Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-18
DrGnaat;c Mates.

Dramatic Notes,
Modjeska left st. Paul last night for
Cincinnati.
Nine. Gerster employs much Of her time
knitting pretty things for the baby.
Mr.. Abbey has salary list at the Met
ropolitan, IN. Y. City, Opera House of
$4,000 week.
The Rajah still holds the boards at the
Madison Square theatre and shows no
sign of retiring yet.
Sarah Bernhardt, it is said, will act in
| drama which will recount the chief Incl
| dents in her own life.
Richard Martell has signed three
years contract with the Madison Square
theater for the Home theater.
Theatrical troops are SO thick in Texas
that the people are beginning to erect
tents for them for the winter.
The Neil Burgess company which open
ed in Vim" at the Opera house last Mon
day played to big business and the en-
tertalnment was very enjoyable.
Wallace King, the great colored tenor,
receives the largest salary of any tenor
singer in the Minstrel business, and was
formerly a steward on a Pacific mail
steamer.
Mary Anderson's receipts in London
last week az the Lyceum Theatre were
1l,S07, o. in dollars about $9,G35, which is
mora than average Of Mr.. IrviDg's receipts
il that theatre.
Laura Don's Young Mrs. Winthrop
made so much of success in Philadel-
phia last week that the engagement was
extended tc fortnight The first week
drew $8,3495o.
George Cayyap. the pet of the New
York public, has accepted an offer to star
in Gin Belle Russo for the balance of the
season under the management of Gustave
and Cha3. Frohman.
Madame Modjeska was delighted with
the acoustic appointments of the Opera
house, saying chat outs.da of the Taber-
naclo at Salt Lake City il is the finest the
atre she ever played IL.
The Louise Rial starring tour in the
west has developed into e very great sue
cess. Mrs. Rial is making a great deal
of money, and what is better she is credit
ed with strong artistic SUCCESS.
Maria Davis said to be charming sou
brettee, and late of the Vaudeville Thea
tire, London, has been specially engaged
for the forthcoming production of Con
fusion at the Fifth Avenue New York.
Pretty Kate Castleton viii take her de-
parture from our shores, as she has been
secured by Manager Hayman Tor tour of
Australia with burlesque company. She
receives the largest salary ever paid any
artist in her line.
The coming SUCCESS in New York will be
"May Blossoms" comedy by David
Belasco. The author ha dealt W In hon g
scenes, and the love of an old man for 2
dying child. The Madison Square theater
has secured the piece.
Ernest and Herbert eye tried TO induce
Patti to sign an engagement for next sea-
son at Covent Garden, bat at the last mo
ment before leaving Liverpool Patti re-
fused TO do so. She is understood to be
considering an offer from Col. Mapleson
20 go 20 California. Gye offers Miss Van
Zandt high terms to go to London.
Frank Curtis has had rather original
idea at Rankin's Theatre. He prints the
handbills OF his Irish attractions in green
letters, those of his English attractions in
red, and his American attractions in blue.
L asked him, "Why blue for the Ameri-
cans?" because they draw the worst" he
answered. So says "The Major" in
Bgrne's Dramatic Times.
Sarah Bernhard is bitterly hated at the
Comedic Frgncalse; as the following story
will show: Emile de Giradin had an ex-
quisite portrait of her, painted by an
eminent artist in 1876. When he died he
bequeathed it to the Coincide Franchise.
"Where is tie portrait now?" was recently
asked by a member of the company. Sup
in the garnet with its face to the wall.''
Cincinnati: The opera festival bust
ness Is definitely settled. Mr.. Abbey will
hold the festival inEdusic Hall, commenc-
ing Feb. IL and lasting two weeks. There
will be twelve performances, consisting
of such operas as Lucia, TroEatore Faust
and one or two never heard in Cincinnati
before. Il is the present intention of the
management to have nothing Wsgnerian
Mrs. Frank Mordaunt. according to the
Dramatic Ne11s, lost her child some days
ago, and felt the loss so keenly thEt, in
moment Of temporary alteration Of mind,
she jumped feon the third story window
OF her residence II Din avenue. Fortu-
nately. the lady in her speedy decent
struck an awning, which saved her life.
She has been conveyed to an insane asy-
lum, and tne doctors say the case is hope
less
Byrne's Dramatic Times: Miss Marga-
ret Aather's engagement at the Cincinnati
Grand has not proved az remunerative ss
was expected. At no performance during
the week was the house full. She appeared
IN Romeo and Juliet. Hunchback, Lady Of
Lyons, and Leah the Forsaken. Juliet
is undoubtedly Miss Msther's best as
sumption. The balcony scene is marred
b. the antics of young Salyini, who tries
hard to please, but ANONYMOUSLY fails.
Opera i1s Setc York.
Colonel Mapleson and Henry z. Abbey,
the eminent English and American i'm
uo-z in ~hos=ass5a- of tho fro