Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-21
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

The improvements that have been in
progress at the Opera house for several
weeks past have now been almost COM
pleted. Yesterday the staging that has
been used by the painters and frescoers
was removed, the work having been COM
pleted, and when the theater opens to-
morrow evening the old habitues will be
surprised at the changes made. The
entrance has been entirely refrescoed in
bright and fresh colors, Japanese pat
tern of chaste and appropriate design.
The interior has also been freshly fres-
coed after the same design, the woodwork
has been painted freshly in bright blue
and polished white, the boxes have been
renovated throughout, and touched up
with an occasional patch of gold. The
upholstery has been repaired wherever
defects have been visible, and the aisles
have been covered with new mating. The
whole ensemble of the auditorium is a
vast improvement upon the house as it
appeared at the close of the season some
six weeks ago. 1t presents decidedly
attractive appearance from the entrance
to the stage-an improvement that will
be fully appreciated by the patrons of the
theater.
The stage appointments have also been
visibly improved during the summer re-
cess. The scenery has been touched up
in many respects, and made salmost as
good as new," while one or two extra sets
have been painted by the deft hand of
Mr.. Louis Malmsha, the expert scenic
artist of McVicker's theater, Chicago
There is every prospect that by the time
the doors are thrown open for the ''Hazel
Kirke" company the theater will be
bright, fresh and inviting to all who may
favor 1t with their patronage
The opening on Monday evening will
bea most auspicious one. 'sHazel Kirke"
is the first attraction. 1t has had con-
secutive run of nearly six hundred nights,
and is pronounced the most successful
domestic drama of the century,
Lawrence Barrett will be the next at
traction. He will appear in "Richelieu,"
"Julius C@sar," .sY orick's Love- and
"Rosedale''-his best characters.
Succeeding Barrett will come the
Mitchell Pleasure Party in the laughable
extravaganza, "Our Goblins," while
John Nc Cullough will fill in the week,
commencing on the 5th of September
There will be other attractions quickly
succeeding each other, and the season
promises to be the most brilliant in the
history of st. Paul.
Sardou confesses to have stolen Fernando"
from novel by Diderot.
''Hazel Kirke" is the all-absorbing theme in
fashionable and social circles.
Soedene has returned to London, and the
Thomas tunel has closed business.
The daughter of Fechter is shortly to be
married to Bosquin, the tenor, at London.
Clara Louise Kellogg receives $500 for each
Of $50 concerts during the fall and winter
season.
The sale of seats for Lawrence Barrett's en-
gagement at Cedar Rapids amounted to $502,
yesterday.
There was big rush for "Hazel Kirke'
seats yesterday More than half the house
was sold.
The combinations on the road this year will
be fewer in numbers but better in quality than
heretofore.
The "Hazel Kirke" managers will present
to the ladies tomorrow evening, their exceed
ingly beautiful silhouette programmes.
Emma Abbott has discarded Brignoli for
the coming season, but has retained Julia
Rosewald. Though Mrs. Rosewald is good
vocalist, she cannot sing in English opera.
w. F. Carlton is singing the Toreodore
song from "Carmen" in "The Mascotte." 1t
would appear as if an opera that cannot fur
nish It's own airs ought not to appear for pub
lie patronage.
1t is again announced that Clara Louisa
Kellogg is about to be married to the man of
her choice. As the GLOBE has not received
cards announcing the event it must refuse to
believe the report.
Essipoff's greatest success at st. Peters
burg has been in playing composition of her
husbands, and has come to the conclusion
that husbands of artists are not as useless as
they have been represented to be.