St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-03

Paul he Will draw crowds of the curious,
as freak at any rate, if not as an actor
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A decidedly funny incident occurred
at the Hennepin Avenue theater last
evening. Miss Katherine MacNeIII, the
contralto of the Levy company. had lust
finished the flower song from Faust
and was bowling her acknowledgements
to the applause, when an usher with a
large bouquet rushed down the aisle.
He saw Miss MacNeill was retiring. and
as he was about twenty feet from the
stage he made a running throw. 1t
was hot liner, little out of reach.
but Miss MacNeill reached for it with
her left and gracefully caught it. Some
one in the gallery yelled ''Out on first"
and the house fairly exploded with APP
plauSe and laughter.
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Edwin Barbour, who was popular
favOrite here as leading man at both
the Peoples and Pence, is at the Hen
nepin Avenue theater with the play he
wrote entitled "a Legal Document
which is said to be unique comedy with
delicate humor and good situations.
Alice Kemp, soubrette, and little Flo
rine, who are also very popular here, are
with the company. Manager Stephen
Fitzpatrick is now i'll the city making
arrangements for its production.
People who have witnessed the pro-
duction of Paul Kauvar" at the Grand
opera house, have noticed a striking re-
semblance in the plot-nothing else,
mind ,you-of that picturesque anar-
chiSt drama to a play that was produced
here as original, month Or two ago,
that was called "Leander, the LEADER
of which Fritz Gellerup was said to be
the author. Gellerup. it is reported, is
going to give his Creation" another
production shortly at Harmonic hall.
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W. E. Sterling, of "Driven From
Home' fame. is said TO be about TO en-
bark in business in which you would
perhaps least expect him to engage. 1t
is some plan of insurance whereby the
payment of a small sum annually makes
it reasonably certain that man will at
tend his own funeral when he dies.
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Otis L. Colburn, who looks out at YOU
from the treasurer'S box at the Pence.
is really entitled to considerable credit
for his dramatization of Potter from
Texas" The piece Is quite successful
at least at the Pence, and Mr.. Colburn
has in his gulleless way done what play
wrightS of more preteLsion have not
had the courage to even attempt. This
much of his effort can be said with
safety.
For some unapparent reason the lofty
and somewhat blaze j. B. Brown is not
pushed to the front as star under the
new regime at the Peoples. This week
in the Lights o. London his Seth
Priene is the best character III the
piece. and he does the North country
dialect very creditably. although the
gifted press agent for the house seems
TO overlook the fact. Speaking of the
Lights it seems rather strange that
the statuesque and decidedly husky
Edwin Ferry is cast for an octogenarian.
The people who pay s. to hear Patti
in skating rink did not turn out to
hear Levy'S magic eornet at dollar a
head. and the two concerts at the Hen
nepin Avenue theater were not well
patronized. Levy has with him a fair
concert company, including superb
pianist, and the programme on which
he was down for three numbers him
self, afforded areally delightful musical
entertainment.