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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1891
Page
6
The week offers multiple stages and acts led by Richard Mansfield in Beau Brummell and the troupe of D H Harris. Critics note Mansfield’s distinctive portrayal, Harkins as the Prince of Wales, and lively audiences at the Grand Opera House and Duquesne Theater with anecdotes and strong ensemble work.
The Corsican Brothers revival stars Robert Mantell at the Bijou Theater with elaborate scenery, costumes, and calcium light effects. Lewis and Pouletell Froveht play the twin heroes, praised for their performance as the drama returns with new masques and popular specialties.
Celebrities meet in a peculiar gathering featuring Major Atom at 21 years old and 31 inches tall alongside Commodore Foot and sister Miss Emma Nesler from Indiana. The event includes Lena Moretz from New York and Annie Nelson from Kentucky, plus a troupe of true birds led by Major Littlefinger. A big wrestling match at the World’s Museum and Theater features a 423 pound Chicago butcher against a 40344 pound Milwaukee brewer.
The City Club's Burlesque Company presents a pantomime styled opera in black satin costumes titled Staiies Im Black. Harry Morris and Fred Solomon arranged the production with a grand chorus and original vocal selections. Principal roles include Miss Annie Livingston and Miss Fannie Everett with Bryant Everett and Rooney.
Miss Suse Howard, a talented sowbrette, arrives in Pittsburg this week to star in a six role melodrama titled Nell the Wait. She will portray six different characters across the show.
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the Rt. James Theater as Haddon Chambers’ The Idler became the week’s hit while Lady Barter with Mrs Langtry drew audiences at the Princess Theater. Irving’s Charles I revival at the Lyceum is planned for next month. Broader notes include Langtry’s plans for Jocelyn, a possible Shenandoah adaptation for English audiences, and plans for Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration at the Savoy.
Surg Rerves will sing his last public song in London on May 1. Ennis Boorse remains healthy and vigorous. Nellie McHenry stars in a dual role in a Grat tan Donnelly play. Sol Smith Hassell plans a Mark Twain drama next season. Bobby Gapler’s new farce SPORT MCALLISTER to be directed by William A. Brady next season. Theemtroon returns to Paris amid a strong advance sale. Foxxy Rice to star next season in Everything Goes under H. S. Taylor. Frederick Paulding to star in The Struggle of Life with a strong supporting company. Mrs. Langtry considers American tour. Antony and Cleopatra setbacks noted. Miss Palmer returns with My Sweetheart after Jefferson-Florence. Prof. Felix Adler booked to lecture at Carnegie Music Hall March 18, first visit to the city. Allie Akerstrom set to follow Old Homestead Grand Opera House from New York.
Allegheny Councils Library Committee grants use of Carnegie Art Galleries to the Pittsburg Art Society for a loan exhibition. A Reinhart reception will be held there since the Academy of Science and Art building cannot accommodate all works. The collection will remain on view for weeks, aiding study. The note covers related New York Chase exhibition, Verestchagin sketches, Legros etchings at Keppel’s, and events from the Salmacundi Club and Amateur Art Association.
Deraille and Constant refuse to exhibit at Berlin citing patriotism and French representation. The Meissonier widow bars her late husband’s works from display, claiming no German has entered her artist’s studio since the Franco Prussian War. A reader asks for the greatest living male artist, noting the difficulty of naming one. A cancer treatment ad promises painless, bloodless removal by new methods. An ad lists a March 12 round trip fare to Baltimore with trains at 7:23 am and 9:20 pm and Pullman services.
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