Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-21
welcomed by overwhelming audience judging
from the rush made for seats yesterday at the
box Office.
laurence Barrett.


laurence Barrett.
Lawrence Barrett needs no introduce
ton to the st. Paul public. He has fre-
quently appeared on our boards, and al
ways to the delight of his audiences.
His repertoire on this visit comprises
some of his best dramatic creations
Prof. David Swing, the eloquent Chicago
divine, in a recent letter speaks in glow
ing terms Of Barrett's representations.
He says
Lawrence Barrett was all last week an
eloquent lecturer in history. The great
scenes around the assassination of Julius
Caesar were spread before the public as
they lay once in reality before the citizens
of old Rome. Words only do not possess
the power to reproduce the past. To
words the legitimate stage adds the scene
and the action, and under such marvellous
aids the old centuries return. Thus Bar
rett last week recalled one of the greatest
tragedies in history, and with such skill
!. that the audience going away from
his play confessed that for the
first time they had seen and
learned that one mighty historic page.
The orators of that day were actors. Cicero's
style was not that of Gladstone or a Web
ster, but it was more that of Barrett or of his
fine ally, Mr.. James, for Cicero initiated the
men OF whom he was speaking, and walked
about much while utteripg his orations. 1t
is almost certain that the style of Cicero was
the popular style of his period, and that the
stage eloquence we now see and near in Bar
rett's Julius Caesar is good reproduction of
that which moved The mutitudes in the days
of the tragedy, and thus this actor becomes a
teacher of history, lecturer in whose audi
ences there are no sleepy ones.
The fame OF Barrett is good in quality,
being that of a careful student IN his field of
action. He has studied the aim and mission
OF the theater, and has always studied well
the highest need of the public. his taste
must have its way. It happened that his taste
was not unrewarded, for his house was all
week good in size and most excellent in
quality, rejecting not only credit upon the
esteemed actor, but the taste of the city.
The Cireus.
The Burr Robbins & Colyn circus will give
two exhibitions in this city on the 25th inst.
A Grand Rapids paper speaks thus of the per-
formance in that city:
The Burr Robbins & Colvin circus and me-
nagerie gave two exhibitions in this city on
Thursday to egreat'' audiences Several of
the features were good and made sshappy hits. !"
especially Chas. W. Fish, in his champion
bareback act, while Sam McFlinn kept the
audience in a convulsion of laughter to the
end of the show. Lacelle and Lafavre on the
flying trapeze, were as fine as any we have
seen in any circus in the country. Howard
DOrr and son in their posturing, were i'm
mense. The performing bulls were one of the
best features of the show. Young Athol, the
boneless wonder, turned himself inside out,
to the establishment of the audience, and other
acts, which space will not permit us to pub
lish, were all good.
The Theodore Thomas Concerts at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-The six weeks of Theo-
dore Thomas summer concerts, under the
management of Milward Adams, at the Ex-
position building, ceased tonight with the
largest audience of the entire season. The
venture has been gratifying by its success and
will be repeated next year. The expenses in
CURED amount to between $24, 900 and S25, 900,
and the receipts have been sufficient to net 4
handsome profit to the management. The
average attendance was in the neighborhood
of 10000. Prof. Swing tonight presented
Mr.. Thomas in the name of the music loving
people of Chicago, beautiful floral tribute,
accompanying it with neat speech. Mr..
Thomas responded briefly and paid his orches-
ira graceful compliment to their faithful
ness, intelligence and carefulness, saying the
public were indebted rather to them than to
him.