Daily globe., 1880-06-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Minstrelsy is becoming unpopular in Boston.
The San Francisco company which last year
played to business amounting to $4,000 .
week, lost money this season. s
Barnum promises to build museum at New
York costing three million dollars. He gener-
ally carries out his promises.
Boston Post: They say that the Bernhardt
has an electrifying !effect upon her audience.
We suppose that she shocks them.
Alice Oates has abandoned comic opera, and
will next season appear in comedy with we'll
selected company of her own. She shone in
that department of the profession many
| years ago."
| Miss Virgie Jackson is said to be the most
isn't backward in displaying what she pos.
| sesses.
| Frank Hewen, the comedian, was married al
Chicago on the 9th to non-professional lady
and received the congratulations of a large
number of friends.
Nearly, if not quite, $50 amusement compa-
nies, dramatic, musical, circus, and other kinds.
will travel in this country this season. All the
| theaters in the United States, except eleven,
| will be given up to this combination system.
| There is great rage forsuch mingled burlesque
aud variety shows as "The Troubadourso and
The Goblins," for the reason that small and
consequently cheap party can often draw well.
! Clara Morris health is yet DELICATE, and she
talks of quitting the stage, but previous to
carrying out her threat. will play an engage
ment at Boston.
| Billy Florence and wife will sail for Europe
on the 7th prox., to be absent until Autumn.
They may play brief engagement in London
in the mighty Dollar"
Minnie Cummings has secured Max Strakosct
as her manager for the ensuing season, and
may consequently look for Masonable share
| OF success.
George Holland remarks: "The real actor
never acts off the stage. The fellow who il
| always posing in front of hotels and trying to
attract attention by oddities of costume may,
as a general rule, be set down as of small
| account"
| The prevailing mania among actors for
enforcement from their wives leads an unchar.
| liable exchange to remark That when man
| marrles an actress it is strong proof that be
wants to avoid having anything to do with
! her.
| Sothern has contributed another 500 to the
genreal theatrical fund of London.
| Tony Pastors variety company will make its
entree to St. Paul on Thursday next. 1t is
without doubt the best organization of its
| kind in the world, and will receive the en-
! couragement it merits.
Joe Emmett's commitment to en- inebriate
asylum is the happiest event of his life. Wher
he emerges he will no doubt be better prepared
| to resist temptation.
Barnum's ''paper' on the bill boards and in
the windows about town is the handsomest yei
placed on exhibition in this city. Barnum
never places as much upon the outer walls as
| he exhibits inside.
| 1t is feared that Janauschek, who has Just
sailed for Europe, will return next season to
this country.
| Miss Maude Forester is reported to be the
best Mazeppa of the stage since Kate Fishers
time, but she is drawing slim houses.
The Rice park concert last evening by the
Great Western band commenced earlier than
usual and closed sooner. The reason was that
the services of the band were required at the
Democratic ratification meeting on court house
square. The programme however, was excel
lent, comprising the following numbers which
were executed in fine style: