Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-18
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

| through Indiana, playing by the wayside.
Augusta Dargon is giving readings in Tas-
mania and New Zealand with good success.
Sothern was fairly successful at McVicker' s
last week. The Strategists fill the boards this
week.
Boston Post: The gloves should match the
costume, and yet Alice Oates wears sixteen
button kids.
Mary Anderson's autograph looks so much
like that of photographer that it leads to ter
rible complications.
| The circus season has opened in the East
and South. As far a5 heard from there has
! been but one fatal accident.
Emma Abbott has met with fair reception
at Baltimore during the week. The papers,
however, criticise her severely.
| Mrs. Scott-Siddons has met with cordial
reception throughout the South. She opens
| at New Orleans tomorrow evening.
SAIL the Rage" has been wonderful success
at Boston under the management of J. M.
Hill. 1t will visit st. Paul early in the autumn.
Miss Helen Tracy is to be married at the
close of the present dramatic season to young
York.
Four New York theaters will open the next
season with BARLEY Campbells latest successes
-"Clio," "The Galley Slave" Fairfax" and
Fate
Miss Sidney Cowell is going to star the
country next season in protean character.
She is one of the sprghtliest little actresses in
the country.
Miss Nelson is taking a rest, but will
open at Booths theater, New York, on the
26th inst. in ''Cymbeline'' for four weeks
engagement.
Fanny Davenport will close her season on the
1st of May She has made lot of money. but
is not without her Price, as Ed. will SUNNI er
with her at Newport.
Maggie Mitchell has been receiving a per-
feet ovation at New York during the past three
weeks. The little lady seems never to have
been as popular as now.
May Fisk distinguished herself at Logans-
port, Ind, by cowhiding an editor for CRITICS.
ing her blondes. Logansport is not a favorite
resort for editors anyway.
Miss Nina Varian, the daughter of Madame
Varian-Hofman, is lying dangerously sick at
New York, and, it is feared, will not be able
to appear on the stage this season.
Emma Thursby received so many floral gifts
at concert at Washington last week that she
was obliged to charter an express wagon to
convey them from the hall to her hotel.
The Florences are about to conclude their
season in this country and betake themselves
to England, where they have a six months en-
gagement for the THE Mighty Dollar
The reason of Modjeska's sudden retirement
from the stage is at last explained. An heir to
the title of Count Bozenta, Modjeskas hus-
bands cognomen, has appeared cpon the stage.
Miss Genevieve Ward is going to play Ar
noul-Plessys role in Anglers 'L'Aventuriere"
which is the basis of Robertson's ''Home" in
French, it is said, at the request of the Prince
of Wales.
The Kiralfys have done splendid business
at Haverly's Chicago Theater for the past three
weeks in 'Enchantment. The house was
crowded nightly. ''The Rival Cantineers''
open the present week.
Nasby has completed new comedy called
"Quartz Valley" which he describes as tale
of gold and whisky. Where the gold comes
from no one can tell, but if there is any whis-
ky about, Nasby will be sure to find it.
Marie Prescott is to appear at the Globe
theater, Boston, shortly in a new play, en-
titled 1.-The French Countess" 1t was written
for her, and is said to be admirably adapted to
her capabilities as an emotional actress.
Frank Mayo gives place tomorrow to new
attractions at his New York theatre. During
the past week he has appeared in Richard
Ill. " and Hamlet with general acceptance.
He has been well supported by Miss Laura
Don.
1t must have been humiliating for Mr.. J. @.
McCullom, long playing leading business to
his wife, Mrs. Bowers, to be obliged to play
the ghost to Booths Hamlet the other night.
He did it nevertheless, and 80 far as heard from
didn't growl.
Miss Minna Wright, who gave reading here
on Monday evening last, read war poem at
the Grant meeting at Chicago on Thursday
evening which, the Times says, ''raised such
storm of applause as the new hall has ever
before witnessed"
Robson and Crane closed a two weeks en-
gagement at Hooleys Chicago theater last
evening ''Sharps and Flats proved to be
highly successful. They will be succeeded this
week by q company playing Byron's latest
comedy, sour Girls"
Rose Wood refused to play part in $40
Marry or Not to Marry" and was consequently
bounced from Wallack's company. She thought
there should be no question about the matter,
as she had settled the question to her own sat-
isfaction five years ago.
Since her stepfather, Col Hamilton Griffin,
NJ. D., has assumed the management of the
business of Mary Anderson, her receipts have
fallen off fully two-thirds, with every prospect
of still greater diminution. Theatrical man
ayers are not made in day.
Fanny Davenport has met with great success
during the past week at Haverly's Brooklyn
theater, appearing in '.Leah, "Imogene," 'As
You Like It." ''Oliyer Twist and London
Assurance" The houses have been large and
the applause demonstrative.
William Horace Lingard and Alice Dunning
Lingard are to return to this country in Sep
tember and give the people here the only cor
rect Interpretation of "Pinefore.' There is one
hope however, September storms are apt to be
pretty severe on the Atlantic,
Following are the bookings at the st. Paul
Opera House as far heard from: May 6,
and S-Robson and Crane; May 10 and IL
Haverly'sA New York Juvenile Pinafore COM
pany; May II and 1S-Colliers New York Union
Square company; June 2 and 3-LaWrence
Barrett in "Richelieu" and ''Yorick's Love-"