St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-11
DRAMATIC SEASON.
That Of 1889-9O Will Open in
the Flour City Next
Week.
The Harris, However, Has
Another Run Of Opera Pre-
eeding the Season.
The Pence Opera Will Put On
Richard III. as an Eye
Opener.
Dramatic Tips of Local Inter-
est and Musical Men
ton.

The reign of the pretty Wilbur opera
girls is over, and they are to be sue
ceeded tomorrow by the representa-
tives OF more stately class of music.
The Bellini opera company will open
its engagement at the Harris theater
with Charles Lecocq's brilliant opera,
1.-THE Pretty Persian. or Huldah's
Bride" The English libretto Is by 1.
w. Norcross Jr., and the lyrics by M.
G. Woodward. The company includes
the Wcll-known prima donna Laura
Bellini, who was last seen here in
strong company playing 1.-THE Gypsy
Baron" The cast of characters in
cludes several people known here,
among them Hattie Harvey, late of the
High Tide company. 1t is as follows:
Nouzima, the Pretty Persian
Miss Laura Bellini
H 4, Alb Boum, the Hullah -. Burt .HaverIly
sa Sale ee father of NouzimaM STUART HAROLD
l. W Norcross, Jr.
Nadir, his son-in-law... .....James c. Abdil
Moka, the Cadi ............E Ed Vanyechten
Mr.. Nouga. Tho 49,. VIM. Pease
! Gom miss; Hu hhf .chas. BeInap
t nd fal Friends 'i F armstron ne
TulOupi, clerk to MOka w Miss Lila Blow
Katouche, bethrothed to Hool Alb
Boum. miss Hattie Harvey
Page to the Prince. .........M Miss Mae Worden
Nogais ..............M Miss Ida Mcmillan
Fatme ...... -. ...... -. Miss Cora Strong
Incidental to the opera will be pre-
sented ballet advertisements including
the East Indian nautch dance by Miss
Harvey, and the cOcoanut fandango I'M
der the direction of Prof. l.. G. Vanara.
= The greatest of all minstrel compa-
MES, the w. S. Cleveland Magnificent
minstrelS, will open the Grand opera
for the season of $50 and go, one, week
from Monday. This company has been
but recently reOrganized. The first part
opens with very gorgeous cOstumed
scene laid ill Italy, and is called Vene-
tan Nights. E. NJ. Kayne occupies the
interlocutor's chair, and Billy Rice and
Billy SWeatman. as two American Wis
itors. look after the ends of the circle.
Sweatman is probably the most sought
after man on the minstrel stage. The
Egyptian PhaianX. a corps of warriors
OF the pyramids. in manual of mill
tary drill, is the first feature of the olio.
The American DemostheneS, Billy
Rice, then ''caStS few remarks" and
the performance closes with the Won
;derful JapS, consisting of twelve of the
greatest and most daring c0ntortionists
land Jugglers this country has yet see n.
"a long laugh set in SMILES" is the
way 'Said PaSha," the latest operate
craze, is described, which will be seen
lat the Grand opera in the early fall.
! Mary Anderson and her English COM
-pany will appear at the Grand opera
during the coming winter.
{ A fifteen-hundred-d balcony is
being built III front of the Grand, to be
ready by the opening, Aug. -. 1t will
consist OF deliberately designed wrought
iron work. eolored glass aud number
less incandescent lights.
Manager Conklin was the FIRST to,avail
himself of the opportunity Of having
placed in Minneapolis theater the new
opera glass holder, whereby one can
obtain the use for All evening. of a
beautiful pearl opera glass. They will
be placed on the back of each seat very
shortly. }t-+
. PENCE OPERA HOUSE.
The season opens at this house Satur-
day night, Aug II, with the new stock
company in Richard LII. A new stage
has been put in and various improve
ments have been made. The ladies and
gentlemen composing the new company
are well known in the professions, and
have been selected with great care for
their respective positions. Miss JesSa-
line Rodgers will resume her former
place. as leading lady, and Frederick
Book will do the strong leading charac-
tiers, as usual. The following is COM
plete east OF the opening play: