Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-04
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
Dramatic News, March 20. i


DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
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Dramatic News, March 90. I
Reports from the smaller towns through
the country show generally that business
has percephbly declined since lent set in.
Mr.. Marshall @. Roberts, HAVING failed IN
sell the lyceum for 5000, about one half
of it's cost, has definitely determined to tear
it down in June, and build thereon French
flats.
w. F. Howe, the lawyer, has been an
pointed guardian of Mable Leonard. She
will in future be permitted to play, and her
salary will be put in bank, to be hers when
she attains her majority.
Harry Palmer sails for Europe on Satnr
day. The firm take over two Uncle TOMS
Cabin companies to London, and will omen
at two theatres in that city simultaneously,
during the first week in May. Palmer re-.
turns early, and then Jarrett goes.
Madame Rossini, wife Of the great Italian
composer, died in Paris on Saturday last at
an advanced age. She left the principal
portion of very large fortune to an institu-
ton for the maintenance of old and broken
down lyric artists. She was an Italian bv
birth, though naturalized French.
Buffalo Bill plays until the latter part of
April, closing his season at the Arch street
theatre, Philadelphia, and he then goes to
his Ranch on the North Platte, where he
now has stocked some 5000 head of cattle.
He has had an offer from London manager
for the summer, but has not decided.
It is not improbable, as things now look.
that M. Cohen, formerly the manager of
Lucca here and we'll known merchant. will
have Gilmore's Garden this summer, for the
purpose of turning it into nopera house. the
price of admission to be fifty cents. MIR.
Palmer returns early, and then Jarrett goes.
Little Lolita is laying off again. Her
health does not permit her now to play many
weeks consecutively. Physicians are con-
stantly advising her to go to some of the
European waters, but the fascination of the
stage seems to keep her here. There is some
talk of her appearing at the Park theatre
shortly.
It is on the tapis for Jarrett and Palmer
and John Mccullough to take Booths
theatre, for the months of September, Octo-
Der, November and December. The idea is
to procure Coriolanus spectacularly for two
months, and then either Genevieve Ward or
Henry Irving, the English actor. McCul-
Tough would be partner in the enterprise
One Brown paid $500 cash for the
privilege of speculation in tickets at the door
of Booths theatre for the three weeks of
opera. He is allowed 100 tickets night,
on which he is supposed to make a profit of
$l each. The profit on the first Mignon
night was much larger, SIS, SIG and 81 being
paid for single tickets, the net price of which
was ~. In one instance he was $40 offered
for four seats. Yet these are hard times.
Gilbert's last play, the Meier Do-Well,
though failure in London, is still on the
list at Wallack's The manager points to
many plays which have been failures in En-
gland, and become successes here and vice
versa. Besides Mr.. Wallack has paid for it,
and thinks it worth test anyhow. AS far
asican be decided 'Boucicault's Battle of Dork-
ing play will be the opening of next season
here. Scenery has already been painted for
Max Strakosch has made proposition to
George Fawcett Rowe to make drama of
the opera of Aida, with the idea of having
Miss Nelson play the title role, during her
next visit to this country. The same man
ager has ordered an opera from an American
composer named Golpberg, on the subject
of the Two Orphans in which Kellogg will
sing Louise; Henriette will be the contralto
role; Sister Genevieve, dramatic prima
donna; De Vaudrey, the tenor; Pierre, Bari
tone, and the Project, bass.
Another proprietary right suit is on the
tapis. It is believed that Our Aldermen,
which is shortly to be played at the Park
theatre by Crane and Robson, is free trans
ation or adaptation of German play called
Hypoconder; by Moser. Mr.. Imre Kiralfy
has bought from the anthor the exclusive
right to this play in America. If, as is be-
lieved, Our Alderman is the play, Mr.. Kiralfy
will Immediately apply for injunction, on
the ground of being the owner. Kiralfy has
also bought the American right to Die
Stutzen der Gesellsehaft pillars of Society).
by Heinrich Ibsen, Swede. This play has
had an enormous success in Germany, where
it is being played now, at fifty-fve theatres.
In Berlin alone, it occupies the boards of
three theatres. Mr.. Archibald d. Gordon is
making the American adoption.
From Other Sources.
Louise Pomeroy has taken new husband.
What with Pomeroy, Claxton, and Oates a
man doesn't stand much of a show to escape.
A damaging charge. was made against Kate
Claxton, the actress few days ago when the
creditors met to prove their claims and elect
an assignee. Mr.C D. Rust, the attorney
for the creditors; objected to the claim OF
Spencer H. Cone for $4,000, on the alleged
ground that the claim was wholly fictitious
and was concocted bewteen Miss Claxton and
Mr.. Cone, in view of her intended com
mencement of proceedings in bankruptcy
Owing to the lady's professional engage
ments, she was not present to defend her
good name, and the argument in the case
will be deferred until she can be examined.