St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-07
THE STOCK SEASON
MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION OF DION BoUCICAULrS
MASTER COMEDY
: The ,)ILT' T.
a PERFECT PLAY.
PERFECTLY ACTED.

it was paying it's way and Mr.. Astor
had a number of offers to purchase it.
All of these were refused, and the
reason assigned by the press is that
the Budget was the late Mrs Astor's
favorite paper, and it's appearance was
painful to her family. Mr.. Astor, there
fore, so soon as he could terminate
contracts, allowed the paper to disap-
pear from London Journalism.
ALPHONSE DAUDET
has promised to write play upon the
theme of his latest novel, La Petite
Paroisse." the principal role in which
is intended for Jane Hading, and the
directors of the Gymnase are to have
the MS. The work will not, however, be
completed this year, and the play,
probably, will radically differ from the
novel, which, while charming to read,
is in no sense dramatic, and lacks stu
ation-especially situations suitable for
Nine. Hading's genius.
Sir Augustus Harris will have an
Easter opera season at Drury Lane.
The operas will be given in English,
and popular prices will prevail, the
stalls being $1.75. A start will be made
followed with Faust" Carmen"
"Pagliacci, "Cavalleria' and others
Among the artists will be found Mines.
Fanny Moody, Monteith, Jordan and
Esther Palliser. and Messrs. Manners,
O'Mara, Child, Richard Green and
Brockbank. Messrs. Glover and Sep
pill will conduct. There will he
thoroughly adequate chorus. Among
the artists already engaged by Sir
Augustus Harris for his Forthcoming
Italian opera season, which is to open
at Covent Garden May 10, are Adelina
Patti, Melba, Calve, Emma Games.
Sofia and Giulia Ravoglia, Tulitsa.
Florence Monteith, Marcella Sembrich
Ralph and Bauermeister. For the six
performances in WHICH Nine. Patti
Will appear she is to receive So OO0-
rather moderate for Patti, whose ordi-
nary terms are $4,000 for a single per-
formance. She probably consented to
reduction on taking a quantity and
then the diva. is sure of her money IF
mas happened under less happy man
agement than that of Sir Augustus
tnat the house has not contained suf-
hcient to pay the lady her fee. and AL
though the money was brought round
TO her as 1t came in, il was only NV a
squeak that they got her upon the
stage in time. To support Patti and
others Sir Augustus has engaged the
IolIowing gentlemen: Jean and-Fdo,r-
ara de Reszke, Tamagno. De I,ncia
Alvarez, Ancona, Corsi Pessina Rim
ADM, Pini-Corsi, David Risnban,
fiahcon, Armondi, Richard Green Al,
oefs' Customary and joseph O'Mara
among the works to be produced arc.
Massenets "Manon," Christian an5
isolde" Faust" "Romeo and
juliet, Hamlet" and "Fa1s+a r. ;,
wagner Will be well represented and
EhsilsA composers will include Mr.
e'oWen End DR.. Stanford. One or two
Oh 'Rosslhfs works will probably he re.
ViVeo and Patti will be heard in "Cyr,s,
piNo la Comare." There will he Tho
usual large orchestra and cborus GA
me conductors will be Sgr. MancianaII,
ana SCR. Bevignani. ''i'
IRVING'S PLAYS.
pelore the end of the season Henry
irving proposes to revive several of he
oiu successes. Occasion will also ho
"a .aAeh 10 present DR.. Doyle's "Tbe
story OF Waterloo" to a Lyceum audi
ence. iH duui-
oarah Bernhardt has accented a nea
pay oy William Armand d'Artois and
Cuyot with the intention of nroduo-
ing 1t during her American tour ~
1906 1t is entitled La Belle Mad.,od
Monthrun." and has a. part for pern
hardt which will offer great onnort,,
Miles oppoi 'u-
Inc new piece by C. Godfrey with
which the Court theater will reonan a,
EASTER has not been in full rebeo &C.
by the entire company. The titIa has
not yet been selected. The niece 10 .
satirical comedy wherein Artbur ceoti
VIII appear as man of fashion with
d passion for coster songs. Mrs. John
"ooo VIII have the part of an old
Moihan-using old in contradistinction
TO woman of the new school. The am.
thor mas undertaken in his plav IN cot
the new woman down a peg.
Forbes Robertson has secured ,,o
Ensilsh rights of Francois Conee,e
Four la Courenne," which was rro1
duced with such marked success al tho
Farls Odeon In January last. Mr.. Rob
ertson has commissioned John David