Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-18
Stage Whispers.

"DoNNERwErrER" is the name of the newest
force company.
HANLoN BRos.'s SUPERRA will shortly be
seen at the Grand Opera House.
AGNES HUNTINGTON has made q success
with Captain Therese" in Baltimore.
WILLIAM COLLIER and Charlie Reed are
bachelors under contract not to marry for
five years.
AUGUSTUS P1roU and George H. Jessup's
melodrama, 1.-THE Power of the Press" will
follow 1.-THE Patror' at the Bijou.
Following Money Mad" at the Grand will
be the Royal Midgets in "Gulliver's Trav-
els" The company comprises all the prom
1nent little people in the country.
Miss EAsrLAKE's tour came to an abrupt
end at Philadelphia on Saturday. She has
cancelled all dates and discharged her man.
ager, Clark S. Sammts. She will probably
start again.
IT said that Tennyson's play, which Mr..
DAILY is to produce here in February, was
not written to order for Miss Rehan, but was
originally written by the poet for Ellen
Terry. 1t will be rewritten in q measure for
Miss Rehan. Miss Terry never played the
part.
ALLAN j. sHEDpEr, manager of Joseph
Haworth, was in New York for a few days
last week. He said to a Mirror reporter:
"Mr. Haworth has been out verging on two
months and although business WAS not good
for two weeks, the rest of the time 1t has
been excellent. Bad business is the general
cry, however"
Mr.. EDWIN BOOTH, the tragedian, attended
the performance f"Amy Robsart" at Palm
er's Theater, New York, last Monday night
and was recognized by many people In the
audience as he watched the play from box.
He appeared to be in very good health, and
walked in and out of the theater without
any apparent difficulty.
REGINALD DE KovEN and Harry B. Smith,
the authors of "Robin Hood" are, even at
this early time, at work on a new opera
They have had an offer from SIR Augustus
Harris to take "Robin Hood" to the stage of
Convent Garden next June and July. II
they can get the terms they want think
that they will accept the offer.
THE English papers say that Mary Ander-
son. who is said to be preparing her dramatic
"reminiscences for the press. has filed out
considerably since her marriage, and ex-
cept for her perfectly-shaped head and we'll
known smile, no one would recognize the
giddv thing who danced about in ga Win
ter's Tale" or posed as GGtdted.
THE second act OF "sinbad" takes place
upon the deck of the piratical craft Of
Snarleyow. AS a female chorus Is necessary
to all well-ordered spectacles, snarleyow be-
fore setting ont for the raging main, cap
lures bevy of pretty typewriter girls, who
nave the necessary vocal qualifications, to
cheer his voyage with inspiring sea songs
and choruses.
THERE are in the Pftou Stock Company
over twenty of the abiest actors and act
resses Of the American stage, and their
work is creating a genuine furore. This or
ganfzation will appear in two new Amer
lean comedies at the Duquesne Theatre dur
ing the week of November 2. They are
"Geoffrey Middleton, Gentleman" and "a
Modern Match"
LORD TENNYsoE's play is reported TO be a
costume play, and partly in verse and partly
in prose. 1t is said that the Hon. Hallam
Tennyson, the son of the poet laureate, was
impressed by Ada Rehan, and prevailed on
his papa to let Ada play his piece. A CORE
spondent says that It IS a pastoral comedy
of the fantastic kind, with q cheerful de-
nouement. Thank heaYeni
Mrs. KENDAL spends large portion Of her
time matching. her gowns to the chairs.
She positively refuses to SIT on a chair
which her costume does not blend with.
She had them all unpacked and brought out
on the stage, and finally selected those
which harmonized to suit her. Hence the
of that peacock blue chair.
"Madge," rs Mr.. X. says, desired to wear the
gown that matched it, As to lights she is
equally particular. No gaudy calcium ef-
fects for Mrs. Kendall, if you please.
BESSIE BOOTH. of the Casino, has gone and
sic is blonde OF fine figure, with wayy |
chestnut hair, and right up the center other |
runs a strand of silver through the |
chestnut. Henriques, when, he does any,
thing, is a Wall street broker. He is said |
lately to have inherited 5000, goo, and Bessie |
is in great luck. She made her debut, bv the |
way. as one of the pages in Richard Mans |
fields production Of "Richard ILL.,
PEOPLE connected with the theatrical pro- |
fession are inordinately superstitious. |
Nearly every actor has some especial harb- |
niger OF good or evil fortune. Mrs Langtry
believes in the fateful effects of canary |
bird in cage being brought upon the stage,
During her last engagement at the Hollis /
Street Theater, in Boston, her maid brought
a cage containing a little feathered songster
into her dressing room that had been pre-
sented by friend. The actress nearly
tainted, and was on the point OF hysterical
attack when the appearance of the stage |
put an end to her fears of the re-
suit of this special STYLE of hoodoo by put
ting the cage upon the floor and walking
Mrs. Langtry three times around it, after
which the maid and the cage were sent
AWAY on run.
CALL wang" what they may, It seems to
"catch on" and to do that means financial
success. DeWolf Hopper presented it In
Boston last Monday night, and the papers
next day were loud in their praises 1t is
called a burletta; therefore it is not claimed |
that it is pure comic opera, but of late so
many liberties have been taken with opera
that it Is not criticized from that stand
point. Wholesome music, funny libretta.
lovely girls, good comedians, sweet voices
handsome scenery and a good stage man.
ager, and the result is most satisfactory
Therefore when great deal of talent is
added and two popular people like DeWoif
Hopper and Della Fox are at the head of an
it is not strange that the pub
lie after witnessing the performance go
away delighted. Hopper invariably gets
no doubt be repeated when he visits US in
November.
Mr. CHARLES i. DAVIS has reason to feel
greatly gratifled over the receipt last night
IF the following letter, signed by Edward s.
Willard and all the members of his COM
oany:
Ny Dear Mr.. Davis:
am requested by the undersigned men,
Oers of Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer's Company to con-
Tey to you their hearty appreciation of the
you have made for the bene-
1T OF those who may be fortunate enough to
appear before Pittsburg audiences in your
exquisite theater. 1t is too often
;he case that while the audito-
'ium of theater is gorgeously deco
'ated the dressing and other rooms
behind the scenes are sQualid and dirty |
ou have recognized the TACT that it is i'm
possible for actors and actresses to retain |
my respect for their art or themselves un-
ler sucn circumstances, and have made the
Alvin Theatre perfect paradise for actors
LAY your. good example be speedily fol-
owed by others In like position and your |
eward be found in the ever increasing |
of your beautiful house."
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