Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
nown soprano, will also sing at both con-

| known soprano. will also sing at both con-
certs.
How on earth do such plays as "a Breezy
| Time, !" "The Boomer" "a Knotty Affair" "
and others Of like pathetic color stay out so
late in the season? That awful nightmare,
"A knotty Affair" has been finally undone
| at Cleveland.
| Mr.. WILLIAM FLERoN, who adapted "The
Clemenoeau Case" which, by the way, will
| be seen here shortly, is now engaged in get
| ting ready play that will create far
| greater sensation than did 'The Clemenceau
| Case" so 1t is said.
ALL theatrical people in town this week
have been invited to the first excursion Of
the season down the Ohio river this after
noon at O'Clock on Johnnie Klein's new
excursion packet City of Pittsburg Grand
Army Band, with sacred music.
ToPsr VEsN has retired from the American
Extravaganza Company, and goes to Lon
don for three or four months; then she re-
turns to this country to get married and set
for Topsy has had long career.
BURR MoINrosH, after giving his lightly So
tirical lecture on Society at several water
ing places will safl for London. His book is
already filled with engagements to appear In
London drawing rooms to tell stories, 70
show his card tricks and to give his lecture.
AT the Grand Opera House week OF May 2s
pearance in Pittsburg. Miss Marlowe's
repertoire will include as follows: "As You
Like It." "Insomar." "Much Ado About
hOsh,aE, iine" and "TWelfsH omsH Sirht snd m0s
JOHN W. JENNINGS has not alone created
new kind of play, but he has also coined
name for It. He will himself play the l2
different parts IN a comedy called "Hosea
Greenleaf of Jerico, Vt. j" which tells pretty
story in three acts. and although strictly
speaking, q monologue, Mr.. Jennings calls
his play monodrama.
FRANK O'BRIEN is not only the editor and
proprietor of the Birmingham Age-Herald,
but also the proprietor and manager of the
theater and proprietor of the biggest hotel
in that thriving Alabama town. Travelling
companies are entertained at his hostelry,
play under his local management. and oc-
casionally are criticised by his pen in his
paper.
AT the Grand Opera House, following the
"Voodoo," a new melodrama will be pre-
sented, entitled "The Fire Patrol" This
play was produced in New York City lately
and was warmly received. 1t serves to in
showing the interior of gold stamp mill in
the Black Hills, where the ore Is crushed as
It comes from the mines.
THE book and music of "Ah Baba," Mana
ger Henderson's new extravaganza, have
been completed, and many OF the leading
parts have been distributed. Wemyss Hen
derson cables that he has secured rwo big
novelties for the production, and Manager
Henderson has engaged Hulda Irmlee and
Paul Marks, Dresden dancers, for the Chi
cago spectacle, and Hallen Martyr, John
srsSs for tine the Sea SoTk m prodneaion of sin
bad.h
W. T. CARLETON, the comic opera singer
and manager, has aroused the wrath of
certain metropolitan critics by saying that
the people in the provinces and the press
thereof know a good play and good acting
when they see them great deal quicker
than your New York audience. MI. Carle-
ton has stated a truth which all managers
acknowledge in private, but New York can
hardly be expected to applaud such
revelation.
THOMAS O. SEABRooKE, who is making great
preparations for the production of Charles
Alfred Byrne's and Louis Harrisou's elsie of
Champagne" made the hit of his life as the
Deacon, in Hoyts midnight Bell, !" attracting
the attention of Stuart Robson, who secured
him for Bill Nye's 1.-THE Cadi." When Rob-
son came to read the contract with Sea.
as the middle name, and said, in his peculiar
voice: Thomas O.. Thomas O., shall ex-
pect good deal from that O."
WHILE Tuxedo" was here Manager Davis,
of the Alvin Theater, did a kindly thing
which should have been recorded before.
Hearing that some charitable people In Sc
wickley were preparing to give a minstrel
entertainment for the benefit of the "Shut-
In Society,"" Mr.. Davis put couple of boxes |
at the disposal of the young people who |
were to form the amateur minstrel troupe, |
saying that he supposed they would like to |
see now professionals pro is,,t manasea the WORK; s
Alvin were filed with the amateur min |
strels, who enjoyed the show and appre- |
ciated Manager Davis hospitality vastly.