St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-01
ADJUSTMENTS.

Another Lively Week - Comic
Opera, Burlesque and Eques-
curriculean Comedy.
The Wilburs have packed the Lyceum
so full at every evenings performance
the past week that there has hardly
been sneezing room for those who got
in draft. They are certainly the most
popular musical organization that ever
visited these parts. Nine performances
or "Nanon" have been given the past
week. and nine packed audiences have
turned out Ill snow and cold weather,
to attest TO this popularity. The pro-
ductOn was worthy one in every re-
spect. and when one stops TO consider
the prices of admission charged, it is
little short OF phenomenal. Presenting
sixty people Oh the stage in rich and
costly wardrobe, splendid voices, beau
tiful marches, light effects. special seen
cry, enlarged orchestra and a very pre-
tentious ensemble for 25 cents is some
thing that Manager Wilbur alone seems
to have the secret of. Eleven hundred
seats are sold at every evening perform
ance for % cents, and at the matinees
every seat in the theater is also sold at
that price. A slight change in the fu-
ture will be made in regard to the hour
of matinees, given every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday, which will be
given at O'Clock instead of 2:30. The
opera to be given the coming week is
called the Grand Duchess" which,
with the exception of ''Ermlnie," was
the greatest success and ran the longest
at the New York Casino Of any opera in
their lengthy category.
Cleveland's Greatest ShoW-LoYerS of
amusement in and near by Minneapolis
who have so patiently waited for an Op-
portunity to witness 'Ihe Big Snow"
w. S. Cleveland's consolidated min
strels, will rejoice when they learn that
the date for this immense organization
has been fixed. They will occupy for
three nights and one matinee that
pretty and popular Grand opera house,
commencing Monday. Prominent among
the names appear those of Billy Elmer
son, Barney Pagan, Hughey Dougherty,
Luke SchoOlcraft, Sig. Bendetto, the
man who sings like Patti; j. NJ. DOYLE,
Feialds and Hanson, Griffin and Marks,
Raymond Shaw and Eddie Fox, to-
gether with fully sixty others of equal
fame in their respective lines, including
those wonderful artists, the marvellous
Craggs, British gentlemen acrobats,
seven In number, one of whom, although
dressed precisely as his brothers, an
swers to the name Of Queen Victoria, is
none other than the pretty daughter of
the gentleman who tosses her double
and triple somerSaults. 1t Is very evil
dent that IN this company Manager
Cleveland has the pink of perfection in
minStrelsy. The indications are that
the Grand's box office records will be
mashed INTO SmithereenS. Seats NAV be
booked either by mail, telephone or tel
egraph.
Pence Opera House-Reeves' Bur-
leSque company will conclude its good
weeks business at the Pence with a
matinee and night performance to-day.
Ihey present funny version OF
Faust" and seats should be bought in
advance, as they are selling fast.
Commencing tomorrow night, for the
entire week, with family matinee We'd
nesday, Friday and Saturday, the DOW
famous Town Lots" farce comedy COM
pany will play an engagement at the
Pence. Herbert Hall Winslow wrote this
lively farce as satire Gn the real eS-
tate booms, and its only purpose is to
create laughter and assist in passing a
couple of pleasant hours. 1t has
surely succeeded in doing as de-
sired, fOr the press Of many
other cities is unanimous in
pralslng 1t as laughter-provoking
plSuuCtlOH. MISS ElOlSe w llllaru IS
announced to be a sprightly, lively
Soubrette with nimble feet and a sweet
voice. She is all life and dash and
works hard to make every one about
her happy. Jay Simms is said to be one
of the rising young comedians of the
age, and plays the peculiar. penetrating
real estate agent to the life. Miss
! Birdie Bantam, Charley Stine, Miss
| Louise Kehoe and the balance of the
company. players of reputation and
ability, and there seems to be no reason
why one of the best works of the season
should not be seen at the Pence.
The bills announce that this time
Natural Gas" will be seen in new
meter at the Grand opera house the lat
ter part of the week, probably meaning
that all the songs, speciaIties, and
dances are new. Well, it's very funny
! show, even if as good as last year, and
well worth seeing. Messrs. DonneIly
and Girard are the two most promising
young comedians on the American
| stage. They made distinct hits as
Christopher Bluff and Whirlem
O'Rourke. When they appear together
in the second act, and sing about the
actors on Union square, accompanied by
imitation of noted players On the legiti-
mate and variety stage, it becomes ap-
parent that they could furnish nights
entertainment without any assistance
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