Daily globe., 1879-04-29
The Misses Banning at Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Tribune of Saturday
has the following notice of the Banning sis
ters of this city, whose entertainments are
greatly enjoyed wherever they go:
ssThe stage of the Academy of Music put
on an unaccustomed and holiday attire last
evening, as if to acknowledge that to be
worthy of the chaste and elegant entertain
ment which the Banning sisters promised to
afford it must array itself in striking con-
trast to the ordinary thing. And this,
under the deft and promotive fingers of
Bradstreet, it succeeded in doing. A sug
gestlon was thus afforded of the attractive
figure the Academy stage might cut in the
entertainment of the public if it were in
feeling and competent hands; and we
therefore suggest Bradstreet right here and
now as the property man" of the Academy.
The Inauguration of new departure in the
scenery and fittings of this otherwise at
tractive resort would pay q handsome inter
est from the start. The tasteful and har-
stage last night we're alone worth the price
of admission-that everybody was eager to
remark.
"The Banning sisters were seen at a glance
to be in the midst of fit surroundings. They
we're introduced by Gov. Pillsbury, who put
them en- rgpport with their audience in q
happy and graceful speech, and they entered
| upon the work of the evening with an ease
and self-possession which many older habi-
tues of the stage might envy. We cannot
follow them through tie varied programme
with which they regaled their gratifed listen
ers: but we reflect the general opinion when
we say that they displayed a remarkable
natural talent for the work they have under
taken, evinced in q most effective recitation
of pathetic, emotional and dramatic selec-
tions of high order, and most exacting
description. We must not fail to particular
ize sufficiently to indicate the rare pleasure
which Miss Ella Banning afforded the audi
| ence in her recitation of "The Authors
Night "The Rocket" "The Farewell" and
''The Engineers Story" the latter of which
| betokened an emotional and dramatic ca
pacity promising the highest accomplish
| ments in this direction; nor the rare enjoy
ment which followed Miss Mays rendition of
'"Ihe Greed OF the Bells" "Robert of Lin
coln,'' and "The Lullaby;" nor the exceed
ing beauty and taste of the introduction of
her sisters s'Klingle, Klangle," with the re-
nowned poem of Longfellow, thus forming
sort of duet in which both sisters appeared
to the happiest advantage.
| "Ihese recltatlonS were received With the
utmost favor and with enthusiastic applause
by the discriminating audience present -an
audience which, though not overfowing in
numbers, was hatteringly select, and highly
appreciative of the efforts of these accom-
plished young ladies to entertain them. We
noticed among their listeners many who had
taken pains to come from st. Paul to gain
another opportunity to hear them, among
|
A. Wheelock, Mrs. G. L. Yale, Mrs. j. II
Stewart, Mrs. H. r. Bigelow, Mrs. Fred
Driscoll, Mrs. H. M. Knox, Mrs. 81. j. Horn
Miss Hattie Potts, Miss Annie lngersoll, Miss
Lizzie Taylor, Messrs. II. L. Carver, Franz
Carlton, Charles Spencer, Fred. Ingersoll ane
others-a mark of regard and interest highly
complimentary to the fair benefclaries o1
the evening. Altogether, the entertainment
was of rare profit and pleasure, and we hope
to see it repeated many times during the ca
reer of the brilliant young sisters who have