St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-24
The County Fair.


After ten weeks engagement in
Chicago and two weeks in Buffalo. Pitts
burg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit
and all the larger cities, "rbe County
Fair will be brought to MINNEAPOLIS
FOR brief engagement, beginning Mon
day, at the Grand opera house. Amuse-
ment-loyerS here are familiar with the
record of three years of this comedy in
New York, ard many have doubtless at
tended the Union Square production.
All the original scenic and mechanical
features will be reproduced in the pre-
sentation here. The play has a plot
maze up OF common, everyday occur
renceS. There is the story OF the erriug
lad, the waif of a girl, the crustv old
granger, the farm hand and the good and
tender young girl raised amidst the dof-
fodlls and beneath the shade of ample
trees, while up through it all comes the
line incense of honest lives bound TO-
gether by good deeds and simple WAYS.
Such series OF pictures, garnished
with the illusion of stage effects, and
rounded off with the intensely exciting
horse race scene, in which three thor
oughbredS compete tor supremacy in a
three-Quarter mile dash. The riders are
Jockeys whose names are famous at
every race course. Fifty people viii
appear in this entertainments, and two
carloads of scenery are displayed.
BijOu Opera House. 4.,1 =.
The 1.-Two Sisters follows "Grime,s
Cellar Door" at the Bijou, commencing
with matinee performance this after
noon at $50. This popular drama will
be seen for weeks engagement, ex-
ceptlng Saturday, which performance
Will be omitted. This play was Wit
messed at the Grand opera house last
season, ana it was we'll received, scOrz
ing a distinct hit. Designed as a com
panion play to the ''Old Homestead, lit
possesses the many elements that have
made that play SO successful. Denmanl
Thompson and George Ryer are re-
sponsible for this production. They
have created a play thoroughly Amer
ican in its scenes and natural In
its characters. 1t presents peIuressof
metropolitan life, and reeites faithfully
the evils and vicisSitudes of the great
city of New York. Two sisters, Martha
and Mary, are the principal characters
of the play. Poor, innocent and friend
less, they visitsNew York in search of
work. Martha, the oldest, falls victim
to the temptations of sinful villain and
is lost. Mary finds the love of an hon
est man and becomes happy. There is
moral IN the story as it is told, les
SOA III bilO JcdHs5 SIrl,
advice which cannot fail to be under
stood. Through the medium of the
many characters any tendency towards
monotOny is relieved by vein of gentle
humor that the authors have success
E fully introduced. The company pre-
senting the play is very capable one,
and embraces much the same talent as
was seen in the production of the play
here last season.
Pence Opera House.
That astonishing mesmeriSt, Prof.
Flint, will conclude his two weeks ell
gagement at the Pence with matinee
and night performances to-day. He
gives most enjoyable and novel per-
Torrance, and has made real heavy
hit. Next week the Pence will be dark.
with the exception of Saturday night.
May 80, when the Black Pearl and Tom
Murray, both of this city, will have
ten-round sparring contest fol the re-
ceIpts and side bet of $50 each.
For the week of June l Manager Hill
ton will close his regular season with
HartS Boston Vaudeville company. one
OF the best on the road. It is possible
2 comic opera company will play during
June and July at the Pence at cheap
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