St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28

character OF Bessie Fairfax, a role in which
she always appears to advantage.
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''The Fatal Letter, or Cyril's Success will
be the bill at the Peoples next week, and
one of the features will be Miss Lisette lie
Baron, who, as Hon. Frederick Titeboy, a
musical amateur, will appear in male attire
and seek for honors in new field OF dramatic
art The piece is a meritorious comedy
drama by Henry J. Byron, one of the best
and most prolific of English dramatists
There will be the usual souvenir matinee
Wednesday.
Monday, May 6, occurs Harold Russelfs
benefit, the last of the season. at the Peo-
pies. The attraction will be 'Othello,'' with
Barton Hill in the title role. which insures
correct and worthy production. Mr.. Hill
played the Moor to Booths Iago for one or
two seasons and has made the part an espe-
cial study. Mr.. Lipman will essay Iago for
the first time. Photographs of Mr.. Russell,
as the Cheyalier in Two Orphans" will be
distributed among the ladies attending.
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Madame Myers the bearded beauty, will be
one of the features at the dime museum next
week. Lou Weller the human mystery, will
: be another attraction. Handsome Broncho
John, the celebrated cowboy, will also be in
Curlo hall with his wife, who is called the
most beautiful woman on the plains. and the
nOndescript an animal that is half pony
and half buffalo. He will give some very
pertinent facts concerning the gang of Kan
sas cowboys who were brought here in con-
nection with the strike. Upon the upper
stage the Bijou Comedy company will be
seen in the farce senator McFee." In the
lower theater will be Wilson'S troubadors,
very excellent company, and one which has
devoted much attention to music. 1t in
cludes Alex Wilson, the premier ventrilo-
quist; Pauline Marckly. the operate vocalist;
Joyce and Carroll. the clever sketch team;
the Gleason children, the gifted juvenile
artists: Gus Warner, the German comedian,
and Clark and Rankin the talented musical
artists.
The bill this week at the Olympic this week
is Fitzgeraid's Troubadors with Hugh Fitz-
gerald and Ella Lewis as leading stars in the
musical comedy entitled ''Chuekles''
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Mr.. Baynham relates how, on one occasion,
Macready was victimized in ''Virginius.'
The Numitorius couldn't remember his own
name. You will remember it, sir said the
by the association of ideas. Think of Num-
bers, the book of Numbers The Numi-
torius did think of it all day, and at night
produced, through the association of ideas"
the following effect: Numitorius-Where
is Virginia? Wherefore do you hold that
maidens hand? Cladius-Who asks the
question? Numitorius-I, her uncle, Deu-
teronomy!"
Mrs. Mckee Rankin, who plays for the
Elks benefit Wednesday night, has resumed
her maiden name. kittie Blanchard and it is
SO printed on the bills. Kittie Blanchard
was protegee of George d. Prentice, who
befriended her as girl and gave her much
announcement and assistance. She is still a
great favorite i'll Louisville and always re-
ceives an ovation when she plays there. She
was playing i'll that city one night when
Gen. sherman occupied a box on one side of
the stage, and Gen. Logan sat in the opposite
box. During the last act of the play she
interpolated a couple of army songs, 1.-THE
Fifteenth Army Corps" and ''Snerman's
March to the Sea-" AS she sang the closing
lines of the march, pistol shot rang out
in the rear part OF the theater and a man was
seen to fall forward 1t was a poor soldier
who, in fit of intoxication and depend
ency, shot himself. As he was dying he
took ring from his finger and said: .Give
this to Kitty Blanchard. Mrs. Mckee did
not know him, and never knew why he
wanted her to have the ring, but she wears it
to this day.
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=, Next week Charles Gordon and Joe Jeffer-
son will be at the Newmarket. The former
in 'Fatherland," while Mr.. Jefferson's roper
toire will include rip Van Winkle'
ssssCricket Oh the HEARTH" and Lend Me Five
Shillings."