St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01
a Distinguished Divine's Blind Adora-
alton Of Miss Terry as an
Actress.
lrving's Selfish Character and His
Mouthing of the English
Tongue.
The Trouble Caused by Kate Castleton's
Roguish Kick-Minnie Palmers
Advertising Dodge.
The Queer Shop Kept by a Chicago Celestial
and the Curiou; Wares There
Vended.
[special correspondence Of tho GLOBE. ]

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umphs. that fascinating little soubrette' Minnie
Palmer reapprared at the Grand Opera house
in this city during the past week, and nightly
kicked I'D her heels and sang her songs to
OVERLOOKING houses. II is usually assumed
by theatrical managers that success at the
British capital must necessarily ezhance the
popularity Of an American actress at home
But whether it does 50 or not, Miss Palmer's
case proves that it does not always signify
that she returns home a better actress than
when she went away. The dear girl is as
petite as ever, with the abbreviated frocks
OF a school girl and the diamonds Of a whole
sale jtwcry shop. Criticism, if her acting
called for such. could concern Itself only
with the description Of hosiery, laces and
Jewels. She is more self confident than
when she made her last bow to an American
audience, and has acquired few new tricks
10 please the giddy young men with bald
heads in the front row. And while as far as
ever from an capacity to express feeling, she
shows piQuancy and cleverncss in Initiating
the innocent child. But she is 50 pretty and
50 bright it would be & hard-hearted critic in
deed vino would say anything to hurt her feel
ings. Her merry laugh, cute actions, droll
grimaces, tantalizing winks, by-pay, and the
innocent way she has Of kicking up her tiny
foot, are irresistible, and no one
wonders hat she captured the hearts
OF the phlegmatic Brtons. Like Lolita, Min
ME Palmer is an actress with whom fault
finding is out Of the question. but possessing
the advantage Of youth and beauty-advan-
tages which the frisky Lolita must soon con-
ess sle has lnst whether she has or no.
''My Sweetheart'' has been greatly improved,
having been wholly rewritten III some parts,
and the play is better adopted TO show of the
brilliant little actress peculiar talent. Now
Manager John 4. Rogers hit upon a clever
scheme for advertising his star. For ID MODEST
sum he had q number Of small pasteboard
boxes with marrow holes in the top, distrib-
uted about the city, bearing the legend,
"Minnie Palmer's charity box" and under
meath, in bold letters. the announcement Of
Minnie PAlmer's appearance in this city upon
a certain date. Under this again was in
scribcd, ''For the Benefit Of the Foundling's
Home" Now that's what call
sHREwD EFT OF ADVERTISING.
Rogers got his stars name well before the
pubic, and the Orphans home got few
dollars to aid that noble charity. But then
Rogers ALWAYS WAS shr.wtd, aul If there's
anything new IN the advertising line be is
sure to fud il out. By the way he tells me
that his company are to appear in St. Paul
before the close Of the present season.
Henry Trviug's four weeks season at
Haverly's, (thc Columbia" If you please,
since J. NJ Hill has taken possession
OF it, closes tomorrow night Taken
IS whole It may be called the
most successful dramatic season ever
given in this city. The receipts have Melted
something like 1900, which, taking the
weather Of the past two weeks into consider
alton, NAV be regarded a phenomenal re-
turn. Mr. Irving is a great actor, but bet
ter stage manager, and II our own Booth-or
at least Booth a. ne was few years ago
could be surrounded hy such company as
Irving's, and were his plays mounted with
that regard for mpetenrss and detail. such
as we have seen during the past four weeks.
Booth you'd be- regarded as much superior 10
Irving as the latter Is now considered above
Geo {. Milne or any other third rate TRACE
dian. It has been amusing to note the cr.ti-
cisms in the daily papers on the different
roles assumed by Mr. Irving. The TRIBUNE
devoted columns of its valuable space 10 long
eulogics of the English actor and the wonder
ful symmctric posing Of Miss Terry. The
IDi.s was honest enough to lind fault occa-
siouully But the Aeirs secured the services
Of that eminent English divine. Rev. Rober,
Laird Collier, who as a stragglcr in the
Irving ranks has been posing at Mss Terrys
feet
" BLIND ADoRArIoN,
10 write some Of its criticisms. The Rev
Bob dlt the thing NJ brown, l eau assur,
YOU His mental perception aud critical
acumeu were blinded by his vspid alteration
Of Miss Tcrry-Irving and the remaining
members Of the company being 50 many
steps whereon this hierophsut could mount
10 prns,rate himself at Miss Terys feet Il :
criticisms called forth more discus
Bious than the PLAYS, and the
Ne1cs dispensed with the services OF
the cody but plainly partial critic. There
arr many like myself who do not; ike Irving
who would rather miss the enjoyment OF see
Ing play handsomely put upon the stage,
odrc, etc, tran listen u an insignificant,
conc, it.o, nvaricious Englishlnau who can.
not and will not speak the language rs 6,
should bc spoken. and whose puuy physique
and dmiuutivc legs are libel on the male
form divine When Irving saws "Awi the
mouthua." he means "Ahl my mother, - but
he doesn't say Il, nor does be attempt ~ free
himself from those mauucrisms which he
knows are dis-grceable % his audience. and
which he could avoid Il De but chose. True
it's misfortune rather than fault that ma
turc denied him pair OF legs OF some size
sud shape, bat ;hcre are many tricks In his
art, aud oy 10 means the most despisrd is
the use OF pulls aud pads. II Mr.. Irving de-
sirrs o. Dee absolutely true 70 his arr In bring
ing out bis PLAYS be
sHoCLn PAD HIS CALVES.
don't believe Hamlet even. bilious and
scrawUy as be vas, bad A. piuSul under
plnuirE as tais great English traredisn.
! venture the rumble opinion that Tom Keepc
can kuoCk Irving out in single round as
''Rlcbelru. " aud Bo,th is unreasonable his
superior as Hamlet" But I shau no: dis
cuss his merits IS an actor. As man he is
cod. Cs'cu stiuc selfish and exclusive. Miss
Terry bss absorbed many OF Irying's pscau-
sriiics. sud although Invited 20 sttsud many
socja, gatherings OF u0tc since their STAY here
thew have REUSED ''No we do not care 10
meet your society people. 20 They came Tor
the dollars % our dsddies tais trip. and
suppose they'll get en-, too.
Prof. David Swing has not missed seeing
Irving g0r siuEie uiEht since the engage
raruI opened Il Is ssid Prof. SSiuc called
on Mr. Irving. aud the lsiter said, Il am
coming to hear You preach before I leave