St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-29
FOYER AND FOOTLIGHTS.

FOYER AND FOOTLIGHTS.
Few people can realize the enormous |
amount of work required for such a produc- |
ton as the Hanlon Bros. 'Superba," which |
is pronounced the grandest spectacular per |
Torrance ever witnessed. The Hanlons have |
been at work for over three years on it. and |
the principal scenic artist of this country and |
Europe have been engaged for many months |
in painting the scenery. 1t Will be remem-
bered that their ''Fantasma' was superior TO
Excelsior, - but it Is said that ''Superban is
so far ahead OF either that comparisons are
impossible. The Hanlons claim that over
$4,000 has been expended upon this enter
prise and that it is the most costly show
that ever travelled Three immense carloads
of scenery and properties are carried, and
over 100 people are in the company The
expenses must be enormous, and it
will require crowded houses next week to
recompense The enterprsing Hanlons for
their great outlay The stage of the Metro
| polltan theater is now wellknown to be the
| largest in the country yet the entire space
| will be utilized. and the improvements put
In lately by Manager Scott viii! now be found
| useful. 1t is impossible to describe the nov
| elites that Will be seen in "Superba." Trans
| formation follows transformation so rapidly
that the spectators become bewildered. The
clown. the great Melville" is the greatest in
his line of business. His specialties are
| wonderful An exchange SAYS: Melville
| is a whole show in himself. There are
| several other entertaining Specialties, and
these, with the numerous comedians, make
an entertainment that is said to be unex-
celled. This is not found in any other enter
| tainment on the road. The Kiralfys would
| or hsiXQ lot r,f
| but with the Hanlons there are several won
derful tricks in ':Superba, and the surprise is
| very great. No old WORKOUT effects will be
! seen. The Hanl0nS promise everything new.
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The dramatic author of to-day, to score a
| success with the amusement public, must
| build his structure upon a basis of laughter
| alone, or must rely wholly upon realistic
| effects of q sensational nature, or if he has
| the talent 10 do so he can combine the two
in the proper proportions, and his creation
will be approved by the public Elmer E.
| Vance. the author of 1.-The Limited Mail"
which opens might at the Grand for the
week, has very happily succeeded in effect
| ing the proper blending of these two essen
tiai components with the result that he is
the author of the greatest success of the
| present season. His work, which deals with
| the actual working of railroad, does not
| rely for its success upon one realistic effect,
but it is a succession of such effects that are
both new, startling and full of interest, as he
gives the first presentation of an entire train
| of cars, 200 feet long, crossing the stage.
! The reader may smile at the statement
that a train POO hundred feet long
will run across the stage of the Grand
which is seventytwo feet in width. 1t does
seem absurd aud yet it is done and therein
| lies of the aufhOr'S mpphAnIS m for
which he holds letters patent. He also gives
a reproduction of a saw mill in full opera
ton, the Wrecking of a hand car, and the
most realistic bit of telegraphic work that
| has ever been conceived. The play, how
| ever, has other attractive features aside from
| its realismS 1t tells a wel-conceiyed and
coherent story, aud is the dramatization of
Mr. Vance's novel. Nellie Horland,' both
novel and play being the first literary and
dramatic work ever done by Mr.. Vance, who
up to the LIST of September last was tele-
graph operator at Columbus. o. 1t may seem
strange that a man wholly without expert
ence in play construction should be able to
build a play that would at once leap into
popular favor, but such has been the history
of The Limited MAIL and there is no rea-
son to believe that the business at the Grand
will be less than it has elsewhere the present
Season-phenomenal.
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st. Paul will next week receive its first
visit from the American Extravaganza com
pany i'll the operate spectacle THE Crystal
Slipper, or Prince Prettiwitz and Little Gin
derela." The production is described as an
extremely gorgeous one Astounding i'll brill
liant scenery, graceful baletS, music, light
and fun, and the company which presents it
is certainly a clever one containing such well
known names as those of Louise Montague,
Ida Mule, Fanny Dabol Topsy Venn, Ba-
bette Rodney, Edwin Foy, Henry Norman,
and others.
An event in amusement circles next week
will be the benefit of Eddie Magee at the Har-
ris theater Tuesday afternoon al 2:30 p. IN.
James F. Hoey. brother of the celebrated
Hoey, will take 4 prominent part in the pro-
gramme The tickets have been selling fast,
and the prospects are the Professor will
be greeted with full house The reserve
seat sale opens Monday at the theater box
Office at 10 a. m, 30 cents being tine price of
reserve seat and admission. Some of those
whos will take part in the programme are
Sheridan and Flynn and James F. Hoey, of
the Sheridan and Flynn company; Lester
brothers, of the Hanlon Superba company;
Mt. ana Mrs. sam lucas, by permission of
Sam L. Jack; Ed Hefferon, Powers Ivy Leaf
company: FranklvD W. Lee, st. Paul S local
favorite: Glenroy brothers, Sheridan and
Flynn company; the Irish prince, John
Hackett, who will deliver one of his popular
and humorous speeches; Miss Lille May
Hall, permission of Frank Huber; Eddie
Magee in an entire new bill, and host of
Others
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Sheridan and Flynms grand company is
the attraction at the Olympic theater begin
ming Monday night Sheridan and Flynn
are the authors of the irresistible Down
Went McGinty," and are as well known as
their own great song. Their many friends
will be glad to see them at the head of their
own company. and lust as eager to see their
new act and hear their new songs, which
are said to eclipse all former eff
forts. With them they bring the
following high class vaudeville art
lists: James T. Hoey, the metropolitan jester,
whose reputation is worldwide, and who
promises series of his own peculiar eccen-
tricities. which are sure to make an instan-
taneous hit. Minnie Lee, the acknowledged
favorite of the American stage, is without an
equal in pleasing ballads. Clio, the European
wonder. in sensational act accomplShes the
most daring teats in contortions including
backward and forward somersaults never
before attempted by any other artist
! Carr and Tourjee, musical artists and COM
1 edians before whom all other so-ealed
musical artists pale. Carrie EZier is a mar