St. Paul daily globe., 1888-01-30
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

Minnie Maddern opens her engage
ment tonight at the Grand, presenting
Steele Mackaye'S intense play. "Im
Spite of ALL" Miss Maddern has made
big hit here. this being the third en-
gagement in the city this season. The
same company will be in support. In
Spite of All; will be presented Tuesday
and Caprice Wednesday. There will
be no matinee.
The sale of seats for Clara Morris en-
gagement opens at the managers Office
of the Grand this morning. Miss Norris
appearance here this season is looked
for as quite an event. The repertoire is
as follows: Thursday night, Renee
de Moray" Friday, ARTICLE AZ Sat
urday matinee and evening. alike"
The first and laSt-named plays have
never been seen here and have scored
great hits in the East. Miss Morris is
in the best health.
Jnnius Howe, ahead of Kiralfy's
"Around the World in Eighty Days"
is expected in the city to-day. The
spectacle follows Clara Morris at the
Grand for week.
One of the largest audiences of the
season greeted the first presentation of
BOucicaultS famous drama The OctO-
room at the Peoples last evening. The
HOuSC was pdCaCU ~ llS uliliOSl capacity.
Not even standing room could be sold
after S o'clock. The bill proved the
greatest success of the many pr0duc-
tons yet seen at this popular theater,
the scenery and stage settings
being probably as fine as any ever seen
in the city. The ship scene in the fourth
act was loudly applauded The play
went with hurrah, each character
being well presented. Miss Wellesley
was particularly fine in the character of
Zoe, the prosecuted OctOrOon, and
made very effective impression.
Mr.. Barbour could not have been
as Salem Scudder. W. +. Sterling ap-
peared for the first time in many weeks.
and made decided hit as Wan-no-tee,
the Indian. He was called before the
curtain amid tremendous applause. at
the end of the third act, upon the eXhi-
btion of his grief at the death of the
boy Paul. Charles Barringer. lately
leading support of Kate ClaXton,
the new member of the PeO-
pies company. proved himself to
be valuable addition. and
was loudly applauded from the rise of
the curtain. He gave a smooth and
effective impersOnatiOn of the villain
McClOskey. The exciting bowie-knife
contest in the last act was greeted with
tremendous applause, and almost made
the gallery gods rise from their seats.
Edwin Ferry appeared to good advan-
tage as Paltry, and the other
characters were all well sus-
tanned. The Octoroon'' will un-
doubtedly be given to large houses
the coming week. as it we'll deserves. as
the best dramatic performance ever
seen in these parts at popular prices.
John Murray, the old Minneapolis
favOrite, will probably be seen in the
near future at the Peoples in
round of his old successes, such
as "COnstable Hook "Solon
Single" rip Van Winkle," etc. Mr..
Murray tells some very interesting sto-
ries about his tirst:theatrical experiences
in Minneapolis, when he gathered about
him the most popular theatrical stock
company ever seen in this city up to
that time, many OF whom have since
become stars.
The most popular matinees in the
city are given each week at the "PeO-
PIES" which draws out hundreds Of
ladies and children. The cause of this
is the cheap prices, that are rapidly be-
coming so popular throughout the cOun-
try, and the splendid inducement offered
in the way OF good attractions. Many
people were turned away on Tuesday
last, and the house was well filled, as it
uSllallN is on Saturday.