Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-13
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Emily Melville has been quite ill at San
Francisco.
Kate Claxton and her new baby will open at
Hartford, Conn.,, next week.
Lew Benedict's divorced wife has been mar
ried to Frank Flint, the base ball player
Sara Bernhardt appeared as Camille in Paris
for the first time about two weeks since.
Eliza Weathersby, with her Froliques, holds
the boards at Haverly's Brooklyn theatre.
Edwin Booths Baltimore season was a re,a-
tive failure, although expenses we're made.
Robson and Crane are having splendid sue
cess at Hooley' theatre, Chicago, in THE Two
Dromios.' >......... LII
Bronson Howard has written new comedy
entitled ''Wives.' One wife is all that most
men can endure
Tony Denier has completed tho tour of
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, and
opens this week in Boston.
Miss Gaul is the latest candidate for cele-
brity as pianist. The critics say her per-
fo1mances are truly CALLING.
The Florences have had splendid business
at New York. ''Standingppom only" has been
the placard at the door nighty. f- sss+4 :
Rose Wood has resumed herposition as lead
ing lady at Wallack's e1t7iis not yet stated
when Black Walnut will return. T.
Ada Cavendish has secufedsa new manager,
and is on the high road to wealth among the
''culchawed" people of Boston.
Mary Anderson, ''the hope of the American
STAGE" will appear at McVicker's, Chicago, to-
night for two weeks season.
Henry Irving is still the reigning favorite of
London, and has refused several substantial
propositions to visit this country.
Pauline Markham> is doing we'll at Frisco,
though her husband, Gen. McMahcp, manages
to squander all the money she can make.
Alex. Hend en has arrived, and will shortly
has bs lse~ss ahe
Clara Morriss has hot made ~ y success Of the
new play written for her, 1.-THE Royal Favorite.'
There is too much agony in it please the pub
lie. .- g..- = 49,.
Fannie Davenport is now engaged in writing
letters of thanks to the critics of the Cincin-
natl papers. She had successful week in that
city.
Mckee Rankin's s'Danites'' will invade Lou
isville this week, where Alice Oates has just
concluded very profitable season of comic
opera. --. 80
Soldene will not come to this country the
present season unless Talmage retires. She
says America is not great enough for two such
mouths.
EgJennie Hughes has been doing good business
at New York in the French Spy" though the
critics poke plenty of fun at her deshy under
pinnings.
Bandmann and wife open at the Globe thea
tre Boston, tonight, in ''Narcissa. - Their New
York season of six weeks has been only fairly
profitable.
''The Black Venus is the latest sensation in
Paris. A full-blooded negress takes the princi-
pal role, and arises from sea of ink in the
most approved style.
Mrs. Scott-Siddons, having procured a sepa-
ration from her inebriate husband. appears ut
Boston this week in the hope of retrieving the
fortune squandered by the worthless scamp.
Miss Blanche Davenport, sister of Fanny,
has made great hit in opera at Philadelphia,
sustaining with credit the leading roles in
''Faust, - Lucia de Lammermore,'' "Rida'
and ''Trovatore.''
& For the first time in many years Maggie
Mitchell and her sister Mary (Mrs. J. w. Al
baugh) have been rival attractions in the same
city. Maggie has been playing at Ford's thea
ter, Washington, while Mary and her husband
have been at the National.
Nelson has arrived on this side of the water,
and the young and susceptible thcater-goers
have already begun to food the florists with or
ders. Her husband doesn't accompany her this
trip, and the devotions of such creatures will
be unattended with danger.
The death is announced of Mr.. Edwin Sc
gum, the well-known opera singer, and husband
of Mrs. Zelda seguin, the popular eontralto
who has occupied leading positions in all the
principal English opera troupes for the past
twelve years. Mr.. Seguin was a faithful
though not brilliant singer, and leaves many
friends. His widow. who is a universal favor
tie with the opera going public will have
universal sympathy in her affection.