St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-29
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For sheet which sets up as a censor
of real newspapers in the matter of
dramatic criticism. the E Eening Tribune
is delightfully."- careless. There is fresh
air of abandon about they way in which
it prepares its dramatic notes that is
soothing to the senses of the reader who
is accustomed to reading the statements
of fact presented in other journals. AS
sample of careful. systematic work,
notice the following headline and para
graphs taken from the twinkler:
ACTORS AND PLAYS WE HAVE SEEN.
shenandoah is one of the greatest
financial successes of recent years.
w. j. .Scanlan's new Swing Song"
gets dozen encoreS every night. at the
Star theater.
1.-The Shadows of Great City" will
be the attraction at the Windsor theater
next week.
Shenandoah has never been seen in
Minneapolis nor by any member of the
evening sheets staff. Where is the
Star theater, in Washington, New York
or Kalamazoo? Where is the Windsor
theater? There are several OF them
scattered over the country, but which
one is meant? And so one might go
through several more of those same
dramatic news paragraphs on actors
and plays we have SEEM" none of whom
were, however, ever seen west OF Chi
cago. and some not even far west. The
dramatic editor of that paper evidently
clips his news directly from DunlOp's
stage news without going to the trouble
of editing it,. When he has become a
little more accustomed TO his new office
of dramatic critic. sir" he will be less
prone to carp at others.
II
/ Ice Kinks in Minneapolis never have
been what could be denominated as
bowling successes. Last year the ex-
pertinent was tried, but it did not pan
out. This year it is being tried again,
and with small prospect of dong any
better. Tie rink has the advantage of
an excellent location, but that seems to
have little weight. There is always
good ice at Central park, and, especially
when the weather is as pieasantas it
has been this winter, people
will not pay current coin OF
the realm to skate in a
rink when they can get all of the privi-
leges elsewhere for nothing. The man
ayers of the Kinks are attempting to
draw crowds by means of races. But
Minneapolitans are trifle 'leary'' of
professionals, in whatever line. These
skaters have been doing good deal of
talking for several days, and, to an out
slider, it looks as if an attempt is being
made to pull the public's neither ex-
tremity, much as 1t has been done here
tofore by the bicyelists. Professional
ism will not draw the class of
patronage that will make skating rink
pay. A suggestion is made to the rink
managers that it foster amateur athlet-
les in the form of curling, skating for
prizes and polo. Polo is great game
when skillfully played. and it should
not be difficult matter to organize
several polo teams in a city the size of
Minneapolis il the bali were once set
rolling. Then city league or Twin
City league might be formed. These
remarks are made simply as sugges-
lions. Certain 1t Is, however, that the
present attempt to draw crowds with
professionals contains hardly the ele-
meutS of success.
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Now that Christmas has come and
gone and left behind many pleasant
memories as we'll as many bitter ones, a
few comments OIL the subject OF Christ
mas are not out OF place. While the