St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11
AT THE THEATRES.

James r. Grismer and Phoebe Davies
begin weeks engagement at the
Grand opera, Monday evening, the 18th
inst, and will present on the first three
evenings of the engagement Mr.. Girls
mer'S damatiZation of Hugh Conway'S
celebrated novel, SCALED Back"-the
play in which they made such success
OF here two years ago. The last half of
the week will be presented Clay M.
Green's masterpiece, the highly roman
tie play OF Forgiven play In
which Fred BrytOn has made national
reputation. So great was the success
of the play that Mr.. Grlsmer purchased
all the Western rights to it, and will
put it upon the stage here in a most
snmptnouS manner.
The play is made UP of strikingly
dramatic and emotional MATERIAL
gambler, a false friend, musician, a
tramp, and a young girl who falls deS-
perately in love with the sport.
The Jack o. Diamonds is whole
souled sporting gentleman, and exhibits
degree of human and emotional in-
tereSt not to be expected from such a
character. 1t is chiyalrlc, and picture
of nOble-heartedness, and reminds one
very much of Brete Harte's Poverty
Flat" but is surrounded with new
atmosphere, giving him wider range
of passion, and deeper and much
stronger heart interest, yet is the same
open-hearted sport of our ''early days"
The sale of seats has already opened.
most profitable. Regular prices only
will be charged this engagement.
ssRocadaIo', has met with sIIch nm
qualifieu success at the Peoples the
attI for the past three nights that Man
ager Sterling has decided to continue
the delightful comedy The present week.
The work of the company is improving
with every performance, and the at
tendance SO far more than JustifieS the
continuance of the play. The Rosedale
waltz and galop in the last scene is so
gracefully done by the company that it
is one OF the features Of the production.
That successful border meiodrama.
1.-THE Danites,'' will follow ssRosedale"
at the Peoples theater. This is the
play in which Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
Rankin made their enviabie stage reph-
tations. 1.-The Danites" has long been
a faYorite with the theater-going public
who enjoy plays of its class. The
Peoples company have been rehearsiIlg
the pl y for some time past, and Sceiiic
Artist HURT has been preparing spec
tacular and mechanical effects for the
attraction for more than month. ''The
Danites" was the first attraction pre-
sented at this house. 1t enjoyed sue
cessfui week, and the management be-
lieve that with the present company its
success will be eyeiEmore pronounced.
The Peoples theater management
are making preDarations fer an elab-
crate production Of Macbeth" i'll the
near future and propose to make it the
most notable event Of the season at this
house. Theodore Hamilton wiiiappear
as Macbeth. a part im which he scored
his greatest hit-aS an. actor ..,F.s--s
The Pence has a great: bill for this
week. commencing tonight, ''Fan-
chonn will run tip Thursday. Jessa-
line Rogers will take the part of Little
Cricket. She has made.a special study
of the beautiful shadow dance. 1t has
been several years since Nip and
Tucl1r was see1fin this city. 1t will be
produced atthe Pence the latter half
of this week, with all. its oyerflowing
fun and excitement. Mel Scully will
be right in his element as Nicholas Nip,
and b. w. Wilson will also endeaYor
to bring down the house, as, well as
Nicholas Nip, in the. role of the ire
pressiDle Tracer Tuck.
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The extra scenic painting for Lights
of London" at the Pence, has been pro-
crossing for week. The play will be
put On Thanksgiving week, and the
management say it will be their great
est effolt. -