Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

RTJor THEATER-...................' The Dazzler +"
ALVIN THEATER Kate Claxton.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE....... ''The County Fair. :"
WILLIAMS Flynn & Sheridan.
WORLDS MUSEUM.................Cu Curiosities Etc
DAVIS NUsEUM....................C Curiosities Etc
HARMS THEATER..........'' THE Merry Cobhler >,
The above are the theatrical attractions
for this week.
The success of "Mr. Wnkinson's Widows"
at the Alvin Thester last week was thorough
" deserved. The play itself and the com.
pany answered at every point TO the descrip-
tion given of them before they arrived, and
the promise that both would amuse heartily
was kept "Wilkinson's Widows" while it
is really farce-comedy, II the words
are taken in their true sense, is not to be
confounded with the popular combinations
OF variety business, song and dance, and cir:
Gus glowing. Such pieces as "Jane" and
"Wilkinson's Widows" appear to be fast
superseding the lower class OF farcial enter.
tainment in the favor of the public, and
there Is unbounded reason for THANKSGIVING
that they are. or course the best of the
knockabout farce comedies have their place
and serve their purpose; they amuse in their
way, but 1t a poor way. Mr.. Hoyt, who has
set the pace in farce comedy for some years,
has evidently noticed in which direc-
tion the popular favor was setting,
and in his LATEST plays has shown signs
OF a distinct departure from the lower level
to the more legitimate farce with plot.
and some pretense of showing the comical
side of real life. Sad n much of life on this
revolving bale is, there is an abundance of
fun to be found in it, and the picturing of
this fun upon the stage, is take IL the most
artistic form comedy can take. In "Willlin.
sons Widows" for instance the funniest
bit of acting is, / think, Miss Fergusons
admirable portraiture of a domestic servant
the hired girl of America. and other coun-
tries, almost to the life. But the whole COM
pany from those talented actors of long
training, Mr.. Holland and Mrs. barrymore,
down to the least, did excellent work and
next season our hope is that we may see
more like Ii.
The other plays in town last week do not
demand much notice. though it may be said
that THE Clemenceau Case" is cleaner than
It was last year. 1t ought to be cleared off
the stage entirely. The prospect in the
bIiet fag-end of the season before us is
rather brighter than we might reasonably
expect It TO be. 1t will be noticed among
the announcements elsewhere that Miss
Julia Marlowe, who has boen long coming
TO Pittsburg, is at last to appear here, and l
which have been freely waited here from
abroad contain very little e1aggeration.
Something that Pittsburg is not often
favored with, the production of a new play,
is also promised for this city, and Mr.. Joseph
jefferson, who should be the best kind OF a
Judge, declares that he has seldom read so
promising play as THE Prodigal Father"
which is to be seen here next week. 4 nov
city here also will lie the musical farcical
comedy, Tangled Up." the competitor with
able reports are made of it also. So that it
can be seen that the season of 1912 is to
close rather brilliantly after all.
HEPBURN JOHNS.