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

| staEe "nlsperss
MARIE BATES, the abigail Pr1le in ''The
County Fair" was at one time in the stock
| company here.
"THE MIDNIGHT ALARM" closes the season
| at the Grand Opera House, The play Is an
| intensely interesting one, it is said
ANNIE MYERS has never been better cast
than in "Child of Fortune" now at the
Casino. The role of Betty Porneu is essen
| TALLY kittenish, and so is Miss Myers.
ArrrR the Grand Opera House engage
ment THE County FAIR will be taken to
Kansas City and Denver, then into Chicago
| where it will be revived at Hooley's Tor
| four weeks run.
HENRY IRVING decided to produce play
by Frank Marshall, dealing with the life of
Emmett, the Irish patriot, but he was pre-
vented from carrying out his plan by she
| prohibition of the Censor.
THE Pulse of New York" new sensa-
tional melodrama, with Oracle Emmett as
the star, will be the closing attraction at the
Biiou week ending June 4, which Will close
the season at the theater.
TREY have Missed another naughty play of
the stage in Paris. If this sort of thing goes
on much longer, the French capital will lose
all of its attractiveness for English church
deacons and moral NJ. P.'s.
MISS DEc1MA, known here as Miss Helyett,
is playing in the English provinces to enor-
nous business. DaVlQ James, OF Our Boys
fame, plays the part of obadiah in a manner
that bids lair to rival his famous Butterman.
"STRANGE isn't it." the Dramatic Mirror re.
marks, ''that the names of so many attrac-
tions run 70 pairs? We have the Two Johns
"A Pair of Kids Two Old Cronies,' "A Pair
of Jacks and, neither last nor least, an
Equine Paradox"
MARGARET MATHER and Otis Skinner have
agreed to separate as everybody expected
thev would sooner or later 1t is Just possible
that the fiasco of THE Egyptian" a dread
full tumble OF scraps from great novel,
hastened the rupture.
A CONCERT and the operetta, 1.-THE Seven
Old Ladies of Lavender Village" will be
given for the benefit of the Universalist
Church at Curry University Hall, Sixth
street, Friday evening, May 20. A pleasing
entertainment may be expected.
"THE FRINGE OF SOCIETY,"" as I promised
last week. has not proved a bowling success,
writes the London correspondent of the
Dramatic Ne,s Fringe Of Society" is a
glorious rocket. Mrs. Langtry has success
fully played the part of the stick.
THERE is reason to believe that the present
farewell racket to America of the Kendals is
of the usual type. In making their arrange
ments for the Prince of Wales Theater next
season, they are planning for fresh fnva;
sion of the States in 1894 Well, it's good
news anyhow.
CHARLES L. DAVIS of calvin Joslin" fame,
and the owner and manager of the Alvin
Theater, Pittsburg, was in New York all last
week attending the Actors Fund Fair. Mr..
Davis made liberal purchases at the Fair,
and seems to be the same Atulu JoSltr1 as of
old, says Du7ILopS Stage NeUS.
AT Tobos' dock South Brooklyn, J. K.
Emmett may be seen experimenting the
work of his crew getting his schooner Siren
in commission for the summer. The Siren is
the largest sailing yacht owned by any men,
Der in the theatrical profession, and has
sleeping accommodations for 96 guests.
In the Actors Fund Fair contest to decide
upon the most popular actor. Charles Dick
son received the most votes, with Edwin
Booth as second choice. The splendid race
made by Mr.. Booth indicates that he will be
heard from some of these days. though hith-
erto almost unknown, says the Dramatic
NeiOs.
HAYDoN COFFIN, the English tenor, is in
New York Mr.. Coffin is handsome young
man who has been the idol of London girls.
1t is long time since Gotham girls have had
an actor exactly suited to be the recipient
of their violets and glances. The time, in
fact, is measured by the length OF the abb
sence of Kyrle Bellew.
OK the Rialto, it is said that this week
Amelia Glover, widely known as ''The White
Fawn," will become Mrs. John H. Russell.
Miss Glover is a sister of Mrs Henry E.
Dixie, and the sunbeams of 81 summers only
have been played and been reflected in her
golden tresses. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell sail for
Europe after the ceremony on an extended
tour. This event has been looked for for a
long time.
AND now comes O letter from Birmingham
saying that the late Pat Rooney's widow and
his 2l-year-old son are living in that town.
and that Pat was bad, bold bigamist. Room
ey's American widow, whose stage name is
Josie Granger. says that If the English widow
is looking after money, this is the wrong d.
rection, as Pat didn't leave a dollar, and she
had to buy plot of ground on the INSTALL
ment plan to bury him.
A PRETTY compliment has been paid to the
teachers and pupils of the Pittsburg public
schools by Miss Josephine Gro. the talented
young composer of New York City, who has
dedicated to them her latest work, "The
Keystone March," The music of this march
long the boys and girls of our school. will be
stepping as the Committee on Music of the
School Board has decided to use it.
DISPATCH from Indianapolis says: Messrs
Heuck and Fennessy, proprietor and man.
ager respectively of the Peoples Theater at
Cincinnati, to-day purchased ground here
for the immediate erection of n theater to
cost 800 900, to be run in connection with
the Peoples Theater in Cincinnati, Harry
Williams Academy Of Music, Of Pittsburg,
and other theaters controlled by this COM
bination in Cleveland and Detroit. The new
house will be finished In time for the OPEN
ing OF the fall season.
LOUIS DE LANCE and Will Rising will pre-
sent for the first time here, on Monday, May
rs, the three-aot comedy, Tangled Up" The
plot is said to be ingenious and complicated,
and is of the class to which "Wilkinson's
Widows" "Private Secretary" and "All the
Comforts of Home' belong; and If any
thing, is more replete with complications
The action is rapid, the scenes sharp con-
else and varied, and the audience Is Kept in
a roar from start to finish. The serpentine
dance is introduced by Miss Lottie Mortf-
mer. and, If all reports are true, none of the
dancers OF to-day are to be compared to her
in this fetching terpsichorean endeavor. The |
farce will be preceded by the one-act comedi- |
etta "Why," which is from the pen of Mr.. |
Burr Mcintosh. 1t is said to be big go. On |
Friday night, May q, of the engagement,
this organization will play for the benefit OF
Colonel Dawson.
MISS JULIA MARLowE will appear here on
May %. 1t will be remembered that this
young lady was booked to appear here some
two months ago, but was obliged to cancel
her engagement on account of a sudden at
tack of tonsilitis. She has entirely recovered
and has been playing for the past six weeks.
1t will be her first appearance in our city,
and she comes with some remarkable en-
dorsements, notably one from Colonel Rob-
ert 6. hgersoll, who has publicly expressed