Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-13
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Emily Melville has been quite i'll at
Francisco.

AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Emily Melville has been quite i'll at sa1
Francisco.
Kate Claxton and her new baby will open a
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 Pari
for the first time about two weeks since.
Eliza Weathersby, with her Froliques, hold
the boards at Haverly's Brooklyn theatre.
Edwin Booths Baltimore season was re.a
tive failure, although expenses were made.
Robson and Crane are having splendid sue
cess at Hooley's theatre, Chicago. in THE Tw'
Dromios."
Bronson Howard has written new comedy
entitled "Wives." One wife is all that mos
men can endure.
Tony Denier has completed the tour Of
Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire, anc
opens this week in Boston.
Miss Gaul is the latest candidate for cele
brity as q pianist. The critics say her per
formances are truly CALLING.
The Florenoes have had splendid business
at New York. Standing room only has beer
the placard at the door nightly.
Rose Wood has resumed her position as lead
ing lady at Wallack's. 1t is not yet stated
when Black Walnut will return. 5-ys
Ada Cavendish has secured a 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 ut 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 well at Frisco
though her husband, Gen. McMahcn, manages
to squander all the money she can make.
Alex. Henderson has arrived, and will shortly
be followed by his wife, Lydia Thompson, who
has discarded the leg drama for the legitimate.
Clara Morris. has not made a success of the
new play written for her, "The Royal Favorite. ~
There is too much agony in it to please the pub,
lie. -
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 ''Danites" will invade Lou.
isville this week, where Alice Oates has Just
concluded a very profitable season of comic
opera.
Soldene will not come to this country the
present season unless Talmage reti2s. She
says America is not great enough for two such
mouths. ~ a
2Jennie Hughes has been doing good business
at New York in the French Spy" though the
critics poke plenty of fun at her feshy under.
pinnings. .os,,s...
Bandmann and wife open at the Globe thea.
tre Boston, tonight, in 'Narcissa. y 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 a sea of ink in the
most approved style.
Mrs. Soott-Siddons, having procured a sepa
ration from her inebriate husband appears al
Boston this week in the hope of retrieving til,
fortune squandered by the worthless scamp.
Miss Blanche Davenport, a sister of FANNY
has made great hit in opera at Philadelphia
sustaining with credit the leading roles il
'Faust, " Lucia dc Lammermore,'' '.Rida'
and ''Trovatore.'' hi.
& For the first time in many years Maggie
Mitchell and her sister Mary Mrs. J. w. Al
baugh) have been rival attractions in the sams
city. Maggie has been playing at Ford's thea
ter, Washington, while Mary and her husband
have been at the National. .,csy
Nelson has arrived on this side of the water
and the young and susceptible theater- goer
have already begun to food the florists with or
ders. Her husband doesn't accompany her Thu
trip, and the devotions of such creatures viii
be unattended with danger. .7 4 ID. s~s
The death is announced of MIR. Edwin Sc
gum, the we'll opera singer, and husband
of Mrs. Zelda Seguin, the popular eontraltt
who has occupied leading positions in all th,
principal English opera troupes for the pas
twelve years. Mr.. Seguin was a faithful
though not q brilliant singer, and leaves man,
friends. His widow, who is universal favor
lite with the opera going public, will hav,
universal sympathy in her affection.