St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

The standing room ONLY card decorated
the entrance to the Grand opera house last
evening when the curtain went up on ''The
CountyFair," the famous pastoral comedy. The
play has, of course, become celebrated by
reason of its realistic horse race, but aside
from that is as entertaining q picture of
country life as the 'Old Homestead and
kindred pieces, which tells of the lifting of a
mortgage upon farm by the winning of a
race by-a cok which IS entered without the
knowledge of its owner, Abigail Price a
splnster. There is husking bee and
other farm-llke episodes while sing
and other features 's are int qodrsesS
But the horse race is the great event. All
three thoroughbreds running like mad, one
gradually gaining, was the spectacle that set
the audience wild. The company isa clever
one throughout
Another large house greeted Thompson g.
Ryer's play of 1.-The Two Sisters at the BIZ
Jou last evening. These talented actors have
struck popular chord in their presentation
of this domestic drama. its natural scenes
and pathetic lines winning for tmuch favor
A ladles ana chlldrens' matinee will be given
tomorrow at 80.
The Lyceum management has secured
Hon. lgnatius Donnelly for one lecture a
Lyceum, OH Thursday evening. May 90. Mr.
Donnelly will endeavor to prove his state
ments in regard to Bacon being the real
author of Shakespeares plays The an
nouncement has created q large amount of
curiosity as to what his defense will be. and
the Indications are that the Lyceum will be
entirely too small to accommodate the many
people who are anxious to hear him. Col
Ingersoll will occupy box. Seats can now
be secured at Dyer's.
Milton Guncle, advance agent No 1 of
Ihearles mammoth spectacular production
of Uncle Toms Cabin arrived IN the city
yesterday, ana was busily engaged during
the day arranging for the street parade that
is given in connection with his famous"TncIe
Tom show: Manager Guncle claims to have
the most elaborate latter-day production of
this popular eplay. The engagement com
mences al the Bijou Monday evening, June 1
The Park Opera company, some sixty
strong, Will be seen at the Lyceum on Wednes-
day evening, May 81, in 1.-The Chimes of
Normandy, which is one of their favorite
numbers. The opera will be presented bv
the full strength of the Park company. in
Guiding Charles Huntington, Hamilton Tet-
ley, j. Ii. Jones, Jessie Mayhem, Juliet Marco
and large, well-trained chorus of forty
voices. Seats on sale this morning at Overs
The temperance of the world famed Col.
1ngersoll at the Lyceum promises to be even
more OF an event than was his former lecture
AT 10 o'clock yesterday the sale of seats
opened at Dyer's music store, and by evening
large number OF seats were disposed of
AS no return lecture will be delivered in st.
Paul arrangements have been made to retain
number of seats for the st. Paul admirers
OF the silyer-tongued orator. Mr.. Ingersou
will attend the Donnelly lecture Thursday
evening, and on the occasion of his own leo
ture the evening following will give the father
OF the BacOnlan theory some more nuts to
crack on the subject of Shakespeare These
remarks will be in addition to the delivery of
ms fayorite lecture subject, Myth and Mir
acle, which the New York World describes
as the height of oratory and the depth of
DOetlcal eXDreSSiOu