St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-19
AMUSE MENTS.
'Dynamite,', the New Play, a
Laughable ACKNOWLEDGMENT
..Dra matic Notes.

s'DYMamite,'9 the New Play a
Laughable Success--ssQueenas
..Dramatic Notes.
The title of the new play Of Dynamite, -
In three explosions, produced at the
Grand for the first time by the Barry & Fay
company last night, is a misnOmer and to
people of sensitive nerves it is highly mis-
leading. The dynamite is marital in it's
character and the explosions are purely do
nestle, it being one of the strange anOma-
lies in household economy that frail, deli
cate woman with healthy temper back Of
her will go into Mysteries at the conclusion
OF torpedo or at the sight of firearms,
while the same party can, with her voice,
lift the roof from house without diSar-
ranging single hair in her cOaXing curls or
bangs.
AS the opponents of certain class of
quaint humOr, Messrs. Barry & Fay are
inimitable, and their present play affords a
pretty broad opportunity for the display of
their enjoyable and peculiar character act
ing. There is barely play enough on which
to string series of very comical situations
which continue to keep the audience in con-
tinual laughter. The cast includes Hugh
Fay, the author, as Reginald Muldoon No.
2, who is involved in trouble with young
and pretty wife because of the discovery of
certain letters from an old sweetheart,
VIM. Barry, who is mashed ION Aurelia, a
dainty spinster of fifty, and who was
Reginald's first love. There are also Little
Mac, as Peter Mclaughlin, Miss Deland as
Aurelia, and half dozen others. The
makeup of both Fay and Barry is exquis-
itely funny, and in the first act Mr..
Fay impersonates the dignifed tippler as
only he knows how to do it.
Little Mac. is unique in his way, his princi-
pal act being to pose as a football for the
rest of the company. There is a real baby
in the play, and the particular one intro
duced last night was overcome with stage
fright and had to be taken to it's maternal
progenitor. The duel scene in the last
act is very funny, and in short the play is
one long healthy laugh from beginning
to end.
Dynamite will be repeated tonight.
Miss Annie Deland, who appears with
the Barry & Fay company, was the leading
lady with the lamented John Brougham, and
on dying he bequeathed all of his plays to
her.
Gov. Hubbard and Col. Allen occupied a
box at the Grand last night and they APP
peared to enjoy the play.
ssQUEENA."
The sale of seats for the engagement
of Grace Hawthorne, in her new and highly
successful play of ''Queena," opens at the
Grand this morning. The drama is emo
tional, and in her recent appearance at Gin
cinnati the gifted actress scored magnii-
cent triumph. She will appear at the
Grand next Thursday night only.
The Kate Claxtdn company will appear
at the Grand in the 1.-TWO Orphans" next
Saturday evening. The sale of seats opens
tomorrow m orning.
Ida Siddons' burlesque and speciality
company opened one weeks engagement
at the Olympic theater last evening to an
overcrowded audience. AS usual. Miss
Siddons has collected good company about
her, and gives a very enjoyable evening
performance. The program begins with an
olio. entitled ssJollties in Snow Storm"
to the enjoyment Of which May Howard
and Eta Danforth contribute each aballad.
In the speciality work Ida Siddons herself
appears, more charming than ever, in a
skipping-rope dance. Burt Queen, the ven
| triloquist, and Lew Hawkins, an old st.
Paul favorite, also appear in this part. The
performance concludes with the burlesqne
prince Faithful, or Scenes from Dream
land" where the shapely members of the
| company appear to particular advantage in
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