St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-19
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

Gus Heege and his new Swedish dia-
will open the season at the Grand
opera house, Chicago, Aug. 25. Mr..
company, including Merri Osborne,
Sadie Connolly, Charles C. Maubury,
Harry Smith and others. Like Mr..
Heege's former dramatic efforts, "A
Gus way with the adventures of a
young Swede in America. One scene
of the play is laid on board an ocean
liner, and the others are laid in the
Occur d Alene country, Idaho.
The most unique and striking char
acter in Edwin Milton Royle's new
play of Mexico is said to be an old
negro body servant who accompanies
his master to the war. The stage has
been deluged with the impossible darby
character of Jim Mr.. Royle, it is
said, has completed a most careful and
accurate sketch of the real high-clasS
slave of ante-bellum days, and has
pictured the warm and affectionate
devotion existing between master and
servant. Mr.. Royle's grandfather was
Kentucky slave-oWner, and many of
the slaves insisted on clinging to The
family, even after the war had set
them free, SO the author has had I'M
usual opportunities for becoming IA
miliar with the type of which he treats.
Down on the Swanee River" pro-
duced in Detroit, Aug. II, is something
quite novel and pleasing. Fifty clever
darkeys appear in it, among them being
William McClain, Charles A. Walker,
Cordelia McClain, Harry Singleton and
other comedians and singers. The
songs, dances, musical and acrobatic
performances are connected by a. very
funny three-act story, the first act
being a caricature of savage life in
Africa, the second dealing with slave
life in the sunny South, the third show
ing the up-to-date New York darby
at a cake-walk. The play is by r. N.
Stephens, and the scenery. which is
handsome and artistic, is the work of
John II. Young. The adventures of a
fake" missionary and a real mission
airy with a gorilla, an African king and
O. lot of savages, make up most of the
first act. The second act deals with
the attempted elopement of a free ne
gro with a slave girl. The third shows
some very amusing incidents growing
out of a poker game. The show is
crowded with specialties, which are of
the most entertaining kind.
Gus Heege's farce, Rush City" will
be seen at the Grand soon, with Mat
thewS and Bulger as the particular
stars These gentlemen were the prin-
eipal comedians Of c,, the New , York !.
recently given in Chicago.
The management OF the Grand an
nounceS an important scheme, to take
effect with the commencement of it's
next season. The innovation will be
the establishing of two bicycle ''sta-
bleS," one in each court connected with
the theater. Owners of bikes" will
therefore have an opportunity of check
ing their machines in these stables
free of charge. In the large Eastern
cities all first-c1ass theaters have been
! compelled to make some sort of pro-
/ vision for wheels, on account of the
t tremendous popularity "bil1ing'' has
now attained A more convenient OPP
portunity than that afforded by the
courts of the Grand could not be i'm
charge of the STABLES" and every care
will be taken Of wheels while checked.
ION the Bowery," with Steve Brodie
in the most prominent role, will be
seen during the month of September
at the Grand.
Frederick Bancroft's anxiety to Sc
cure really novel speciality artists for
his spectacular production of magic
has landed his manager in a nice pre-
dicament, for almost to an individual
these artists are densely ignorant OF
| interpreter-or nterpreters-cannot be
had, the only means of communication
with them is by the sign language, i'll
which Mr.. Bancroft'S business staff
l are becoming such adopts that they
are talking of going on the road nexs
season as rivals of the French pam
tomimists who presented ''L' Enfanc
Prologue last year
Jessie Bartlett Davis and William
Davis, her husband, manager of the
Haymarket theater. Chicago, and Will
lam Crane, better known as Senator
Crane" sailed yesterday from Duluth
on the steamship North Land.