St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-31
THIS STYLE MUST GO.

country can do that. If any such fash
ION is introduced, the ladies themselves
must do it. AS in all questions. there
will be difference of opinion, and
by setting a rule for the ladies
to follow l should incur the
displeasure of those who took an oppo-
site view. and if there is anything that
| don't want to do it is to diSplease the
ladies. The Madison Square people in
New York made an effort to carry this
idea into effect, and made failure of
it. Why? Because the people who pay
their money to go to a theater do not
propose to be dictated to. Ii the fashion
is introduced it must be the ladies
themselves who do it. They like to do
novel things, but they will never be
coerced into doing it. And I don't
blame them. In Ottawa, Cam, the
Princess Louise set the fashion, and
naturally every one fell in with it, so
Canadian theaters appear at the play
without any head covering. They come
{ to the, theater wearing "a wrap over
their heads, so as not to disar-
range the hair, and remove it in
the foyer, and when they are all seated
the audience appears more like a So
cial gathering than like pubic one.
If should attempt to dictate, | should
make failure of it; but if any one or
more of the "Four Hundred should
set the example the Others would most
likely fall in with it. My idea of run
ming a theater is to please the people,
and don't propose to do anything to
antagonize this idea, SO will not ex-
press any further opinion than to say
that if the ladies want to make the effort
to introduce the fashion here l shall be
an interested spectator of the results,
and shall be equally satisfied with the
outcome so long as my patrons are"
Lifts representative in st. Paul, was
an interested listener to this CONVERSE
. ton, and added Il was with the Mad
ison Square theater when this innova-
ton was attempted, and l have made
observations since, when ON the road
and tell you no manager can bring
about any such result. 1t must be
movement by the people. OF it will fail.
The leaders of society can accomplish
in one night what all the managers of
the country would fail to do in life
time"
The new Grand will be formally
opened by Gov. Merriam tomorrow
evening. and the sale already indicates
that the standing room" sign will be
early displayed. The theater was
lighted for the FIRST time on Friday
evening, and it is a perfect beauty. as
already Indicated IN the GLOBE. That
popular musician, Tom Brooke, will
occasion, and will dedicate the theater
with that ever popular musical gem.
the overture to civilian Tell" Fol
lowing this will come the Southern
Pictures waltz. by Langley, and the
third selection will be from CZibulka's
''Amorita." Mr.. Brooke has engaged
for the orchestra fifteen of the best
musicians of the country, and in adj
dition to a splendid theatrical perform
ance the audience will have a musical
treat as well.
The GLOBE has not heretofore re-
ferred to the scenery of the new the
alter. The stage is the largest in the
Northwest. and the scenes are eqnally,
of course, the largest. There are forty
two pieces, and they are all master
specimens of the painters art. The ex-
steriors are the work of Arthur HURT,
while the interiors were executed by
Fred Powers. The curtain is of ashes
and incapable of being as handsomely
Illuminated as canvas would be. But
as Mr.. Lifts prime idea has been safety,
with beauty close second. the public
will appreciate it. The panels,
draperies, etc, are all the work of Mr..
HURT, and they will be admired in the
/; most extravagant language the audience
is capable of when they are seen on
Monday evening.
-. Mr.. Curtis, who is to open the house
with his great success of ''The Snatch
-en," has not been here in several years,
and is sure to be given a grand recep-
ton. His company is especially excel
lent, including, as it does, such sterling
actors as Frank Mordaunt.
Il
g Beginning tomorrow night. there will
be double revival at the popular Har-
ris theater, as the Wilbur Opera COM
PAW will devote the week to ''Olivette"
and ''Nanon," two of the sprightIiest
operas iii its repertoire, and as they
were played before to larger houses
than any other attraction yet put ON, it
is more than likely that the theater
swill be well filled nightly. ''Olivette"
opens tomorrow night, with Miss Kir-
win in the title role, a part which she
plays to perfection. Kohnle will reap
pear as CoGuelicot. C0nley as Valentine,
Miss Baker as the Countess. aud IRE
Den'ck as the clustering Merrlmae. The
usual handsome costumes will be worn
and the popular effects revived.
On Thursday night "Nanon' will be
the bill, with the same strong
cast as before. consisting Of the
following: Nanon, Susie KiywIn: Ninoil,
May Baker; De MAJ ,ilIae. ". II. Kohnle:
d'Anbigne. J. I. Cnnley: Hector. j. L.
RYAN; Nine lie ManteEpn. Cora Bolton.
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