St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-29
AMUSEM fiNrS.

Edward Harrigan and company began
a weeks engagement at Harris theater
last evening to packed house. While
it can hardly be said that Mr.. Harrigan
came to expectations in all respects,
the play "Old Lavender" which has
has been reviewed at length in these
columns, seemed to give fair satisfac-
tons judging from frequent applause.
Kate CastletOn appeared at the Grand
opera house last night in "a Paper
DOLL" IN which she was seen here last
season. Her support is fair, and there
is nothing more to say, as both the bon
ME Kate and her play are too well
known to theater goerS.
"A Legal Wrong" opened a weeks
engagement last night at the BijOu to
very good house. The play deals with
honor, viliany and love, sea voyage
and ShipwTeck in the tropics, all of
which afford scope for some excellent
scenery which the company carries.
Circumstances fix the crime of muir
der upon Clarence Gray. of which he
is innocent. He is sentenced to a
life of penal servitude, but makes
his escape and is picked up
by the Morning Star on an out voyage.
The ship founders in the tropics, but
the hero succeeds in saving his own life
and that of Miss Sarah Farley, his old
sweetheart. Clarence and Sarah are
married by the ships chaplain, who
dies soon afterwards. Sarah's father,
who is sea captain. comes to the res
cue, but refuses to take Clarence aboard,
and in an attempt to go TO his young
wife he is shot by some of the ships
crew and left for dead. He is cared for
by the natives and RECEIVERS and after
wards returns to New York to CLAIM
his wife, and the play ends happily.
George o. Morris, clever actor, plays
the part of Clarence Gray, and Helen
Wilton that of Miss Farley. Royce
Alton, as tie ships rOUstabout, is the
comedian, and does several pleasing
Specialties. The rest of the company
act their parts acceptably.
Miss Laura G. Libbey. the author of
THAT Pretty Young Girl" will have a
prOscenium box at the Grand tonight.
At Armory hall next Friday evening,
under the management of Company A,
Mrs. Scott-SiddonS will give an evening
of her inimItable recitals. The Prmory
has been entirely reftted for the Ly-
ceum course to be given by Company A,
and is now very comfortable. These
entertainments are all secured from the
heuDdIu UuI6du. VI DOSlOLl. dIu are
the best that can be found. They will
be given every two weeks during the
winter.
Charles l.. Davis alvin Joslin), who
will appear at the new Grand opera
house the last three days of this week,
Is quite practical joker. Several years
ago, while he was playing in Lawrence.
one of the local newspapers passed
harsh criticisms not only on the play,
but on Mr.. Davis fOndness for display,
as shown in his possession of numerous
diamonds. Mr.. Davis said nothing I'M
til the engagement ended, and he had
moved on to the next stand. Then he
sent telegram to one of the editors of
the paper, stating that very costly
diamond ring had slipped from Mrs.
Davis finger while washing, after the
performance. and that it could probably
be found in the alley next to the theater.
Mr.. Davis requested the publication of
his dispatch. but the sly editor didn't
do that. He folded it carefully, stored
it away in his pocket, and then searched
over every inch of the alley for the al
legged lost ring. Davis had in the mean
time wired TO the editor of the opposite
paper that his first dispatch was hoax,
and the guying that the first editor re-
ceived almost drove him from town.