St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-01
NO FAREWELL TRIPS.
Maggie Mitchell as Fond OF the
Sfnge ns ENer-.Her Good Works

stage as EVer--IEer Good Works.
Maggie Mitchell, who appears at the
Grand this week, spends considerable
money in dong good. During the yellow
fever scourge some years ago, a brother
died in the South, leaving family of five
children in very moderate circumstances.
The actress at once became a sort of guar
dian for them, and has watched over them
with the fOndness of a mother and paid
their bills with the regularity of a father.
always looking out for their maternl COM
forts and cashing their school bills. She
has one daughter of her own, about II
years old, who has inherited some of her
mothers liking for the stage, as well as her
ability there. Some years ago Maggie
MitchelFS season used to last forty
two weeks, leaving her but
ten weeks of vacation. Gradually this has
been heightened, until now she takes a
twenty weeks vacation each year. She
spends the greater part of this at her sum-
mer home at Elberon, near Long Branch,
where she is one of the leaders Of society,
She is just as fond of the stage as she was
when she was 90, and it is said that for
some weeks before the close of her vacation
she is in constant longing to get back be-
fore the footlights. She is one of the few
advertised farewell trip" and she will
not allow this TO be done while she has her
present health. The plot of Maggie. the
Midget" her latest play, is somewhat
stronger than is usually seen in plays of the
class selected TO emphasize the peculiar
characteristics of actresses of the stamp of
Miss Lolita and Miss Mitchell. Maggie's
father died short time after contracting
second marriage with widow who has a
daughter about the same age as Maggie,
and left his property to this step-daughter,
by which Maggie becomes dependent
upon her step-mother and sister. Maggie
has been living in the Basque country for
some time, alone and neglected, having for
companions the Spanish youths and maid
ems. The stepmother arriving uneXpect-
eddy, accompanied by Capt. Falconer, a
sutton for the hand of Claire, Magge's step
sister. finds her in the act of performing
national dance with Ishmael, gypsy, at
the village inn, much to the edifcation of
the villagers. OF course, the delicate sus-
capabilities OF the newlY-arrived relatives
and friends are greatly disturbed. and all
return to England, where Maggie is put to
school, with the intention of having her ed
ucated for governess. Maggie arrives
home from school Unexpectedly on the Oc-
casion of the celebration of Claire's birth
day. Capt. Falconer, although engaged to
marry Claire, has loved Maggie a long
time. BY means of quarrel an estrange-
ment occurs, through which the engage
ment is broken off. This results in hasty
words between Claire and Maggie at pic
mic given TO celebgate the birthday of
Claire. To crafty a personal animosity,
Ishmael strangles Claire with Maggie's
scarf. and suspicion points to Maggie
which is, however, averted by the OppOr-
tune arrival and confession of the real muir
derer.
Miss Mitchell is supported 10y an excep-
tiOhally strong company this season, includ-
ing Messrs. Charles Abbott, r. f. McClan-
min and James Il. Galloway, and the Misses
Lillian Andrews, L. A. Eberle and ID. b.
Van Deeren.
The Japanese colony arrived yesterday
and by noon to-day will be ready to illus
trate the industries of that country. The
colony comprises Yendon, bamboo worker;
YokOya, carpenter; Amano and Mokamo.
flOwerwOrkers; Otami, porcelaine decorator;
Anoki, painter; Fushili, painter; Sato and
Nasa, consonni workers. In addition,
Japanese ladies will serve tea and illustrate
the housekeeping of that nation. The
whole is under the direction of Prince
Tomita.