Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-10
STRAIGHT STAGE TIPS.

SAM DEvERE's Speciality Company, includ-
ing host of new features, as well as many
old favorites, comes to Harry Williams
Academy next week.
THE one-act drama "Out in the Storm"
which the 'Gloriana" Company is to give at
the Press Club entertainment next week
made a great hit last week In chicago.
AT Harris Theater next week James II.
wallick, a favorite exponent of sensational
heroic roles will be here, supported by q
good company of actors and assisted by
school of educated horses, including Raider,
Charger, Texas and Pete.
JAMES O'NEILL, who is no doubt the best
actor of the romantic school we have, will
appear on November 81 at the Grand Opera
House under interesting circumstances. He
has got a new play, "Fontene lie" which Is
said to fully equal "Monte Christie" as
medium for the display OF Mr.. O'NeilPs
peculiar abilities.
THE unprecedented success of the Leonzo
brothers and their justly famous acting
dogs at the Worlds Museum -Theater has
induced the management TO re-engage them
for next week, when they will produce an
entirely new play, with new scenery and
effects. In it the dogs have better oppor-
tunity to show their almost human 1ntelli-
their master to escape from prison is said
TO be very realistic. Some new features
will be seen in the curio hall.
THERE is one reason in particular that
should induce Mr.. Willard's many admirers
to attend the Press Club entertainment on
Friday, November Is, at the Duquesne The
ater. On that occasion il is now autnori-
tatively announced that Mr.. Willard will
appear in an entirely novel role-one in
which he has never been seen here before
and never will be again. The name of the
play will be announced in day or two but
Snff1CaS willard
show another side OF his remarkable genius
in it. He will be assisted by the charming
Miss Marie Burroughs. By the way, the
seats for this special occas sion are being
gobbled up at great rate.
JAMES A REILLY, Americas sweet singing
dialect comedian, comes to the Grand Opera
House week OF November IA in his new play.
"a German Soldier" written expressly Tor
him by Harry W. Emmett. The play, which
is a musical comedy-drama and not war
drama, is taken from actual scenes and Incl
dents in the Franco-Prussian war. The
scenery, which is a special part of this pro-
duction, was painted from correct photo
graphs OF the scene of action. Among the
startling and sensational climaXes will be
seen "a German soldiers dream of home"
"the old German mill, - "the city of Sedan in
flames," the leap for life into the river
Rhine" Mr.. Reilly will be heard in six new,
original songs, assisted also by his clever
son, Master Robbie, the original Hans, in
'1De BrOOm-Mak6r,' ana MISS May lem pie
ton, the Australian nightingale.
THERE is genuine desire among theater-
goers to find a comedy that shall prove
as amusing as did Jane" The fact that
the same manager, Mr.. Charles Frohman,
who introduced us to Miss Johnstone Ben
nett, as that most amusing maid servant
brings "Gloriana" to the Alvin Theater sug-
gests the hope that in the latter play we
shall find another excuse for two hours solid
laughter. 1t is the more reasonable to eX-
pect that this hope will be gratified. because
Mr.. Frohman's company OF comedians con-
tains such actors of noted ability as Edwin
Stevens, Otis Harlan, ,HenriettaCrossnan and
THE DISPATCH will remember "Gloriana"
made pronounced hit in New York, and
while metropolitan successes are unhappily
too often open to suspicion, the favorable
verdict of Chicago seems to secure the laurel
wreath in this case. "Gloriana" is by an
American. James Mortimer.
NEXT week at the Duquesne Mr.. E. s.
Willard, the famous English actor, will
make his first appearance this season in this
city. He will be seen this time in a reper-
toire of plays two of which will be EN- tlrely
new to PittsbCrg. On Monday, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings he will be seen in his
famous creation of Cyrus Blenkarn, in 1.-THE
Middleman." On Saturday matinee and
evening Mr.. Willard will again impersonate
Wednesday evening Mr.. willard will play
John Needham's Double" play from the
pen of the celebrated English novelist,
Joseph Hatton, in which Mr.. Willard plays
a dual role, that of Joseph Norbttry, country
gentleman, and John Needhdm, a great
financier. The play hinges upon the extra
ordinary resemblance OF these two men to
each other. ina Fool ol'sParadise," Sydney
Grumpy, on Friday evening, Mr.. Willard ap-
pears ior the first time here in a comedy
n ha Pte a
physician who is instrumental in discover
ing an attempt at poisoning. He will be
accompanied by the same company that
appeared with him last season, headed by
that beautiful and talented actress, Miss
Marie Burroughs.
WHEN THE DISPATCH suggested on Sunday
last that all the people of Pittsburg who
wanted to see "The Scarlet Letter. could
not possibly attend the Alvin Theater on
Tuesday night, it was without a proper COM
prehension of how large a number were
eager to see Mr.. Mansfield in a new and most
interesting role. The event showed that
The DISPATCH underes timated the interest
ex cited by the production of 1.-THE Scarlet
Letter." for in spite of the interference of
election crowds, etc, the Alvin Theater was
simply packed from pit to dome on Tuesday
night. The performance, 1t is reported,
proved very impressive, and undoubtedly
there will be another mighty audience at
the Saturday matinee, when "The Scarlet
Letter" will be repeated. The wisdom OF
Manager John Slocum in yielding to the gen.
eral demand for the repetition of 1.-THE Scar.
let Letter." is already indorsed in a prac.
tical manner in the overwhelming demand
for matinee seats. The truth is that it
would have been very good policy to have
given this play twice at night as well as at
the matinee. HawthorEe's story is such
prominent feature of the nations literature
that mere curiosity alone compels the |
reading public to witness its dramatizatfon
to sag nothing of Mr.. Mansfield's attract
iveness in new role. For what may be |
termed political reasons any critical re-
marks upon this work, which as a play and |
a performance certainly made a deep |
impression, judging from common talk on |
Tuesday night. must be postponed till q |
more convenient season.