Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-30
Sage Whispers.


Sage Whispers.
"WAIFs OF NEW YORK" comes to Harris
Theater week of November
CouP's celebrated horse show is soon to be
feature at Harry Davis Eden Musee.
JAMES A. REILLY in his new comedy drama,
ga German Soldier" will be at the Grand
soon.
"THE sweet singer OF Erin," is what they
call Sadie Scanlan, the little actress who
comes to the Duquesne next week.
The great melodrama, "Police Patrol"
with patrol wagon, horses and fire engine.
will follow Lillian Lewis at the Grand.
WILLIAM II. WEST, the minstrel, married
on Thursday night Miss Emma Hanley at
his summer home at Bensonhurst-by-the
Sea,
THE San Francisco Ar0on1tn is making
trouble for pretty Isabelle Coe. 1t says that
.it was quite refreshing to listen to her after
Lillian RUSSELL"
FRANK L. GERANcE, the business manager
of zone of the Finest" which is at Harris
Theater this week, has made an excellent
record this season.
MANAGER CHARLES L. DAVIS opened his
season in calvin Joslin" at Rochester. N. Y,
on Monday night to the largest house seen
ceived with roars of laughter.
'sGLoRIANA," the only successful comedy
produced in New York last season, which
ran for over 100 nights at Herman's Theater,
will be given at the Alvin shortly by one OF
Mr.. Charles Frohman's companies.
IL Sadie scanlan makes as pretty an ap-
pearance in mora Machree" at the Du-
in this weeks dramatic papers, she will try
the hearts OF PittsDurg's young men pretty
severely.
Miss FANNY DAvENPoRr may possibly ap-
pear as Lady Gay Sparsker and as Nancy sykes
in "Oliver Twist" next season. The actress
is becoming quite lissome again, and 1t is to
this fact that the revivals OF these popular
roles will be due
WILSON GARRETT will appear in Pittsburg
and other large cities of the country during
the present season. During his engagement
in this city he is to give his new play of
"Pharoah" besides presenting several
Shakespearean plays.
"AND what caused your downfall, my good
mani" asked the Ardent Temperance
Worker "Stage realism. Num-" replied the
Horrible Example II was acting the
drunkard in temperance play, and the
manager insisted on my using real whisky,
Num-"
HENRY E. ABBEY will have his hands full
with French company, Mounet-Sully. the
famous tragedlan of the Coincide Franoaise.
with another organization OF French play
ers. and Henry Irving, with Ellen Terry and
his Lyceum company, will all tour this
country under his management, and he has
just purchased the American rights to the
great Drury Lane success, "The Prodigal
Daughter" which he will produce in this
city.
RrruApn M.veuYry0 It'll NOV bJa .nnreI
visit next week. He will appear at the Al
vim Theater. "The Scarlet Letter." drama
tization of Hawthorne's exquisite story, is
his piece de resistance this year, and Mr.
Mansfield's acting has never been SO highly
praised as in this play. In many ways Mr.
Mansfield deserves well Of American the
ater-goers. He declines to stay in any rut to
please anybody-in fact he pleases himself
first of all, and as Mr.. Mansfield is an artist
at heart this means pleasure for most Of us
In the long run.
The costuming OF "Nora Machree." next
weeks attraction at the Duquesne, will be q
revelation. Baron de Grimm, the eminent
artist, after long research, has designed
dresses that, while being historically cor
rect, picturesque and beautiful, have never
been seen In any production of Irish drama.
The corduroy breeches. red vest and green
swallow-tail coat are not seen, but colors
beholders back to an epoch in IreIand's his
tory that recalls the name of Emmett and
his compatriots, please the eye.
"PADDoN HALL" seems to be pretty much
Of a failure in London, but there is wonder
full thunderstorm that people go to see in
spite OF its dullness. The stage gradually
becomes pitch dark. Then the forked light.
ming plays upon curtain which has mean
while been lowered. 1t Is real ightning, or,
at least, real electricity, and is more natural
than anything yet seen on the stage. Tho
roar OF the storm Is taken up by the
orchestra and on both sides OF the curtain
the elements seem to be at war. This con-
HIT one by one, disclosing n brilliant
scene, in which the costumer's art touches
the highest point of magnifcence. while the
orchestra as suddenly changes from the
growing note to the joyous one
WHILE on one of his European tours, Co.
quelin, the actor, was in Constantinople at
the same time as Mr.. Vanderbilt, who in
vited him to come and recite some of his
monolosues on board the latter's yacht.
There was a most exclusive audience, con.
sisting only of MIR. and Mrs. Vanderbilt. The
rate OF payment had been previously ar.
ranged by Mr.. Vanderbilt in a letter which
ran as follows: "You will cause our tears to
flow six times, and shall not think 1t too
much If you charge me SlO0 each time. Be-
sides, you will make US laugh II times, ana
considering the depressing state of the
weather we are now having l am persuaded
ought not to pay you less than $500 every
time" After the performance Mr.. Coquelin
presented the following bill:
Mr.. Vanderbilt to Mr.. Coqnelin, DR..
Six tears, at 500 each. ch...-................$ 600
Twelve fits of laughter, at $500 each.... 24o0
Total. .@3 900
In "Diplomacy's" first night in New York
an awkward accident occurred. Miss Cogh-
Ian, as the Countess, has but two scenes-the
rifing Of the dispatch box in the second act
end her confession in the fourth act. Tho
first scene was practically spoiled through
a bit of carelessness about stage properties.
The dispatch, box was really looked. and
the wrong bunch of keys had been given
Miss Coghlan to unlock 1t with. o. course
she couldn't open the box. and it placed her
in q very embarrassing position, as the plot
of the play turns on this incident. She
cleveriy substituted some lines however,
and left the stage with the excuse that the
key had been dropped in the hallway. Then
ensued q long stage wait, and Miss Coghlan
had to return without 1t and "fake'' the
incident as best she could. Meanwhile the
key was in Mr.. Sullivan's pocket. and MIR.
Sullivan was in his dressing room.
FuRSIruKI reupholstered and repaired.
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