St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-22
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Although the best military drama
that has ever been written was pro-
duced at the Grand all last week, our
theater patrons did not seem to take to
it. The "Held By the Enemy" company
did the poorest weeks business of the
season. Possibly the cold weather had
something to do with the small houses,
but for all that there is an evident lack
of military ardor in this community.
The company was a good one and the
play was well staged, but the people
wouldn't have it.
The attraction at the Grand for all of
this week will be DIXEY'S well known
burlesque, ''Adonis." This will be the
first production of this play in this city,
and Judging from the large advance sale
OF seats it is going to be drawing card.
CLARA MORRIS is billed for the
three first nights of next week at
the Grand. Her repertoire is all
nounced as follows: Monday, ''Renee
Gle Moray; Tuesday, ''L'Article
A." and Wednesday 1.-THE New Magda-
len." Miss MORRIS is under the man
agement of her husband this year, who
pledges his word and honor that the
gifted CLARA shall keep all of her en-
gagements this season. Miss MORRIS
record for keeping engagements has
been little bit rocky, and it is crafty
ing to note that she has turned over a
new leaf.
CLARA MORRIS will make her first APP
pearance in her new play, "Renee de
Moray" tomorrow evening at the Co
lumbia theater, Chicago. 1t is dis
tinctively French play, and is an En-
glish adaptation of D'Ennery's novel,
LA Martyre." The character in which
Miss MORRIS is seen is that of the
Countess Renee de Moray, and it is said
to be an exceedingly strong piece of dra-
matte work.
The KIRALFY brothers have made a
great hit in New York by a revival of
''Mazulm," pantomime which was pro-
by the famous RAvELS. PlaygOerS of
the last generation never tired of talk
ing of the tricks of the RAvELs, and
their sons and daughters have often
wondered if the remarkable stories were
not tinctured with eXaggeration. But
the KIRALFYS, who are great on stage
settings and mechanical effects, have
given ''Mazulm" revival which is said
to be even more startling than the old
RAvELs' performances.
~
A reputation for beauty has its disad-
yantageS. Mrs. LANGTRY has been
compelled to erect high board fence in
front of her Twenty-third street resi-
dence to protect herself from the crowds
of curious people who have been in the
habit of daily cOngregating in front of
her home at the hours when it is known
she is to come out or go in. These
crowds consisted mainly of women and
dudes. One of the latter made complaint
to the bureau of membranes the
other day, asking that the fence be torn
down, but the request was not granted.
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hartley CAMPBELL. the playwright,
has entirely recovered his mental bal
ance and will be able in a very short
time to be restored to his family and
friends again. A remarkable thing
about Mr.. CAMPBELL'S recovery is that
he has not only recovered mentally, but
has made wonderful physical i'm
provement. 1t is said that he looks al
most as we'll as in his youthful days.
The failure of SACKETT & WIGGINs
| in their theatrical ventures in Mime
| apOliS has given rise to good deal of
| speculation as to whether they will be
| able to complete the remodeling of Ex-
| position hall in this city into firSt-clasS
| theater. Notwithstanding the popular
| skepticism on this point, their agents
here affirm that the work will be COM
| pleted and st. Paul will have another
| theater before the close of the season.