Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-16
ALL THE WORLD A STAGE,


But Particularly Interesting Portion of 1t
Appears in the Pi.tsburg Club Theater-
ALoca, Artist Returns to His Old Love
Chatter.
The Western University Of Pennsylvania
Dramatic Club made its second public ap-
pearance on the amateur stage at the Pitts
burg Club Theater last night in two plays,
early Vows'' and "Cnums." An audience
OF friends filled the pretty room. The
University was represented by number OF
its bright boys, who filled most OF the lower
part of the hail Several also performed the
duty of ushering. early Vows" was sup
ported i'll its male characters as follows:
Hon James Ctutice, Mr.. E. i. Goehring; Opt
Wil1throp, Mr.. c. W. Davis: Ned Wider. Mr.. ID.
S. Liggett: Sampson, r.W. Riddle; the female
roles being impersonated by Miss Daisy
Miller as IIiridns Cirtice, and Miss Anna
Scott as Susan. A detailed account OF the
play is not necessary, as some time ago
it was entered into fully in these
columns Suffice it to say that the comedy
early Vows" turns on the interchange of
n"mes and, consequently, of RsrsonailtS, Dy
two young men for purpose OF love; very
old plot which was never exceedingly good.
Whatever merit "Elriy Vows" possesses
it is of two subtle a nature for tyros, ana
were entirely overshadowed by the second
performance. The makeup was not quite
what it should have been, and we are
afraid unGer ordinary circumstances bliss
Miriam Cmtice would have been Justified IN
declining to admit into her drawing room
the two slightly suspicious looking charac-
ters personated by Mr.. LigGett and Mr.
Davis. Miss Miller is a pretty girl and
"whimpered" in a quite naturally girlish
fashion. The setting was very pretty and us
usually it happens on this very perfect little
stage there were no exasperating coiItretenlpS,
nor stubbornly inclined curtains.
"Chums" was d capital bit of work. The
fact that the two female roles were inner
sonated by as many young men was nnSely
funny in effect. This was the cast: IIr. Breed
Mr.. W. Riddle; NrS. Breed. Mr. j. F. Griggs,
Jr.; Harry Breed, Mr.. III. NJ. King: Tom Burn
ham. Mr.. W. N. Dorrin2ton: Fora strong, Mr.
c. W. Davis. Mr. Riddle made good Breed,
but VIC think his accent hailed from some
where farther east than Butler county. He
carried his part cleverly and never forgot
the nasal twang from New England Nr
Griggs was transformed into motheriy old
lady whose waist had disappeared ages
ago, while youthful grace was re-
placed by waddle suggestive OF
good nature. But his voice, alas! his voice
was young, vigorous and boSSO pT0f,7sdO ana
always at cross purposes with his superan-
nuatedness. Mr.. Dorrington's Tom Bu77Dtd1D
was laughable conception of anything you
were pleaSeQ TO cONSlCer IL. ne sang III n
very agreeable fashion and was coEpli-
mented by an encore. Mr.. Davis is to be
congratulated in the extremely pretty girl
he can make of himself, and, we would sug-
gest. in q sort OF q friendly, over a cup of tea
fashion, that if the boys ever desire any
favor ardently of their Chancellor, they ep-
point Mr.. Davis in his character OF Fora
Strong as Envoy Extraordinary. The pro
grammes with their aluminium covers looked
very pretty, Dut were decidedly undesirable
from the accompanying annoying rattle,
emphasized by the young gentlemen from
the University, wbo used them upon which
to express their impatience.
MARTIN b. LESSER was welcomed to
his native city upon his return from Munich
by reception last night ut the Academy OF
Science and Art. There was q good repre-
sentation present of the thoughtful, culti-
waited people who form the Art Society, Of
which Mr.. Leisser WAS q member upon Its
first inception. A number of the artists
sketches and paintings were exhibited and
elected much admiration. Though 1t has
been so understood, Mr.. Leisser is not home
on temporary visit. Instead, he has
chosen this for his permanent residence,
and already is planning to open studio
and become one OF the brotherhood OF Pitts
burg artists.