St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-05
Dramatic Notes.

dlec recently in Massachusetts,, at the advanced
age of1O5.
Hugh Fay was so i'll Wednesday night that he
was unable TO appear in All Crazy at the Grand
Opera house, Chicago.
Emily Baker, now with BARLEY Campbell's
White Slave company, leading lady last sea-
son with Robson g Crane.
'our Rose as Miss Coghlan is styled, stars
next season in a new play. Her future manager
was In these parts recently.
The sensation Of the hour is the Geographic
information that Miss Ellen Terry has lost her
pet poodle. Drape the theater with Grape.
Mr.. Edward Harrigan is at work on u new play
the chief character of which will be Gilfeather,
the hero OF the authors former success, The
| Mayor.
1t is said that Mr.. Harry Sargent is all doubled
up while going through the last stages of con-
celving new and brilliant scheme to boom Nine.
Janisch.
Madame Janisch's manager says that that lady
is to dispense with the slow music hitherto
deemed essential to the representatives of emo
| tional see mes.
| 1t is rather singular fact that Mr.. Frank
Chanfrau contemplated reproducing his original
success, "a Glance of New York. for his New
York engagement.
strikingly illustrated in the fact that w. W.
Kelly, formerly manager of 1.-THE Dude is now
manager of Sitting Bull
The Carleton Opera company has been remark
ably successful in the far west. The Denver
| papers pronounce the company the strongest
that ever visited that city.
Miss Lena Merville will be reduced to the 1.-THE
proportions Of greyhound if she works as hard
through the season as Teddy in a Bunch of
| Keys as she is now doing.
Mr.. N. Curtis is very enthusiastic over the
success of his new play, ''Spot Cash. and
claims that it will yield him more money than
| ''Sam'l of Posen,' which netted S317 1000 in five
! seasons.
Since Minnie Palmer has come home the res
ceipts of the Allan tic cable has fallen off 80 per
cent Should Mary Anderson come home this
winter, the company would probably go into
| bankruptcy.
De Wolfe Hopper, the well known comedian,
has discovered that he has voice, and he will
hereafter use it in comic opera. This is prob
ably the most thoughtful thing Mr.. Hopper has
been guilty of since he gave up acting.
Colonel Filkins has returned to America, look
| ing but the shadow of his former self. He says
that the Mastodons are all practicing the natato
rial art, with the intention of swimming back to
| America, as the walking is not good.
1t is generally reported that Miss Edna Mar
lowe is in private life Mrs. Matthew Brennan.
At least it is reported that Miss Marlowe and Mr.
| Brennan were married year ago, but for bust
ness reasons the fact has been kept secret.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, in speaking of Gus
Williams new play, said: Captain Mishler is
a much stronger play than any Mr. Williams
has yet presented here, and we are confident
that the drama will bring him both fame and for
| une."
Mckee Rankin is going to bring out at his the
atre play in which one of the principal scenes
is in the Hoffman house bar ROOM He has been
contemplating the place, in company with his
scenic artist, with view of representing it on
canvas.
Mrs. Langtry has added Serge Famine to her
repertoire, the purchase of the play being made
through Mr.. Abbey 1t is difficult to conceive
what Mrs. Langtry wants with play that has
| already been a failure in both New York and
London.
Catherine Lewis and her opera company sang
Madam Boniface at Newark, n. j., three nights
last week, and then disbanded. There was
trouble about salaries. Miss Lewis should be
convinced by this time that she is not success
star.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, in speaking OF Gus
Williams new play, said: captain Mishler'' is
a much stronger play in every way than Mr..
| Williams has yet presented here and are con-
| fdent that this drama will bring him both fame
| and fortune.
Rose Eytinge has new play of contemporary
eous interest, entitled Aunt Emily. The play is
the joint work of Cyril Searle and Alfred Trum-
bic, and it will soon be produced, with Miss
| Eytinge in the leading part. Cyril Searle, how
ever, will have nothing TO do with the produc-
| ton.
Chicago Nslrs Letter: The closing Of McCul-
lough's season-On the principal that it is i'll
wind that does not blow somebody goodwill be
good thing for Warde. IL his managers are
shrewd they will secure the dates Mr.. McCul-
Tough leaves open, and that ought to be the max
| ing of the young star.
John A. Stevens has begun a farewell tour in
Unknown. AS this is his first farewell tour it is
probable that we shall not see the last OF I'm
known for some time to come. At any rate it
! looks as though be was going to make some
money out of it, The business has been excel
lent so far this season.
The week beginning Oct. 10 inaugurates at the
ST. Paul Grand the engagement of the perenni-
ally popular Maggie Mitchell, with the following
repertoire: Monday, "Fanchon;' Tuesday,
.'Mignon;" Wednesday, "Jane Eyre Thurs
day, Little Barefoot Friday, ''Lorle;" Sat
urday matinee, "Little Savage" Saturday night.
| Pearl Of Savoy"
An idea OF the great success of BARLEY Camp
bells ''White Slave Co., that appears at the
Grand opera house last three nights of this
week aud Saturday matinee.may be formed from
the fact that Mr.. James Collier, manager OF the
Union Square theatre. states that the white
Slave" profits last season exceeded by $4,000
that OF his four Lights o'London' companies,
According to James c.. Williamson, so well
known here, with his wife Maggie, in "struck
I n.f ,hnr ,1T al,
didiy in Australia at present. Amongst the
number are "Jennie Lee Emily Melville. =
Jefries Lewis, ''Majoronia'' and j. F. Sheri-
dan, with his ''Fun on the Bristol"
Chas. T. White, now playing Job in Barley
Campbell's White Slave company, is known in
the profession as the 'Walking Encyclopaedia
of the American stage, having more data of
fact in his note book than would fill a ledger.
and is also one Of the oldest managers left He
was the pioneer of popular prices, having
| started the Meiodeon in the Bowery. New York,
| in 1912. at cheap prices and made fortune.
The celebrated actor, Frank Chaufrau, whose
death occurred suddenly at Taylor's hotel, Jer-
sey City, Thursday morning. made his first great
hit on the evening of February Is, 1s4s, at the
Chatham theater. New York. in a play Of five
/ scenes by Ben Baker, entitled "a Glance OF
/ New York" The author is secretary Of
the actors fund. The original Of the character
! .Mose'' was found in Nose Humphrey. then
member Of Lady Washington Engine company,
| No. 40.
r. VI. Vsshburn, agent OF the Burlington.
lows, Opera house, booked the Pavements Of
| Pavements Of Paris for September 1920. John
Rieksby. the manager. changed the route, and
claimed that it was impossible for him to ill the
dates He offered to play the Ny Partner cons
p4ny, but WaShbGrn would not agree 10 the
change. Saturday last Washburn levied on the
| scenery Of the Pavements of Paris, which was