St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-13
SUNRISE SIGNALS.
Having succeeded in making artificial eggs,
Minneapolis will, next June. launch an arti-
fetal candidate for president.

fetal candidate for president.
Let us have peace.-Gen. Grant
Let us have Pease. Minnesota Editors.
white Cap" leader was hanged in efigy
recently, near the town OF Sterling. N Y.
Why not hang u few of them au naturel? 4
Hotel Guest-I understand that the only
other hotel in this town was obliged to close
up.
Bonifaee-Yes; I circulated story that the
proprietor put water in his whisky.
Now that Jim Blaine has written an un-
grammatical letter declining nominations
which could only be secured at the end of IL
contest with B. Harrison, will he please sit
down! This country is a-weary of his jingo-
ism.
All efforts to introduce English barmaids
into this country should be discouraged Re-
member how much we have suffered from
English sparrows.
This country has already had enough of
Congressman Bland and his futile attempts
to monkey with all honest currency He is
an impractical visionary and lightweight po-
1tical economist
For two months Russ Harrison has been
going to and fro in the country predicting
that Jim Blaine wouldn't be in it at the show
down. Russ" was right.
Chicago newspaper speaks of Patti and
her buoyant spirits" 1t is not SO exceed
tn no
night. Try it once.
Where is man safe in Chicago?-C Chicago
Herald
In store that doesn't advertise.
Mrs. Christopher Columbus. nee Palestello,
was the daughter of a sailor.
Those political wiseacres who are inclined
to scott at the Harrison boom strangely
enough forget to take into account the fact
that Boss Quay is 'agin' him."
Periodically, and frequently periodically,
some amateur dramatic critic dashes Oft a
wild. perfervid TRADE against farce-comedy.
Some of these callow critics are not exactly
clear in theiI minds what farce comedy really
Is. but few of them know enough to make
the distinction and apply thereto their caus-
tic pens. They rail, they snap. they bite,
berste and bastinado. They are afflicted
with most malignant type of farce-comedy
hydrophobia.
Now, there is dstinctively vast difference
In farce'comedy. good farce-comedy is
better than poor melodrama, and meIo-
drama suitably cast is far superior to first
class tragedy acted by poor people.
THERE'S tpgt LOT nf
poor players can butcher Shakespeare,
while an actor of superior talent. like the
late E. S. Sothern. can raise an inferior part,
like Lord Dundreary. above the star part,
Asa Trenchard. In farce comedy horse
play, performed in an amateurish, awkward
manner, is discOuraging even to the friends
OF this particular line of dramatic attractions.
NO audience can appreciate the acting of
one who does nothing artistically, but in
stead tumbles about the stage like country
pumpkin in hay NOW. One touch of art re-
veals world of possibilities in reserve, and
one awkward slip shows the imitator forcing
himself ito groove for which nature has
not intended him.. well balanced com
pany of star specialists can present farce.
comedy i'll a manner to entertain the most
critical audience. But no one man or woman,
however talented, can surround himself or
herself with company of inferior people
and receive the public's appreciation Too
numerous attempts in this direction are the
mainsprings of all the amateur critics de-
nunciation of farce-comedy. The same rule
holds good in comic opera, spectacular plays
and pantomime. Each line should, in these
days of exaeting audiences be replete with
original surprises, catchy melodies graceful
Glowing Or new mechanical effects. Then
the audience has seen or heard something
new and worth talking about. In farce-com-
edy the absence of interest in really plot
less play makes more strenuous demands
upon the abilities of an actor or actress to
entertain in solo parts. SO far as the execu-
ton of these solo turns is skillful, graceful
and artistic, so far is the success of farce.
comedy. considered as a house packer as
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