Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-02
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


Campanini had benefit at New York on the
23d ult., and two-thirds of the audience were
women.
John Dillon has discarded his new play,
Freaks of Fortune" as it has been universally
condemed as trash
The expense for the transportation of the
Colville Folly company during the season kaa
amounted to over $l1 600.
Several prominent dramatic stars will spend
their summer holidays in st. Paul, or at the
lakes surrounding the city.
Scarf-Pin Harry Sargent has taken the man
agement of Kate Field and her musical mono
logue. 1t is to be feared that Harry won't sue
ceed.
THE Damnation of Faust is to be revived
has often been damned by poor actors in the
past.
The "Our Girls combination disbanded at
Chicago last week The girls were too fragile,
dramatically and otherwise, to sustain the
company.
John Mccullough played to splendid business
at Detroit last week for three nights, having
beaten Mary Anderson, who preceded him, in
receipts.
''The Frog Opera has been filling tho
French opera house at New Orleans during
the week. There have been no croakers among
the audiences.
The Misses Banning will give dramatic recit::
ais at Dayton avenue church on Thursday even
ing. The simple announcement is sufficient
to attract a full house.
THE Tourists" have crowded HaverIys thea
ter at Chicago during the week past. They are
represented to be one of the best musical or
ganlzations in the country.
The last performance of widow Bedott''
was given at Haverly's Fourteenth street
theater, New York, last evening. 1t has had
wonderfully successful run.
Boston Post: An exchange says that Neil
son can give such burning kisses that they
blister mans lips. BAH We'd just like to
have her try blisterlng our lips.
Fun on the Bristol has been the attraction
at McVicker's theater, Chicago, and has pro-
duced plenty of fun. Bartley CampbalI's
Fairfax" will open the present week.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" drama that never
seems to wear out, will be on deck at the Opera
House Tuesday and Wednesday evening, and 3
matinee will be given on Wednesday after
noon.
Gustavus T. Hall, the opera singer, was mar
ried recently to Miss Lille Borry Fechan, of
Bradford, Pa, and writes that he is supremeIy
happy. We trust Mrs. 81. is In the same bliss
full mood.
Kate Claxton has held the boards at Hooley's
Chicago theater during the past week, and
will be succeeded tomorrow evening by John
Dillon. The past wsek has been remarkably
successful
Genevieve Ward, who bought the play of
'Forget.me-Not" from the authors, has been
obliged to pay royalty for her American tour
to Theodore Moss, who purchased the Ameri-
can right to the play.
sour Mutual Friend will be presented by
Unity club at the Atheneum on Tuesday even
ing next. Those who witnessed the perform
ance at Unity church will not fail to be present
on its second presentation.
Alice Harrison has written musical extra
vaganza which she will produce next season,
Ben. Wolff having set it to musi;. 1t is said
by those who have heard it to be unusually at
tractive and highly dramatic.
Hobbies are having splendid run at the
New York Standard theatre with Eliza
Weathersby as the chief attraction. At the
close of the present engagement she will go to
Europe where she will pass the summer.
The Boucicault scandal still attracts muck
attention, and Mrs. BoucicauIt is in receipt of
many tokens of the sympathy of the profess
sion IN her present troubles. There is a uni
versal reprobation of the manner in which her
husband has waged war upon her.
Mrs. Louis Falk, we'll known in st. Paul az
the original Josephine in the Church Choir
''Pinafore' company, has been rendered COM
plimentary testimonial at Central Music hall,
Chicago, to take place on Tuesday evening,
which promises to be pronounced success.
In addition to Lawrence Barrett, the Juvenile
'Pinafore," Josh Whitcomb, and IAN the
Rage" heretofore announced in this column,
Manager Davidson has secured dates for
Remenyi, the great violinist, "The Pirates of
Penzance," and the Boston MendeIssohn Quin-
tette club.
James O'Neil long the leading man in Bald
wins San Francisco theater, at which place he
sustained the role of Jesus Christ in 1.-The Pas
sion Play" mas been engaged in the Msdison
Square company for next season. He will do
the handsome business o'nights, and devote his
afternoons to ''mashing."
The engagement of Robson and Crane at the
Opera House this week promises to be one of the
features of the season. They have been the
rage in all parts of the country, and their
characterizations are unquestionsDly the best
ever placed upon the American stage. The
fun-lovers of st. Paul will no doubt turn out
in force to see them.
The Boston Herald tells us that the members
of the Great Oriental Dramatical combinations
that lately started on q Northern tour are saw
ing ice near st. Paul, in hopes to raise a stake
tor second-class ticket to Chicago. As NO
Great Oriental combination has yet visited st.
Paul, and as the ice-cutting season suspended
over two months since, we fear our ootempo-
rary at the hub has been grievously imposed
upon.
Pauline Luccs, it will be remembered, waz
ba1ished from the Berlin opera house for FIVE
years for accepting an American engagement
when Bismarck wanted her to remain in her
native country. Shs reappeared there about
two weeks ago, and her re-debut was the occa-
sion OF the greatest excitement In musical cir
cles that has been known for q long time.
Tickets for admission commanded about $24
each on the Bourse, and on the opening night.
in which she sang in the title role of Carmen
the house was worth about s., 400.
Mrs. Scotr-Siddons has struck the freshest
wrinkle in the advertising line. A Louisville
dispatch of the Goth says: ga remarkable
scene occurred at a reading given tonight by
Mrs. Scott-Siddons. The first part of the pro-
giamme had Just been concluded, the last fea-
ture of which was the rendition of The
Maniac. Mrs. Siddons appeared in costume,
and the audience was much moved by her dra-