St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-19
IN THE THEATERS.

Eugene IompklnS' company, In the
big spectacle, "'fhe} Black Crook" Will
give but three more performances at
the Metropolitan opera house-tonight,
tomorrow matinee and night. The mat
inee tomorrow will be played at reduced
prices for the special benefit of ladies
and children who desire to see this
grand production. This will be the last
appearance of 1.-The Black Crook" in
this city this winter.
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. Theodore Bollmann's German COM
pany will give their thirteenth subscrip-
ton performance at the Metropolitan
opera house Sunday evening, present
ing the great German comedy success,
1.-The Lookup" Seats and boxes for
this performance can now be secured at
the box Office.
Chauncey Oleott. who has been Sc
lected by Augustus Pitou as poor w. j.
Scanlan's successor, is as handsome
young fellow as one might wish to meet
on aSummer'S day. He was born in
Buffalo of Irish parents ABOUT thirty
years ago, and when only sixteen years
old, at the commencement exercises of
st. Joseph's parochial school. where he
was studying for "holY orders" he at
tracted the attention of Uncle Dick
Hooley," who engaged him to sing in
first parts of minstrel entertainments.
Later he Joined Emerson at San Fran
cisco, and the next season he joined
Thatcher, Primrose and Vests, tour
ing the country advertised as the boy
with the phenomenal voice." He next
joined an opera company that was about
to produce "Pepita." The young tenor
was engaged by Teddy Solomon to sup
port Lillian Russell, continuing in the
same capacity with this fair prlma
donna under McCaull's and Duff's man.
agement. For two years past MIR.
Olcott has been London fayorite,
having created the part OF Patrick
O'Flannigan, the Hibernian Admiral
and Hispanian Toreador, in ''Miss De-
abroad. Mr.. Olcott in "Mavourneen" will
be the attraction at the Metropolitan
opera house all next week with the
usual matinees. A feature will be made
|! of the Wednesday matinee of 'sMavour-
.neen;" the prices for this performance
/ will be made lower than it has ever been
played at the Metropolitan during the
regular season. Fifty cents will be
charged for the best seats on the lower
floor and 25 cents for the balcony.
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I The "Devil's Auction" with its
pretty girls, its marches and dances
band many specially features, continues to
do excellent business at the Grand. The
tIqualities that commend this perform
ance to the amusement seeker are its
IrYaried and rapidly changing scenes, all
of which are full of novelty. Little
Miss Columbia is without doubt the
hit of the performance. as she is little
wonder.
w.
/ On Sunday night Hallen and Hart
will be seen at the Grand in 1.-THE Idea."
Fun of fresh and sparkling quality
will be ON tap, and it will be distributed
to the public in large quantities by those
well-knoWn farcical entertainers. Hal
len and Hart; they stand at the
top of the list of this kind of
players for their originality and
cleverness, and they have band OF as
sociates this season who are said to
compare most fayorably with the prin-
cipals In individual merit. In this list
of adopts at the merry art are j. Aid
rich, Libby, Al Wilson, Carrie De Mar,
Margaret La Mar, Florence HOlbrook,
Albert Hawthorne, aud Fanny Blood
good. The performance is one of most
excellent merit, from all reports, and
the Grand, should enjoy week of
laughing prosperity.