Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


"Chawles" still holds the boards at Park
| theater, New York.
Lizzie Price. the American widow of Fechter,
has returned to the stage.
The Colville-Foley company did remarkably
we'll ct Denver last week.
Macauley opens tho week at New Orleans in
"A Messenger from Jarvis Section"
The Berger family and Sol. Smith Russell
will 60 through the State of Iowa this week.
Miss Kate Field is attempting = musical
monologue at the East with only Indifferent
success.
''The Strategists" at Mcvicksr's, Chicago,
have only been moderately successful during
the past week.
1.-The Two Orphans" will succeed "a False
Friend" at the Union Square theater, New
York, this week.
christened it 1.-The Ulster" It is suitable only
for cold weather.
Billy Emerson has signed two years con.
tract with Haverly, and will manage one of his
minstrel troupes.
Nelson is en- route to New ORLEANS to play
this week, her second engagement in that
city during her present trip.
Four companies are now engaged in playing
''The Pirates of Penzance." in this country.
All are doing splendid business.
Elise Conley, very pleasing singer, has
joined her fortunes with the Alice Oates COM
pany, and will take second parts.
Mrs. D. P. Rowers will be Edwin Booths
principal support during his Boston engage
ment which commences next week.
D. B. Hodges has forsaken the Tony Denier
"Humpty Dumpty' troupe. He has been con-
nected with the show for many years.
Adelaide Nelson took dinner with Longfel-
low last Sunday. Both she and the poet felt
fattered by the company they were in.
Caroline Richings-Bernard is singing in old
woman's parts in the Ford-McCaull company
at the new Broadway Opera House, New York.
Jack Haverly has purchased half interest
in Niblo's garden, New York, and will take the
active management of the theater on the 2Sth
inst.
Charley Backus has recovered from his re-
cent attack of infammatory rheumatism, and
is manipulating the bones with his old time
dexterity.
Eastern managers complain that good plays
are very hard to find nowadays. There are
plenty of old ones, however, that are not yet
worn out.
Gilbert and Sullivan have returned to Eng
land to superintend the production of 1.-THE
Pirates of Penzance." in that country on Eas-
ter Monday.
Salsbury's Troubadours have carried the New
Workers by storm for the past two weeks, and
bid fair to be drawing card at Haverly's for
weeks to come.
Ada Cavendish has been at Pittsburgh the
past week, and has drawn fair houses and 1e-
ceived many praises for the artistic excellence
of her performances.
Maggie Mitchell has drawn imm1 lee houses
at; Haverly's Chicago theater during The past
week. She seems to grow in pooulEity with
each succeeding year.
The Walnut street theater, Philadslphia. has
lost money during the whole season, The re-
ceipts of but two weeks of the entire season
exceeded the expenses.
4. w. Palmer's new theater ct New York has
met with great success from the public, and is
pronounced by the press as the neatest place
of resort on the continent
Haverly's Chicago Church Pinafore COM
pany will begin brief engagement in this
city on the 4th of April. All the old favorites
will accompany the troupe.
The theater manager who was wrecked had
light houses to warn him.-Erc1ange. And
he generally lights OUT between two days,
leaving his company stranded.
The Spanish students have had great run
for seven weeks at Booths theatre, New York.
Standing room only was the RUE. The per-
formers averaged 300 week each.
Forbes Fifth Avenue company will be the
next attraction at the Opera House. Unless
the company is stronger than it was when last
here, it need not expect to draw largely.
Jenny jerry Kiewicz is the latest aspirant
for musical fame. She made her debut in
Milwaukee recently, and is spoken of in the
highest terms by the papers of that city.
Dora Wiley has resigned her position in the
Rice Evangeline troupe, and it is rumored will
accept the post of Iady's companion at the
home of we'll known gentleman of New
York.
Abbey & Hickey, who are now running
Booths theater, have salary list which foots
up to $1,000 week. Yet they are coming
money with their mammoth 'Humpty
Dumpty'' troupe.
Miss Annie Louise Cary sang in Mapleson's
grand opera company at the New York Academy
of Music in Donizetti's opera of LINDA di
Chamouni," and carried off the honors of the
evening as she usually does.
The hat store of Henry s. Paddock, the hus-
band of Maggie Mitchell. was destroyed by fire
at Cleveland last week. Mr.. Paddock was at
Chicago when the fire occurred but has gone
home to endeavor to repair his iosses.
William Borden, q young man who made a
large amonnt of money in LtadYilie has pur-