Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-03
AMUSEMENT NOTES,

o Sico1 Iafo1lLe.
Lawn Tennis is the latest rage. but It's
success will be only ephemeral.
Fanny Davenport is fast acquiring the repu-
tation of dressing with better taste than Mrs.
Florence.
Kate Claxton is out for Hancock and English
and Mr. Kate Claxton is expected to declare
himself soon.
Billy Emerson has the rheumatism again.
1t is getting to be almost as monutonous as Joe
Emmet's DRINKS.
John Dillon, ever popular with st. Paul au-
diences, Will be here on the 18th and 19th and
will present some fresh novelties.
The Emma Abbott season at the Grand Opera
House, Chicago, proved great success. The
receipts were phenomenally large.
Maggie Mitchell, during her three weeks en-
gagement at Cincinnati, has drawn over $l2,-
900. Maggie is regular gold mine.
Forepaughs living skeleton was msrried some
ten days ago to a Pennsylvania woman who
weighs in the neighborhood of $50 pounds.
Charlotte Thompson, one oe the most capable
of modern actresses, seems to be meeting with
bad success this season. 1t is to be regretted.
THE Martyr of Antioch, by Arthur Sulli-
van, has been completed, and will be produced
simultaneously in this country and in England.
The two hundredth representation of Josh
Whitcomb by Den Thompson will take place
at McVicker's theater, Chicago on Wednesday
| evening.
| Robson and Crane closed very successful
season at Hooley's theater, Chicago, last night.
The receipts for two weeks amounted to more
| than 81 600.
The Child of the State" combination has
been doing a good business at Louisville, the
houses during the week having been large and
appreclatlve.
Since the information has got abroad that
Miss Ada Csvendls b is the natural daughter of
an English earl, her houses at New York have
visibly increased.
The press club testimonial at Chicago last
week realized more than $4,000 profit to the
club. The boys can order up the beer now
with unusual Iberality.
1t Is reported that by the death of relative
in England Carrie Howard falls heir to $780,
GOO She can easily find some young man who
will help her to get rid of 1t.
! oil dIOuS tuC lluO oAO
by reason of the activity in politics. Few
combinations expect to realize much until
| after Hancock is elected President.
1t is among the probabilities that next sea
son Nat. Good win and John T. Bay mond viii
join teams. 1t will make a big pair to draw
to, and pair. also, that will draw, too.
A week from to morrow evening Simmons
Arnold d Ames' MINISTRIES will open for brie
season at the st. Paul Opera House. They ar,
well spoken of where they are best known.
The Criterion company closed successful
week at Pixies Opera House, Cincinnati, last Sat
uray and were followed by Alice Oates in Lon;
Branch" Houses have been fair during tn
week.
A girl in LeadVille variety theater had two
lovers, and not knowing which to choose, end
, ed her life by taking laudanum. The tw
boys now mourn, she was always laudanun
to the skies.
Dickie Linsard will open brief season a
Milwaukee this week. Her Chicago engage
ment did not prove very remunerative. Sh
seems, like many otker actresses, to be afflicte
with TOO much husband.
"a dress coat drama is what they call
nowadays. 1t consists of good deal of rapi
dialogue and plenty of good wearing apparel
) and has taken the place of the 1t Ultimate dram
J in all the fashionable theaters.
The sales at Booths theater, New York. fo
Sara Bernhardt's performances, amounted t
over $21 coo in an hour. If looks as if Americ
was bound to Guido England in paying cour
to this female OF questionable morals.
The Florences are doing splendidly in Lor
, don. 1t took a long time for the "blarste,
Britishers" to see the fun in the mighty Do
lar," but they at last got 10 the point, an
Billy and his spouse have mint to draw upoI
/ The beginning of the end has come. TIL
f Marie Prescott company came to grief in Lor
] isville last Saturday. Salaries unpaid ware
robes attached for hotel bills; prospect
walking back to the starting point, New Yor
City.
Alice Oates has been at her own tricks. a
? Pittsburgh last Monday she had quarrel wit
: her last husband, Mr. Watson, who left her i
, disgust. swearing never to darken her doc
) | again. The fair and fat Alice is open to propC
I | sitions once more.
Maude Granger is getting into trouble, g
most actresses DO when they marry. Their
was recent scene at the Montreal theater, i
which Mr.. Maude cut pretty sorry figure
Bad brandy and jealousy seem to have bee
the motors in the transaction.
Fanny Davenport has managed to make
tolerable success of Anna Dickinson's me-
o play San American Girl The critics agree
however, that Fanny has infused all the lif
there is into the play, and accord her tn
J praise for making the most out of a ba
play o
> Nina Variau, the daughter of Madame Yariau
Hoffman, and one of the most talented of tn
Younger actresses on the stage, died at Sc
= week before last while en- route for Europe il
search of health, and was accorded sea bur
! ial. She was rarely beautiful woman, an
had attained high rank In her profession.
Apropos of the charges for admission to tn
performances of the Bernhardt, the Bosto
Post says: They say that Sarah Bernhard
now aspires to be a second Jeanne dare, an,
to lead the French armies in an avenging wa
on Germany. She can get more severe reveng
by going to Germany and playing, chargip
$40 per ticket.
Chicago will be the theater this week of on
of the most notable dramatic competitions il
the history of the country. Three of the great
est tragedians of the age will appear at thre
different theaters-John Mccullough at Hsvel