Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17


Miss Mather intends to add 'Medea" and q
| double bill.
| Mrs. JAMES Brown POTTER and Kyrle Bel
| lew are returning to England from their 0ri
entail trip, it is believed, much richer than
| they started. They met with great success
| in Australia and India, At the Nizem's
| special request they visited Hyderabad, re
and excerpts from "Hamlet," 'oThe School
for Scandal" and "Romeo and Juliet"
Mr.. DAVID HENDERSON is now at the Chicago
Opera House busily engaged in rehearsing
the 160 people who will have part in the pro
duction of this seasons magnificent summer
spectacle. The title of the piece to be pre-
of Balsora," and it will be presented with q
| degree of magnificence which even the Opera
House productions have never yet attained
"Sinbad' will be seen at the DuQuesne for
| two weeks next season.
ACCORDING to the Mirror this is the latest
style of announcement of theatrical de-
parture for Europe: "Mrs. Wayofe and her
manager, Mr.. Tobasco sailed for London
three weeks ago on business of Importance.
Mr.. Tobasco shared his cabin with the we'll
known author, Asterisk Swelledhead, while
Mrs. Wayoffe was accompanied Dy her two
aunts, q Siberian bloodhound, a canary and
a pet kitten. The party will return within
ten days at the outside, when they will ex.
plain just why they went without saying
goodbye" .''
The scheme for the London Sunday thea
ater, which is the pet project Of Justin
Huntley Mccarthy, NJ. P, is assuming a
more definite shape. 1t has just been pro-
posed that in order to start it the use of the
theater of the Lyric Club should be obtained.
The performances will in no wise interfere
with churchgoing, because it is not intended
that they shall commence earlier than 8
O'clock
even later before the curtain is rung up.
The pieces will be of a high class character,
and In general it may be said the scheme
will be worked out on the same lines as Mr..
Grein has laid out for his Independent The
ater, which has created so much talk since 1t
started, a short time ago, with Ibsen as the
first author.
THE following are the seasons bookings at
the Bijou Theater: "The Hustler" "Devil's
Auction" Shenandoah" !" Margaret Mather,
Bottom of the Sea" "stin Alarm" 4"
Natural Cas-" Limited Mail" Chas. A.
Gardner, "Twelve Temptations" Maggie
Mitchell, in her new play LADY Tom" "Mr.
Potter of Texas" Charles T. Ellis, in his new
play; Bobby Gaylor, in the new farce-comedy
Rans %S H0RR9sF R9Dsers oRfan Sanssu oonRfRy oe
toroon," "Yon Yonson," Hallen and
Mep PGSer "a of High gb. ROe SaN OLIVER
Baby" "Niobe," and Bolossy Kiralfy's new
spectacular production.
LOVELY Marie Wainwright says she means
to spend $25, 900 on mounting "Amy Robsart," :"
the play Adelaide Nelson made famous, and
adds as to her plans for next season: 81 have
engaged Henry Miller to play the Fart of
Leicester. consider Mr.. Miller to be the best
jeune premier on the American stage, and
am happy to feature him in the cast
Blanche Walsh will remain with me. She
will impersonate Queen Elizabeth. Miss
W >lsh is only Is years old, but the quality of
her voice is rare and her acting is such that
/ believe her to be the most promising of
the young actresses. Barton Hill is to be
the Rdrney, and right good heavy villain
he will be. The revels Of Kenilworth,' from
which Amy Robsart' was dramatized, viii
be faithfully depicted in the play"
THE announcement that Mrs. Agnes Booth
Schoeffel will part company with A. NJ.
Palmer and the Madison Square Theater
Company at the close of the present season
is coupled with the more interesting state
ment by her husband that after a summer at
Manchester, Mass, she will, for the first
time in her life, visit Europe Paris will be
her destination. 1t is not her intention to
probably appear with wel1-known French
comedian in ''The Silent System" Mrs.
Booth-Schoeffel has been studying French
assiduously. On her return to this country
she will probably play under the manage
ment of Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau. The
first play she will produce will be 'Ia Dame
au Challant," the new tragedy by the Italian
author, Graciosa, which Bernhardt will pro-
duce first in Australia.