Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-10
AMUSEMENT NOTES.


There are only eight OF the regular places
OF amusement in New York now open.
After Haverly's minstrels there will be
nothing in the Opera house for two weeks
Sheridan is said to have played to wretched
business in Denver last week, although the
Colorado critics like him.
Daly's New York company still holds the
boards at Hooley's Chicago, and will probably
continue there for several weeks.
The Iibretto of "The Wreck of the Pima
fore" was written by William Horace Lingard.
This is almost sufficient to damn it.
Booth is gushing greatly over Irving and by
the time Irving comes over to play with Booth
he will have been gorgeously advertised.
The James O'Neill company open second
engagement at the Grand, Chicago, this week,
playing "The Romance of Poor Young
Man."
There is very general complaint of light
audiences throughout the country. The hot
weather has bankrupted great many COM
panies and theaters.
There is no hope of the recovery of Mrs
Edwin Booth, and her father, J. Fl. McVi"ker.
of Chicago, will make his home in New York
till the end comes.
The season being closed we are hearing
daily Of companies that have been reported as
doing splendid business, having their bag
gage seized for hotel bills.
new nautical comedy called "The Sea
farers" has been written for Frank Mordaunt.
The cast calls for but seven people, ami if it
should fail the loss would not be large.
W. E. Sheridan and Miss Anna Dickinson
have agreed to star the country next season
together. 1t it safe TO predict that this will
be the most brilliant failure on record.
Ackland Won Boyle, brother of Harry 6.
Richmond, and at one time promising &C.
centric actor, is now-a colporteur. Perhaps
he will follow in the footsteps of Bob Hart
and get pulpit.
Boston Post: Patti will visit America with
her own manager. 1t is rumored that the
price of seats will be $50. From this we judge
that Patti is bashful and doesn't desire to sing
to large audiences.
Frank Roche and Fred. Book are to support
Henrietta Vaders in her starring tour next
season. If the rest of her company average
with these gentlemen she may anticipate
successful season.
Modjeska has made failure as "Frou-Frou''
in London. The fact is gratifying. 1t is to
be hoped that every other actress who essays
the role will also tail, for the play should be
driven from the boards.
Will Conner, McCullough's manager, lost
800 on horse race week or two ago. He
can make up the loss in the course of a week
OF McCullOugh's performances by betting on
the number Of deadheads securing admis sion.
A note from Will Conner, the manager of
John Mccullough, to the GLOBE, conveys the
pleasing information that that eminent TRACE
dian will probably begin his next season in
st. Paul toward the latter part of September.
The Wallacks' theatre which has just been
abandoned, opened and closed with a melo-
drama of the bowling sort. The first play
produced there was 1.-The New President" in
1861, under James w. Wallack, who was the
manager until 1864.
The GLOBE was in error last week in an
nouncing the death of Eugene Blair MRS.
Forrest Robinson) Such report was pub
lished in one OF the Chicago papers, but has
since been contradicted. The lady, it is
pleasing to note, is rapidly recovering.
Four of the most distinguished dramatic
artists in the country will begin their next
season in st. Paul. Fanny Davenport, John
Mccullough and Joseph Jefferson will start
from this city at dates ranging from the 18th
of August to the 20th of September. 1t is a
good au curry for their success for the season.
One reason for the failure of many of the
companies is that they have remained on the
road too long. If they had quit six weeks or
two months ago they would have had good
balance on hand, but after continuing playing
TO losing business for several weeks, they
find themselves stranded. 1t is always safe to
close business before the warm weather be-
gins.
An Eastern paper says that Miss Emily Sol
dene is of the opinion that Mr.. Ballenberg,
one of her late disastrous managers, does not
like her, because, in Leadvllle, COL, she called
him "a petty flute player" within the hearing
of a girl whom she knew would ''carry the
news" The upshot is that Miss Soldene is
in Cincinnati, languishing for back salary,
and other members of her troupe are as i'm
pecunious as che.