St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-31
AT THE THEATERS.
Opening of the Grand's Regular
Season-Irish Comedy at Bjjou.


Grand Opera House-For the first three
nights of the week beginning Monday night
the management of the grand has engaged
the Winston Opera company, and Will put on
the old tavorte, Gilbert and Sullivan S most
successful effort, 'Pinafore." The princl-
pals of this company are most admirably
fitted for the various roles IN this opera, ana,
in connection with the chorus. Will sing
.Pinafore'' as it has never been done in Mill
neapolis before with the exception or the
time 1t was sung several years ago by the
Boston Ideals. The management mas gone
to great expense to give the opera maSnil-
cent setting, and promises the biggest scenic
production ever seen on Minneapolis stage
Miss JEANNE Winston will interpolate the
song, The Bay of Biscay.' >. DonneIi
Balfe the new baritone of the company. who
plays the part of the boatSwaIn, Will sing the
famous song, Il am an Enslishman: Pm
afore'' will be presented with the following
cost of characters:
Ralf RackStraw, able seaman
JEANNE Winston
| The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, X.
c. B., Frat Lord of the Admir-
Capt Corcoran, commanding H. N.
S Pinafore ..... Harry Rattenbury
Dick Deadeye, able seaman. Charles 1'yrrell
| Bill Bobstay. boatswain. d. Donneil Bale
Charles Renwick
Tom Bowlin ..............-..T. johnson
! Tom Tucker. -...........-. Arthur Bell Jr
| Josephine, the captain oauS
Bebe, Sir Joseph's first cousin. Anna Carman
Little Buttercup, Portsmouth
bumboat woman hele zen a arm ose
| Scene: Deck OF Ii. Nj. 5. Plnafore, OH
| Portsmouth, Eng.
AS the engagement is in the nature Of
| special event. to pIecede the opening of the
| regular season on Thursday. the prices Will
be on a-popular scale. 80 cents down stairs
| ana IS cents i'll the first balcony.
l. The next event i'll the theatrical line will
bethe opening of the season of So and 93 at
the Grand, which is scheduled Tor thursday,
Aug T. Manager Conklin has always shown
i partially to minstrel shows as the means
OF inaugurating the dramatic season. and
for the opening attraction this yeBr has sue
ceeded in securing one of the most merton
ons combinations of black faced comedians
that has ever appeared i'll this city. viz:
Primrose and Vests Ministries. This ergani,
cation has been seen here several times, and
| on the occasion of each visit have fur
! nished ample evidence OF their super
iority over other minstrel companies
Their performances have always been char
acteriZed by an air of ''newness'' which is 6
feature that very seldom receives the atten
ton that should be bestowed upon 1t by the
management of minstrel combinations
Primrose and Vests Ministries comprise
forty people and among the merry crowd cal
be found some of the best minstrel talent II
: America. The company is especially stronE
in regard to the number ana character OF IL
!, | vocaiists while in the matter ofc omed1an
|
, | said to be quite complete.
Ri lou Opera House-Tonight Carroll John
| son. the popular Irish comedian. will begil
a weeks engagement at the Bijou in hi
Irish comedy, 1.-The Gossoon." The play
, a four-act story Of love i'll the green isle. ant
l the author is L. E Kidder. who has Furnished
: the public with such deilshtfui dranan
> idyls as "a Poor Relation and "A Peaceful
= Vailey' made popular by Sol Smith Russell
0 The press and the public have been unan
e nous in the verdict that in The Gossoon
: dramatic work. The play is said to spark
U with wit and has a sympathetic under
current of paihos that flashes forth at une1
pected moments. Mr.. johnson. the star, wi
e be remembered in Minneapolis as all old-tim
e minstrel fayorite and singer and is pecul
r arly fitted for Irish comedy. He has tn
E happy advantage of a magnetic personallt,
i laughing face and sweet voice. His meth Cd
ii in delineating Irish characters are essential
:. refined and are said to lack the vulgar rough
d and-tumble buffoonery that has characte
" lied many of the attempts of the portrayal G
l. Irish character in the past. In The Cos
- SOON Mr. johnson plays the leading part {
% Clancy OConnel a young Kerry squ1r
n with the refinement of wealth and humoror
:. devil-maycare brogue of the peasant He
fonu of song children and flowers typic;
Ia child of nature. He sings number OF prett
10 songs and his favorite, sweet Little Ann
70 bel is already being whistled in the stree
n | wherever this popular comedian is appea
AZ ing. The scenes of the play are laid in. tt
If paradise of Scenic beauty, Killarney. Coun
In Kerry From the fairy-like seas of whie
r. Poet Moore drew some OF his sweetest
a. spirations. The story Is set in framewoI
S of scenic pictures that have heretofore BET
ys unriyaIed in the production of Irish drama
Avn | 1.-The Gossoon'' lacks all the convention
" features of Irish dramas of the past. 1t b
a no politics, priests nor red coats. a pref
he American girl takes the place OF the sau
r. colleen. The wit has modern flavor, VIII
IL the characters possess the charm of antiqult
mt Theatrical Season AnnOunc ement
be The seat sale for the MINISTRIES opens Mo
az day at the grand.
u Two very clever comedians are associat
IL IL with the Calhoun Opera company-Dougls
- Flint and Tom Martin.
m Emma Hanley has been secured to fill t
cd place in The Dazzler'' company made
,al cant by the death of Kate Castleton; III
,e. attraction comes to the Grand followi
H. blue Jeans"
II In the production of 'Boccaccio," VI
nd which the Calhoun Opera company will OPP
en- the annual opera season at the Lyceum. Nj
eQ Julia Calhoun Will sing the part or
4 l poet.
ne The Calhoun Opera company, which
he been in Duluth for several weeks will pla
al, four weeks engagement at the Lyceum,
si "a ginning the Taft week III August.
IL Blue Jeans" which comes to the Ora
me for the week heginniug Aug. S, has been v
pr messed by more people than any other p
he | produced in years.
III Margaret Mather, whose performances
i ho always looked forward to as being in "
ne 1.-The event. in the dramatic line, will or
her season in this city Aug. p.
Among the novel attractions announced
appear at the Bijou at an early date is
Guided Prof Bristol's celebrated horse sEC
LEAVES of shamrock" the realistic a
Irish drama i'll which j. P. Sullivan is 81
= ring will be seen in this city at an early ds
'A' The celebrated burglar play, THE Ste
away" will open its season in st. Paul in
nm middle Of August.
-. Following Srhe Gossoon" at the Bijou.
IN ance in an entirely new and original Am
his ican play The piece is described as
Southern comedy drama, and is from the