Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
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A BIG scenic production will likely be the
vehicle for the introduction of Annie Lewis
as a star.
KATHRYN KYDDER, of Joe Haworth's COM
pany, is to be the leading lady in the Ward
James Company next season.
"YoN YoNsoN" will make q return visit to
the Pacific coast next fall. 1t met with
great success in the far West this season.
ED A. PERRY, formerly of the Boston
Herald has become managing editor of
the Dramatic NetCs, in place of John Ernest
McCann.
GREY and Stephens in their two popular
plays "Vesper Bells" and "The Old Oaken
Bucket" will be at Harris Theater week
commencing March,.
BILL NYE's play, 1.-THE Cadi," which is said
to be the funniest comedy that has been
written in modern times, viii be at the Du-
Quesne Theater within a few weeks.
MARX MURPHY and his clever associates
will shortly present the merry farce comedy
that SO pleased Pittsburg last season,
"O'Dowd's Neighbors," !" at the Grand Opera
House.
MAY HOWARD, the queen OF burlesque, is
this season with Donnelly and Girard,s
Natural Gas" Company, having abandoned
her own company to accept the part of
Daisy, at large salary.
LILLIAN RUSSELL continues to charm Bos-
tonians with ia Cigale." The engagement
has been extended to six weeks. 1t was in
tended to remain only four, but the de-
mands Tor seats was so great that it was
thought advisable to remain longer
FREDERIC PAULD1Ne, who will be remem-
bered as one of the Jefferson ana Florence
fully in a melodrama entitled "The Struggle
of Life" 1t is an elaborate scenic produc-
ton and will be seen here in few weeks.
HARRY B. AsKIN has bought out his part
ner, Mr.. Rorke, and he will be now sole
owner of the Capital Comic Opera Company
which he has Organized during the last two
seasons. The company will be henceforth
known as the Digby Bell Comic Opera
Company.
"MIss HELYETT," which contains a carl
cature of a pompous old Quaker, is doing q
good business in Philadelphia, ana Manager
Price takes it as sign that Philadelphia
Quakers are really forgiving. Miss Helyett"
comes to the Alvin in two weeks time, with
the original New York cast.
NOT a theater in Pittsburg did badly last
week. The DuQuesne was packed, the
Biou well filled, and the other theaters
nicely patronized all the week. Perhaps if the
local managers give the public of this city
and vicinity what they want and take more
pains to let their wares be known, there will
be less need to talk of Pittsburg's glut of
theaters.
THE success Of Sinbad's second week was
even more pronounced than that of the first.
There has never been anything like such
hit made here as Mr.. -Henderson's piece has
made in Pittsburg. The receipts for the two
weeks approximate it is said, 81, ,000 "Sin-
bad" could have safely run another week to
similar business The secret of this success
is honesty, Hberality and the knowledge of
how to put on a spectacle, also how to man.
age theater. 1t will be a big advertisement
for Pittsburg as well as for Mr.. Henderson.
The name of Julia Marlowe as an actress
of phenomenal genius and histrionic talent,
occupies most conspicuous place in the
long list of illus.rious women of the present
Miss Marlowe has set the thea
public of America to thinking She
will be seen for the first time in this city at
the Grand Opera House, week March ], in
the following repertoire: Monday" As You