St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

OnAMAllO Oh1r L.
The past week has not been notable
for its good theatrical attractions. 1t
was swing around the circle from the
bright opera of the week before to very
light comedy. The German MINISTRIES
and EZRA kENDALL'S Pair of Kids
did moderate business at the Grand,
while the Olympic attractions were
below the usual standard.
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''Held by the Enemy" WILLIAM GIL
LETTE'S successful American play. will
be presented for the first time in this
city tomorrow evening at the Grand,
and will run the entire week. The
management promises to put it OH here
with the same company, scenery and
produced in Madison Square theater
i'll New York. 1t is Il love story of the
war. The scene of the play is laid in
the South during the late civil war. 1t
is the story of a L Mon colonel who fell
In love with Southern beauty and had
young Confederate lieutenant for
rival.
The American play writer is getting
to the front again, The two greatest
successes in New York this season so
far have been 1.-The Henrietta" at the
Union Square. and The Wife, at the
l.yceum, both American plays by Amer
lean authors. HORACE TOWNSEND,
dramatic editor of the New York Trib-
une, has written play for Mrs. LANG
TRY which has been accepted by that
lady, and will be added to her repertoire
next season.
William Shakespeare" is the name of
play which Manager j. NJ. HILL will
put on the road next year. with JAMES
F. WILSON, now of the Held by the
Enemy" company, in the leading part.
1t is understood that IGNATIUS Don
NELLY would not accept a position in
the cast of this play if it were offered
him.
HENRY IRVING 5 Faust was not a
financial success III Chicago. Both the
play and the star were above the appre-
ciative standard of that windy town. 1t
| takes horse play or Il LILY CLAY
| colossal aggregation to faScinate the
| theatrical taste of the Chicago folks. .
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Mrs. LONGSHORE-POTTS. NJ. d., gives
aSeries of lectures, beginning tomorrow
| night, at Market hall on hygiene. Mrs.
DR.. POTTS has considerable nOtoriety as
a lecturer in the old country. and it is
| said she imparts great deal of valu-
able information, particularly for per-
sons OF her own sex.
! - ~
MAURICE BERNHARDT. son of the
renowned SARA, married Polish
princess with dOwry of 100000, but
for all that the match was purely love
affair. The princess met a girl cousin
of MAURICE BERNHARDT in her paint
ing class, and an intimate friendship
sprang up between them. When the
cousin fell i'll the Princess TERKA came
to see her and helped to nurse her. and
| then met La BERNHARDT and her son.
1t was case OF love at first sight, and
in month from the first meeting the
two young people were engaged, al
though TERkA had previously eX-
| pressed resolution never to marry.
MAURICE BERNHARDT is twenty-three,
and his bride is twenty-four.
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Mrs. POTTER is arranging to do "Cle-
Opatra' with much magnifcence next
season. 1t is also said that Mrs LANG
TRY cheriSheS the idea of doing Cleo
patra" herself, and it is thus possible
placed in still greater rivalry.
The Boston Globe says that Mile. DE
LUssAN has won in grand opera a sig
nal triumph. Speaking of her recent
appearance in that city, the Globe says
1T was most thoroughly brilliant and
Signally effective representation of that
most delightful opera. DoNIzETTI's
daughter OF the Regiment" DE LUs-
SAN eclipsed all previous successes: the
role indeed might have been written fol-
her, SO bright, piquant and artistic is
her portrayal, dramatically not less than
yocally."
The artists death roll for the last
month in Europe included EUGENE
| half century ago; PANoFKA. the com
| poser and vocal teacher; THEODORE
MICHAELIs, who wrote the Turkish
Patrol;' EDWARD MARXEN, MARIA
| BARBIERI-NINI,a AN Italian prima DONNA
| and UGo CAPETTI, all Italian Journalist
and Wagnerite.
A well-known opera manager recently
said that he always liked to get chorus
girls from st. Paul and Minneapolis, not
only because they were prettier than
i other girls. but because the singers in
the Northwest had the strongest voices
he found anywhere. 1t may be said
with equal truth that the best amateur
i dramatic talent in the country is to be
found right here i'm the Twin Cities. We
! have amateur actors in our midst who
are away ahead of the leading actors OF
the New York and Boston stock com.
panieS.
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The preacher who had a tilt with
EMMA ABBOTT in Nashville has asked
to have his case brought before the gen
eral conference of the Southern MethO.
dist church. Miss ABBOTT is destined
to get a bigger advertisement than she
bargained for, and she will now get an
authoritative opinion from leading
church denomination as to whether OF
the dramatic profession as to preclude
an actor or opera singer from being a
Christian.
The old Seriptural chunk of wisdom
about the duty of kings counting the
cost before going to war finds an appli
cation to theater building, as SACKETI
d WIGGINS have found to their sorrow
in relation to remodeling the old Elk
position rink into first-class theater
ignorance of the city ordinance requir
ing all buildings to be fire-proot
within certain limits has caused
a delay in the work, as wei
as entailing expenses that had not beer
estimated. Still the ordinance must bt
enforced. The city needs more first
class theatrical halls, but it wants NJ
fire traps. We have ali that is wanted
in that line already.
Will Have Hearty Approval.