pace at which many lives are lived in
these hurrying, busting days of the present
time and of the scrambleTor wealth and posi-
tion. 1t is a powerful satire on the creed of
stock brokers. railroad kings and other grasp
ing monopolists. and deals with the pernicious
Influences of humanity's prevailing sin-the
love Of gold-and the somewhat urite moral is
that the worship of the god, Nam mon, will blunt
and crime. The plot of the play is said to be
strong with the Interest well sustained fascin-
ating in development and replete with thrilling
scenes and reflective climaxes. Scene follows
scene with swift impetunsity and the characters
are drawn with vigor, individuality and pIct-
uresqueness.
When Mackaye wrote Money Mad" he evil
IDENTIFY realized the public demand for realistic
effects and naturalness on the stage, and that
to compete with the sensational effects of the
imported melodrama he must draw heavily on
the resources of the stage carpenter and scene
painter, SO as the action of the play takes place
in Chicago he arranged a highly realistic
bridge scene, reproduction in fact of
the Clark street bridge which spans the busy
river that runs through the city by the lake.
This scene Is not painted drop. buta veritable
structure In itself, and even In New York
where audiences are accustomed to the most
elaborate staging of plays, this scene was con-
ceded to be the most remarkable example of
stage carpenteripg ever shown there. Nym
Crinkle, the well-known critic Of the New York
World, said of the scenic effects; "The success
OF the venture was made sure by the powerful
realistic scenes, whose intensity and prodigious
mechanical audacity wrought the audience to
. pitch Of uide-awske enthusiasm. Nothing in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
her with keen interest and encourage her with

her with keen interest and encourage her with
their emphatic approval. To the merits OF the
drama are added the distinct value OF
a modern stage realism that Is well
conceived and smoothly executed. 1t IS
representation of flying railroad
engine and it comes in an exciting period of
the story so that its effect is heightened. The
copy of the real iron horse is close. There is
display Of rapid revolving wheels, real steam.
a shrlll whistle and a quickly moving panorama
of scenery that deliGh the spectators and de-
serve the curtain calls that it usually receives.
Minnie Palmer's share in its success is greater
than of any other member of this competent
company. She is required to display heroism,
yocaliSm and terpschorean skill at alternate
moments and she fulfHs her task. She sings
divinely, md whether in blonde wig and short
dress or in swallow tail and crush hat, she is
dainty thing to gaze on. She is ably assisted
by Charles Coote, an English comedian. late of
Cora Tanners company. The drama is well
staged. 1t has one scene representing the
famous Argyle rooms of London, in which
number of excellent specialtles are introduced
OF all the soubrettes-indeed, premier of this
class of stage women-Mpnis Palmer i with
out doubt the one who is representatively
Americans; the one whose talents have been de-
voted most entirely and exclusively to the in
terpretation of the works of American authors.
She has in London, all over England and in
Australia presented with conspicuous success
several comedies of native authorship which
have gained high favor in both the
mother country and the antipodes. MY
Sweetheart" has. in fact, become almost SYM
onymous with the name of the dainty little
woman who has so often portrayed its leading
character and though she is no longer to the
American public My Sweetheart" by virtue
of her long association with the tender name
she has come to be regarded almost as "Ev-
ervbody's Sweetheart"
As Nellie Sparkle, in "A Mile Minute"
Miss Palmer appears in a character different
from any of those with which the Plttsburg
public are familiar. The role Is that of a SOU
brette real one, In private life, ana the sItua-
tons offer every opportunity for the display of
that wonderful versatility of talent of which
"Our Minnie" is mistress absolute. OF course
she introduces a lot of clever specialties-sou-
brettes always do-and as Minnie can sing
dance and be the hoyden or the lady with
equal facility. the possibilities are pleasant in
anticipation
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15

the CRsarean operation, which had to be re-
sorted to in order to save her life-the only
child living whose parents were dwarfs; Madam
June, the Indiana Giantess: the Esquimaux
chieftain, Debro and wife; Frank Atton's me-
chanical wonder, representing scenes the
Mississippi river, with automatic and me-
chanical moving figures; Prot. Scheidler, the
parlor magician; Mitchell and Lorraine's celeb
rites; the sparkling comedienne Miss Maggie
Wiilet, assisted by the eccentric comedian,
Mr.. Harry Thorn in the protean comedy,
"Fooling Bachelor;" Miss Aggie Lorraine
character novelty dancing soubrette; Bijou
Mignon and Miss Minnie Hughes in their
character sketch Two Orphans" I. J. Heffron
the onelegged song and dance artist; Needham
and Jones, renned irish comedians, vocalists
rival of Maggie Cline, singing, dancing and
limitations; the New England Hayseed,"
William Mitchell. in his comedy creation
Uncle Ginger, a Senator from Way Back; the
character impersonator Miss Claude Lorraine,
the immaculate swell of the day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
Harry Williams Academy.

Sam Devere's Own Company comes to the
Academy next week. This is welcome news to
all lovers of fun and first-class variety enter.
tainment. The company is composed of favor.
ties with Academy patrons, and this time it
comes with many new features aud specialties.
George Holloway. with his perpendicular, IN.
supported ladder. will thrill all who see
this remarkable performance. Harry Kennedy,
the ventriloquist. is always pleasing. Then
there are Geyer and Goodwin, who can drive
away the worst attack OF the blues. The W ood
their London success, "The Organ Crank.n
The original John E. Drew is another strong
card. AS a vocalist and dancer he has few
equals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
Harris, Theater-

Hoyt's "a Tin Soldier" will be the attraction
at Harris Theater all next week, commencing
at the matinee Monday. New songs, new
dances and funny sayings have been added.
Arthur Dunn, q very clever comedian, is play.
ing the part Of Rdts. Miss Joie Sutherland Is
the bright and pretty soubrette Of the COM
pany. Paul Dresser, Americas popular song
writer, is playing the Plumber.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
DuqneSne Theater.

A Aoomedy-melodrsms will be the novelty Of.
fered for the patrons Of the Duquesne Theater
next week entitled "A Nile q Minute" 1t ID
thus described in an Eastern paper:
1T 10 play Of love and crime, with an effer-
vescent heorine 10 the person of Nellie Sparkle,
q young woman who interrupts the thickest
section of the plot with cheerful songs and
dances, and as this versatile female is imper-
sonated by that dainty soubrette. Minnie
Palmer, it follows that her audiences regard
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
GRAND orEsH Hou,e
EXTRA NEXT WEEK

The great Military Drama-The Fall OF At.
lanta, or The Irish Spy. Sherman's Grand
March to the Sea
Under the auspices of Post sS g. A. R. Bene-
1T Relief Fund.
Sale Of seats begins at box office. Thursday.
March 10. mh1e9
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
Prof, Felix Adler.

Prof. Felix Adler, who has won fame both as
q thinker and ~ an orator, will entertain an
audience at Carnegie Hall. Allegheny, Wednes.
day evening. In lecture on Limitations of
Radical Religion" Those who can appreciate
thought of higher order will doubtless epjoy
. rare treat II they hear him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
W0rldsR Museum.

Among the attractions at tho Worlds Mu-
scum this week are Dot Littlefnger, the child
that was never born, brought into the world by
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
RAND CONCERT BY THE
SJ FROHSINN SINGING SOCIETY
AT OLD CITY HALL

U FROHSINN SINGING SOCIETY
AT OLD CITY HALL,
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH l9, 1891.
Grand chorus of 70 vnIces.
Special orchestra of 28 instruments. Director.
CARL ALL; concert master, George Toerge;
SoloIsts, Miss Agnes Voeel. Mrs Carl AhI.
Joseph Vogel, Mr.. Ernest Staub. Mr.. Emil
Bieler and Mr.. Leo Oehmler: accompanies.
Miss Clara Oehmler and Mr.. Charles Gernert.
A select programme, and first production in
America of Edward Hiles beautiful captata
1.-THE WOMEN OF WEINSBERG." Tickets
81 for sale at all the music stores and by the
members. The sale OF reserved seats at 81 IS
will commence on the 18th inst At Mellor &
Hoene's store, Fifth avenue. mhI68l
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
The Saviour's Coat.

'In the Csthsdral;of Trier, Eurspe,
there viii be exhibited for a period
Of six weeks beginning August 18th,
the coat that Christ is supposed to
have worn. 1t is believed that two
million Of people will visit this place.
It has been exhibited only twice dur
ing this century, in 1910 and 1874.
Many miracles are claimed to have
been performed by this robe. and it
is said to still possess great merit
The relic is said II have been given
"a present to the bishopric of Trier
by st. Helen, tho mother Of Emperor
Constantine, upon the latter's conver-
sion to Christianity
The robe itself is turic about five
feet long, cut narrow at the shoulders
and gradually widening towards the
knees. It is woven out OF one piece,
without any seam whatever. The
material is supposed to have been
linen, bat its great age prevents any
exact examination. 1t is inclosed in
in an Sutsr casing Of purple and gold
cloth, supposed to have been added
some time in the seventh century in
order to preserve the relic"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
a Strange lstter.

"fho postmaster at Johustovn re-
oeivea strange letter the other
morning bearing poet mark of Bean g
OIeek, Tom, addressed "P. N
Johnstovn, Csmbria Co, Pa" and
having the following written On one
end Of the envelope: 'If S2uot called
for within Is days return TO A. A
Woods, Beans Cresk, Franklin Co,
Tenn The waiter says he mas con
cluded to ind his friends id Pennsyl,
Ealio." that he was stolen away from
home whsn a little boy and does not
know what his name is; that ne has
been living in Tennessee for q mum.
ber Of years He says he is Ave feet
seven inches tall, weighs 154 pounds,
and has light hair and blue eyes.
He wants 10 know 'if there are any
people IN Pennsylvania by the name
OF Loss. He says he would ike TO
hoag from them or any one else who
has lost 6 boy. He gees by tho name
Of Alexander A Woods"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
Pennsylvania State Bebt.

State Treasurer Boyer, IN spas king
Of ths liquidation of the State debt,
said last week: "Tbere is now ST.
900, 900 in cash in the Sinking Fund.
This money is deposited IN good
banks, sill Of which have given us
bonds. If we buy up the 100000
of 1872, which by the way, were is
sued TO meet bonds issued twenty
years before that, we shall material
ly decrease our cash deposit. This
fall, too, we shall purchase a large
amount OF bonds for Investment. In
twenty years from now tho State
ought to be entirely free from debt.
In 1861 it amounted between S35,-
100000 and SIC, ,00O,000, but to-day,
taking into consideration the cash
and investments held by the Sinking
Fund, git is practically bat ST.
100000. With the 100000 Year
to be placed in the Sinking Fund,
aad tbs interest upon Investments it
viii bs an easy matter to accumulate
$4,0GG,00o BY 1912. The out
standing bonds now aggregate in
round numbers less than SI1, 900,
0oo Next February s3,O0O.0oo,
ere duo, s1,6Oo,O00, abas to be
paid in 1894. and the last - S6,O0O,-
000-in 1912 Then the State will
DO free from debt
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
HDIroz AHD FEoPE1zros.

SENATOR QUAI resigned the Chair
manship Of the National Republican
Committee.
JoHs'. '.CHNAAAS lands in the domin-
ion Of Canada and then sneaks his
way into the United States, and in
that way evados the United States
law against Chinese emigration.
THERE seem to bs few advocates
for q new constitution for this COM
monWsaltb, and It is probable that
next fall when the people vote for or
against p. convention to revise the
state constitution they will vote it
down. There are a number Of de-
fects in the present constitution, but
they can be submitted to without en-
dangering the perpetuity Of good
government.
TIE only money that has stsod the
test of the past and the only money
that can stand the test Of the future
is gold and silver, and gold and silver
cannot be made by government it
ia one Of natures products and has
never beeon 50 plentiful that people
failed to know what TO do with il.
The redeemjng feature Of every paper
obligation among civilized men ig
gold and silver coin. To try and leg
islate cut either gold or silver can
not DO q success for such legislation
oan not fail Of doing great desl
OF temporary financial iDiUTy. The
fad nov among the men who control
the bonded indobEaess Of the world
IS to rule out silver because they
will be cnriehod by guch u rulizg
out. To rule out silver as monsy By
legislation viii procipitate tie
greatest financial panic OF modern
times. For the reason that thsre
is such en- amount Of paper ahoat
Ghst it cannot be carried on gold
basis and just SO soon as that fact Is
clear to the people down goes the
paper money. Then will come the
lamontation and quickly realised
sense Of the mistake OF trying to
base 20 large a bonded indebtRess
on single stsndard-tbe gold stand
ard.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
A Favorable Verdict after
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-08-05
& Shocking Act,

The Altoona Tribune OF last Phurs-
day reports the following: Word
was received here thiz morning that
q possible murder and suicide had
taken place ut Keystone Hill, an Eng
lish hamlet situate in Clearfeid Co,
about one and half miles from
Phjllipsburg This morning at S
O'Clock an investigation Of the report
lead to the disclosure Of the follow.
ing isct,: Reuben Wilkinson and
John Wilton are EnglishInen and fast
friends. Both came TO this country
about four yoars ago, Wilson paying
Wilkinson's passage. Wilson is mar
risd and has Ava children. Wilkin-
son Is unmarried aud made bis home
with Wilson's family.
Recently reports reached wilson s
ears that q criminal Intimacy existed
betwaan his wife and Wilkpson, and
while 10 did not believe the rumourg
TO have any foundation IN f8ct, ne
told his wife that she had better tell
Wilkinson ts iesve and in that way
stop tho talk. She did not do SO,
however, but said that her husband
should tell him 10 le2ye. Still more
recently Wilson heard the charges
rePested, and again he asked his wife
to give vi kjnsoR his walking papers,
that he would not do SO owing to his
old friendship.
This morning Mrs. Wilson told
Wilkinson of tha report and asked
him to leave he expostulated, and
words following ne picked up q piece
OF base ball bat, aDd while tho wo-
man wac combing her hair in front
of The looBing-glass struck her on the
hack Of the head. Tho woman stag
gerod few steps and fell out OF the
door Tito the yard. Herstull Is bad.
~ fractured.
Wilkinson stood for moment con
templating tie decd he had commit
ted, and believing that he had killed
the woman took s razor and cut MS
throat from ear to eer, though not
severing either the jugular vOin or
windpipe. Wilkinson was arrested
and is now In the cottage hospital for
treatment. The woman is in very
critical condition and with little
hopes Of her recovery. Wilkinson 6
age is about 81 Mrs. Wilson Is 81
years Of age