The Irish standard., 1895-06-01

is the only company that has ever been
able to interest the local public In per-
formances of standard comic opera at
cheap prices. The cast will contain the
names Of all those clever artists whose
vocal and comedy talents have helped
to make the Wilbur engagements Of
former years such genuine successes,
and in addition the management desire
to- lay particular stress on q series Of
high art Living Pictures" which will be
given in conjunction with each opera in
the repertoire. The operas to be given
the first week and the order In which
they will be presented is as follows:
Monday and Tuesday nights and Tues
day matinee, 1.-THE Black Hussar,'
Wednesday night and Thursday matinee,
"Falka," Thursday and Friday nights,
Era Diavolo,' and Saturday matinee
and night '"The Merry War" The prices
all parts Of the house.
Henry Barrett, more generally known
! as "Reddy" Barrett, the member OF the
Barrett trio who murdered Thomas Toll
| lefson, and who, to save his own neck,
turned states evidence, is working as
mail carrier In one Of the largest cities
| in the country. He managed to secure
| the appointment year or so ago. ap-
| plying under an assumed name, very
| naturally. Shortly after the conviction
! of his brothers, Tim and Pete, Henry left
| Minneapolis, taking his wife and infant
! child. He was working for an INSTALL
n.cnt house in Chicago, and was walking
along Indiana avenue, when he heard the
! neWsboys cali ont about the execution Of
| his brothers While Henry had looked
| for the execution Of his brother Tim, lie
had hoped and confidently expected that
! Gov. Merriam would commute the
younger brothers sentence. The infor-
| nation that both boys had been executed
proved such shock to Henry that he fell
| to the sidewalk, and was in a Seml-coE-
scious condition for some time. He re-
! manned in and about Chicago for some
| time, and then was reported to have gone
| to South America. subsequently he was
heard Of in a town in Southern Illinois,
where he was running q fruit store and
doing quite we'll. 1t was learned that he
! Is doing very we'll, attending strictly to
his work and his family, which now con-
sists of wife and three children. He
is said to have built himself pleasant
little home, and altogether is enjoying
! life. The city in which Barrett is work
! ing and the alias under which he is liy-
| ing are known, but the probability that
the publication of the facts would bring
about his dismissal from the service is
sufficient excuse for not publishing the
same.
The Bijou Opera House of this city is
counted the most successful, financially,
of any theater in Minnesota. Farce
comedies have always proven an excep-
tionally strong magnet at the Bijou,
and the various speciality acts with which
nearly every farce comedy is more or less
sprinkled have always found the highest
favor when possessed Of uniqueness and
merit in the eyes of those patronizing
that prosperous place Of amusement.
Noting the inclinations Of his patrons in
this regard, Manager Hays has carefully
gone about the securing for a limited sea-
son high class vaudeville organization.
The company is one that is composed OF
speciality artists whose acts are interest
ing by contrast and whose proficiency in
the art of entertaining has long been es
lished. The company will give its first
performance at the Bijou on the evening
June g. The prices during the engage
ment will be particularly low, and it will
be the purpose of the Bijou management
during the vaudeville season there to
keep the standard Of its entertainment
particularly high. With this style of en-
tertainment, which is just light enough
and moved enough to attract large crowds
Of people even during the warm weather.
and with the Bijou's unrivaled reputa~
tion for being the coolest theater in Min
nesota in summer months, a, most ac-
ceptable season of new prosperity and
popularity may be anticipated for that
engagement. The matinees to be given
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday will be-
gin at 2:3G and the evening perform
ances at s o'clock, at greatly reduced
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