Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-23

| 1.-The Rajah" was revived at the Madison
Square theater last week.
| Irving's engagement in Boston has
| proven the event of the seas on.
| "The Alpine Rose" will be the next
abrasion At the Madison Square thester.
''Ths Squire" was brought out in
Chicago last week by Days second COM
pany.
"Nay Blossoms" is the fragrant title Of
= play to be brought out in New York next
! March.
Cincinnati thss ters have been playing to
bad business. The alleged reason is cold
weather.
Duff's opera company in "Heart and
Hand" is having big run in Phila-
delphia.
"The Beggar Student" was brought out
at the Bijou, Boston, last week, and it
made hit.
"The Glass of Fashion" will be followed
at the Fifth Avenue theater, New York. by
Mrs. Langtry.
s'Hix's FIX was played at Heverly's
theatre, Chicago, last week. and it proved
a dire failure.
Effie Rllser has commenced suit against
Brooks & Dickson, claiming $4,000, for
breach of contract.
Nine. Gabrielle Boema has been en-
gagged for the sixteen concerts of Mr..
Thomas winter tour.
The Grau French opera com pany, with
Aimee as the bright, particular star, sang
in st. Louis last week.
Marie Prescott's play, "Cyeka," at
Hooley's theater, Chicago, was only par
tial success financially.
The play SSiberia," and the new HBlack
Crook" have been delighting st. Louis
audiences during the past week.
Gossip says that Nine. Nordica has paid
Col. Aapleson $4,000 for the privilege of
singing with his opera company.
new comedy drama called 'E1piation,
or the Old, Old Story" was produced in
Brooklyn last week. It is said to contain
good stuff.
Louise Davenport, who is the leading
support of W. E. Sheridan, at the Star
theater, New York, is said to be the rising
young star of the day.
Marian Booth is to contest her fathers
will, by which she was disinherited. Junius
Brutus Booth left all of his property to his
widow, Agnes Booth.
The reported engagement of Geraldine
Ulmar to a Boston South-end gentleman,
is denied this week by the journal that
first gave it publicity.
PATHS engagement in Philadelphia
proved great financial success, but out
side of she and Gerster the troupe is Sold
to be made up of ''hams."
A writer in the Dramatic Times says that
Sarah Jewett is nothing but a wardrobe
actress, and that she has no draught This
is rough on Sarah to say the least.
Geo. G. Min, the ex preacher tragedian,
began his second engagement in Chicago
last week. There is said to be noted
marked improvement in his acting.
An inebriated Individual in the gallery
the Academy of Music, Chicago. Dec
IL, set up cry of "Fi1e!" resulting in a
panic, though luckily without disastrous
results. He was promptly arrested.
Since the recent fires at the Casino and
Standard theaters in New York, the man
ayers and public are agitated over the
construction of fire proof theaters. big
cry has gone up from the public that the
fire traps must go.
The eminent basso, Karl Formes, tells
American parents that they may maze a
grave mistake sending their children to
Italy to study music when they can obtain
much better results at home. He says
musicsl science is at its lowest level in
Italy, and the great singers are not Italians
The managers of the Chicago theatres
have decided to form a Managers union
for the purpose of sustaining prices,
claiming that they have been harassed by
travelling combinations, after playing at
the south side theatre at regular prices,
going to north and west sides and per-
forming at reduced prices.
In Leadville, Col, troupe playing the
Black Diamond made offensive illusions
to the Irish in the course of the piece. A
| number of people in the audience won't
oat and bought eggs and rotten vegetables
and petite the actors till they brought the
play to an abrupt conclusion. The com
bination disbanded next day.
Boston critic, who evidently got left
somehow, opens up on the English actor,
Irving, as follows: He is the first actor
that ever cozzened two dollars and half
out of me, but that thought is softeped by
the fact that I was not the only feel
caught. At fifty cents for trent seat,
and ten cents admission, Mr.. Irving would
| be good investment, but tricks of stage
Business, MANNED pronunciation-nay,
barbarous nuncistion--awkward, un-
cou.h and inComprehenslble mannerisms,
| do not constitute 4 star, and are no more
the attributes of genius than dyspepsia.
DEATH OF MARIO.
Signor Mario, the world renowned tenor,
died in Rome, Italy, Dec. 10,aged seventy
| five years. OF the sad funeral obseques of
this once brilliant singer, writer of the
| Clipper speaks as follows: Two singers
from the Constants nailed down the lid
OF hi. plain deal coffin, using the very
| tJ,ls which Mario had used three days be-
fore. Al IL o'clock, an hour late, the lit
| tie funeral certege entered the
church of San Rocco. Draperies in
cense, singing and silver candle
sticks, which make the mise
an scAna of great Gath.