Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
THEATRICAL GOSSIP.

| THEATRICAL GOSSIP.
THE formal opening of the Auditorium fs
| to take place on Tuesday week, the 2ttn
instant, when the Royal Austrian Juvenile
Band will appear in Pittsburg for the nrst
| time.
THE advance sale of seats for next week
| attractions begins to-day at the Alvin, bJo"
| and Duquesne Theaters. The sale began on
| Monday. at the Opera House, for the Juch
| engagement.
AT Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum
| one of the coming curiosities is Ella Ewing,
a young lady who is said TO be the tallest
| human being ever seen in America. She Is
| a member Of distinguished Virginia
| family.
| AT the Worlds Museum -Theater, Al
| legheny, next week will be seen Pro1.
| Matthews troupe of performing goats anu
| Shintaro's Imperial Japanese acrobats The
| wonderful Electra" the living human bat
| terry, will remain another week, as does also
Minnie Bell, who is considered one of the
handsomest mammoth Venuses living.
AT the Duquesne Theater commencing on
Monday, the Rudolph Aronson Opera Com
pany, from the Casino, New York, will ap-
pear in an elaborate production OF P1etro
Mascagni's justly celebrated melo-dramatic
opera, and Franz Won Suppe's one act opera
comique. "The Jolly Students" The nrst
named opera has been heard here already
this season, but it was then sung in Italian.
The Aronson Company, however, will sing
the opera in English, and from the original
score and to the accompaniment of the
original orchestration. Pauline LAllemand
will assume the role of Sd,u,lzz1, while that
Of Al Ito will be In the hands of Henry Leoni;
Villa Knox appears rs Lucia, and Ferdinand
Schuetz Tnridu "The Jolly Students"
which will be given as the first part of the
programme, is said to be a comic opera of
merit. The leading characters are inter
preted by Louise Beandet. Villa Knox,
Charles Renwick, Harry MacDonaugh, Edgar
Smith and a. w. Mafiin.
THERE is no denying that unusual interest
attaches to De Wolf Hopper's visit to the
Bijou next week. The comic opera lie
brings, "WangS is by J. Cheever Goodwin
and Woolson Morse, who wrote the very
amusing ''Merry Monarch for Francis
Wilson. wang" was performed in New
York for $50 nights last summer, and it was
praised highly on account of its fun and
bright music, but chiefly because it con-
tained comedy that was new and amusing.
De Wolf Hopper still has the able aid of
Della Fox, who made deep impression on
Pittsburg audiences last year, and strong
company, including Jeanette ST. Henry,
Anna O'Keefe, Marion Singer, Samuel Reed,
Alfred Klein, Edmund Stanley and others.
wang is oriental from De Wolf Hopper's
clothes to the big elephant which figures in
the piece, and the scenery, costumes and life
of Siam form picturesque frame for the
opera. 1t is promised that in every way the
production will be identical with that seen
in New York, and therefore magnificent.
JANE" the attraction at the Alvin Thea
ter next week, is comedy, n very funny
one, if all that has been written of its 400
nights in London and IA weeks at the Madi-
son Square Theater, New York, be true 1t
is an adaptation of an English work, itself
translated from the French, by William
Gillette. "Jane" by the way, will be the
only non-musical attraction at a first-class
theater next week. Mr.. Charles Frohman
has employed a very good company, and the
production will be up to Ghe best Madison
Square Theater traditions. About the COM
pany no doubt can be entertained, for it
contains such people as Miss Johnston Ben
nett, formerly with Richard Mansfield; Mr..
Paul Arthur, so long Comedian Goodwin's
leading support: Mr.. NJ. C. DAILY, we'll
known character actor; Mr. R. F. Cotton, an
English comedian of considerable note; Miss
Amelia summerville. who was the "simple
village maiden" with DiNey in "Adonis!'
Miss Elaine Ellison. the charming Louisville
girl who is yet new to the stage: Miss Maggie
Holloway, Mr.. E. S. Edwards, Mr.. Herbert
Fortier and James Totten.
THE Emma Juch Opera Company is said
to be in better condition than ever, and
despite reports to the contrary will reach
the Grand Opera House with all the princi-
pals whose names have been advertised.
The Juch Orchestra IS under the baton of
Signnr Enrico Bevignani, who for years has
beerfconsidered the foremost conductor of
Europe, he having succeeded Sir Michael