Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-26
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

At two minutes to IL O'CLOCK last even
ing Miss Fanny Davenport closed he
souvenier and farewell engagement II
ST Paul, prior to her departure for Eu
rope for an absence of three years
This visit was the seeondto st. Paul o.
the gifted actress, and it can with truth
be said that the engagement has been in
all respects most f1attering to Miss Day
export, the enthusiasm of her receptl0n
on the first night repeated with no loss
of warmth on each appearance closely ap-
preaching an ovation Each perform,
ance was greeted by an educated ana
critical audience filling all portions OF
the house. The plays presented were
''School for Scandal, Gas You Like 1t, >,
Camille" "London Assurance" and
"Ruth the TRAMP" The GLOBE IN pre-
vious issues has fully given Its impress
sions of Miss Davenport's Lady Teazle
and Rosalind in the two first named
plays, and of the excellent sup
part gwen her, and though praise was I'M
stinted, we have now no desire to retract
a word.
At the matinee yesterday Camille, F"
with the same nicely of detail, excellent
setting and truthful and artistic portrayal
of character. For the concluding per-
Torrance double bill was given, 'sLon-
don Assurance" and "Ruth the Tramp"
1t would be unjust to compare Miss Dav-
EXPORTS "Lady Gay Spanker' as an artistic
production, with either of the other
characters in which she appeared during
the engagement, more especially her
Lady Teazle. or her Rosalind. Not that
we desire to be understood to intimate
that Miss Davenport gave poor repre-
sentation of the character, for she cannot
do anything absolutely poor, but merely
that she did not elevate the character to
the,same high place she did the others.
Probably the greatest surprise of the
engagement, and really one Of her most
artistic triumphs, was given in her char
acter of ssRuth the Tramp" In it Miss
Davenport was given an opportunity In
bits of character work as tar re-
moved from the lines in which she
had previously appeared, as can well be
imagined, and when 1t is said the por-
travail was most admirable, but faint
praise is bestowed The support was
excellent in both pieces, the Charles
Courtly of Mr. George Clarke, the Dolly
Spanker of Mr.. Lewis Baker, the NEEDLE
of Mr.. Harry Hawk, and the Grace
Harkaway of Miss Mary Shaw in ''Lon-
don Assurance" and the Jonas Smalley
of Nj. Clarke in ''Ruth, the Tramp" be-
ing especially creditable.
This week the Opera House will be
occupied for FIVE evening and two mat
inee performances, ."My Partner" COM
ing first for Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings and Wednesday matinee, AID
Barney McAuley as "Uncle DAMP fin
ishing out the week. The two furnish
a feast of which no one can complain.
Manager Haines, of the opera house,
who has been doing the south for his
health, is expected back about the last of
this week. Mrs Haines, his amiable
and accomplished wife, is entitled to great
credit for the admirable manner in which
affairs have been conducted during his
absence.
One eff the most delightful and at the
same time commendable entertainments
of the. season; was that given by the
the young people Of Unity church on
Friday evening and yesterday afternoon;
the object being to raise funds for the
benefit of the Protestant Orphan Society.
The affair was a financial and artistic
success, and reflected great credit upon
the management. The programme was
the same on each occasion.