St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-01

written by the author Of "Romany Rye"
and it exceeds the latter In power and
beauty.
Manager Scott, of the Grand, announces
that he has ordered new and special scenery
for the original and sparkling opera ga
Social Wreck,'' com posed by Major Hand,
anu to be produced shortly with great splen-
dor at the Grand.
Madame Ristori has been warmly received
in Washington society, and has drawn large
audiences to Albaugh's Grand Opera house
there throughout the week. The great actress
is, at present, in Baltimore and will be in
New Orleans Feb. 9th.
As evidence of the fact that pantomine is
England is just as popular as ever,it is stated
that tickets amounting in value to upwards
Of 912, 900 1850, 000) have already been sold
ahead for Mr.. Gusarris' show, Dick Whiting
ton, at Drury Lane. This sum represents
about thirty full houses.
Mr.. Gus Williams commences an engage
ment at the Grand Opera house, New York
city, February 1, in his new and funny play,
Captain Mishler, in which he shows comical
phases in the workings of The Finest. as Fer
nando Wood, when mayor, once called the
police force of New York.
gentleman of New York city is nego
tiating with Mr.. NJ. B. Curtis for the pur-
chase of his ruby ring. The stone, pigeon
blood in color aud diamond cut, is the third
largest of its kind in the world that is abso-
lutely perfect. 1t is 93s carats and possesses
the fire of diamond ''Samuel of Posen'
values it at $4,000
Mr.. Gus Williams commences al engage
ment at the Grand Opera house, New York
city, February 1, in his new and funny play,
captain Mishler,'' in which he shows COM
zeal phases i'll the workings of ''The Finest"
as Fernando Wood, when mayor, once called
the police force of New York.
Mapeson's Siciian tenor, CARDINAL, can
not sing, but he is a handsome fellow, and
had some valuable diamonds. These, it
seems, were stolen from his room in the
Lafayette hotel, Philadelphia, and had not
been recovered before the nee. ssary depar-
ture of the artist for New Orleans
Thos. Mast and Walter Pelham have started
on career to paint America red. Walter
lets Mast do the painting, and when it is fin
ished he tells the audience about it, and they
all laugh, and then Mast does it again until
10 O'Clock, at which hour such of the audi
encc as are not horS de combat are permitted
to depart.
TIE newspapers of London discant good
deal about the immortality of The Princess
Georges, the play in which Mrs. Langtry is
now appearing in the British metropolis.
Mrs. Langtry is said to be DESTROYS to give up
the represen tations accordingly, but Mr.. Alb
hey has persuaded her not to do so, as he
thinks that the cry of immortality will serve
rather to attract than to deter the public from
coming to the theater
Mr.. Arthur HURT, scenic artist at the
Grand Opera house, is at work on hand
some tent drop, cottage flats and a couple of
interiors, and a landscape scene just fin
ished. Mr.. HURT has only been connected
with the Grand for short PERIOD but he has
more than demonstrated his capacity for fine
and artistic work. He is also engaged In re-
vamping several sets of the eye-sOre scenery
which he found in use on his arrival, and
which has been the subject of adverse criti-
cism. The old scenery will be painted out
as fast as possible, and before long it will be
replaced with stock of good modern sets.
Mr. HURT is gifted artist, and he deserves
to be literally encouraged, his treatment Of
foliage and figures being particularly fine