St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-08

season, for which seats were booked
weeks in advance, have not suffered.
The majority of the audience 8, how
ever. were small.
The actors of London have recently
provided many free shows in the law
courts, which have been largely at
tended. For instance, an action brought
by the discharged conductor of the
orchestra of the Lyric theater was COM
menced Wednesday last before Justice
Stirling. The testimony presented re-
vealed many secrets connected with
that theater. The trouble all arose
through the refusal of May YOhe
(wio has leen upon more than one &C.
cas,On reported to have married Lord
Hoppe to be bound BY tie ord!-
nary rules of the establishment.
Finally Lord Hope made it sine qua
non that the conductor should be dis
charged or May Yohe would leave. The
conductor went, and the lawsuit fol.
lowed. Before the official receiver,
Robert Buchanan, play wright, gave
many reasons for his failure. Among
others there was the statement that Mr.
Buchanan attributes his unfortunate
financial predicament To the fact that
MIR. Frohman did not produce his "Sher-
idan" in the United States. Damaging
newspaper attacks on his works. Mr..
Buchanan declared, assisted in bringing
about his troubles. Finally, before JUS
tice Jeune, the divorce suit of the pop
ular Charles Hawley is also attracting
large crowds of interested hearers.
WHEN HENRY IRVING
produces king Arthur" in the autumn,
it is practically settled that Miss Ella
line ferris will play Elaine.
Saloman's "Moderu Eve" at the Hay
market theater Monday last, pleased
critical house, which included many
members Of the dramatic profession. All
present predicted success for the new
play, which is frank and audaciouS
study of perverted womanhood. made
attractive by some fine character draw
inga. Mr.. and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree
played the two leading parts with great
spirit. The new opera at the Savoy
theater, "Mirette," although a charm.
ing production, is altogether too con-
ventional in character TO long retain
the suffrages Of an audience accustomed
to Gilbert and Sullivan fare.
Sir Arthur Sullivan, Tosti and other
Sa,oyards were included among the
audience.
The summer theatrical season is
rapidly drawing to close. 1t started
extremely badly, but gradually pulled
up, and during The last fortnight most
of the theaters have been doing a very
good business.
Faust" seems destined to become a
perennial at the Lyceum. The five
hundredth performance took place last
Saturday, and provoked one OF those
Il mon trations of enthusiasm to which
Henry Irving and
ELLEN TERRY
are accustomed on such occasions.
On Monday next Beckett" is to be re-
vived for run of ten nights, and after
single performance of "The Merchant
of Venice" the hospitable theaters in
Wellington street Will be in state of
belache.
During Beerbohm Trees absence on
tour next autumn, the Haymarket will
pass into the hands OF Louis Waller,
who intends to produce there a new
comedy of Oscar Wiide.- Mr.. Walters
wife, Miss Flora West, who will pre-
sumably play the leading lady parts, is
a sister uf Mrs. Clement Scott.
Almost simultaneously with Oscar
Wilde'S appearance as dramatic
author is The appearance OF q clever
satire upon himself and his cult. 1t is
TO be called 1.-The Green Carnation,
Emblem of Decadence," and is the work
of clever young Journalist who has
had special opportunities of studying
the originals. The book will be pub
lished anonymously.
The Gaiely, from which Nine. Rejane
has ousted UurlesQue for the noncs, is
doing enormous business with Mime
Sans Gene"
So great has been Sara Bernhardl's
success at Days that Messrs. Abbey &
Grau may possibly prolong their season,
in order to allow of further perform.
ances or "lzeyI" being given.
The account of the circumstances
connected with the retirement of
MRS. LANGTRY
from "a Society Butterfly" and the
consequent withdrawal of the play. as
cableu last week, was substantially
correct. Mrs. Langtry, it appears, was
drawing d salary of $4,000 a week, but,
as she positively declined to perform
the dance which was to have been one
of the features of the play, the man.
agement Insisted that she should pay
the salary OF dancer to take her place.
Mabelie Stuart, the American serpen-
tine dancer, was engaged for this pug
pose. hut MIS-. Laugtry refused to gay
her any part of her salary. Hence lie
dishonore6 check and other complica-
tiOns.
Frederick Governs opera. "Signa."
which was produced last Saturday at
Convent Garden, was originally written
i'll four acts, but was on this occasion
given in two. AT Milan the third and
fourth acts were compressed into one.
and the latter part of the opera is thus
gwen practically as it was performed at
La Scala, while the first and second
acts were played as one.
The following incident is probably
without precedent, and needs no COM
ment: Shortly before Tyrone Power
opened the season with The Texan
Clement Scott wrote sympathetic note
about the American actor in his weekly
dramatic column in the Daily Tele-
graph. A day or two after the publ
catlsn of the paragraph. Clement Scott
was called upon by Tyrone Powers
hacker, who suggested without circum-
locution that the critic should give con-
elusive proof of his kind feeling toward
MIR. Powers by advancing $4,000
towards the production. Needless to
say, lie went away empty-handed, and
Mr.. Scott subsequently received an
apology from Tyrone Power for the
H.. 4.