St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-02
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Joseph Jefferson engaged Niblo's
theater on Monday afternoon in New
York and invited all the orphan and
other children's homes to send their
charges to him to see him play RIP
course, crowded. and Mrs. Cleveland oc-
cupied one of the boxes during the
matinee.
The bill at the Newmarket this week,
commencing tomorrow night, will be
Hal Reid's new play, ''An Ex-Convict."
which had it's initial production at the
Minneapolis Grand last week under
most fiattering circumstances. Miss
Agnes Hemdon takes the leading female
role. and good local company make up
the cast. Thursday night the Swedish
ladies will repeat at the Newmarket the
concert lately given at the Peoples
church.
The 'sRomany Rye" which has
drawn packed houses, will be succeeded
at the Peoples next week by elbow for
Blow" All the parts are strong, espe
ciallv those assigned to Miss MOretti,
Mr.. Lipman and Mr.. Russell, while Mr..
Martin will take comedy role. The
situations throughout the piece are
strong, and the action is serious, but
there is enough comedy to counter
balance, and several songs will be
thrown in by way Of ;: spice
Mrs. Mary Myers, of the Peoples
company, will be given benefit next
Friday evening, when an enjoyable
double bill will be presented. The at
attractions will be two farce-comedieS.
IA Naval Engagement" and 1.-TWO Can
Play at That Came" the beneficiary
having parts which enable her to dis
play her ability to the best advantage.
Fields, of Minneapolis, who will be a
drawing card. The advance sale has
already been very large.
"A glass swimmer Will be the attrac-
ton at the Dime Museum next week.
Properly speaking, he is not glass
swimmer at all, but glass diver. Ar
raging himself in a very brief bathing
costume, he will plunge headlong into
bed of broken glass. Capt. Mcintosh.
the first American to be tattooed all
over, and Walter Stuart. the armlesS
and leglesS carpenter, will also be seen
in Curio hall. The De Estes children.
the beautiful albinos, will be another
feature. Prof. Barton's StereOpticOn
views will be seen on the upper stage.
In the lower theater, the johnson &
Mack Novelty company will present
strong speciality entertainment. 1t in
cludes Nelsonia, the prince of jugglers,
in his novel specially, 1.-The Delmonico
Waiter;;" Nellie Hague, the vocalist;
RawsOn. the greatest OF club swingers,
and johnson and Mack, the character
actors.
When Arditi, the musical director.
was in Berlin lately visitor was an
nOunced to his hotel whose name he did
not quite catch. 81 am MIR. JONAS" the
visitor said; ''you may not remember
my playing second violin under you in
New York. worked rather hard then,
sion. l am millionaire now, and if
you will come and dine with mel own
the Continental hotel among Others-I
should be so happy to see you and Nine.
Arditi." So he went, and his wife. too.
and it seems they had dinner to shame
LuculluS.
Eiffel is said to have gained the first
idea of the tower which bears his name
from sitting behind an American woman
in an American theater.-Life.
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The Coquelin-Hading company. under
Abbey & Grau's management, began
its season at the London Gaiety theater
on Monday evening. This was the first
time that French company had APP
peared in London under foreign man.
agement, that management being Amer
lean.
, Amelie Rives-Chanler and Louise
Michel, the nihilist, have struck upa
friendship in Paris.
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''He. She, Him and Her" tonight at
the Newmarket.