Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-04

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DuQUEsNE TnxATER ..,.........,.. Liilian Russell
GRAND OPERA HeusE...-.-.....'' Irish Loyalty"
ALVIN IHEATE3- ..-.........' 1.-The Lost Paradise"
WILLIAMS ACADEMY Reilly & Wood Go.
W oRLD's MUSEUM FEEATER So, The Sea W ar
D'Vls' EDEN .Curiosities. etc.
AARRIs' IHEATkR,....... "A Kentucky Girp'
Theabove arc the theatrical attractions for
this week.
Unquestionably "The Lost Paradise" IS
sne OF the best plays OF the season. It looks
like an American play, and on the bills It is
Hscrioed to II. C. De Mile. although the pro-
81 ammes qualify this little with note in
very small type stating that it is founded
on the German OF Ludwig Fulda-
When it was first done in New York
last season Mr.. De Mile was savagely criti-
cised because he did not give sufficient
credit to Mr.. Fulda Well, whoever he is
the man who invented the plot discovered
new motives and employed them with great
skill; he took characters from the work-a-
day world and Wove them into romance of
real and rare interest He pandered pret-
rily to the popular appetite of realism, but
did not allow the wheels of the mills
machinery to crush or drown the more val
liable realism o the characters. So We have
IN THE Lost Paradise" a play OF to-day,
and q story that happens to appeal to Pitts
burgers just now with unusual force.
There is not, as the Pittsburg BtlLess1's
critic sapiently observes. in the play any
suggestion of how labor troubles shall be
settled, nor does the play throw any new
light upon the relations OF capital and labor.
Il is not at all necessary, nor invariably de-
sirable that play should teach any lesson.
but If "The Lost Paradise" does not show us
how to avoid strikes, or placate strikers, i
certainly does hold up in high light the
duty of employers to strike another balance
than that of dn'lH"> a." - nts with
their employees he awakening OF the
wealth - ~ cturer's daughter TO the re.
Epo bflities Of her station in life, her
Eea 'ization of the hardships those who nave
mace herlife easy have to endure, are points
play. 1t would have been we'll for Mr..
Den lie, II he drew the episode OF the con-
fert ce between the mil mems committee
dim ulties II little closer. II he haa spent q
weeh or two in PitlsDurg last July, before
We Y" 70 the shotgun argument, that is, he
might i...Eo seen conference committee at
work and he would have avoided tue
blunder OF making his representative labor
leader blatant, clustering ruffisn. There
may be men of such 1nsolent manners in the
East, but / don't believe they would be
chosen in these days to wait upon 9 manu-
fscturer, with whom they were on good
terms. to ask for raise in wages. Nor do |
believe that it is necessary to slight the /
truth in this case to produce dramatic
eject On the contrary, / think it would
more in harmony with the plays purpose TO
have made the men so reasonable, though
oignihed, in their bearing that Justice
would have appeared to be on their side be-
yond doubt, and the sympathies of the
parquet rs well as OF the gallery would have |
no~ed out to them. 1t is \ favorite excuse of |
the dramatist whose ignorance or careless |
ness has led him to blunder,to plead the ext /
Eenoies OF the dramatic ari, but / have COM /
monty found that the safest rule In dra matte /
art Is TO stick to nature and to truth in |
everything. The climax in act II, where |
the strike is declared is q nne one, but 1t |
would have been none the less dramatic and
e1,a
man OF the workmen been toned down.
But we may he thankful for q play SO free
from buncomee, which the subject certainly
proTokes, and so well written generally as
70 dialogue. 1t is not brilliantly acted by
tile Charles Frohman company, but it is an
enjoyable performance. and the work OF
Jorrest Robinson, Frank Drayton and Louis
Hendricks has been highly appreciated by
the Alvin's audiences during the past week.
''The Lost Paradise" will be presented at the
Alvin this week also.
Lillian Russell in La Cigale.
When ia Cigale," with Miss Lillian Rus
sell i'll the title role, was presented here last
season it was generally agreed that comic
opera had never been given on such a grand
scale in Pittsburg before. Apparently the
Russell mpaR has been rather improved
than otherwise since then, and as it comes
TO the Duquesne Theater this week in the
same opera, ia Cigale." the public know
pretty well what 10 expect. As to the star,
what is there new to say? No actress upon
our stage has the vogue OF the lovely Lillian;
no beauty OF our time has been SO often be-
lore our eyes; the stage las no monopoly OF
her fair face 1t is everywhere. She is said
TO be in ca pital voice and health SO that MI
her charms will be as well displayed as be-
lore in tue role which so befts her, MIrtor,
the gIasshopper.
new member of the company this sea-
son is {. Hayden Coffin, who will assume the
role of Chevalier Franz De Bernheim the part
formerly sung by Carl StIeiulnan. AR. Coffin
Is said o possess 4 full, strong and pleasing
have all the necessary romantic ardor. An
other addition to the cast OF La Cigale"
this season is Mr.. WIN. I. Carleton, who will
formerly sung by G. Tagiiapietra. This
artist will be remembered as having created
all the important baritone roles in all the
York Casino for many years. During the
last 'ew years, however. he has been at the
head of his own organization which pre-
Eented in this city last season the opera OF
"Indigo" He also presented with marked
success throughout the country the opera
t'Nanon." The excellent comedian Louis
Morhst0 VanderkeepeH. The cast complete
will be as follows: {. Hayden Comm, W. Il.
Carleton, Louis Harrison. Charles DUNCAN,
John Dudley, James G. Peakes, Laura
Clement, Ada Dare and Florence Franton.
Sew Irish Play at the Grand.
''Irish Loyalty" Marcus Moriarity's latest
donation 10 the drama, is unQuestionably of
the pure and wholesome kind, and leads all
other and similar efforts in this field, by its
directness OF purpose and absence of wordy
dialogue. lie (Mr Moriarity) has happily
avoided the introduction of the army or
church to help him tell his story, and for
that fact alone the work is looked forward
20 with interest by all lovers OF true Irish
drama.
Mr. Andrew Mack, whose prominence as a
tenor vocalist is wel-kuown, is the leading
suirit IN this clever work. and as Larry
o. German, the typical Irish lad, is said to be
most happy and refreshing, and his per-
fornance IS said TO be positive departure
from the conYentioBal in this line OF work.
HIS support is OF n higher order than is
usually round in dramas of this class and
includes Miss Rachael Dean, late of ''Dr.
EDotty Affair" Daisy Andrews and petite
IJlsie Jones. who is said to be simply charm
fu.g in a chiid's role, Nj. JOS. Daily, OF Ivy
Lear fame Frank Richardson, OF latter
Dark" A j, Beebe, John Mullery and
others The scenery Is all special and is
said TO be both beautiful and artistic.
Harry Williams Academy.
nTTades and the LO0P is the name OF the
sr,.rpieco that will be given at the Acad-
erv his week by the Reilly s Wood show.
Pat Reilly, the manager of the show. is
known from Maine ia Oregon rs one OF the
vary rrur. STA re Irishmca, who keeps the