Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
N0rD0rct Mdther,

The sale of seats to the Margaret Mather
season yesterday was most en-
couraging for a brilliant engagement, and
there is every promise that the Opera
house will be crowded to OVERLOOKING each
night with the elite of the city. So much
has been written in the Eastern papers as
to Miss Mather's success in her imperson-
atoms that it is hardly necessary to en-
large upon the subject at this time. Never
theless we append from the Chicago Ne,os
the verdict of Mr.. Frank Jarvis, no doubt
one of the most capable and experienced
dramatic critics in the Englishspeaking
world as to her Chicago engagement:
No event in the history of the drama in
Chicago has caused SO much comment be-
fore and succeeding its occurrence, as the
debut of Miss Margaret Mather. For a
young and inexperienced girl, whose name
even was unknown upon Playful until
underlined at McVicker's, to have, in two
short weeks, become the talk of the town,
the admiration of the refined, and the envy
of the small-minded, is in itself a circum-
stance not frequently duplicated; but that
she should have rivaled, if not excelled,
artists of experience who have served a
long apprenticeship to the stage and OBJ
tanned recognition as acknowledged stars.
is novelty in the annals of histrionic
art. The great square-headed, fair
judging public of Chicago have formed
jury beyond the suspicion of a bride
or sinister motive, and have pronounced
verdict of unequivocal approval. Of
course professional jealousy has oozed out
in sneers; those envious maligners of
everything good, who live by gnawing
their own vitals for lack of more whole
some diet, have tried to damn with faint
praise and crush her manager with miti-
gated pity; and beardless critics who think
| it good form to be morbid and Byronic
| and passe and use, and everything which is
grand and unpleasant, have tried to crush
with their manly ardor woman yet al
| most child. Chronic croakers who pre-
dicted failure have limited that the houses
have been papered! McVicker paper his
house, or permit Hill to do it! That is alb
solutely too rich. Did they pass judgment
on the star upon deadhead entrance!
Applause is one thing, commendatory
notices another; sentiment and Fl overs.
calls and compliments, are all very well in
their way, but after all the true test of
success is dollars. Let US see how Miss
| Manner Sdt1SutS tulS sue VI Iuc
The season of 1873 was the most success
full ever experienced by Manager Mcvicker
in his theater, and during this year Miss
Adelaide Nelson played three weeks
engagement which proved the most profit
able engagement the ever played in the
city of Chicago. During the first week
she played Romeo and Juliet four and
the Lady of Lyons" three times. Miss
Margaret Mather played one piece, only,
! Romeo and Juliet" during the first week,
and her business exceeded, in cash, over %
per cent of the gross receipts that of Neil
son, for the same number of performances
During the second week of the Nelson
engagement she again played two pieces
and Miss Mather, handicapped with lugu-
brious piece like Leah, the Forsaken,'
yet drew 10 per cent. more in gross re-
ceipts than did Nelson in her second
| week.
The following is the full cast of s'Romec
and Juliet" which will be given on Monday
|