St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15

Monday and Friday evenings of next
week they will sing for the first time in
this city AMBOsE THOMAS romantic
opera, ''Mignon," and they expect Sat-
urday evening to give their initial pro-
duction of DoNIZETTI's don Pasquale,"
which is now in rehearsal by the COM
pany. "Fatinitza," '.Bohemian Girl
fill in the repertoire. r. N. DUNBAR,
formerly of the '.Little Tycoon COM
pany, a baritone singer. is a new addi-
ton to the sBostonians.'
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Madame CAMILLE MUoRI, who sang
here with the BostOnians during their
last engagement, is no longer with the
company. Her sudden departure from
an organization with which she
was supposed to be permanently
identified has given rise to good deal
of conjecture and no little gossip in
musical circles. The nearest eXpla-;
nation that the GLOBE can give is that
contained in an unsigned card which
reached this Office last week from Chi
cago. The card is written in a
the writing Of the lady herself, and in
it these words: CAMILLE MUORI,
prima donna soprano, wishes to an
nounce to the public that she is no
longer with the Bostonians. Cause-De
LuSSan No. q"
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ED TOMBSTONE, the advance agent OF
the Bostonians, says that Nine. MUORI'S
separation from the company was sur
prise to them. The managers had no
intimation Of her intention to leave,
and know no cause for it. The COM
pany laid off Holy week, and when they
came together again Easter Monday
MUoRI failed to show up. He knew she
was sensitive about the amount Of APP
plause Miss CoRDEN received, but
didn't know there was really any bad
feeling between those two ladies'. She
was under contract to sing specified
time, and he thinks the management
should make her pay damages for not
fulfilling her engagement. He thinks
her departure will not hurt the COM
pany, except that twill require MARIE
STONE to do extra work.
The Chicago Times is jealous of St.
Paul's claim to Miss ETA HAWKINS,
and alleges that she is the legitimate
property of Chicago, having been born
in suburb of that city and having made
her professional debut there with WILL.
DAVIS Church ''Pinafore" company.
HENRY c. MITCHELL, who is Chicago
relative of the st. Paul soubrette, chimes
in with the Times and threatens that ii
st. Paul tries to snatch her away from
Chicago, he wildly the eternal he will
take his Andrew Jackson league to
ST. Paul and dump the whole town into
the Mississippi river.
Mr.. MITCHELL tells story of one of
Miss HAWKINS baby pranks, says the
Times. She was four or five years old,
and the two beSt-remembefed events or
her life were attendance at Sunday
school once and attendance at theater
where CHARLIE COLLINS, the Dutch
comedian. had sung song, the chorus
of which began with, ''F'ritZy looks just
day morning was playing Sunday
school. She had her dolls all arranged
on chairs, and she was standing before
them leading in singing as much of this
chorus as she remembered.
''That is not a Sunday school song"
said her mother; ''you should sing
something about Jesus, my darling"
"All wight, mammal" lisped little
ETA, and to the same tune went on
singing, "Jedus looks dess like his
fader.'
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There will be a second course OF the
Raglan illustrated lectures at Market
hall during the month. Mr.. RAGAN's
previous entertainments here gave the
greatest satisfaction, and there was
desire to have them repeated. The
dates and subjects are announced as fol-
lows: Wednesday evening. April 18th
inst, ga Summer in Spain and Mo
rocco" Saturday, April 81, "Glimpses
of Scotland" Saturday, April %,
'sVenice, Milan and the Italian Lakes"
Monday evening, April 80, ''Michael
Angelo, The Man and His Works"
The sensation in theatrical circles last
week was the sudden death of LILLIAN
OLCoTT, whose Theodore" was one of
the finest dramatic productions seen in
this city during the present season.
Miss OLeoTT was just entering upon
career which promised the fullest
measure of fame. and her untimely
death brought sorrow to very large
circle of friends. She was exposed in
the great New York blizzard, and had
not been well thereafter. Although she
had been confined to her room a day or
two before her death, her physician
had no serious apprehensions concern
ing her until within few hours before
she died.
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Miss OLCoTT was the only child of
CORNELIUS OLCOTT, the leading physi-
clan in Brooklyn. Her father is I'M
mensely wealthy, and the OLCoTT home
On Bedford avenue is one of the finest
residences in the city. AT very early
age Miss OLcoTT took a notion to go on
the stage. Accustomed to yield to ev-
cry whim of their only child, her pa
rents INDUCED her in her ambition, and
LILLIAN was given thorough stage ed
ucation. Her first appearance iii New
York was comparative failure. NORTH
fed by the result, Miss OLCOTT went to
Europe and devoted three more years
to study. She returned and made her
second debut at Niblo'S in ''TheOdOra,"
mounted more superbly than anything
that had ever been seen in place cele-
brated for it's gorgeous scenic produc-
tions. She received an ovation, and
from that time her success was
assured. But trouble came later
on. The news of Miss OLCOTT's
triumph aroused the Jealousy OF BERN
HARDT, who was playing the same part
in Europe, and the vindictiye French
actress began her prosecutions by suing
out, through her agent, an injunction
in a New York court contrasting the
right of Lillian OLcoTT to play
s:Theodora.'' When the injunction
papers were served on Miss OLcoTT she
was PLAYING in San Francisco. She
Immediately disbanded her company
and proceeded to New York to fight
Nine. BERNHARDT in the courts. She
employed ROSCOE CoNIING as her
attorney, and the two were caught out
together in the great blizzard while
looking after some matters pertaining
to the suit. AS result of their expert
ence in the storm Miss OLCOTT is dead
and Mr.. CoNKLING is dying.
In a lengthy editorial on Miss Oh
Colts death, the Brooklyn Eagle says: