Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-09
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


Joe Emmett is drawing we'll at New York.
Miss Efie Ellsler has made fine impresssion
in New England.
John Mccullough played to fair business at
Cincinnati, last week.
Cleveland is crazy over the Chicago Church
Choir Pinafore company, z5 ."rt. s..
The San Francisco minstrels are having 3
splendid run at New York.
Herman, the magician, will hold the boards
at Mc7icker's theatre, Chicago. this week.
Ada Cavendish having become disguised
with California, is about to begin New Eng
land tour.
There are scarcely any of the distinguished
stars in the country in the Metropolitan cities
at present.
Raymond is working his way towards the
Northwest, but not with the OVERLOOKING houses
of former years. ... ....
frank Mayo was robbed of his money and
valuables on the Erie railroad, ten days ago, to
the extent of $500.
Rice's Surprise party did not take very well
in Brooklyn, though they presented some of
their most attractive plays
Kate Ciaxton and Robson and Crane are
making the tour of the smaller towns of Con-
necticut and Massachusetts,.
Eliza Weathersby in "Hobbies" captured the
Brooklynites without an effort. She filed
Haverly's theater every night.
"Cuba," which was extensively advertised az
comedy of the best school, has fallen fat
upon Philadelphia audiences.
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Detroit this week. They have been playing to
good business in the provinces.
Haverly's Juvenile Pinafore company OMEN
at Haverly's Chicago theatre tomorrow even
ing. They will be this way soon.
Mrs. Bowers and Miss Thompson have met
with fair success at Chicago, though not as
good, the papers say, as they deserved.
Haverly's Juvenile Pinafore COMPANY will
be at Minneapolis on the Goth, and at st. Paul
on the 9th and 2Sth Of the present month.
1.-THE Strategists" has made success at Bos-
ton. 1t is said to be farcical comedy of unu-
sual merit, and will undoubtedly be popular.
Josefy, the distinguished pianist, is booked
tor the Opera House for the oath and 25th inst.
He is highly spoken of by the Eastern critics.
Nasby's "Widow Bedott' is taking a pill
grimage through Michigan, and making people
believe there is good deal of truth in Tim
othy, 1O:l6.
Raymond tried the pathetic in Canada, but
the more he wept the more the audience
laugh he'd, and in disgust he has gone back to his
specialties.
''Enchantment' has held the boards at Niblo's
Garden, New York, for more than two months,
and its popularity seems to increase rather
than diminish.
'Grant's Tour Around tho World has al
ready been dramatized. 1t abounds in more
sensations than Grant has experienced in the
course Of his life.
my Partner met with SUCCESS in Boston.
It may be incidentally remarked that few part
ners, unless they have majority of the stock,
can claim the same in that ungodly town.
Nelson is apparently as popular as ever at
the East. She has drawn immense houses in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia She is
coming West, but will not get as far as St.
Paul.
In Milan there are no fewer than eighty. five
establishments engaged in the supply of thea
tire costumes and properties, as many as 1000
persons being employed in the manufacture of
Annis Montague, WHO will be remembered 81
the second to Emma Abbott in the Hess Opera
troupe last year, has met with unqualified sue
cess wherever she has appeared this season, and
ccntemplates European tour next year.
Fanny Davenport has carried New York by
storm. One critic declares that ssshe combines
all her fathers dramatic power with all of =
woman's tenderness and gentleness." That
critic never saw her stop runaway horse.
Tony Denier has engaged Miss Debee Petite,
young lady of Wilkesbarre. Pennsylvania, to af-
sist him in producing his ''Humpty Dumpty'
performance. Though never before on tho
stage, the young ladyis said to possess fine
dramatic power.
Jennie Hughes, after one nights perform
ance of 'Mazeppa" at Philadelphia, concluded
that the play threatened disaster to her shapelv
limbs, and refused to indulge any more in
bareback exercises. She is playing s'The
French Spy" instead.
"Pinafore" has many crimes to atone for.
but none greater than the comic operas. CO.
called. that have been produced in imitation of
it.. Three of the kind are now on the boards in
this country-"Der Sea Cadet" N. 8. But
tons" and the "First Life Guards at Brighton.''
Neither Is likely to cause the Juror that "Pin-
| afore'' did.
Joe Jefferson will have his joke occasionally.
few days ago he presented bill to the man
age1 e OF theatre in which he was playing for
$500 for one nights performance of Zip Van
Wrinkle" The manager demurred, and de-
manded an itemized account, which Joe fur
nished as follows:
Sleeping twenty years on a cold noun
tain, at $50 a year.. $500 90
Golng out IN the rain with thin clothes. 100 90
aov!ce 10 children. INSTRUMENTATION. 60 90
Iaklng care of unsigned deed ........ 20 90
Drin KING property" whisky. ........ 20 90
Simutatlng drunkenness H. use of same IS
Keeping score On shutter 100
Making up with Gretchen. ...... 50
song ....................... 10
Dance ............. .....-........... 05
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