St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-26
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Management, after having arranged for
the most distinguished season in the
dramatic history of the city, should
have devoted the opening week to min
Strelsy and a variety performance. Of
course, those who know nothing of the
difficulties theater manager expert
ences in booking his companies and in
arranging dates to suit all around are
not In position to take charitable view
of affairs. Neither do these critics
know anything of the trouble mana
ger encounters in inducing first-class
attractions to open their seasons at this
end of the circuit. They usually prefer
to begin in the Eastern cities, and then
work westward. 1t was only by acci-
dent that Manager SCOTT secured the
JameS-W Wainwright company so early in
the season. Mr.. JAMES has made his
arrangements to play on the Pacific
coast the present season, and in view of
that fact decided to make st. Paul the
rendezvous for his company, and thus
was persuaded to open his season here.
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The attractions at the Grand the past
week were HAvERLY's MINISTRIES and
NERNONA JARBEAU'S Starlight"
HAvERLY has the best organization he
has had for many years. Still, it is not
minstrel show. There is not a single
thing in the performance suggestive OF
the Old-time plantation darby. Min
strelsy in these days is nothing more
than variety business, and there is a
good field open for somebody who will
organize minstrel show on the orig
inal idea OF minstrelsy.
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VERNONA JARBEAU's starlight" is
written down on the bills as musical
comedy, when. in fact, like Haverly's
MINISTRIES. it is only refined variety
performance. To those who have seen
Miss JARBEAU do such beautiful work
in comic opera it was notifying to see
her attempt to star in play so un-
worthy OF her abilities. She is an ex.
ceptiOnally clever little woman, and, if
she had play in keeping with her
capacity, she would make brilliant
success. But there is neither moIey nor
fame for her in starlight"
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The Peoples theater company gave a
finished performance of ssThe Gny'nor"
all the week, but owing to the extremely
hot weather, and possibly to the cOun-
ter attractions at the Grand and in. the
circus tent, there was an apparent fall
ing off in the audiences. The bill
of the coming week is Tom ROBERT
BUN . iOfO OcllOOH,
in which Mr.. LIPMAN will take the part
of Jack Poyntz, and Miss YOUNG will
appear in the character Of Bella, the
orphan.
LOUIS JAMES and MARIE VAIN
WRIGHT will open an engagement at the
Grand tomorrow evening in produc-
ton of Hamlet in which Mr.. JAMES
will play the title role, and Miss VAIN
WRIGHT will take the part of OphelIa
one of her most celebrated impersona-
tionS. The repertoire for the remain
der of the engagement will be, Tuesday
night, ''VirginiuS;" Wednesday even
ing. "Othello," and Wednesday mat
inee, "Much Ado About Nothing" The
advance sale of seats for the JAMES
WAINWRIGHT engagement is unusually
large, and the indications are that these
two distinguished actors are to receive
renewed evidence of their popularity in
this city. Mr.. JAMES and Miss VAIN
WRIGHT are supported by strong COM
pany, including Mr.. MosELEY and Miss
MEEKS, who were with them last
season.
Robust ROBERT DOWNING, who has
been spending the summer OH his beau
tiful farm Oh the PaWtuXet river, below
Washington, will begin his season at
the Star theater, New York, the Sd of
| September. 1t was at the Star, two
years ago. Manager JOE MACK first in
| trOduced Mr.. DOWNING to a metropoli-
| tan audience in the elaborate production
of 1.-The Gladiator" Mr.. DOWNING has
extended his repertoire this year, in
Guiding good production of ''St. Marc, -
which Manager MACK purchased from
M nSfo TO of no LOFT
| PORT.
Nine. PATTI-NICOLINI wants to sell
| hor Craig-y-noS castle, Wales. The es-
| tate covers $50 acres, surrounded. by
| picturesque mountains. PATTI has
made the castle an abode of modern ele-
| gance and comfort. Some time ago
robbers invaded the castle and stole a
| box of her husbands finest cigars. Old
| NICoLINI has been keeping up such a
racket about the theft ever since, PATTI
has concluded to sell the place, and it is
| now on the market.
| ~
| After recent performance of Scar
men, at Covent Garden, London,
| MINNIE HAUK was presented with a
wreath of laurelS and oak leaves in solid
| gold in honor of the tenth anniversary
| of the first production of that opera in
| England. One of the subscribers to the
| testimonial was Mime. BIZET, widow of
the composer.
| ~
The bill at the Grand for thekatter
part of the week is RICE's "CoS5air. -
which is described as Byronical oper-
attic burlesque, with a $4,000 outfit.
Like all of ED RICE's stage produc-
tiOns, Conrad, the Corsair" is put on
with gorgeous spectacular effect and
| with a display of skill and judgment in
| the cOstuming. The performance is to
be presented with an exceptionally
| strong cast, including such noted artists
| in buriesque comedy and opera as
/ GEORGE S. KNIGHT, FAY TEMPLETON,
\. LOUISE MONTAGUE, JAMES S. MAI
FIT, the original Lone Fisherman; CORA
TIME, GEORGE K. FoRTEsCUE, LILA
| Blow, GEORGE G. SCHILLER. ANNE
PERKINS and EDWIN TARR. The "Cor-
4 sair' engagement will begin Thursday
evening and continue the remainder of
the week, including Saturday matt
nee.
I "CHUMLEY" JONES, who will be
| remembered by st. Paul people i'll con-
nection with the National Opera COM
pany engagement in this city last win
ter. has recently been made assistant
manager of the Grand opera house,
I Philadelphia. If the Philadelphia
Grand has club house annex. "CHUM-
LEY" will be satisfied with the situation.
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Mrs. LANGTRY can afford to abandon
the profession next year, as it is said
she cOntemplateS doing. With the eX-
ception of LoTTA she is the richest
actress in the profession. She has not
only earned large sums each season, but
she has increased them by judicicbs in
| yestmentS until her fortune is now eSti-
mated at 100000, and all of it has been
made in little over five years.