St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-03
OTHER ADJUSTMENTS.
Dramatic.

The week just closed has been only fairly
successful from a dramatic point of view.
At the ST. Paul Grand the lively little
Aimee, who, by the by, is not quite so
sprightly or little either, as in the days of
yore. when she delighted her audiences in
opera boutfe, appeared in dramatic roles,
presenting rather brothy farce called
''Mam'zelle" and Sardous ''Divorcons. :"
The latter was far superior to ''Mam'zelle,n
and as it was more suggestively Frenchy,
and just a trifle naughty, it caught on"
well. The engagement was only fairly
successful
On Thursday night the Edwin Thorne
company opened an engagement in Sensa-
tional melodrama, filled with startling stu
ations and called the ''Black Flag" The
play was finely acted and it drew apprecia-
tive audiences. Two performances were
given yesterday, the engagement closing
last night.
FANNY DAVENPORT.
Tomorrow evening at the Grand Fanny
Davenport will make her first appearance
IN Sardou's famous play. Fedora" The
piece was originally brought out at the
Coincide Francois in Paris, with Bernhardt
in the title role, where for months it was
the talk of the town. Fedora" was then
translated and produced at the Haymarket.
London, where it created furore in theat-
rical circles. 1t remained, however. for
Fanny Davenport, now justly considered
Americas representative actress, to intro
duce the play in the United States. Miss
Davenport two years ago purchased the
American right from the author for SIS. 600.
and in October, 1884. made her first appear
ance at the Fourteenth street theater, New
York, in the title role The play made an
instantaneous hit, and the engagement was
extended week by week until it heightened
into months, and even then it appeared i'm
possible to satisfy the appetite of theater
goers for Fedora" Miss Davenport has.
during the past two years produced s'Fe-
dora in every city of the country. Miss
Davenport will wear several exquisite
3stumes made especially for Fedora. !"
she has surrounded herself with an excep-
tionally strong company including Mr..
Henry Lee. Manager Scott will mount the
play in frst-class style.
"a BUNCH OF KEYS"
This Laughing festival will be inaugu-
rated at the Grand Thursday night and con-
tinue until Saturday evening, including a
matinee Saturday. Bunch of KEYS" will
be the subject matter, and that it is suffi-
C1cH6 W ICd11LC tlc LlSucSG expectations That
could be entertained for the success of such
an occasion, all who have seen the clever
piece will attest. Of all the recently-pro-
duced comedies, of that particular order
now so popular, Bunch of KEYS" is the
best. Its own phenomenal success was the
forerunner of the success achieved bv its
successors, Rag Baby and ''Parlor
Match" For two years it has held SWAY
over all others, and is universally conceded
to have made more money than any attrac-
ton on the road.
The same excellent company that pre-
sented the piece last season returns intact
The reserved seat sale begins Tuesday
morning.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Mile. Rhea opens an engagement at the
Grand a week from next Thursday.
McCaull's Opera company appears at the
Grand the first three nights of next week.
The sale of seats for Fanny Davenport's
engagementit Fedora" at the Grand this