Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-23
AMATEURS In COMEDY.
A Clever Performance at the sewIcsley
Valley Club Theater-Debut of Miss
oliver-Leap Year Party at the Linden
Club-The Gossfn 0f Socta,-

A Clever Performance at the sewIcxley
Valley Club Theater-Debut of Miss
Oliver-LeaP Year Party at the Linden
Club-The Gossip of Society.
The second entertainment of the season
was given by the Sewickley Valley Club at
their theater in sewicl1ley last night. The
play was "Aeg's Diversion" an English
comedy drama in two acts, by H. T. Craven.
| The cast was us follows: Jasper PIGEON q
| village carpenter, Mr.. Gillett; Rol7nd Pigeon,
| Jasper's brother, Mr.. Rohrbacher: Ashley
| Merton, Mr.. Tener; Jeremy Crotc a farmer,
Mr.. Tate; EJfenl, a lawyer. Mr. McCord;
margaret Mrs. Theodore W. Nevin: CorneIia,
Miss Oliver: Mrs. Ntat0eEJ Mrs Go rmIey.
The plot. to condense long story,is the dis
c1plining of a willful, vain girl, who first
trifies with an honest mans heart, and then
falls in love with him. The play shows
several English stage types, the pompous
country squire, the Doisterous farmer in
this case rascal, his two daughters, one
trying hard to be a fine lady, the other a
rural coquette, and village yollel in a won-
derful waistcoat. The acting was good
deal better than the play, though the latter
proved amusing for two hours.
Mrs. Nevin had the trying role of the girl
who only discovers she has a heart when
she has lost it, and filed it very accept
ably, making pretty picture of coquettish
leV1ty in the first act and pathetic one of
the heart.broken maiden in act H.
Gated TO marry the squire Miss Oliver
made her debut upon the stage with much
grace She gave the right veneer of polish
to the country girl, and especially in II
looked charming Mrs. Gormley was richly
ana r1pely humorous as widow with lots
OF winning ways, and the only pity was that
she had not more to do. She received the
honor OF recall in the middle of act II.
Mr.. Tate was splendidly made up as the
OLD farmer and brought ont the eccentrici-
TIES OF the character with considerable art.
Mr. G1llett WAS unusually and admirably
natural as the hero of the pIav, a very pict-
uresque and impossible country carpenter.
He made love with real ease and dash that
would win most any woman. Mr. Rohr-
bacher as the man who avenges his brothers.
wrongs and gets no thanks had only one
abused by man who won't get angry, and
he put such force into that that the audi
ence gave him very hearty round of ap-
plause. Mr.. Tener was mechanical man OF
methods and quietly humorous in the role,
and Mr.. McCord gave a good picture OF a
country lawyer. The play was prettily set
with new scenery. A large audience was
present, many staying to the dance after
the play.
The leap year party last night at the
Linden Club, given by the girl friends of the
members of the Orinda and Alhambrn Clubs
and Allegheny Cotillon, was an overwhelm-
ing success. There were 40 couples. The
girls took the carriages and escorted the
young men to the clubhouse, and acted in
all respects like the gallant 'squires they
were supposed to be for the nonce They
determined that there should not be any
wall flowers, but that all che gentlemen
should ind partners, and there was the
utmost care taken to prevent any OF them
being neglected The young men had been
notified not to "dress up" so they appeared
In business and street suits instead OF the
conventional evening dress. There were
several chaperones to plav propriety, and
the young folks we're enabled to give them
ing and Irritation until early morning hours.
The wedding of Miss Grace W. Ander-
Anderson, of WILLIAMSBURG, to Mr.. Charles
N. H1Shberger, took place last even
ing at the residence of the brides
parents, Rev. S. III. Moore, officiating. Only
the relatives of the young people wit
messed the ceremony. 1t was essentially
family affair. The bride was very pretty in
q gray Lansdowne gown trimmed with white
lace. She was attended by Miss Daisy Lemon
and Miss Annie Cannon, and the groom by
Dr. Buvinger and Mr. Robert Little. These
four were from Pittsburg, but all the. rest of
those present were residents of Williamsburg
and neighborhood. The young couple went
straight to their home on Wood street,
Williamsburg, dispensing with q wedding
tour.
Social Gossip.