St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-08
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

EVANS AND HoEY did great business
at the Grand the past week in "a Far
lor Match" Th0play is as cheStnutty
thing as there is on the road, but is not
a particle worm-eaten. 1t affords the
two burlesque artists such splendid OPP
portunities to bring their abilities into
play it will always be popular as long as
they run it. In the hands of anybody
else it would die the first week.
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There will be a refreshing run of
legitimate comedy at the Grand this
week. ARTHUR REHAN will be here
comedies. "Nancy & Co." and "LOve
in Harness." and with company of
finished artists. The company have
been playing in Minneapolis the past
week to large houses, and their per-
formances are said to have been the
best that have been seen in that city
during this season.
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The REHAN organization has no star
parts. The plays are so arranged and
the acting so distributed among the va
riouS characters that each has something
clever to do, and every one in the cast
makes the most of his or her opportu-
nifty. The casts include the following
artists: ADELE WATERS, CLARA
FISHER NADER, L1LL1EV INTON. NELLIE
HOWARD, ADA DEAvEs, A. S. LTPMAN,
GEORGE PARKER, HARRY HOTTo, HAIR
OLD RUSSELL and D. LoNGwoRTH. The
plays will be staged in elaborate style.
The bill is .sNancy & Co." the first four
nights and Love in Harness" Friday
and Saturday evenings and Saturday
matinee.
Ed TOMBSTONE, the advance agent for
the 'BoSt0nianS," is around again ar
ranging for the return engagement of
the popular musical organization. They
will open in Minneapolis Monday, April
16, and will be in st. Paul the following
week. The ''Bostonians" have met with
great success this season.
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LAURA FAY SMITH says in the Thea
ter that the failure of ''La Tosca'' in
America is due to the fact that the ideal
heroine is woman incapable of fidel-
ity, save to the passion of love. This
sort of a woman does not appeal to the
American man. If SARDOU had given
"La TOsca" a good bank account in
stead of wealth of passionate love, the
American man would have tumbled to
her at the outset.
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EDWIN BOOTH has the reputation of
being woman hater. 1t is fortunate
for the women that he is. For man to
be flirt, endowed as BOOTH is with
every qualification which should make
him fascinating to the fair sex, would
be a great calamity. Even IN Boston
they speak of BOOTH as ''a perfect
Stone' for GOODNESS. LAWRENCE BAR
RETT is reputed to be giddier than
BOOTH, but somehow the ladies don't
take to him.
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Our MARY has achieved the greatest
dramatic triumph of modern days. She
has brought the British public to her
feet, and they have not only crowned
her with the laurel wreath, but they are
showering benedictiOnS on her sweet
head. When Miss ANDERSON closed
her long engagement at Mr.. IRvING's
Lyceum theater in London last week
the audience called her before the cur
tain and demanded speech from her.
When she concluded her speech cry
went up from the gallery, "GOD bless
you, MARY" and there came a hearty
amen from the audience. 1t was a fit
tribute to MARY ANDERSON'S purity of
life and character.
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There is no valid reason why an actor
or actress should not behave as well as
anybody else. The whole profession
has suffered because genius like that
of BERNHARDT has been yoked to vices
so hideous. 1t is all the more reason,
then, that the members of the dramatic
profession should take pride in MARY
ANDERSON, whose pure life and dignity
of character have done so much to ele-
vate the profession, as we'll as to add an
other jewel to the crown of woman
hood.
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CHARLES DICKENS. the oldest son
and namesake of the eminent novelist,
who will give reading at Market hall
next Thursday evening, is said to re-
semble his father in appearance and
manner. His readings consist of selec-
lions from his fathers works, and have
been spoken of. in highest praise by the
Eastern press.