St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22

'1xion' is being played to standing
room onlyn in New York.
The Carleton season of comic opera in New
York has been very prosperous.
Edwin Booths season at the Fifth Avenue
theater was thoroughly satisfactory.
''The Wages of Sin" will be produced at
Hooley's theater, Chicago, tonight.
Mile. Rhea appears at the Grand Opera
house, Chicago to-nightin her new play,
IAN American Countess
ga Prisoner for Life" is drawing large
audiences in New York and an exchange
facetiously says that it will grow in favor.
Maggie Mitchell, when in Pittsburg week
ago. said that she intended to celebrate heI
near-coming fftieth birthday by quitting the
stage.
The new society drama, ''Victor Durand,"
was produced in Chicago last week 1t is
compared in interest and style to the t'Gal-
ley Slave.n
Damrosch will be sustained in carrying out
the future of the MetropoIita N, so brilliantly
! outlined by the late director.
Miss Minnie Palmer in ''My Sweetheart
will appear at the Grand opera house, Chi
cago, March s. This will be her last engage
ment in the West for two years.
Joseffy thinks that America is fast becom-
that Theodore Thomas is the best leader of
concert music In the world, and that Mr.
Thomas has done as much as any one to
make the people like and listen to music.
BARLEY Campbell's new play 'Paquita" is to
be produced in California in April. 1t is said
that the plot of this piece Was suggested to
Mr.. Campbell by three lines he read in a
| newspaper. Watcher they were head lines
| in Chicago journal is not stated.
Robson d Cranes new play, "Cherubs, "
which has been written for the comedians by
Joe Bradford of Boston, will be produ ed at
the Park theater in that city next week. The
title of this work, it has been alleged, was
suggested by the president-eect of the
United States, but Mr.. Cleveland modestly
disclaims the paternity.
The illustrious Italian actor, Tomssso Sal
VIM, will commence his farewell tour of
America at the Fifth Avenue theater, New
his first appearance as the Roman General.
The manager Of the Star theater, New York,
has received telegram from Mr.. Henry Z.
Abbey cancelling the engagement of Mrs
Langtry at that theater for next season. The
reason assigned is that the lady has had a
violent quarrel with Mr.. Gebhardt, and has
consequently decided not to visit this coun-
try. reversal of this decision may be
looked for in due time.
Louis Aldrch, who raised himself and Mr..
BARLEY Campbell to affiuence by his success
in the Iatter's play my Partner is becom-
ing tired of the role of Joe Saunders, and has
bought play, called ''The Old lminiou,"
which he proposes to bring out in New York
in the spring.
An effort is being made to induce Mr..
Edwin Booth to reconsider his resolve, made
years ago, never to play in Washington.
Everybody is, of course, aware of the reason
that caused him to make this resolution. So
much influential pressure is, however, being
employed that it is believed the great Ameri
can actor will yield to the public desire, and
once more appear in the national capital
1t seems that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
is not adverse to the theater on principle or
in practice. The accident that grew into a
rumor in Washington, and served the World
correspondent as material for a sensational
dispatch has been explained by both Mr..
Henry Irving and Mr.. Beecher. Both ad
dressed notes very promptly to the World
newspaper. The actor had offered box to
the divine, who subsequently, sent a note of
inquiry to the manager. The note was re-
ferred to Mr.. irving. who declined to open
communication not addressed to him.
Miss Lillian Lewis desires us to make men
ton of the fact that she is on the lookout for
a play of the Fedora" type. She says she
has the backing, and is going TO star next
season. Miss Lewis is not the only Que on
the lookout for a play of the Fedora type,
but still, If this should chance to meet
the eye of some aspiring dramatist owning
such production, he will find Miss Lewis at
the Gault house in Louisville until the end of
this week.
"Impulse," the new play which began its
career at Wallack's on Monday night last,
before brilliant semblage of competent
witnesses, possesses many merits. The play
Is unequal, but there are scenes Of great
yigor in each act. 1t is timely social study,
in which a wife, Miss Annie Robe, whose
fidelity waivers for single dramatic moment,
is only restored to the favor and confidence
of her husband, Mr.. Osmond Tearlc, after she
has been pursued through five acts and across
two continents by a most unprepossessing
villain, Mr.. Lethcourt.
Six theaters in Caicago were compulsorily
closed last Monday night by reason of the
companies engaged to appear in them being
snow bound on various railroads. These
were the Academy of Music, the Olympic,
the Criterion, the Standard, the Peoples and
the Lyceum. The DELAYED organizations
were respectively Barry and Fay, the LEO
polds,r ''In the Ranks" Neil Burgess,
Baylies and Kennedy" alright Lights com
pany and Hallen and Harris Prize Ideals.
Mark Twain says that life is to him such
an extraordinary mystery, aud that he is de-
voured constantly by such an everlasting
curiosity to know what will occur after he
has finished the earthly part OF the program,
that he sometimes feels as If he could hardly
wait to die. Watcher the inhabitants of the
better land, where Mark will most likely 90
when be quits his present sphere of useful
ness, will be as appreciative OF his humor as
people are down here may be doubted; and
unless his excessive repugnance to making
new acquaintance or consortlng with old
ones can be changed, he will scarcely enjoy
himself any more sitting on a cloud and
twanging his harp all day, than he does
now.
The funeral OF William Forester, late
stage manager of the Boston Ideal Opera
took place at Baltimore on Thurs
day morning, week ago. The ceremonies
were conducted at Ford's Grand opera house
II was n very solemn and impressive affair.
Mr. Msron Whitney sang a solo large
and select audience, also a delegation Of
a..