St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-15
The DROP RUNC DOWN
The Theatrical White House,
Yelept Harris, Closed
for Good.
Manager Dean Is OFF for the
East and Pastures More
Prolific.
st. Paul Has a Candidate for
Commander Of the State
G. A. e.
Kick From a Litigant on the
Unpleasant Practices Of
Uncle Sam.

Walter Dean. ex-manager of the Har-
riS theater, and one of the best-known
young men in st. Paul, leaves at 7:30
this evening for Baltimore, accompan-
led by Mrs. Dean. The little old white
show shop will be known no more for
ever-at least, it will never reopen
under the same management, and the
probability is that it will never come to
the front again as theater. The house
opened under the Harris, Britton and
Dean management on Aug. II, 1889.
From that time until September of last
year it had phenomenally successful
run, netting the propretOrs handsome
profit. The house was placed in the
hands of Manager Dean as soon as the
Baltimore combination took possession,
and as long as the possibility existed
he made a brilliant success of it.
The lease under which the theater
has been run since Manager
Deans advent expires Oh May l,
though Messrs. Britton and Dean have
the option of ten years additional. 1t
has not been thought advisable to re-
new the lease, the competition being
too heavy to admit of successful opera
ton of the house. Since the sale OF the
Hrrris theater in Minneapolis, and the
opening of the new Grand opera house,
the Harris has lost an average of $500 a
week. In addition to the other unfavor-
able conditions there has been dlverg-
ence of opinion between Button and
Dean, the Baltimore lessees, and Messrs.
Trasll and Whitmore, the principal
stockholders in st. Paul. The Balti-
more people claim that by the terms OF
the agreement entered into with JraSk
and Whitmore, the former undoubtedly
pay all salaries and running eX-
penSeS of the house, and that a
statement was to be submitted each
month of the business done, the profit
or loss 10 be divided. MesSrs. Brtton
and Dean claim that since the house
has been losing money Trask and Whit
more have failed to comply with the
terms of the contract, which provided
that they should stand share or any
loss that might occur. All Inc interior
furnishings OF the house are said TO be-
long TO Britton and Dean. The latter
threaten to appoint receiver, ana close
out the effects for the benefit Of St.Paul
creditors, unless an amicable settlement
with Task and Whitmore can be eff
fected. Among the creditors are men
toned the st. Paul Gas com
pany, the ST. Paul Foundry COM
pany, the Turnverein society, the
newspapers and others. The debts in
the aggregate amount to about $1,000
Manager Dean has been offered lucra-
tive position at the Academy OF Music.
Baltimore but he has not yet accepted
it. 1t is his intention to organize
stock company for season in st. Paul,
and if success attends the effort he may
be only temporarily absent from his ac-
customed haunts. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean will be sadly missed by their wide
circle of friends in this city. The for
mer has been extremely popular during
his residence here, and his marriage to
one of st. Faul's most estimable young
ladies formed for him host of friends.
Mrs Dean is native of st. Paul and Is
deeply attached to its associations. Her
popularity is only measured by the ex-
tent of her acquaintance, and her leav-
ing causes widespread regret,