St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-11
DRAMATIC DOTS.
Gossip of the Various Theaters in
ST. Paul and Elsewhere.

Gossip OF the various TheatefS in
st. Paul and Elsewhere.
The Olympic will reopen next Monday.
This is the last week Of the Wilburs at
the Harris.
A handsome arched balcony will
ornament the front of the Grand opera
house.
The substantial style in which the
Metropolitan theater is being con-
structed is attracting general favorable
comment.
Susie Kirwin ought to be able to sing
the drinking song in Girofe-Girofa in
style to make champagne Sparnle all
over the stage.
The coming great attraction at the
Newmarket will be the Democratic
state convention OH Sept. 9. There will
be considerable high tragedy, in the
way the Republican platform will be
slaughtered.
Carroll S. Bartram is the press agent
OF the Grand opera house, and is wear
ing out dictionary hunting over fiat
terng adjectives with which to describe
strictly in advance-the coming great
attractions.
The company engaged by William A.
Brady to support Bobby Gaylor in his
new play, AN Irish Arab" will en-
brace some, very prominent people.
Among the names are Clarence Handy
side, James M. Ward, Carrie Clarke
Ward, Marie Renee. Eleanor Barry and
Jessie Story.
Chapman & Sellers big revival Of
Boucicault's famous play Flying
Scud," at the Grand opera house, Bos-
ton, September 1. bids fair to attract an
Of oft oil
Burgess claims that their horse race eX-
pert is all infringement on his own pat
ent, and that he proposes to prevent
them from introducing it. Meanwhile,
Chapman & Sellers go right along
spending money OH their coming pro-
daction. An expense of $4,000 will be
entailed before the curtain rises on the
opening performance. They don't seem
to be at all worried over MI. Burgess
threats.
1.-The Bottom of the Sea-" William A.
Brady's big spectacular production, is
not, as has been rumored, dramatiZa-
ton of JuleVerne's famous story'Twen-
ty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-"
On the contrary,it is an original play by
Hart Conway, and was first produced
about ten years ago. Artistically it was
great success, but not financially. Ow-
lily W IHO SICdG CA pCiiultulC IOGCSodlIly
entaied in order to give it proper pres
entation. Mr.. Brady, however, is sat-.
| isfied that there is a great deal of money
| to be made out of the piece, notwith-
standing, although he has in no way
eheapened the production. The fact is
| it will cost MI. Brady $4,000 to raise
the curtain on the first performance,
which occurs at the Peoples theater,
New York. Sept. l.
During last week E. P. Schuyler pre-
Sented Miss Ramie Austin with a coal
| black horse, which she rides in her pro-
ductiOn of Guilty Without Crime"
| The action of the play requires Miss
| Austin to make her appearance upon
the stage riding this animal, which forms
| the particular feature ia a daring rescue
scene. The horse has been trained to
| perform some remarkable featS. and is
altogether a most capable actor. He
| also plays the winning horse" in an
inmates i'll grand climax out of the
| ordinary kind. He has been named
| ''Dare Devil" which seems most ap-
propriate.
''The Merry Monarch, /" the new comic
opera which Francis Wilson and COM
pany will produce at the Broadway
theater ON Aug. Is, will. it is said, have
| two very elaborate interior scenes by
Hoyt. the painter of the celebrated
pink ball room scene Ill 'Erminle,"
while the costuming is expected to be
| the richest ever used in comic opera.
Over ninety persons will be employed
in it's scenes. Wilson says he would not
be content to occupy even middle
ground in the comic opera field, and he
has made this big plunge with the con-
| fident belief that i'll so far as the artistic
accessories are concerned, he Will out
strip all competitors.
On Sept. 1, Messrs. Chapman, Sellers
and P. H. Lehnen will revive in most
elaborate manner at the Grand opera
house, Boston, Dion BoucicoulJ's
famous play, "Flying Scud." In the
third act of the piece they will intro
duce their newly patented horse race
| effect, showing a complete horse race
from the start to the finish. Four horses
| will be seen running abreast. There
| will be grand stand filled with enthu-
siastic people, betting shed, tally-ho
coach, and the accessories to race
track. The company embraces Robert
| McWade, one of the best of American
character actors; Horace VintOn, 0. IL.
| Barr: Miss Clara Louise Thompson, OF
Minneapolis, the little lady who re-
|
city, playing Jack Sheppard in the re-
cent big but Inflated production of ''Thc
Knights of Tyburn" at Niblo's garden,
and other artists of prominence. The
engagement at the Grand opera house,
Boston, is unlimited.
After having been thoroughly over
hauled, painted and renovated, the
Olympic will open the fall and winter
season next Monday with Webber and
Fields Metropolitan Speciality company,
which includes many of the best Spe-
cialty artists known to the country.
Manager Wells has been very success
full in having booked the following
handsome list of attractions for the sea-
son: st. Felix Sisters American Nov
city company, Herbert l.. Flint,s Bright
Lights company. Lester and Williams
Big Burlesque company, Kitty Lang
lev's Dramatic company in THE Fire
brand" City Club Burlesque company,
Ali Bros European Celebrities, Glen
McGee and Nellie Parker Irish Luck
Comedy company, Rose Hill English
Folly company, Elliott's jolly Voyagers,
Henry Big BurleSque company, Kinder
garten Comedy company, Michael
Strogoff Minuet and Carnival company,
Minnie Burroughs Persian Beauties,
Vernon Brothers Big Specially COM
pauy. Arson ClIf10rd comedy company
in s'The Oath,n Grieves Comedians
and Burlesque company. Rentz-Sant-
ley Burlesque company. May How
ard Burlesque company, Worlds
Verdict Dramatic company. Time
viii Tell Farce Comedy company, Rine-
hart Sisters Opera company, Bryant &
SayiIle Burlesque and Novelty COM
pany, The Gaiety Burlesque company,
Williams Partisan Folly and Speetacu-
lar company and many others. The
above list of excellent attractions
proves that Manager Wells has been
very careful, and used the best of judy
ment in selecting his attractions, and
the Olympic patrons can rely on seeing
great shows at this favorite amusement
resort. and everything points to an
artistically and financially successful
season.