St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-10
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

couraged by his experiment of tempo
rarily converting the old Market hall
into theater; for, while the elegancies
and some of the cOnveniences OF the
old Grand are missing, still so much
has been done to render the hall
pleasant place for an evenings enter
tainment the patrons are willing to
overlook shortcomings. After this
week the seats will be elevated so that
the high hat cannot get in its work so
successfully as at present.
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The Ceeilian Opera company, a local
amateur organization, will produce PA
tience" at the Newmarket Monday and
Tuesday evenings. For the remainder
of the week the hall had been previously
engaged for balls and church festivals,
SO there will be no theatrical entertain
-HOey will appear in their well-knoWn
s".Parlor Match performance.
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The friends of Mr.. Lipman, the popu-
lar leading man at the Peoples having
rendered him complimentary benefit,
he has accepted and named the evening
Of Feb. 25 as the time. 1.-THE School
for Scandal has been selected as the
performance for the evening, in which
MIR. Lipman will play his favorite char
acter, that of Charles Surface.
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There will be a lady who dances bare
footed ON broken glass at. the dime
museum next week. Several weeks ago
three broken-glaSS dancers appeared at
the museum, but they were men. In
Curio hall will also be Nine. LIE Roy, the
Iong-haired lady; Balbroma, the fire
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the whittier. and others. Upon the
upper stage DR.. Hoffman will perform
his startling experiments in vivisectim,
apparently cutting a living person to
pieces. In the lower theater Austin's
New Novelty company will present an
entertaining programme. 1t includes
Austin. in his wonderful wire perform
ance; Gertie Thornton, the vocalist;
John Ray, the comedian; Steve Sears
field. the German delineator; the Elec-
tric trio of comedians and veeaiists, aud
Prof. Matthews herd of performing
goats.
Mrs. Jenness Miller. the dress re-
former, will lecture at Market hall next
Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. M. and will
try to prejudice Our st. Paul ladies
against the disastrous customs in dress
that sacrifice women's health On the
altar of fashion. Mrs. Miller says that
Nature did not intend her for 5eauti-
full woman, but she has frustrated her
by learning how to dress properly. She
sits down Squarely on the hustle, and
puts her foot On the corset and the
naked breast. She says if she had such
a hump Oh her back naturally as that
made by the hustle she would travel the
world over to find means to remove it.
During her lecture Mrs. Miller will
show the entire set of dresses and un-
dergarments which she thinks to be
about right for health, and will change
her toilet number of times so as to let
the ladies see how the dresses ought to
set upon them.
Actors have more peculiar SuperSti-
tions than almost any other class of
people. One is that peacock feathers
bring bad luck. In support Of their be-
lief they say that when Miles and Bar
ton had the Bijou, New York, a. great
number of peacock feathers were
painted over the building at different
places. and that the place was Jonah
for business, not on account of the bad
business qualities of either of these
gentlemen, but for the reason that pea
cock feathers were painted On the
building. Now that the place has
passed into other hands and the pea
cock feathers have been painted out,
why, the Bijou is getting on its feet.
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7 A few years ago Dan Sully picked up
a bright little street gamin in New York
and, in short time, made an actor of
him. The boys name was Malvey, and
he is still playing in Sully's company.
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playing in New York, they received an
able Irish widow. The invitation was
accepted. and everybody had good
time. The dinner was good one, and,
what's more, it was served in an ele-
gantiy furnished dining room and the
table was presided over by the kid.
The widow was the mother of young
Malvey, and it was he who presented
her with the comfortable home over
which she so happily presided that day.
He purchased the house with part of
his savings since he became all actor.
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Miss Maggie Mitchell proposes next
season to make trip to California and
Australia, and probably to Europe,
where she will visit her daughter, Miss
Fanchen Paddock, at present at school
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it is said, has no desire to become al
actress.
Three fair women from profession
ally religious families played Shake
Spearean heroineS on our stage last
week, says the New York Sun. The
actresses were Mrs. Langtry, the
daughter of Church of England clergy
man: Mrs. Walnwright-JameS, grand
daughter of a Protestant Episcopal
bishop, and Mrs. Potter. of the PotterS,
among whom bishops of the same
church are trebled falnously.
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1t has been definitely arranged that
Edwin Eoetf and Nine. Modjeska shall
star together next season, under the
management of Lawrence Barrett. In
recent interview Mr.. Barrett gave the
following details:
''Our plans for next season are fully
matured. Mr.. Booth and [ will open
the season together, playing as now.
Then Mr. Booth and Nine. Modjeska
will start out together under my man.
angement, while | myself shall produce
new play. Then we shall come to-
gether again and finish the season with
new play, entitled 'Ganelon,' play of
the time of Charlemagne."
Mr. Barrett was indignant that 1t was
suggested as a reason for the reported
intention OF Mr. Booth to separate from
him that he had proved an artistic draw
back.
Il wish," said he, 'you could ask Mr..
Booth about that. Mr.. Booth is my
dear, loving friend" There was pathos
in this last sentence as it was uttered.
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1.-The New York Sun says: "Mrs.
Langtry has resumed her old custom of
appearing frequently in public during
the day. She is occasionally seen walk
ing on Fifth avenue, but more often
seated in low victoria, rolling up and