St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-10

Mr.. Irving and Aimee and all the other biz guns
are with her; suppose they will blow in their
money anu come back to this blawsted country
again for some more. Then the summer DAYS
Will soon be gone, and the hamfatter and dizzy
actors VIII be on deck again, and the Lilly and
the other old English actors will be with us once
more and we will all be happy Take something
wi 18th me-
Theodore Barriere, the French dramatic autbor
had an attack Of cholera in 1854 in Paris He
was suddenly taken i'll as he was going ont for
his accustomed ride. He felt cold all over. and
shiVered from head to foot He Immediately
went to the next cafe, ordered a carafou OF
brandy and drank it Off Thus invigorated. ht
managed to get into the saddle and gallop along
the bouevards. At the corner of Rue Richeleu
Paris, he stopped at another cafe, swallowed an.
other CARTON OF brandy and resumed his ride
He dismouned again when he got to the Rue
Royae and repeated the dose. lie then started
at gallop for the Bots de Bologne and repeated
the treatment by fourth carafon at one Of the
restaurants there. He rode home by the Rue de
Rivoli, dropped off his horse half asleep. hall
awake, made his way to bed and slept for thirty
hours. He was cured when he awoke.
1t is reported that the Duke of Bedford is go.
ing to pull down the Covent Garden theatre 10
widen the approaches to the Covent Garden mar
built on the improved plan for Davenant's com
pany, known as the Duke of Yorks,'' and
there for the first time women actors were intro
duced In 1873 this theatre was removed to Co.
vent Garden, assuming the name of the locality,
and becoming celebrated with Drury Lane, as the
home Of tine drama in England Covent Garden
market, for vegetables, fruits and flowers, occu-
pies the site of a convent garden belonging to
Westminster Abbey. In the seventeenth centu-
ry it was very fashionable quarter of the town
The residence of many eminent persons. The
scene OF one of Dryden's plays, and frequent
illusions are made to the place in plays OF
Charles It's time. The market, now so famous,
appears TO have originated about 1856
An absurd story to the effect that the Emma
Abbott company desired to secure the New York
Academy of music for the coming season has
been effectualy disposed of by Mr.. Eugene
Wetherell, husband and manager of Honest
Emma In speaking of the company. Mr..
Wetherel said that during its season, beginning
September /, at Cincinnati, it would visit Boston,
and the gratifying results of Miss Abbott's ca
reer were summarized as follows: s.For six
consecutive seasons she has given the best
English operas throughout the country without
single failure or disappointment. She has ex
pended every year from $4,000 to $4,000 IL
her work, ana has been in active competition
with Strakosch, Mapeson, Grau, Abbey, Mccall
and other organizations in all the largest cities
of the Union. What is the record: Simply this
That while the academy and metropolitan were
wrestling with fashionable celebrities and losing
money, English opera, appealing to the people,
went triumphantly on its way. What did she
want with the academy: Why, sir, she has
given more music to the public in her six sea-
sons than Italian opera has furnished in its whole
American history. Millions Of hearts have been
gladdened, while the New York stockholders
were quarrelling and scheming. Do you think
it was poor music she gave: Well, look at the
artists she had. There were Julie Rosewald,
Laura Belni Marie Stone, Zelda Seguin, Lizzie
Annandale, Paulina Maurel, Brignoli, Karl
Castle, Fabrini, Baldanza, Campobello Taglia-
pietra, Peakes Turner and Mcdonald