St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-13
DRAMATIC JoTs.


audience Ut the Metropolitan last evening as
there tripped onto the stage pretty Anne
Robinson, q member of the Shenandoah"
This handsome GIRL who is the subject of
much favorable comment wherever this
great war drama is produced. is a charm
ing specimen of what this glorious climate
of Minnesota can do for female loneliness.
She has been on the stage hardly year
and, previous to that time resided
with her aged mother in Minneapolis. Her
advancement in the profession she has
chosen has been very rapid and certainly
very fiattering to her ability. Last week. at
the actors fund benefit at the Columbia the
alter, Chicago, she received the distinction of
being chosen by that master of refined COM
edy on the American stage Joseph Jefferson,
from great crowd of pretty and talented
young actresses, to appear with that veteran
comedian in delightful little comedy called
"a Regular Fix"
A funny little incident is told on the great
comedian that occurred during the time the
benefit performance was in progress. In a
private box set aside for the distinguished
comedy lights of the stage sat Joseph Jeffer-
son. Sol Smith Russell, Mrs. John Drew and
several other ladies. In one of the other
boxes. apparently deserted sat pretty Annie
Robinson with her sister Margaret. who is
also q member of the Shenandoah" COM
pany. The veteran comedian, upon seeing
The two pretty members of Mr.. Hayman's
force, left the box occupied by the shining
comedy lights and seated himself by the side
of the Robinson girls.
Why didn't you remain in the box with
the other celebrities" inquired a profess
slonal of Mr.. Jefferson. Because" replied
the veteran actor with merry twinkle in
his eye, Il think that Miss Robinson's beauty
and my own are better suited to be associ-
ated together than to see me seated with all
those old people. Besides. Sol Smith Russell
is more ministerial looking than l. and he
can offer consolation to The occupants of the
other box for their advanced age and early
retirement from the stage
Miss Pauline Hall and her superb comic
opera company will shortly give the theater-
going public Of this city magnificent pro-
duction of one of Offenbach's celebrated
operas. Madame Favarth The opera has
been arranged from the French by Miss Hail.
and many new numbers of Fred j. Eustis'
have been introduced. A new feature of the
production will be the magnificent costumes
which have been designed and made espe
clally for this production, and which will
excel anything heretofore seen on the comic
opera stage. The scenery is also new, beau
tful and appropriate.
In the present age of perfection in mount
ing of plays it is hard to Say anything OF
commentator of scenic play, unless 1t IS
something out of the usual run. In the
struggle of Life, next weeks attraction at
the Grand, there are said TO be three scenes
of such magnitude that either one of them
would be considered great achievement in
stage display. The story is located in New
York. and the acting company is headed by
Frederick PauldIng. who was for several
seasons leading support to Jefferson and
Florence. 1t is claimed for the struggle of
Life that no play has ever been presented
in this city with the care and attention to its
stage settings.
"PeclSs Bad Boy Will conclude its sue
cessful engagement at IIiton's popular Sew
enth street playhouse tonight. Rather than
allow second-rate company to play here,
Mr. Hilton will close his house until Monday
night, when Billy Wells company. mabel
Shows Adam and Eve Burlesouers," will ap-
pear.