St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-03
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.

Febvre, a French actor of some note,
whom James Gordon Bennett sent
over to this country to give his inn
pressions of things theatric, has been
doing the New York theaters at the
rate of about three a night, and writ
ing full page articles for the New
York Herald concerning them. FehVre
does not stand on the same pedestal
with Coquelin or Mounet-Sully; but he
manages to print three or four col
umns detailing how he would play the
great parts now being played in New
York city. He also explains how an
actor should carry a cane and his hat
on the stage. The Herald, after his
first article, sent reporters to get the
opinions of the actors and inanagerS
Febvre had criticised. The ines he
had roasted refused to have anything
to say, and invariably the ones he had
praised proclaimed Febvre the great
est actor in the world, and also the
greatest critic. Charles Frohman, how
ever, says if Febvre is no better as an
actor than as a critic, it is lucky for
the Coincide Franchise that he is in
America, and Augustin DAILY remarks
that the gentleman showed a Sreat
deal of impudence by accepting farors
from managers and then, witho 1t TN
Outstanding one word of what was
being spoken on the stage, attacking
the performance. Febvre especially
wanted to know how W. H. Thompson
in The Fatal Card could read &
newspaper in darkness. Here again
the French critic is wrong. Mr.. Thomp-
son reads the paper in his banking
house in the morning. Of course, most
banking houses are gloomy affairs,
but Thompson retires to the window to
read, and if this French aetor-critic
could do the work half as well, he
would not be touring America writing
articles for a newspaper.
1t is believed by some that actors are
totally unfit to have anything to do
with the business side of the theater,
and the lack Of judgment displayed by
some of them in business matters
might indicate that this belief is we'll
founded. Nevertheless, there are
and prominently before the publlc
who not so many years ago wore the
SOCK and buskin. Julian Magnus, who
directs the tours of Marie VAIN
wright, until eight years ago played
IN support of Rosina Vokes, Lester
Wallack and other stars. A H. Candy.
Francis Wilson's able manager began
his connection with the stage as
walking gentleman, and Frank w.
sanger. one OF the owners of the Em>
pire theater in New York, used to
play Juvenile lovers 1t is Realized in
this connection that Augustus Pitou.
VINO now has several companies of
ms own, walked on the stage at
Dooth . lHedler III new YORK on its
opening night and received a round
. OF applause because the audience mis-
took him for Edwin Booth, whose cue
came shortly afterwards
Monday night, Feb. 25, was a hot
opening in Boston theatricals The
Grand opera, Joseph Haworths first
production on any stage of Ernest
Lacy's "Rinaldo" at the Castle Square
theater. the Bostonians at the IRE
mont, the Twentieth Century Girl,'
at the Park, and SHENANDOAH at
the Columbia. "Rinaldo," however
had the representative first night au,
d1ence; for, beside all the leading crit
les present, were ex-Gov Russell.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes. son of
the late autocrat; President Butler, of
halge'S staff, district attorney from
Phlladelphia, and no end of society
lights.
The following story is told of a
fh9rus girl who was member of THE
arIncess Bonnie" comic opera COM
OF the piece: The girl wished to re-
sign from Princess Bonnie in order
to join 'Off the Earth She asked
n Mr, Sp Der permission to leave his
on she packed her trunk stole away
and sent the following telegram to
Mr.. spencer: You coward Watch nv
pen IN future" Mr.. Spencer tele.
SloPHeu pdck: Express you TODAY
twenty-five bottles of ink and one hun,
dred pens" nun
When the run on the bank of War;
Iield d co. is at it's height in the stir
ring scene presented in the fourth act
OF charles I. Dazey's new American
uralna. The War of Wealth. a
charming and daring American widow
named Mrs. Marcia Dudley crowds
past the eager depositors who arc
Struggling with each other to get to
lne teller window first, and deposits
aen P[i e fortune of many thou,
scene has moved several rival dra ma
tlsts to declare that they were the first
10 put upon the stage a scene renree
sentlng run on bank
Gus Skinner, the latest addition To
the ranks of independent attractinn %
mas fallen heir to the usual tronbles,,
OF the stars. His breakfast consisto
mostly of reading MANUSCRIPTS a.
pays by would-be dramatists, his
i sta snt hour is passed listening to
Pauline, and his dinner is eaten. 'i he.
tween the inspection of reouests ~
trends of his hoyhood for two re-.
served seats. No wonder he eniovs q
soItary supper after the play.
In Under a Mask" which Man.
ager Brady will produce early ~
season, there will be seen elecNrio
oynamos In full play In one If tbe
aclS the villain lures a woman into q
large ,g electric smelling room. intend.
ing ng h er to e come 20, in contact with dyna.
her death, but instead he himself 'iI re
celves the powerful electric aurrant
ana falls dead at her feet. 'i eiie
al f5leceS IN which woman is in tbe
Title Title fail. Vide 1.-THE Coming Wono, me :.
Ihe New Woman and "A Woman;;s
Keyenge." Pieces in which the WorS :
glrl figures in the title succeed "3r q
tor instance: "The Dancing Cir, AS n;
"A "A Safety Girl" Fred G. Wh;tnaI.
c COMES o dnis asugqrs well for the new
30 Pr produce in the spring, entitled ssThs
Last Last Monday night Augustin Da1v,s
Gi ~ produced at DaIy's theaies
IN IN, New York, Shakespeare deli@btS
aui , comedy; Two Gentlemen of YER
9 4' which had not been seen thera
LOT nifty years. It has rarely Ieas
performed in this country, if inds eeh
metropolis. "e ol the
amusement managers of America
year for Autographs. W. s''VVO'VVV a