St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-07
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

High Tide" characterized a comedy, and
| the joint production of Percy Weadon and
Charlie de Lange will have its initial per-
duction at the Newmarket the first part of
| tbs week, commencing tonight. The au-
thors have succeeded in getting an excep-
tionaliy good cast for the trial production.
aud there is no reason to doubt the success of
the venture. The latter part of the week
Roland Reed will apear on the Newmarket
boards in THE Woman Hater" The play is
made familiar to theater goers by John T.
| Raymond, and has been played here by Mr.
Reed. AS this actor can even give funeral
sermon quaintness and piquancy that would
| trim woe with smiles, it is natural that he
( should make a lot of fun out of humorous
situations in 1.-THE Woman Halter"
~
Another of the Peoples company. r.
Cotton, will be candidate for public reward
Monday night, when he will be rendered a
testimonial. The play, wages OF SIM in
which he appears as Ned Drummond, is q
play OF high merit, somewhat after the in
tense style of 1.-The Silver King" At the Cot
ton benefit pamphlet souvenirs commemorate
ing the event, and containing the autographs
and sayings of the players, will be distrib-
uted. Prof. Brooke will also contribute an
original novelty in the way of descriptive
piece entitled, "a Ride i'll a Cable Car" The
play will run all week, with the usual matt
nees; and Wednesday afternoon photographs
of Mrs. Mary Myers will be given away.
Eaton & Parrelrs Original Georgia Min
strels will be seen at the Dime Museum next
week. 1t is said TO be very good company
and to give very excellent minstrel per-
Torrance, with beautiful music, fresh fun
and new specialties, In the first part will be
heard some of the latest and most popular
ballads, including 'Babys Laughing in Her
Sleep" and king Ger Land and Sea- to-
gether with comic ditties and Iefrains. 1t
will conclude with the funny sketch, the
"Coons' Salvation Army" In the olio a num-
Der of novel things are promised. Harry
Eaton will tell how to LET her go at that"
The Calliope quartette will be heard in choice
bits OF melody, and Neil Farrell will give his
funny dialect limitations. Billy Farrell will
present a new budget of witticisms, and the
performance will conclude with Uncle
Reuben at Home, " introducing Ernest Hogan,
the great Oldham dialect comedian In the
curio hall will be seen Mile. Rosa, the
French bearded lady; Peter Banyan, the fat
man: the Adams sisters, the charming mid
gets, and Neri, the artist modeler in clay.
The Bij ou Comedy company present a new
farce upon the upper stage.
mark Twain" whose real name is s. l..
Clemens. NJ. A, inspired by the success of
Little Lord Fauntleroy" on the stage. is
Look out for food of plays with children
in the title roles. TON the Piper's Son."
Little Red Riding Hood and other juvenile
heroes and heroines may hope soon to hold
The Olympic bill this week will be Haines
and Lelgh's Big Speciality company. The
specially stars are: Smith and Campbell
acrobatlc song and dance comedians; Billy
Hogan and Emma Cantrell, comedy sketch
duo: Dolan brothers, the funny irish come
diaus: Ella Woods. operate vocalist; Charles
F. Haines and Miss Ruby Leigh. phenomenal
roller skaters, introducing song and dances
wing dancing on high pedestals; Miss Tot
Guichard, character change artist; j. Her
bert Mack, Lizzie B. Raymond, Grace Syl-
vano and the stock company in the great
spicy and sensational comedy entitled
champagne and Oysters"
Was it an i'll omen when Mary Anderson's
engagement at Palmer's theater was post
poned from the twelfth to the thirteenth of
October? Poor girl! She is not very super
she begged to have the date changed, but it
was inexpediept
The news of Edwin Booths affliction ere
ated a feeling of dismay throughout the
county, but the grateful intelligence of his
improvement soon followed Mr. Booth has
very warm place in the hearts of the Amer
lean people He has not only graced the
stage by his superb interpretations, but hon
ored it by the simplicity of his character.
His genius is only equaled by his modesty
When Mr.. Barrett stood on the Rochester
stage and said 1.-The beginning of the end had
ConS ne olly eAPIesseu WndI tne PuDnc
had long dreaded. The last time Mr. Booth
was in st. Paul, the GLOBE called attention
to the fact that during his first night he man
ifested listlessness and lack of spirit that
presaged a letting down on the part of the
great actor. Mr.. Barrett called Mr.. Booths
attention to the criticism in the hope that it
would stimulate him to better work: and it
did. He was never seen to better advantage
than during the succeeding nights of the en-
gagement, and those who saw his impersona-
ton of lago the last night will remember it
as the most finished stage creation they ever
beheld. TWAS while playing the same part
at Rochester the other night that he was
stricken with paralysis.