St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-13

jon opera house on this memorable occa-
sion. Mr.. E. S. Rice. Mr.. Dixey's mana
ger, is getting up the testimonial ball and
is making arrangements to bring to this city
people from Boston. Philadelphia and other
large cities. 1t is said that the list of sub
scriberS to the ball numbers many OF the
most prominent people in New York and
in the above mentioned cities. There is one
remarkable feature about ''AdoniS," which
is that it has drawn better since the begin
ming of its second year than it did at any
time during the first twelve months of its
run. The piece is so well advertised through
ont the country that strangers who come to
New York Invariably go to the Bijou opera
house to see this clever entertainer, as they
once did to the Madison Square theater
when it was first opened for public patron
age.
A change was made this week in the cast
Of ''Amorita' at the Casino, and Miss Vic
toria Schllling, otherwise known as Mrs.
Victoria Morosni Schilling. Huelskamp, was
put INTO the leading part, that of Amorita,
which has been displayed by Miss Madeline
Lucette. 1t cannot be said that Miss Schil-
ling's abilities warrant her being cast for
such an important part, as she has had no
stage experience whatever, consequently
her performance of the leading part is very
immature She sings the music, however,
quite well, and will, in time, when she
gains more confidence and knowledge OF
acting do exceedingly well i'll leading parts
at the theater. / suppose she rather likes
the change, apart from the advancement it
has given her, as she has cast Off the tights
and light dressing of the slave for the more
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white frock extending just below the knees.
Of course this change is not quite satisfac-
tory to the men who patronize the Casino,
for they quite enjoyed seeing Miss Schilling
in her former attire.
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The McCaull Opera company opened with
the BLACK Hussar' at the Star theater on
Monday night for season Of four weeks.
This comic opera contains some of the pref
test music that has ever been written for
comic opera and the plot affords ample op-
portunities for the making of fun by the
comedians of the company. The opera is
drawing crowded houses at the Star and
the short season of four weeks promises 10
be quite as successful as was the one at
Wallack's theater last summer. At the
termination of this engagement, Col. Nc
Caull will take the ''Blaek Hussar" to Phil
adelphia and will open with it at his Broad
Street theater. His ''Mikado'' company,
which is now at that theater, going thence
to Chicago.
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Miss Olga Brandon, whose pretty face is
the sole reason for the attention she has
drawn at the theaters, has been kicking up
quite little rumpus in the papers by pro-
claiming to the world at large that she is
tied to husband who does not support her.
There have been frequent examples of in
felicity of this kind between stage people.
Therefore. Miss Brandon's position is moth
ing at al. unusual. She seems to have got
ten good deal of advertising on this score.
which she would not have gained otherwise
from her merits as an actress When Miss
Brandon married her present husband. he
was man of means and she did not hest
tate to spend his money. But now that her
husband is badly Off she wishes to have the
marriage annulled on the ground Of nom
support. l ami looking forward to the time
when some standard of dramatic art will be
reached in the theatrical profession, making
pretty faces subservient to genuine merit
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On Dec 81, the Alta Norman English
Opera company open their season at the
Columbia theater, Chicago, with Balfes
spectacular English opera, 1.-The Enchan-
hess." The organization will be one of the
largest that has ever been put on the road
and the cast will be an exceedingly strong
one. Miss Norman made very great sue
cess last spring at the Fifth Avenue theater
when she appeared for a short season in
English opera. She has very charming
soprano voice, high in range, very sweet in
quality and manages it with skill. She
sings with much taste and expression. Her
presence is handsome and her figure is
good, easy and graceful in carriage. The
company will go to Cincinnati for the week
of Dec. 49, and will appear at the Chestnut
Street theater Philadelphia, for two weeks,
beginning on Jan. 4.
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Our Belgian neighbors have invented an
ingenious instrument for emitting the dis
NAL hiss sound of public scorn." It is a
tiny bellows, with whistle for the mouth
piece, which the spectator places under his
foot and can thus defy the most lynx-eyed
policeman. At the Client theater, where
this innovation is on trial, the results are
highly satisfactory uninterrupted disorder
prevailing during each performance. The
expulsion of several innocent persons, mis-
taken for the delnquents, every night
heightens the enjoyment of the entertain
ment. G. WoTHERsPooN, JR.