Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-14
AMUSEMENT NOTE..


Jane Coombs is ''doing' the smaller Penn
sylvania towns.
Sothern has all his engagements completed
for the entire season.
BARLEY Campbell hasn't written new play
during the past week.
Lawrence Barrett was doing fair business at
Indianapolis at last accounts.
Mary Anderson is captivating the hearts of
the deuizens of the interior of Ohio.
Frank Mayo is playing with great success in
Frisco. He was always q favorite there.
Sardon's new play has been named Daniel
Rochete." 1t is semi-religious melodrama.
1t is estimated that Jack Haverly has made
over a hundred thousand dollars this season.
Growers Boarding House. party has been
doing tolerable business in the interior of New
York.
Tony Denier has done smashing business
in Cincinnati during the week that has Just
closed.
Katie Putnam is at the South, but neither
the climate nor the houses seem to be con-
genial.
Edwin Booth has begun four weeks en-
gagement at New York, with something like
his old-time houses.
Kate Claxton appears at the Walnut, Phila-
delphia, this week, and rates of insurance have
perceptibly increased.
Caroline Gordon has written a new play,
which will be brought out by John W. Albaugh
and wife (Mary Mitchell.)
Janauschek is working her way towards the
Pacific slope, and this week will favor Nebraska
towns with her high tragedy.
Maggie Mitchell is touring through Virginia
with her well-worn though ever popular plays,
and is meeting with due appreciation.
Ella Montajo is achieving some reputation
as soprano. at Philadelphia, where she has
frequently appeared of late in amateur operas.
Washington, and Congress will not commence
Its holiday recess until the close of her engage
ment.
Two of Rachel's children, each by different
father, have appeared as suitors for legacy
left them by their mother in Paris They lost
their case.
Tony Pastor is writing story for flash
New York paper. 1t doesn't approach his
singing in point of excellence, and his voice
was always poor.
Fred. Harriort, the husband of Clara Morris
is to support her on the stage in the future
that is if Clara is physically able to endure the
strain once more.
Minnie Cummings has again met with mis-
fortune, her company having been obliged to
disbaud in the interior of Ohio, on account of
lack of patronage.
Alice Hastings found valuable diamond
ring In bouquet, recently, thrown at her feet
at Williamsburg, N. Y. 1t was the most highly
esteemed of all the flowers.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons has met with measurable
success thus far during hec tour, though she
has confined herself to Canadian towns. She
expects to do still better in the States.
1t is said that Nellie McHenry, with Sails
bury's Troubadours. will shortly retire tempo
rarily from the stage. She won't commit it to
the care of auy modern Buttercup.
John Mccullough, after the close of his pres
ent engagement at Washington, will make a
tour Of England. The present is the most sue
cessful season of his entire dramatic career.
Raymond has drawn crowded houses at Chi
cago for the past two weeks, though there
seems to be a great diversity of opinion as to
the merits of his play of 'Woolfort's Roost."
Boucicault has so far recovered as to be able
to resume the stage. It is hoped, however,
that his convalescence will not progress so far
rs to enable him to resume dramatic author