St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-14
MRS. SCOTS BENEFIT.
A Magnificent Testimonial From Host
of Admitting Friends.
ST. PAUL'S BEST PRESENT.
The Ideal Minstrels Gave a Character
istic Observation-Disclosures of
the Evening.

Mrs. L. n. Scott, wife of Manager
Scott of the Grand Opera house, might
well have INDUCED in feeling of pride
last night when she saw how many
friends came thronging to the compli-
mentary benefit rendered her by the st.
Paul Ideal MinStrels. 1t was a great
crowd, made up of the best of st. Paul'S
theater-going people, who came out and
the house was flied. Not a seat was
unoccupied save few in the gallery,
and when the curtain went up, the
MINISTRIES looked at as fine an audience
as was ever seen within the four walls
of the theater. 1t was social event.
The opera house never saw more
brilliant looking audience, for full dress,
while not universal, was prevalent to
considerable extent.
Many friends of Mrs. Scott who could
not attend in person, and some who
were there, remembered her with baSk-
cts of flowers and floral pieces, and the
private Office of Manager Scott looked
more like greenhouse than place of
business. The employeSof the theater
testified to Mrs. ScOtt's popularity
among them by sending her a
magnificent floral horseshoe and cor
nucopia combined. 1t was fully three
roses and other blossoms, with sprays
of green. It was placed on a table in
the foyer and was admired by hundreds.
An elegant basket of flowers was sent
to Mrs. Scott by George Thompson, of
the Dispatch, and these occupied a
place near the others. There were
many other notable pieces.
THE ENTERTAINMENT.
But beside rendering their compli-
ments to Mrs. Scott, those who were
there got more than their moneys
worth of solid fun and delightful enter
tainment out of the minstrel perform
ance. There was some new talent in
the Ideals as they appeared in an ebon
circle when the curtain went up. Some
of those who used to be numbered with
them were missing, but their places
were well filled. Harry Davis and Wal
ter Hale handled the bones and G. NJ.
Ludlow and Al Flournoy, who can dis
count most professionals, did execution
with the tambOS. Lou Wilks. in burnt
cork as black as his boots, did the inter-
locuting. Some very good points were
scored in the dialogues, and some really
fine singing was done by the soloists.
After a selection by the st. Anthony
Hill club, Messrs. Dudley and Swift
sang sob, Where, Oh, Where Is My
Little Dog Cone" with the warbling,
which was of unusual excellence
and they. were given an encore,
ing Of "Massa's wedding Night" and
d. j. Colville sang "'rhe Midship
Mite" so acceptably that he met storm
of applause, and had to come back. j.
t. Merrill met the same fate with the
''Baby's Lullaby" which he sang beau
tifully, and when Al FlOurnoy had
sung loot EN- on the List" and re-
sponded to four or five encOreS Lou
Wilkes had to stop the applause to give
the others a chance to carry out
the rest of the programme. Mr.. Flour
hoy was given beautiful floral tribute.
Then came the grand finale of part one
the appearance OF The Pigs Eye
Ballet" made up of Prof. Evans, al
Flournoy, Harry Davis, Sam Appleton.
They also got an encore. All OF them
are beauties at ballet dancing-as
beautiful as Indians on a war dance
and the audience signified its approval.
SOME FINE SELECTIONS.
In part two Prof. Fred viii gave a
beautiful violin solo, and was followed
by Miss Ruby Bridges, who recited
''Apples' in such charming dialect that
she was rewarded with big baskets of
flowers and an encore. Then A. NJ. Do
herty sang in his inimitable way his
snuff song. The audience roared
until its sides aehed, and re-
gave as an encore, "The Homemade
Mince Pie" He was a feature of the
entertainment. The Minneapolis Man
dolin club, directed by Prof. A. Monta-
nelli, and comprising Messrs. Merriam,
Gallagher, Willard, Braden, Buchanan,
Williams and Rogers, gave delightful
selection. Miss Hattie Brush and Mrs.
n. E. Fuller and Miss May Murphy were
the lady solOists of the evening and
they were given such warm receptions
as st. Paul audiences always gives its
favorites. viii Nichols gave solo on
the light guitar, and George W. Cory
recited very effectually ''The Little
Hero" Mr.. Philip Bayard, of the
cellent imitation of Henry Irving, and
Prof. Sherry appeared with his boys.
Mrs. Geo. ". Cory showed no little
d dering of "f the "PSStion Hs' scene'
from Romeo and Juliet. Her read
ing was good and her acting
more than up to that of many who
have essayed the role of Juliet as pro-
fessionas. The performance closed
with the Garrick club i'll the 0ne-act
farce, LEND Me Five Shillings," with
Miss Linda Dietz and Miss Lisette LIE
Barron, of the Peoples company, i'll the
cast.
The feast of good things was so boun-
tiful that many could not wait for it all,
and the heavy shower that came up
caught many of the earlier ones who
had to catch trains, and they agreed
with AL FIOurnOy that this weather
full of mist" might well be put Oh his