Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-12
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Miss Emma Thursby has achieved a great
success in Berlin.
Robert Strakosch will manage the Blanche
Roosevelt Opera company.
1t is rumored that Lydia Thompson is to re-
turn to the burIesque stage.
Arditi, the conductor of the Mapleson Opera
company, receives $2,000a month.
Patti will soon sing in Hamburg, and will be
paid over 81, $50 for each performance.
l.. The Boston Ideal opera company will
open at the Grand Opera House. Chicago, TO-
morrow evening.
Frank Mayo will appear at the Opera House
next week in his famous representation of
"Davy Crockett
Thomas Keene played in North Carolina and
markable success.
There is no wonder that Maude Forester
has made big hit as "Mazeppa." She
weighs 2l3 pounds.
McCullough's New York engagement closed
Last evening. Il has been eminently success
full, netting nearly $40, 900 for sig weeks.
Emma Maddern has obtained a divorce and
Qa,
John M. Nixon. the well-known manager.
Maggie Mitchell has been crowding the
Grand Opera House, New York, during the
week. She is losing none of her old-time pop
ularity.
Sara Bernhardt drew about $4,000 during
her four weeks engagement at New York.
She is now in Boston, and drawing large
houses.
The Kiralfy brothers have been gathering
shekels at st. Louis for two weeks with their
spectacular drama, Around the World in
Eighty Days"
The Emma Abbott opera company has been
playing with good success at st. Louis during
the week. Leavitt's burlesque company fol-
lows this week.
Clara Morris has had an offer to play leading
characters In some new plays about to be put
on at the Court Theater, London. She will
probably accept.
John Il. Owens, having recovered from his
stock speculating mania has resumed the stage
at San Francisco, and is greeted with old-fash-
iOned audiences.
Raymond has done well at Eooley's s
theater, Chicago, during the past week. He
will be succeeded by Palmer's Union Square
company in "a False Friend.'
SalVini is not at all pleased with his recep-
tion In this country, and threatens to return
to his native land as soon as his engagement is
closed. He will scarcely be missed.
Joe Jefferson's rendering of Bob Acres in
1.-The Rivals at McVicker's theater, Chicago,
last week, is spoken of rs the best
ever seen. Hewill appear this week in rip
Van Winkle."
OF the Emma Abbott Opera company, Miss
Abbott is paid $1,000 weekly, Mrs. Seeuin
5000, MIR. Castle $500, Signor Brignoll sS00
Miss Rosewald 800, Mr. Stoddard 500. end
Miss Maurel $50.
Marie Roze was called before the curtain at
the end of each act in ''Mefstofele," at Hay-
erly's, Chicago, On Thursday night, receiving
lyric artistic in Chicago.
Alice Oates swears she has quit Sowing tares
or getting on tears, and will devote the re-
Inainder of her life to reaping the profits of
honest labor, to which she proposes to devote
herself IN future. Hope so.
The Strakosch-Hess opera company has been
doing an immense business at Haverly's Chi
cago theater. The repertoire for this week en-
braces the operas of ''Mefstofele, "Aida," F"
Bohemian Girl, 'sTrovatore" and ''William
Tell"
Miss Lulu Yelling, youthful pianist, only
twelve years of age. is announced to appear In
Washington on the 21st of January in her frat
public concert. She has, however, played in
metropolitan circles with credit to herself, and
been the subject of much generous criticism.
A new theater, for Haverly's management,
is to be built at the southeast corner of Monroe
and Dearborn streets, Chicago. to be completed
about Sept. l. 1881. 1t has already been de-
cided that the opening event shall be s'Daniel
Rochat,' by the Union Theater company.
Joe Emmett recently told Pittsburgh re-
porter that it id the tyranical and exasperating
conduct of his wife that drives him to drink.
Some time ago he presented her with $4,000
in United States bonds. It is alleged that she
has played the very devil ever since. It is safe
to say that Joe was not himself when he made
the remark.