Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-19
NEWS FROM THE THEATERs.


House will be one of the surprises OF tne
coming season. Manager Wilt is spending a
good deal of money and with what seems TO
be discretion in reoecorating the house anu
its approaches. Among the points which can
be already seen are the reshap1ng OF the pee
hive topped boxes-which have been pusneu
back-and the conversion Of the stln ahgula
background of the upper boxes INTO gracelul
arches. Then the distressing carlcature Oh
the State arms which used to torment 1ne
audience from a safe and lofty peTSG;n aDope ted
the proscenium arch has been obllterated.
That reform alone ought to net Mr. ~
about a thousand dollars the nrsS Season, SaoI,
Better still, MI ;as. wilt to has aet 0GGd Tid
Of the gari sh curtain with its pawnbrokerish
balls and tassels. dyspeptic storks anu gem
eral biliousness. The hundreds OF theater- Sat,o
goers who used to stay away from tno @ opora o,e
House on account OF that curtain can no"
come back. They will find brand-neW cur
tain and much more beside TO dellg NJ tHe
eve; such as bright new paint everyW1ere1 I'm N
the auditorium: more chandeliers unOer tno
balcony where it used to be too DARK lot
playhouse always; new carpets, loD1y
frescoed afresh and in luminous tlnts, anu
foyer enlarged by the removal OF tne lneetLoa ~
stsircase leading from the balcony to the
back of the parquet. Really and truly tne
Opera House will be very nanusohlo
theater, and what it has not Deeh peroro, ioro,,s
cheerful place in itself. Among the improve
ments which the public will not see Will pc
O new stage-1ong-needed, LOT 'he stase ~ ~
places was laid II or 10 years ago
and a new entrance and passage way
for the actors underneath the stage, Whlcn
will add greatly to the space avaliaple pe-
hind the scenes for actors ana Stage hanus,
who will no longer have TO cross Guo SCaSo
20 cot 70 the dressing rooms or to the street.
Mr. Wits idea is to make the operai; housS
as bright and comfortable as pos5lDle, anu
though the work is not far enough adVanceu
for decisive judgement, it looks as II ne
would succeed In the way OF prlces ne also
homes to please the people by adJusIing Inc
scale to the quality yse II at ifH ftT cents, and
two-dollar one precisely at two-dollars; tnis
in contradistinction to the system 0l Wnion
Pittsburgers have had TOO nucn VI i, WE
81 80 for q play dear at 10 cents. MI MI; w W! ~
and other managers have found, or Will us
cover. that Pittsburgers Will aPPIecLaGe
honest and gracious treatment; anu Ing liz III
movement in our theaters, compeIeu ny
cconnatition. is one of the new era's Doons-
coMmEsc1Ne next Saturday evening, July
Or Manager Henderson, of the DuqueShe
Theater. will inaugurate preliminary sea
son of comic opera at popular prices Inc
organization which opens the house Will pe
Lnoun az the Garrow Opera company
and has been organized expressly lor Ghls
ano-aoement. The artists have been plckeo
frcyo some of the very best comic opera COM
nonies of this country. The opening opera
will be Lecocqs tuneful creation, 1irone-
Girof1a." This will be followed IN raplu suo-
cassion bv other well-known operate gems.
7. 10 tho Intention of the management to give
one and probably two operas eacn week.
Facb onera will be handsomely mounted
an6 newly costumed, the costumes naVlng
been made expressly for TINS engaiS5eInens
BY Monsieur A. Hermann, the WelrRrown I,lroT,It
will be headed by Miss Laura Clemen1' tne
Well-known prima donna, last seen mere |
with the J. C. Duff Opera Company. MISS
v Nf aNU nnt
Clement is the possessor OF Swell @ sJI;lIHiIo obI;Iit
The principal comedy work Will pc IN
the hands of Mr.. Charles FL. Drew
Mr. Drew is well known IN PlttsPurg; @ 80 Dult nt
different times connected with almost every |
comic opera company OF note IN AnerIGH- HI
Among the other artists Will De 1ounu MI.
John E. Brand, the well-knoWn Darltone;
MT Henry Hallam, for the past f1Ve years
tenor of the New York Casino Opera Com
many: Mr.. Jesse Jenkins, late basso with ..
hir hnansta Ir Roche of D'Oyly Carte's English
onera companies; Miss Lillian Swain, Oh the
late Emma Abbott Opera Company; MISS
Dora Escot N.Y. MI W. + The sRre cbeEns viii will con
sfst of 80 well-trained voices An eniargeIt
orchestra will be under the dlrectlon oI
William Robinson, for the past season WIN
the Lamont Opera Company. Mr.; George
Gersen,s GfaEe, 'ns scrystai S Slipper Company.
viii have .tam control Of OF the the opers. Dease
Mn DtV1p HENDERsoN has paid particular
attention to his bookings for the Duquesne
rbaater for next season, which VIII open
early in August. The opening attraction Is
not vet announced as Mr.. Henderson IS YET
ting with two of the principal road
both of whom desire to lnaugu-
RATE tbe season. However, the theater Will
present very fine list or attrac-
tions and particular attention mas oeen paiu
to the operatic features. Minnie Hauck, |
under the direction of her husband, Baron |
Warteg, will appear with superb company, |
including Nordica, for one week IN Teper-
tory. The engagement VIII De MANAGED on
the lines of the successful tour OF fafepa
Rosa, the best seats probably remaining at
81 So "Sinbad," which is now the 1urore OF
Chicago, comes during the holidays with oil
its gorgeous features and 200 people. II IS
the biggest extravaganza success MI. Hell
derson has yet had.
HARRIS BRIrroN & DEAN will have for
their attraction this week a drama the main
incidents OF which were founded on an IRON
workers strike which took place in Birm1ng-
ham, England The play appeals to the
hearts of the toiling thousands ana points
q moral of benefit to both capital and labor.
1t is Dion Boucicaults drama "The Long
Strike" Many of the situations are startling
and the mechanical effects are OF a novel ana
realistic character. The cast calls 1or the
full strength of the Standard Dramatic Com
pany.
ALEXANDER SALvIN1 sailed from New York
for Europe on the French liner LA Gas
cogne" last week He will remain abroad
about six weeks, two of which will be spent
with his illustrious father at the villa Sal
vini, near Florence, Italy. Mr.. Salv1ni will
also visit Rome, Vienna, Berlin, Paris and
London. In Paris he will be the guest of M.
Coquelin, of the Comedie Franchise. Mr.: