St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-20
PUBLIC PLAYS.
The Variegated Amusement Diet for
Christmas Week.

Christmas Week.
This week will be big with events in the
line of public amusements. Nevada, with
her superb concert company. at the Leland
rink tomorrow evening, will be the piece
de resistance in the weeks banquet, The
rush for seats has been unprecedented and
the financial success of the engagement, as
far as the Philharmonic society is concerned,
is assured OF Nevada and her brilliant
vocal accomplishments it is scarcely neces-
sarv to say word. The daily press has
scored her triumphs everywhere and she
will come to Minneapolis on the crest of
wave of popular enthusiasm. She will be
accompanied by fine company OF European
operate singers and instrumentalistS, as
follows: Mons. Edmond Vergnet, tenor,
FROM the Grand Opera. Paris; Signor Carlo
Butt. baritone from La Scala, Milan; Sig
nor Luigi CaSati, violin virtuoso, professor
at the Imperial COnservatoire. st. Peters
burg: Mons. Gustaye Lewlta pianist, court
pianist to his royal highness the Grand
Duke of Baden; Signor PaOla GiOrza,
musical director and conductor.
AT THE GRAND.
Lillian Russell. who broke the hearts of
New York dudedOm. will make her first ap-
pearance at Minneapolis at the Grand on
Monday evening. She is the same fasci-
Mating actress as ever, and though greatly
improved in avOirdupois, she is the same
''gOod-looker" as ever. billie Taylor
will be the bill for Monday and Tuesday
evenings and Wednesday Matinee and
Polly" for Wednesday evening. The
company is said to be strong one.
MI. and Mrs. George S. Knight will be
the attraction for the latter half of the week.
with a Christmas matinee. Over the
Garden WALL the musical comedy, will be
the bill.
THE COMIQUE
for Christmas week will bring on Kennedy's
Bright Lights" with twenty specialists
and Prof Kennedy's mesmeric feats. There
will be matinees on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
THE DIME MUSEUM.
The premier attraction offered at the dime
museum of Sackett & Virgins for Christ
mas week is the wonderful midget, Princess
Lucy. This mite is described as the small
est woman on earth, and is even smaller
and more attractive than any of the cele
brated dwarfs who have appeared before
the public from time to time. She is said
to be only II years of age, weighs only
twenty pounds and is twenty inches high.
She has received polite education, talks
huently, sings and acts. She will appear
OH the stages of the upper floor in minia-
ture cottage built expressly for her, and the
management announce gift to any child
who can enter the door of the cottage erect.
Princess Lucy will give receptions to child
ren from day to day and will make grand
street parade in the morning, appearing in
her lilliputian coach drawn by Shetland
ponies. The other curiOsities announced
for the week are James Wilson. the expan-
sionist; Ann E. Leak, pedal wonder;
Naline, the dog crocus and Signor Clio
nanni with his musical glasses. On the
stage Monsieur Bushnell and Kitty Thomas
in aerial juggling. the Powers twins in
songs and dances, Annie Queen in melange
of humor. Burt Queen the ventriloquist,
Alfred and Pauline Miller, the Edelireiss
choir. are announced On Christmas day
the museum will be open from 10 a. m.
until 1880 p. IN.