Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-11

inst. "Hazel Kirke" had clearee profit
of 100000.
Sam Colville has not sold his interest
in Michael Strogoff to Col. j. Fl. Haver-
". but Joins the Colonel in the produc-
ton of that spectacle in California.
Hermann, the Mephistophelean ma
gician, never did better business than
this season. He will shortly make his
permanent headquarters in New York.
]. H. Haverly says he is tired of play
ing bad opera companies, and is organic
ing one of his own, to be known as
Haverly's Opera Company. Alonzo
Hatch, the tenor, is engaged.
A Southern exchange says: "Nat Good
win is some times lucky at faro. He in
dulges now and them That reminds
us of Mats last visit to this city. Some
body opened the door and Nat blew it in.
Mr.. Harry Meredith, who was especi-
ally engaged to play Malvolio in"Twelfth
Night" with Robson and Crane, this
season, will next year star in a new play
called "The McClellands; or, Ranch No.
TO-"
The stoning of Mile. Bernhardt because
she is descendant of Jews, is of piece
with the cruel, unreasoning, brutal Rus
sian character Very possibly Bernhard
deserves to be stoned-but not for that
reason.
Pauline Markham has renowned bur-
lesque forever, and is struggling hard to
achieve success in the legitimate. In the
small beginning she has already made
she has exhibited ability that promises
well for the future.
Charles L. Andrews, recently manager
of the Fifth Avenue theater, New York
city, has gone to San Francisco, to take
charge of Haverly's new theater in that
place Mr.. Andrews is a young man OF
undoubted ability, and will contribute
much to the success of the California
venture.
1t is good to be choir singer in st.
Louis. A skilled tenor commands nearly
$1,000 a year in the most fashionable
churches: barltones are paid about $500,
and sopranos from $500 to $1,000. Even
at these prices there is dearth OF super
ior singers. because the Chicago churches
bid somewhat higher prices, and are
glad to get the best talent away from st.
Louis.-Ne@ York Eccnin9 Post.
Katherine Rogers had a narrow escape
from instant death at Mansfield, OHIO, re-
Gently. While waiting the arrival of
train, Miss Rogers strolled up the track,
rxv1,s 10 frnc 10 nrty O r
dashed upon her. The lady had suf
flcient presence of mind to drop npon
supporting beam below the level Of the
track, from which she was rescued in an
exhausted condition by some members Of
her company.
Little Corinne, who will be remember
ed for her performance of Cinderella, was
taken in charge by the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty in New Y ork, and
her performances interrupted. The re-
quiriug her to commit SO many pieces to
memory Is regarded as injuring her phys
ically. When the examination was con-
cluded the child was taken to room to
dress, and while there was spirited away
and has not been found.
The biennial musical festival of the
Cleveland Vocal society, with its chorus
augmented to 400, will occur the second
week of next May in Cleveland, o. They
have engaged Miss Cary, MIR. Whitney,
and are negotiating with other artists,
and will include in the works they per-
form, "St. Paul." Parker's Redemption
Hymn" Mozart's "Litcny in B flat,
scenes from Berlioz's "Faust," selections
from "The Tower of Babel" "The Mes
siah," etc.
Of Wagner's new opera of "Parsifal,"
an English critic says: "The grandest eff
feet of this new masterpiece of Wagner
for such it is pronounced to be by the
few musicians who really know it-con-
sists in its simplicity. But these Simple
musical effects are grated on decorative
inventions which so imaginative a fancy
as r. Wagner's could with more ease
throw on the paper than they were exc
cuted. There is, for instance, garden
of fairy flowers, which has to spring up
from the floor, and in few moments to
fade, to shrivel, to die, and to leave moth
ing but sand.'
The Chicago Times thus notes the
closing evening of the st. Paul favorites
in that city:
The Boston Ideals closed their engage
ment last night at the Grand opera house
with the ever-popular "Pinafore," with
Miss Jessie Bartlett-Davis, of the old
Church Choir Pinafore company, as But
tercup, and John McWade, of the same
company, as Capt. Corcoran. The house
was packed to suffocation in every part,
even standing room being at premium.
No such house has been seen there during
the engagement of the company, pros
porous and successful as it has been, and
tsPin afora,, has rarely if eyer been so