St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
GRAND OPENING.
Kohl & MiddIeton's New Dime
Museum.

The formal opening or this popular
palace of amusement, under the new
management and proprietorship of
Messrs. Kohl and Middleton, takes
place tomorrow afternoon. This mu-
scum has been undergoing a thorough
overhauling, and no trouble and eX-
pense has been spared to make it the
cOsieSt place of amusement in the cOun-
try. A new theater has been added to
the museum. and two theaterS will from
now on be run in come elton with the
museum. On the upper stage comedy
will reign supreme, while upon the
lower stage the best of vaudeville talent
will delight the patrons of this place.
The upper floor will be used as the curl
Osity hall exclusively, and many
new and startling novelties are
promised by the management,
which have heretofore never been
seen in the Northwest. Messrs.
Kohl 81 Middleton, it might here be
added, are the originators of more new
ideas and features in this line of bust
ness than any museum managers in the
country, and the public may rest as
sured of receiving many new surprises
in the curiosity line: while the charac-
ter of the stage entertainment will be
chaste, refined and moral in every re-
spect. Kohl Il Middleton, from the
fact of their being prOprietors of four
other houses, can command the best of
the variety talent, and the stages of this
museum will at all times be filled by the
best of people in the profession. 1t
will require but one ticket to admit a
person to reserved seats in both theaters
and the cost of the ticket will be but 5
cents. In the curiosity halls for
tue opening week the principal feature
will be Zip" known as Barnum's
What Is It?'' descendant of an al
most extinct race of people who inhab-
tied Southern Africa. This curious be-
ing is accompanied on his travels by an
equally as strange one known as
"ShOo-Fly," a defendant of race of
Kaf1irs. These two strange people will,
no doubt. be the center OF all eyes dur
ing their engagement here. Another
not less important curiosity will be seen
in the shape of an EsquimauX chief
named De Bro, perhaps the first person
of his kind ever seen upon exhibition in
this country. Madame June, the cele-
brated Jumbo Fat Lady, will occupy a
stage in Curio Hall, and this stupendOus
mountain of flesh will, no doubt, excite
the envy of many. Last, but not least,
on the list OfcuriOsities, will be seen
the Blind Whittier, really one of nat
ure'S StrangeSt marvels. A man born
into the world blind, and who carves
from pine wood the most wonderful OBJ
jectS with only common pen knife,
performing feats with his knife that
men with good sight could not under
take. On the upper stage, OF Theater
No, l, will be seen Signor Orcoris and
sister, the Egyptian battle AK throwers,
whose great skill in handling these an
tlque weapons of warfare is the aston
ment of everybody. Their entertain
meut will be greatly augmented by
Deaves' Royal Marionettes, in whose
praise too much cannot be said. The
comical figures. when put through
their funny evolutions by the proficient
Prof. DeaveS, will excite the laughter OF
the entire audience. On the lower
stage, or Bijou theater, Ryan & Nc
Auley's All Star company of vaudeville
artists will give select variety enter
tainment: and taken on the whole, the
performances about to be presented to
the@patrons of this place will be of the
highest order. The strictest Of order
will be preserved, and ladies and chill
dren can feel perfectly safe in attend
ing this place of amusement without an
escort. 1t is especially desired that the
ladies and children will attend the
daily matlneeS, as the performances are
the same as at night.