St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-18
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Otis Skinner who is now Nine Modjeska S
leading man, is fair example of stage adj
vancement. 1t is not ten years ago since he
was poor actor, who seWed his own trunks
and boarded in cheap boarding house. He
was a hard student, and while working for
SO week he was studying Shakespeare I'LL
all hours of the morning When selected by
Augustn DAILY TO fill an important place in
the DAILY COMPANY. Mr.. Skinner was dunn
founded, and it took him months TO realize
his importance, although previous to that he
served Lawrence Barrett very faithfully.
Mr.. Skinner was Margaret Mather's leading
man last season, and helped her to make
Joan of Arc" d success. This year he is
Nine. Modjeska's important support.
Gus Heege the Swedish dialect actor and
the author of 'Yon Yonson" that comes TO
the Grand Christmas week. is German. No
body who hears his inimitable broken Scan
dinaylan, would ever suspect that. however.
Heege has some imtatorS. as indeed, has
every author and actor who has succeeded Ill
making a hit but he is the only man who has
been able 10 thoroughly master the swedish
brogue. He has the additional advantage OF
naturally looking the Swede, a qualification
of nature and not to be acquired. 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that lyon Yonson"
has been meeting with great success i'll us
career across the continent. The character
is new to American audiences and is not less
pleasing On that account
Edwin Milton Royle, in his new play,
the circle of Bohemia in our large cities.
The story describes the friendship existing
between two young men, one poet and the
other Il musician, whose ardent souls moth
ing can daunt, and who smile and joke while
on the verge of starvation The plot OF the
play rests chiefly upon the love of the two
friends for the same woman and in their en-
deayors at selfsacritice occur scenes thai
stir the human heart and awaken the noble
attributes of the soul. 1t is great story and
q great play.
THE Danger Signal" the successful rail-.
road play is from the pen of Henry c. De-
Mile, the famous author, whose Lost ParG-
disc Men and Women" '"rhe Wife," etc.
have given him standing as Americas most
successful playwright. The play is one of
the best of its class, and one of the few
/ dramas that combine action with mechanical
effects, without at the same time, sacrificing
| all literary merits. -
Alexander Salvni and his manager, W NJ
! Wilkinson. are now numbered among the
professionals that have invested in California
/ ranches During their recent visit to Los
! Angeles they bought together large tract Of
fruit land in the beautiful San Fernando
valley twenty miles from Los Angeles. 1t is
one of the most picturesque and fertile val
leys of California Their property adjons
that on which stands the old San Fernando
mission.
TheWarde-James organization has steadily
enjoyed success this season. Both Mr.. Warde
and Mr.. James are more earnest than ever
before, and the result of their combined work
is admirable. Mr.. James superb health
which he carefully conserVes, gives him spirit
and Zest for his work. and Mr. Warde'S EN-
thusidsm is unfailing and contagious. There
! is. perhaps, no more thoroughly equipped
company playing the legitimate Ill this coun
try.
The New Years week attraction at the
! Grand will present w. A. Brady's spectacular
marine DRAMA 1.-The Bottom of the Sea-" II
is to be presented here with cast of superior
excellence, and with scenic and II echancal
effects of wonderful splendor. The wierd
submarine scenes of the oceans depths are
shown in ten successive transformations and
are described as being OF all elaborate order
Monday evening at the Metropolitan opers
house will be known as Grand Army night
as many members of the q. A. II. posts in
this city are to attend on the occasion. The
boxes will be occupied by the post com
/ manders and the governors staff, and the
interior of the theater will be decorated with
| flags and bunting. A delegation of veterans
| from saltwater have also arranged to attend
Owing to the retirement of Lotta Chares
| CoWles the talented Yankee comedian, has
! returned 10 the cast of Hoyts satirical farrell
! "A Hole in the Ground" He is said TO be
renewing his former success in the unique
! character of the Stranger. A strong company
! is presenting this skit this season.
| There is to be an agreeable change at the
! when Joseph Murphy returns to st. Paul
| after an absence of four years and presents
| for the deectation once more of the amuse
| mentioning public those old faVorite plays
| Kerry Cow and ''Shaun Rhue."
| Edward NJ. Alfriend, one of the authors O.
! across the Potomac" is the brother o.
Frank Alfriend, who was private secretary Il
| jefferson Davis and the author of his biog
| raphy Mr. Alfriend is Virginian by birth
! and one of the most successful literary me1
| in this country.
| Company E. Of the First regiment Mime
sofa state guard, will appear in every per
| Torrance of the new war drama, "Acros
/ the Potomac at the Metropolitan operi
house The soldiers will take part in thu
| drill and battle scenes.
| Miss Henrietta Lander who plays the par
! of Edith Garland in Across the Potomac,
! is a lineal descendant OF the Indian Princes
! Pocohontas. Miss Lander was last seen her
in "A Possible Case"
| Frederic de Beleville has been engaged b,
| the Coghlans to play Count OrIoH in ''Di
| pearing in the part by courtesy OF A. M
| Palmer. in whose regular company he nov
| takes his place.
Minna Gale-Haynes' company has beel
| mpleted. and includes Eoen Plympton
Charles Barron, Mines Levick, John Ma
| lone Mary Shaw. Mrs. Sol Smith and Zetf
| Tilbury. lu-
Spectacular productions are all meetin
| with success this season. Hanlon's Fan
tasma," with its host of pantomime features
is enjoying most prosperous season.
Louis Morrison. of Faust fame ha
added ''Richelieu" to his repertoire this sea
| son. He is said to play the role of the will
| cardinal in an artistic manner. Gh
Martha Mortons new comedy, Gale
Brother john" will be performed by Will
, lam FL. Crane during his coming engagemen
at the Star theater, New York.
Alexander Salvini's great hobby is hi