Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03

which means cross between a comic opera
and simon-pure farce-coniedy.
ROSE CoaHLAN has just engaged Phyllis
Rankin. the youngest daughter of Mrs. Nc
Kee Rankin. She is petite and very pretty.
She recently made her debut on the stage
with success in New York, and has an i'm
portant part in Miss Coghlan's new play,
'The Checque Book"
"UNcLE HIRAM" sensational comedy
drama that has been received with much
favor wherever produced, will be produced
at Harris Theater week commencing April
IL Among the remarkable effects fs n rail-
road train 200 feet long, that crosses the
stage in ten seconds.
The Boston Howard Athenaeum Speciality
Company will be seen Mt the Grand Opera
House week of April IL. Ena Bertoldi. the
great lady contortionist, Kara. the Bavarian n
tuSgler, the Braaty Brothers, Melville and
Stetson and others are with them. They are
said to give an excellent performance.
Two handsome women are in the Rose
Coghlan company of distinctly opposite
styles-Helen Russell and Beatrice More
land. The former is one of our most expert
enced actresses. and she was at Wallack' s
with Miss Coglian. Miss Morcland has made
hit ns charming ingenue in LADY
Barter"
THE date for the return of the Pitou Stock
Company has at last been definitely an
nounced. 1t will be the week of April IS at
che Duquesne Theater, and during the en-
Gagement several new plays will be pre-.
sented that will bring out the full strength
Of 1 this great company Minnie seliGman,
other favorites are still in the cast.
BILL NYE and his talented colleague. A. P.
Burbank, are to be at Old City Hall next
Saturday evening. The house will be
crowded. 1t always is when Bill Nye comes
to Pittsburg. Mr.. Nye has been charged ut
times with having in his possession stale
Jokes. He hasn't them with him on this trip.
He deposited them all in the English Chan
mel the Lace time he visited Europe. At next
Saturdays entertainment he will wear, not
only new suit, but brandnew set of jokes.
"a TEXAS STEER will be turned loose at
the Duquesne Theater following the Cogh-
Ian engagement. It. has been on a rampage
during all the present season, and from
present reports seems to have created q
wonderful sensation everywhere. 1t is un-
der the management of Hoyt Thomas, is
of course written by Charley Hoyt, and is
said to be the most humorous production
that has ever come from his pen. 1t has a
wealth of pretty girls, strong coterie of
comedians. number of old favorites and a
host of new ones. That it is the best effort OF
its author Is conceded on all sides and a
week of phenomenal business may be pre-
dicted.
Dramatic Ne,os says: Sadie Martinot's play.
"Pompadour," which received its first Chi
cago production at the Grand last night is
an artistic success, beyond any doubt. 1t is
light, dainty and politely attractive, with
elaborate costumes and handsome scenery
Perhaps the management was in error in
giving "Pompadour'' a Sunday night OPEN
naturally associated "Pompadour" with a
certain style of haircut, ard looked for
barber shop scene. But the performance
was great go, nevertheless. Lackaye and
Holland are fine in their respective parts,
and Miss Martinot establishes herself here
Us an artist of the finest quality.
The London correspondent of the Ne,ns
cables this: Florence St. john is going to
you as prima donna at the Casino next sea-
son. "Jack" came home from the Faust Up
to Date" American tour with anything but
pleasant remembrances. She was great
favorite here years ego. and still preserves
some of her pristine beauty; but good fig
ures pretty faces and soprano voices do not
last forever, and her engagement by the
Aronsons has caused some surprise here.
1t is stated we are to see Lillian Russell, the
summer. Her voice is known to have
greatly improved since her previous ap-
pearance here: but her efforts at the Novelty
and Empire Theatres are still fresh in the
memory Of the public as they must be in
LILLIAN RUSSELL in "La Cigale," which
comes here shortly, is crowdiug the Colum-
bia Theater, Chicago, at every performance.
At one time Lillian Russell was simply
fne-looking woman, with q good voice and
unskilled as an actress. but few years have
made q wonderful change. To-day she is
perhaps the most beautiful woman on the
operate stage, and with a voice that would
do credit to grand opera. "The production
Is a wonderful one," said a well-known Pitts.
burger who saw her in Boston, land If La
Cigale' was a miserable failure as an opera
(Which 1t Is not) Lillian Russell, the COM
pany and the splendid scenery and costumes
would carry it through without murmur"
out of town are coming in fast.
LANerRY appeared recently in London at a
matinee for the Tolstoi Russian Relief Fund
in a one-act play by Justin Mccarthy called
THE Highwayman As Lady Betty who
was an eighteenth century dame, she wore a
cream brocade, sprinkled with rosebuds
This was laced across the bodice with pink
ribbons over lace. The sleeves were of
lace caught up at intervals with diamonds.
The brocade skirt came only to the ankles,
and was flounced with Valenciennes fes-
tooned with pink ribbon bows. She was
literally powdered with gems. Over all
this glittering maRnif1cance she wore
mantle of red and gray velvet trimmed with
and throwing it Off danced a
gavotte with as much grace as her big feet
permitted.