Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-08
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Abhey's "Humpty Dumpty" company has
made splendid success in New York.
Frank Mayo assumes the management of the
Olympic theatre, New York, tomorrow.
Lolita did very large business at Washing
ton, but hadn't single offer of marriage.
Inez Sexton, once an insignificant member of
the Oates company is the present rage at Dead
wood.
Maggie Mitchell acknowledges to being forty
four years Of age. Yet she is as lively as a
cricket.
Joe Emmett disguised the Bostonians. His
entertainments hadn't "culchaw" enough to
suit them.
Miss Rachel Sanger, an English comedy ac-
tress, has arrived and joined Abbey's New York
company.
Frank Chanfrau has filled Hamlin's Chicago
theater to overlooking for the past seven days
with kit"
MIR. Lester Wallack is not spoken of in terms
Of praise in the character Of Adonis Evergreen
in MY Awful Dad"
Gus. Williams has occupied the boards at
McVicker's theater, Chicago, during the past
week, and has done fair business.
Miss Clara Morris is meeting with brilliant
success in San Francisco. 1t seems to pay her
to retire permanently from the stage.
Thus far the Oates Opera company has met
with success, and there have been no quarrels
between the chief and her managers.
Lauro Don will be Frank Mayo's leading
Lady support. She has sufficient capacity to
support Frank and an entire family besides.
Venie Clancy denies most emphatically that
she is to marry New York broker, for the
reason that she thinks her husband would OBJ
ject.
Joseph Mas, who was condemned in this
country fer singing with his hands in his vest
pockets, is now the most popular tenor in Lon-
don.
Eliza Weathersby didn't do very well at st.
Louis last week. She resembled the statue of
Thomas Fl. Benton too closely to please the
people.
Miss Emma Thursby is the latest to come
forward with the declaration that the gossips
have married her too soon. She is thus far
aeart-whOle.
Mile Singer is said to be remarkably homely
in person, but her voice makes up for all de-
fects in her physique, and makes the audience
forget them.
1.-The Tourists have crowded Haveriy's New
York theater for three weeks past, and will
give place tomorrow to John a. Stevens in
Unknown"
Grau's French opera has not done remarka-
bly, we'll in Chicago duringSthe past two weeks.
The city had been surfeited with the Mapleson
dose of opera.
Ben. Maginley, formerly star and subse-
quently theatrical manager, is now travelling
with The Danites.'' ''Budge'' has been too
much for him.
Belocca is represented as one of the hand
soonest women on the lyric stage, with good
voice only partially cultivated, and without
the power TO act.
John Mccullough has been in ST. Louis for
the past week, and has done business. far ex-
ceeding anything previously known by him in
that rural burgh.
Tie Frayne-Tiffary combination have been
tiuue for the next six days. Thus far they
have played to good houses.
Fanny Davenport is now playing LEAH
with great success. and intends eventually to
substitute it for 'Rosalind," as her avoirdupois
is ACCOMPLISHING so fast as to preclude her from
attempting the latter character.
An actress in Texas wears bowie knife and
a revolver in her belt. Actresses who come
this way don't generally require such an arma-
Iuent. Their faces protect them.
Eothern will appear at Hooley's Chicago
theater this week. His repertory is not an
nounced, but it is safe to say that it does 20.
differ from his previous engagements.
Ed. Throne has purchased q new play, and
proposes to produce it next season. It requires
an unusually strong male character, and the
question arises, who will sustain it?
Celia Logan has contributed $1,000 for the
relief of the suffering people of Ireland. When
on the stage Miss Logan achieved her most
brilliant successes in Dublin and Belfast.
Miss Kernell is the latest aspirant for the
honor of being the handsomest woman on the
stage. She has more competition than any of
those who assume to be the best actresses.
Talbot, the tenor sof Doyle Carte's opera
tense. and recently worsted a gentleman who
expressed the opinion that he couldn't sing.
Sam. T. Jack, manager of the Alice Oates
opera company. was married in Boston a week
ago to Miss Alice Townsend. As he didn't
marry the other Alice there is considerable sur
prise.
Helen Potter has not been as successful of
late as she was previous to her appearance at St.
Paul. The combination, however, is not losing
money! fact that will be subject of congratu-
lation here.
Miss Ada Cavendish has not made great
success in New York, but has made enough to
pay expenses and redeem the unfavorable
reputation she left behind on her visit two
seasons ago.
Dickie Lingard has made decided success in
her Sunday evening entertainments at Hoo
ley's theater, Chicago, having drawn largo
houses each evening, and achieved large
share of popular success.
Miss Maud Forester, said to be young and a
model of physical beauty, has arrived in New
York from England and intends to star in Ma
zeppa Her youth is the only advantage she