Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-24

ter week Maya
"THE vooDoo" follows "a Breezy Time" at
the Grand Opera House.
KATE CAsrLEroN plays return date here
in May. She viii be seen as before in ''The
Dazzler."
The Fire PATROL is tho name ofa melo-
drama that will shortly be seen at the Grand
Opera House.
sYBn TOMBSTONE Will again be seen here in
"The Clemenceau Case" supported by q
good company.
THEATER-GoERs are looking forward for the
engagement of Miss Julia Marlowe at the
Grand Opera House in May. She will be
seen in an excellent repertoire, producing
six different plays
"WuKINsoN's WIDOWS" that amusing
farce by Alexander Bisson and william
on Monday, May 8, by Charles Frohman's
strong company of comedians
ZELIE De LUssAN, who is still remembered
with uncommon affection in Pittsburg, has
been having rather hard time OF it in Eng.
land. She has been sick for some time, but
few days ago rejolned the Carl Rosa Opera
Company ut Manchester.
DURING the engagement here of Rising and
De Lange in Tangled Up" Burr McIntosh's
one act certain raiser "Why7" will be pre-
sented. So far the critics have praised it.
1t is Burr's first attempt at play writing,
and it is said to be worthy OF the big fellow.
THE latest news about Lily Langtry is that
Charles WyndAam has engaged her to play
Suzanne in Dumas "Demi Monde" which he
intends to put on shortly. Suzanne is an ad-
ventures OF pronounced type. and London
ers are anxious to see how close to nature
Mrs. Langtry's impeTsonation will be.
THE Duquesne Theater is showering q
great halo of glory over itself with the stars
and productions that are appearing there
for the wind up OF the season. Following
Fanny Davenport comes MojeslSa in a round
of legitimate, embracing Rosdlirsd in GAS You
Like It." Adrienne Ldcouurcur, Mary Stuart,
Camille and other favorite roles.
THOMAS Q. SEABRooKE is having con-
structed at Wilmington, Del, O peculiar
palace car, in which he will tour. The ve-
hicle is 6J feet in length, and in exact imi-
tation of champagne bottle to the smallest
stood that a leading winehouse pays the bill
for the comedians costly comfort.
PIrrsBURe will not see "Pompadour' ana
Sadie Martinot this season, for the company
closed after a disastrous season at Philadel-
phia last week. 1t is pity, for THE DIS
PATCH is informed that the play was q deli
parentIy-cleverly acted Salaries we're nrl-
paid for two weeks, and the walking be.
tween Philadelphia and New York is none
too good in April.
Mr. JOSEPH H. ARTHUR, proprietor Of the
Barlow Bros Minstrels, returned home
Saturday after having been away ~ weeks.
The company closed a very successful sea-
son of SS weeks at Chicago last Saturday
night. Manager Arthur will remain in this
city until the arrival of the Barlows, when
they will get down to business and get
things in shape for the coming season, which
will commence early in July.
GEORGE DREW BARRYMORE has been en-
gagged for next season by Charles Frohman
Last week she sent her manager a dispatch
from San Francisco asking permission to
appear for a few nights with the company
OF another manager, who had made her q
large offer. Mr.. Frohman answered with
the one word mo" In response to this
= came the one word "Oh!' which is probably
the most lf comic expression of her feelings
trat woman ever sent over 9, 900 miles OF
wire.
MANY compliments have been paid to the
Bjou Orchestra since Mr.. Gernert assumed
the leadership, but last week he was simply
overwhelmed with congratulations from the
Lillian Russell company. The high pitch it
was thought might upset that harmony that
lists, but though the Lillian Russell Company
was unaccustomed toit, they caught on to the
high pitch in great shape, and it was re-
marked by everyone that the first perform
ance Of la Cigale" was unusually smooth
and spirited. Mr.. Gernert's efforts and those
OF his men deserve recognition.
A UNIQUE performance took place a fort
night ago at Ronacher's Theater, Vienna,
The actors and actresses of all the Vienna
theaters, to the number of 22S, combined to
give benefit for the German ana Austrian
actors pension fund, the joke consisting in
each artist appearing in quite a new char
acter. Frau Wolter, the tragedienne, ap-
peared as vocalist. Herr Sonnenthal, tile
Irving OF Vienna, sang a comic song; the
burlesque actresses came out in the most
celebrated roles Of the best comedians, the
most serious artists masqueraded as ballet
dancers, and the real danseuses. sang and
acted.
A WONDERFUL programme of dancing
music and song will be performed at the
Grand Opera House on Friday afternoon
next by the Saturday Afternoon Glass of
Braun's Dancing Academy. There i'll be
two parts, Goddess Flora's Gathering and
Columbia's National Pageant aud alto
gether no less than 81 separate dan ces. songs
and instrumental solos, performed by the
young people who have tripped the light
fantastic under Prof. Braun's tuition. 1t
promises to be very pretty and unique
spectacle. Afterward there will be recep-
tion, with dancing, at Lafayette Hall, ut
p. NJ.
FREDERICK WARDE carries a complete
equipment of scenery ana properties Tor the
plays in his repertoire, but on arriving in
Seattle the other day found 1t impossible to
get it into the Opera House. The outfit of
the stage WAS so bad that Mr. Warde decided
to play Richard Ill Us il was originally pre-.
sented. without scenery. He had all OF tho
local scenery removed. and hung the stage
in imitation of nrras. AS guide to the au-
dience he had number of signs painted,
and as the curtain fell sign was hung on
etc: The orchestra was kept on the stage,
and the eject was extremely novel.