St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26

sions reached the ears of the company and
caused them not little uneasineSS. The
opening night came and with it a crowd of
eager people, who filed the theater from top
to bottom long before the hour for COM
meneing had arrived. Behind the curtain
there was strange scene. The boys
BACKED and dressed for the first part were
gathered in knots of three, four and five,
talking nervously over the prospect
OF success and failure. The COM
edians were, perhaps, the most
the first part depended largely on the way
in which their wit was accepted by the
audience, and that. if the first part fell fat
the entire performance would be failure.
1t was proposed to cut out McAndrews
and his watermelon sketch for the first few
nights, as the audience would be unable to
appreciate anything so strange to their eX-
perienee. Finally, the stage manager came
on, the call to the stage was made, and
every man took his place with face so
pale that it seemed to tighten the color of
the cork. Then just before the curtain rose
the stage manager gave his in
structions. 81 am told, +" said he, THAT an
attempt will be made
To ANNIHILATE Us
tonight with such instruments of deStruc-
ton as tuTnipS, eggs cabbages, ETC., ETC., if
we fail in any respect to carry out what we
have advertised to do. / am satisfied that if
we do carry out our program entire, we
shall astOnish them and meet with an ova-
ton that will insure the success
of our season here; for this reason
l want every man to perform
his part completely without cutting line
or making a change" He then directed
fl,a 10
ence to the officers of the government, po-
licemen, ETC., as he had learned they were
regarded with respect in England, and he
also directed McAndrews to go ON with his
watermelon sales as though he were play
ing to New York audience.
The curtain rose and with beating hearts
the boys began the performance, but their
fears were soon entirely dispelled, for no
sooner had the overture finished, when a
shout of applause went up from every part
of the house, induced by the
superior music, the American dash
with which it was conducted,
and the really magnificent appearance
of the stage covered with artists, arranged
in a grand pyramid from front to rear.
Strange to remark, McAndrews and his
melons took the house by storm.
The next day. the scrub women of the
Jul UuSilC1 Ol
onions, cabbage, eggs, etc, which had been
brought by the crowd of the previous night,
but for which there was no call. Perhaps
it is
NOT GENERALLY KNOWN
that Jack Haverly once kept a concert
hall in Cincinnati-a sort of combination
of saloon, gambling house and theater. 1t
was kept in better shape than the average
places of this sort, and never once de-
scended to the level of the typical ''dive."
am not even sure that
there was saloon attached,
but am inclined to think a cOmmOdiOuS
sidebOard dispensed the refreshments.
Haverly lad at this time two young and
attractive girls, sisters, in his company of
variety artists, who did a pretty song and
dance sketch. lie fell in love with one of
them and subsequently married her. Later
she sickened and died. and Haverly married
the other one, who is now Mrs. j. Il. Hav-
eTly, and is a devoted wife.
Haverly made great deal of money at
the gaming table and in the variety bust
ness, and finally decided to embark in the
minstrel business. He gathered a company
and launched out. but failed. Subsequently,
he tired again and met with success. Sue
cess = upon success has crowned his
efforts since, but the fever for
gaming and the unnatural craze
for speculation overcame his prudence
and resulted in his downfall, which all
well remember as having occurred few
years ago. His pluck is eOmmendable, how
ever, ard with its aid he is once more gain
ing his feet, and will, predict, become the
Jack Haverly of old, but of one thing l am
certain. he will never be able to give us the
minstrel organization that shamed the
Britishers for their bad faith in Yankee
advertising. G. NJ. U.