St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-27

not expected much before March. When
it comes. Mrs. John Wood and Arthur
Cecil will again be found at the theater
in which they achieved so much repu-
tatiOn.
HOygeiIs' New Play
Miss Eweretta Lawrence will before
long produce in the AvOlue theater
play by w. d. Howells. entitled The
GarrOterS."
Sir Augustus Harris is busy upon the
spectacle which is to fill Drury Lane
tweIyemonth hence with the panto.
tomime, ''Dick Wilmington" is one of
the best financial successes Sir Angus
tus Harris has had. IL has been sold
for American production 20 Messrs.
Abbey and Grau, and will be staged al
the Metropolitan Opera house next
autumn. This does not mean that all
the com pany will go to the United States
many of the parts will be filled by
American actors and actresses. Sir Au-
gustuS will 90 over to bow his thanks
after the exauisitely beautiful feast OF
lanterns"
George Alexander has accepted a
comedy by Oscar Wilde, which is TO
succeed Guy DomYille" when it shall
be decided to close the run of Henry
James somewhat unfortunate though
charming play.
The Oudin Memorial.
The memorial fund collected by the
friends OF the late Eugene Ondin
amounts to $500, though no direct APP
peal has been made to The public. This
includes a subscription by NJ. Paderew-
ski OF 5000. who desired. III the note ac-
campaigning his gift, to compensate a
little for his regretted Inability to assist
at the concert next month.
The promoters of this praisewOrthy
effort hope to raise $4,000 or So 600 be-
! fore closing the fund.
The legal troubles in Paris between
Couuelin and the Coincide Franchise
have begun in earnest. The 5oardings
of the Renaissance theater contained
last week a placard announcing the
forthcoming appearance OF NJ. Coquelln
in the company of Sarah Bernhardt.
ThereupOn Jules Clarette assumed
! the offensive, and asked the courts for
! Injunction and 100000 francs damages.
! Fhe argument of the case Will probably
take place the end of next month.
The Gewandhaus at Leipsic-the
most famous concert hall Of the world
has this week been demolished to make
way for a new and more ambitious
structure. But the thousands of Amer
lean music lovers who have listened to
music in that famous room under Carl
Reineeke or other conductors will have
their doubts whether the lew hall can
ever take the place or the one that is no
more.
The hall was celebrated for its really
marvellous acoustic properties, the larg-
est orchestra in fOrIiSsimo passages
absolutely producing no jar TO the ear.
A Four-Night Performance.
Heir Engelbert HUmperdinck has set
to work upon magnumOpus, which he
will take two years 10 compose, and
which take four nights in performance.
Mason CarneS and Ethel Harraden's
1.-The Taboo" proves To be failure. the
name itself having helped TO kill. The
libretto is weak and the music is in 10
sense remarkable.
The Lady Slavery" was Withdrawn
from the Avenue theater yesterday
evening and May Yohe Uady Francis
Hope) is going to take brief holiday
before rehearsiug new piece.
Willie EdOuin is TO reopen the Strand
theater on Wednesday next with Tine
Babes in New FrockS." practically a
potponrri of many successful scenes.
The sale of the library of the late
Edmund Yates. founder of the LONDON
World. who died last May, filled
Sotheby's rooms early in the week.
| Most of the books sold formerly be-
, longed to the late Charles Dickens, be-
ing the work of that author and bore his
plate. A first edition OF Sketches by
Bose" brought eli: nrst edition of
''Pickwick Papers" brought GIG; a
nicholas Nickelby" went tOr 81. and a
presentation copy Of "a Tale of Two
Cities" presented by Charles Dickens
to Edmund Yates, was bought for ell.
The chief interest in the sale conferred
in writing SLOPE" upon which
! Charles Dickens wrote for many years.
For this there were many bids from rep
! resentatiYes of American collectors, but
Mr.. Bancroft. the actor. finally secured
it for elo5.
A selection of tbirty-fve letters. writ
/ ten by Charles Dickens To Edmund
Yates. sold for ESQ, the purchaser rep
resenting an American collector.