Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-03
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

at Cincinnati, .'the home of music,' this
week. ~ .olsn g tHa
Christine Nilsson is studying ''Fidelio,"
with the intention of appearing in that opera
in Paris. 9 G t'3& ~
Bandmann seems to have dropped from
public notice lately. Perhaps he has tumbled
to himself.
Bob Filkins, Hayerly's London manager,
refused to join the colored minstrels, and Jack
promptly decapitated him. a
"Olivette" has had pronounced success at
Hooley's, Chicago, during the week, and will
continue for one week longer
Emma Abbott calls Brignoli her baby; but
the Elmira Free Press is afraid she doesn't
apply the slipper with sufficient vigor.
Manager John x. Davidson left last evening
for Milwaukee to complete his arrangements
for the forthcoming season of grand opera.
The boom in amusement matters on the
Pacific seems to be subsiding, and there are a
good many empty pockets among the mana
gers. 'a39e +o tt
Miss Senaris, one of thej victims OF the
Opera House at Nice, was the .fancce of Her
bert Reeves, son Of Sims Reeves, the we'll
known tenor. t
Charlotte Thompson is very i'll, bat yet
grittily refuses to take the rest she so much
needs. She desires to fill all her ngagements
for the season.
One of Kentucky's latest dramatic stars,
who began the season with flourish of trum-
pets, is now playing in Humpty Dumpty
troupe ct the South.
"Michel Stroff'' is to be produced at New
York in August, and the manager promises
that it will be the most magnificent spectacle
ever seen in America.
Miss Emma Thursby will return from
Europe in the fall with very strong concert
company. She has become great favorite at
the continental capitals.
Frederick Pauldlng's mother has spent $4O,-
GOO in the effort to make tragedian OF him,
and yet his tragic efforts only provoke merri-
ment. The money has been thrown away.
"Billie Taylor" will be produced at the
Grand, Chicago, this week for the first
time in that city. A very strong chorus is to
| be one of the features of the performances.
George Rignold, who few years ago came
| to America to give the heather here correct
Interpretation of Shakespeare. is now playing
in livestock of a third-rate London theater.
Henrietta Vaders' repertoire for next season
will include Evadne, Rosalind, Julia in "The
Hunchback, Lady Macbeth, Leah and limo
gene. She will be managed by Matt Canning.
Forepaugh's street spectacle for this season
cost him $500, 600, not including the $4,000
he pays to the most beautiful woman in the
world, who is to constitute feature of the
show.
Genevieve Ward opens at Haverly's, Chica-
60, tomorrow evening in her great millinery
drama of s'ForgetMe- Not" In the days of
auld lang syne Genevieve was quite a favorite
in less ambitious roles.
A report having been started that Jack Hav-
crly was bankrupt, that gentleman indignant
ly denied it, and declared he could knock the
originator into the middle of next season if he
could lay his eyes upon him.
NJ. Vieuxtemps, the great violinist, who
has for the last three years, owing to the state
of his health, been living in retirement at Al
giers, is sufficiently recovered to be able to re-
sumo his professional ayocations.
Some of the attendants at DeBeauplan's OPP
era season at McVicker's theater objected to
the ballet, and in Difference to their feelings it
did not appear till the close of the entertain
ment, when about third of the audience left,
the remainder staying to witness the spectacle.
The Opera House will be filled every evening
this week. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights Charlotte Thompson will fill the
boards; Thursday night the Musical society
will give concert, and Friday and Saturday
evenings Haverly's "Widow .Bedott'' combina-
ton will appear, with G. b. Bishop as the
widow.
Maggie Mitchell has succeeded in paying of
all the mortgages on her real estate within
the past three years. She lost about $4,000
during the panic, but has now moro than
made it up No one deserves good luck better
than the ever sprightly Maggie, as good a
woman as ever lived.
The only people in this country, remarks the
New York Herald, who are credi ted with play
ing original jokes on people in cars and
restaurants are the negro MINISTRIES. 1t would
be good thing If they would get off some of
their original Jokes on the stage instead of
waiting until the performance is over.
The Beauplan French Opera company con-
cluded last night, at McVicker's theater, Chi
cago. one of the most satisfactory artistic en-
gagements ever played in that city by any
opera company. The organization is con-
sidered the best balanced, and in many respects
the most perfect In the country. 1t goes East
from Chicago.
Boucicault declares that he really means to
form a dramatic company of sons and daugh-
tiers of successful actors. He has engaged
two sons of Jefferson, a daughter and two
sons of Sothern, daughter of Lydia Thomp-
son, and his own offspring. The project
seems risky, for none of these has yet achieved
much success on the stage, unless 1t be Lytton
Sothern, who has played q season in Australia
as "DuHdreary." 4
Fanny Davenport is credited with most
generous act. In Cincinnati she recently made
the acquaintance of gifted but deeply af-
fiicted youg girl named Marion L. Foster, who
is paralyzed from the hips down. Miss Daven-
port advised the little sufferer-who, by the
way, is fine artistic go to New York for
treatment, and promptly sent her check to pay
all her expenses and medical bills, as well as
the expenses Of a sister to act as an attendant.
A Leadville paper stated that well known
actress who visited that city, went to saloon
after performance, played poker, got drunk,
licked the bartender and cleaned out the crowd.
OF course she was very indignant and was going
to cowhIde the editor, when the amazed journal
isf eynlained tn her that il WAS frat claSa nuff