Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-20
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

MitchelPs Pleasure Party begins a two
weeks engagement at Boston on Monday
evening.
"The Galley Slave" has had very success
full run at Haverly's Fourteenth street theater,
New York
LOtta has been playing very successfully in
Louisville during the week, changing her bill
each night.
1t is said there are two Chicago Journalists
who are not writing plays. There is hope for
the country yet.
Fanny Davenport put in the week at Pitts
burgh, and judging by the audiences she suit
ed the city of SCOT.
Sullivan and Gilbert have quarreled and dis
solved partnership. We will therefore have no
more ''Pinafores."
1.-THE Black Venus" is to be withdrawn from
Niblo's, New York, next week, to make room
for "The Tourists"
Salvini played at Booths theater on Monday
afternoon to actors only He had large
and critical audience.
The stage of WalLacks new theater in New
-
the scenery the finest.
Last weeks business in Cincinnati theatcrs
was very light, and managers have been going
around with empty pockets
"Hazel Kirke," now in its second year at
the Madison Square theater, New York, is
drawing only moderate houses.
John Rogers has taken the contract of star
ring Minnie Palmer for the next iye years. It
is doubtful if she will last as long.
Sarah Bernhardt opens season of eight
nights at Havana, Cuba, on the oath. The
sale of seats has already been very large.
Pauline Markham has been unable to obtain
an engagement on the stage, and is looking
about for new husband as substitute
Manager Henderson, of the Standard, New
York, finds that "Drink" doesn't pay, and has
given it up. Joe Emmett should do likewise.
Raymond is playing "Fresh, the American"
with considerable success. Rose Eytinge, his
mother-in-law, will shortly join his company.
The New York managers are combining to
put stop to the dead-head nuisance, which
has grown to such proportions as to seriously
injure business
Bernhardt was too i'll to play at New Or
leans one evening last week 1t is the first
time she has disappointed an American audi
ence.
Patti has increased her terms, and now re-
fuses to sing for less than $1,000 night.
Nicollini, her brevet husband is thrown in
for an extra 5000
"Deacon Crankett," Habberton's play, has
proved successful generally, but has of late
fallen into the hands of several poor compan-
les that are running it.
Sara Jewett, of the Union Square company,
received the largest salary of any stock actress
on the American stage. -s400a a week. She is
worth every cent of it.
Maud Granger seems to be on. the downward
grade. She has joined a weak company at Den
yer, and will spend the remainder of the sea-
son in the mining districts.
Kate Claxton is doing remarkably we'll in
the West. Her st. Louis engagement was
more profitable than any she has played there
since the Southern hotel fire.
Rice's Surprise party has held the boards
successfully at Haverley's Chicago theater
during the past week, and will ontinuc in
"Reveis" for another week.
Genevievc Ward will open at Philadelphia to-
morrow evening in "Forget- Me-Not" and five
new dresses. There would be more dresses if
the play contained more acts.
Kate Bateman, once the rcigning beauty of
the stage, is now SO stout that she has been
obliged to quit acting. She still retains much
of her beauty offace, however.
John Dillon has quit the use of intoxicants
forever for the fortieth time, and is again
touring the country. Most of his best peo-
pie have abandoned him, how wever.
Sothern's last request was that his friends
should not attend his funeral. He said: "Peo-
pie catch such colds standing around a grave
with their hats off," Considerate, certainly.
Baker and Farron have done very meagre
business at McVicker's theater, Chicago, dur
ing the past week. They will be succeeded
this week by Salvini, who opens the week in
"Othello."
Maggie Mitchell has been drawing immense
houses at Hooley's, Chicago, during the week.
Herne Is "Hearts of Oak" combination opens
this evening, and has an assured large Dusi-
ness for the week.
There has been standing room only at the
Grand Opera house. Chicago, during the en-
gagement of Thomas w. Keene, the eminent
tragedian. He has proved great drawing
card all over the country.
Milwaukee was formerly considered the
worst "show town" in the country, but
Louisville has Of late usurped the doubtful
honor. company is in great luck if it gets
out of that town with expenses.
A Youngstown, Ohio, barber has written
drama, in which seven of the cast commit
suicide, two are murdered and two hung, the
latter suffering early in the play. for if they
did not aoae of the company would be left to
take part in the execution.
The Lingards, William Horace and Alice,
have arrived in San Francisco from success
ful tour in Australia, during which William
Horace managed to go through bankruptcy.
They will play "Stolen Kissesn in this coun-
try. Both have had ample experience
Harry Hunter, who made wide reputation
throughout the country in the eccentric char
acter Of the Lone Fisherman, in "Evangeline,"
died in Cincinnati ON the 18th inst. BE was
the only support of aged parents, and was
genial, companionable and kindhearted man.
The Rosenfeld sisters, with the aid Of
Seiberrs orchestra, will repeat the last Opera
House concert, by request of their German
friends, this evening, at the Athen@um, the