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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1891
Page
4
The city greets Mr Russell famed for Delsarte method with lectures and social season buzz. Miss Nellie and Mrs Painter praised, fencing classes teased novices, and plays like Macbeth draw elated crowds. Delta Tau Delta Wan ne he chant to mark college memories.
A charmfully progressive cultural gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs James W Dornes at Poone Avenue attracted about 75 guests on a Wednesday evening. The first prize toilet set went to Molise Russell with James Riley serving as judge. Several attendees were noted among the partygoers, including Mia Davis and Muster Foe Fay Ati.
E J Maginn and Kate Davis wed at St Patrick s Church at 4 PM on Tuesday. A large reception followed with friends and family listed. Also noted is Jennie Naysmith s 17th birthday on February 6 at Belonda Street Mt Washington with a large gathering and elegant refreshments. Numerous parties and entertainments across Mt Washington Wilkinsburg and Allegheny highlight a bustling social season with birthdays weddings and club events including Y M C A lectures and a Paragon Club reception.
A New York correspondent notes a week of novelties and returns at major halls. Highlights include Mr Potter of Texas with a capable cast led by Frank Mordaunt and Sidney Drew, and Nellie McHenry's Chain Lightning at Columbus Theater. Lydia Thompson returns with The Dazzler at Branchard, while Mansfield shifts Beau Brummel to Hammerstein's. Bernhardt shines in La Tosca at Garden Theater. Strong American and English plays, new comedies, and notable revivals fill the week as winter shows roll on.
Francis Wilson leads his own comic opera company to Pittsburg for The Merry Monarch at the Bijou. The production mirrors New York Broadway staging with Henry E Hoyt scenic work and Percy Anderson costumes. The cast includes Marie Jansen Laura Moore Nettie Lyford Charles Plunkett Gilbert Clayton Willet Sooman Hubbard Smith and Signor de Novellis as conductor. The only matinee is Saturday.
The Crystal Slipper resumes a weeklong engagement at the Duqueene Theater in Pittsburgh after enthusiastic reception. Manager Henderson brings back the American Extravaganza Company with Clara Qualitz and Madeline Morando leading a cast of over 150, including Louise Montague and Eddie Foy. High stepping dances, notable songs, and lavish production value mark the revival with matinees scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday.
Hyde's Star Specialty Company comes to this house this week with Helene Mota a pleasing singer and Lillie Western an orchestra in herself playing two banjos at once Little Freddie a marvelous youngster civing won derful impersonations and leading the orchestra with grace of a Thomas Smith and Lord Prof Latto's troupe of monkey actors irresistibly funny The cozy theatre will be too small to hold the audiences.
A dramatic presentation of Uncle Tom's Cabin is planned at Harry Davis' Fifth Avenue Museum next week. The company features Topsy, Uncle Tom, and other beloved characters with new scenery including Eliza crossing the river and the auction block scene, plus novelty acts and acts like Clarence Dale and Sampson.
The World’s Museum Theater offers a packed next week lineup featuring Captain Sidney Hinman lecturing on lifesavers and life saving gear, Prof. Smith and his educated goat, dancer Sig Carla, and burlesque queen Annie Bel. Davidson’s Comedy Company presents Hans the German Detective in four acts, promising a strong crowd turnout after prior successes.
A fragment from Stage Whispers notes Nero opened to a packed Baltimore house on Monday. A letter to the New York Sun mentions a divorce case involving Richard Masset Rnan and Florence Jom amid claims of a second divorce against M. Marius.
Comrades Armor and Baker of Post 3 return from Detroit with upbeat reports on National Encampment preparations. Detroit groups coordinate housing, with 10 000 cots secured for the Exposition Hall and many hotels already booked. Volunteers drill to guide delegations as funding, dates, and city logistics are organized for a grand event.
The Post 124 plans a Friday and Saturday Carnegie Music Hall program in Allegheny described as a premier entertainment. A 40 by 16 foot curtain will feature 25 dowers each with a singer’s face. 17 or 18 light songs will be performed by the ladies and gentlemen with the full Grand Army band. Tickets sold well and a full house is expected.
Post 2 of Philadelphia lists its orchestra and notes Commander Veazey expecting to report the Grand Army's 600000 strong at Detroit. It details a week of events including a Fall of Atlanta show, cyclorama paintings in Posts 256 and 3, memorial services, open meetings at Post 157, and a Gettysburg relic presentation amid department encampment preparations.
The Philadelphia era features remarks on post leadership selection and a report of Grand Army activity across Canada and the United States. Judge J F Slagle will revisit his Gettysburg dedication, while Philadelphia Monument Association aims to honor Union valor with a planned monument. Post 24 hosts a well attended house warming with speakers from multiple posts and a large delegation.
Camp 2 plans a four recruit muster for tomorrow night following a well attended Monday meeting. Post Commander Tuomas G. SAMPLE of Post 128 addressed Camp 2 Monday evening. Invitations were issued for the Martha Washington Reception of Ladies Aid Society No 6 at the Monongahela Pee Monday February 23. A reception honored Mrs Ada L. Shannon of Philadelphia, president of the Ladies Aid Societies of Pennsylvania, at Mrs H A Davis’s residence.
The current Central Board of Education will meet at 7:30 to finish year work and adjourn, then the new board will be organized. Old officers W. H. McKelvey, Charles W. Reisfar, and Mark Lewis are to be re-elected without opposition, with Reisfar marking eleventh consecutive term. Several district replacements are named, including J. C. Brown and T. G. Jones, while Springfield and Minersville representatives remain unsettled amid a tied vote and ongoing school-board deliberations. A class of ladies sought teaching certificates, with candidates listed and exam content specified for next Saturday.
The Teachers Guild met yesterday with several new members initiated Miss Sadie Rosewell of the OHara School Kate Slocum Howard and Nancie Pollock elected to membership Directors of Allen School plan mail circulars this week about a new ward school building and funding Voters will decide the ballot question The Liberty School directors offer the Li School hall for the Teachers Institute at no cost Thad Stevens School received the most votes at the G A R fair winning a silk scarf Highland and Westlake School contests and Miss H Weimer hosted a euchre party with Miss Nan Pollock winning the head prize Howard School Board postponed the drawing teacher election to March Friday Ill health forces Miss Bridge from Highland to resign Miss Russell of Rochester elected to fill the Highland post Pupils at Highland raised 062 for Mammoth sufferers aid.
A list of druggists distributing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy across Pittsburgh and Allegheny City includes E. G. Stucky & Co. at Penn avenues and Wylie Fulton corners, Markell Bros at Penn and Frankstown, Carl Hartwig on Butler Street, John C. Smith at Penn and Main, and others such as James L. McConnel & Co. Fifth Avenue, T. W. D. Hieber on Penn, and Spoho & Murphy on Carson Street. The Allegheny City group names E. E. Heck, Morris at Hanover and Preble, Knercher on Federal Street, Walther on Chestnut, W. Beno on Fifth Avenue, and H. Finkelpear among others.
Home seekers may reduce perplexity and time by using the special section to rent properties tomorrow. Special rent days are Thursdays and Mondays, offering focused guidance for prospective tenants.
N Patterson at 41 Sixth Avenue opposite Trinity offers luncheon and dinner novelties and German favors with floral arrangements and banquet bunches as a specialty.
Via B and C from E shows Friday departure February 12 with Kate round trip at $9. Tickets valid ten days and for Baltimore travel. Trains leave Pittsburgh at 7:25 AM and 9:20 PM. Pullman palace cars on dry train and sleeping cars on night train.
A brief feature notes housing shortages this year and suggests readers consult a special guide to save time money and travel. It highlights practical tips for locating suitable homes and avoiding common obstacles in a tight market. The piece emphasizes planning and leveraging available resources to ease searches.
The ad promotes a cup sale at Reizenstein store on Federal street in Allegheny. Four price points listed 25c 50c 75c and 100c, with all new salable goods offered at half price. Early customers urged to visit 152 154 156 Federal street.
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