Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-30
ADJUSTMENTS.

Amusement matters in st. Paul during the
week just closed have been almost at a stand
still. The week opened at the Grand with the
Tourists Speciality company, which gave toll
erably good show and played to fair business.
The dates for the last three nights of the week
were not filled, and the patrons of the strictly
legitimate were forced to go without their modi-
cum of dramatic sustsnance
The ensuing week promises to introduce to the
St. Paul public a taste of the genuine good, old
fashioned melo-drama, which, will be gladly
welcomed as the successor OF performances in
which the chief element of strength or
dramatic merit too frequently,
lies IN the ability of one or Two han-fat come
dams to crack bad jokes or psrpstrats worse
puns Time was, before the system of travel
ing combinations ran wild, when melo-drama was
the principal pabulum OF the theater habitue
Comedy Is the salt OF the stage, but melo- drama
is the bones and slnew of theatrical art 1t deals
with both the joy and sufferings of human na-
ture, showing its virtues and depravity, while
the power of goodness, in all zeal melo dramas
ID always made triumphant. melo-drama
should convey wholesome moral, teaching by
trenchant text and vivid situations the power
OF human nature to conquer in. spite
OF adverse surroundings and circumstances.
Such play Will be presented to the patrols OF
the Grand the coming week. Reference is made
to the engagement of ''The Silver
mug company, which common
ces at the Opera house tomorrow night.
This drama is said to be one of the most enter
tanning produced in years. 1t has made a
charming impression both in Europe and III the
eastern cities, and the company which appears
| N this city has scored a great many triumphs.
In referring to its production in London the
| Dgily Telegraph Of that city speaks as follows:
| 'Ihe Silver King" contains an honest, whole
some story, not destitute of surprise or in
trlpTp. the ord CT
| by step and stage by stage; the writing Liter
ture of the play is far better than We are accus-
| toned to see in dramas of this kind, being al
| ternately graceful and forcible: poetical and
witty; and, best of all, though the play deals
occasionally with low life its necessary vulgariy
and ceckneyism ara never placed in exaggerated
and wearlsome prominence. There is some
thing in it to make the people think, and very
| much more to make them laugh.
MAGNIFICENT BAL MAsoUE.
Probably the most popular and successful
csmlng social event of the season will be the
grand masquerade ball to be given at Marke
hall for the benefit of the recent employees Of
Magee's restaurant on next Thursday evening
| Arrangements for the event have been made on
| scale OF unequaied magnifcence, and neither ex
| ponse or pains will be spared to make it tht
! affair par excellence of the season. The decor
atlons will be unusually fine and the grand tAsrcl
ls 10 oe leu py MAJOR reese, OF the flrst Hegl
ment band. feature of the affair will DO
sumptnous supper, to be prepared in the fines
culinary style by the French cooks in the emplo,
of Mr. McGee before he was burned out
Among the prizes will be superb s1-l medals,
to be awarded to the best dressed LADY and gen
t.eman.
| THE MOUNTAIN PINK.
1.-THE Mountain Pink is the name of de
lightful drama to be produced at the Grand OPP
era house for three nights, commencing weei
from tomorrow night. The play was writer
by Mr.. Edwin Barron, dramatic critic of tn
Chicago Inter Ocean, and it has already sceret
TWO very successful engagements in that city
1t is dramatic idyl, and its production in st
parl &c hailn1 d