Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

decided ability, although the part she has in
| "Niobe" is not calculated to attract much
| favorable attention.
"THE Tar and Tartar company has
! been the most successful on the road this
| season, and will doubtless in the future di
| vide the honors with Frank Wilson as tn.
leading comic opera organization in Amer
| ica 1t will be known as the Askin- -Rork
| Company, and will present at Palmer
| Theater, New York, in April new opera by
| Harry B. Smith and Julian Edwards. They
| will play two engagements in this city next
| season.
Mr. RICHARD MANSFIELD appears to have
| "pulled the legs'' of the Associated Press
| when he gave it out that he would abandon
| bill posting and advertise only in the news
papers, says the Chicago Dramatic Netcs. The
| only noticeable change In MI. Mansfeld's $
business conduct since the publication OF
| his alleged intentions is that he uses more
| printing than ever. And he winks the other
| eve, Here in Pittsburg Mr.. Mansfeld's repu-
| tation as humbug is swelling.
In one Of the scenes in "The WITCH the
play based upon the Salem, Mass, WITCH
| craft delusion, in which Marie Hubert froh-
man will appear at the Grand Opera House,
February l, the audience is treated to most
novel sight. A slanderous old woman, whose
tongue has solved the problem of perpetual
motion, is punished for revfling certain
members of the community. The punish
meat consists of her head being held unoer
the town pump, while, 9y vigorous IN TnnaPu- ater
fall upon her sinful head. The play through
out is full of quaint comedy and novel sltua-
tions.
MONDAY night "sinbad' begins a three
weeks engagement at the Grand opera
House, Philadelphia. The success OF that
mer1torious production at the Boston GLOBE
Theater has been most emphatic. During
boz ont of
Globe Theater has been tested to its fullest
capacity, and thousands have been actually
turned from the doors during the pastweek,
unable to obtain admission. Manager Stet-
son, of the Globe Theater, is so elated over
the success OF the extravaganza that he mas
made arrangements to play the forthcoming
production of the Chicago Opera House at
his theater for three months next season.
HENRY BAGGE Is q handsome and capable
Young English actor, who came to New
York on his own hook q few months ago
He saw and loved pretty Julia Arthur, and
thought she had accepted him. Then Bagge
whispered his love to Mr.. Brown, of SIM
monds & Brown, the dramatic agents. in
confidence, and Brown gave it away to
the dramatic papers, who published the
news. For this Julia Arthur threw Bagge
over, as she does not desire to appear as an
engaged woman, now that she belongs to A.
NJ. Palmer's stock company. Then some
good friend" who knew Bagge on the other
side intimated that he already was mar
ried; that made Bag4e furious, and at last
account the theatr1cal tempest IN Seapo'
footed tempestuously through the theatre
cal throng with terrible thunder tnat
threatened tremendous things. Miss Arthur
is one of our young actresses with "1ut-
man who is sure to make his mark in Amer
lea il the present tempest does not blow
him across the big pond. He is also perfect