The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-29
the lafseet continuous run upon Lon.

the largest continuous run upon Lon
| don boards.
It is stated that Beerbohm Tree has
arranged to produce at Christmas.
1897, "A Midsummer Nights Dream
which was last presented in panorama
at Days theater.
The Palace. Music hall will shortly
make new departure in its customary
exhibition Of living pictures The fig
ures and scenes to be presented will
represent series of continuous stories
and the pictures are promised to be I'M
usually attractive. Lottie Collins still
continues q strong attraction at this
house and her brief engagement has
been extended to one lasting into '97.
The syndicate which recently pur-
chased the dramatized version OF .'The
Sorrows of Satan have been unable to
find a suitable West end theater for
it's exploitation. tits now announced
that they may secure the Shaftesbury
for brief trial of the piece some time
in January.
Exercises in commemoration of the
flftieth anniversary of the marriage of
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing have been arranged for December
IL at the Robert Browning hall social
settlement in Walworth, South London
The date is that of the anniversary Of
Robert Brownings DEATH the absence
from the city of people whose presence
was desired having made 1t impract1c-
able to hold the exercises on the we'd
ding anniversary. A sermon will be
preached by the Dean of Canterbury
Several members of the royal family,
as well as a large number of distin-
guished personages, are expected to be
present.
ELLEN HAS RECOVERED.
Ellen Terry has entirely recovered
from the attack of Inflammation Of the
eyes, from which she has from time to
time suffered great inconvenience.
Peter jackson, now grown old and
stout, still retaining his fund of good
nature, is giving scientific display or
boxing at the Hammersmith theater or
varieties. His performance is received
with great enthusiasm His sparring
partner is William Slavin.
A new play In four acts, by Miss
Abby St. Ruth, entitled 1.-The Key to
King Solomon's Mines" has received
theater The play promises well. Daisy
Hedger, daughter Of Horace HedgeL
Can American by birth) and a niece of
the late Sir Augustus Harris. has ac>
cepted part in the Drury Lane
pantomime Of Aladdin"
The memorial fund in honor of Sill
Augustus Harris has now reached up
wards of $4,000. 1t is probable
that the memorial will take the shape
Of drinking fountain in the vicinity
of Covent garden. Robert Buchanan
is collaborating with Harriet Jay In
the writing Of a nautical drama. After
an absence of four years Sandow has
again appeared in London and is show
ing his feats of strength.
The queen has sent a blue wooden
hood and g. pink and cream quilt,
marked ''V. r. t." made by herself,
to the meeting at Frogmore house Of
the county needlework guild, of which
0frif fC OSfd nY7& "a
princess gave several homemade arti-
cles, which were distributed to the
poor.
1t is announced that E. T. Hooley,
the many-ti times millionaire, whose SEN
sational purchases of bicycle compa-
MES and landed estates in, a. dozen
countries, and other various enterprises,
have for some time past been the won
der Of the financial world, has now ac-
Quired T. P. O'Connor's Sun, which, it
is added, will be turned into a Con-
sentative organ. Mr. O'Connor refuses
to confirm or deny the report.
The chief attraction offered the SEN
sation loving public by, the supreme
courts during the past week was in
the suit brought by Earl Russell
against his nother-in-law, an engi-
neer, groom and valet for criminal
libel. The newspapers published col
umns daily of the court proceedings
closures were surfeited with the de-
tails. The Lady Cardigan, who is
mixed up in the case, is the widow of
the Balaklava hero, the Earl Of Cardi-
gan, who died in 1866 In 1873 she mar
ried Antonio Maneulo, Count of Lam
caster Of Portugal, neprew of Field
Marshal the Duke Of Sa1danha. The
countess is still celebrated for her fine
figure and taste in dress and is always
a conspicuous figure during the yacht
ing week at Cowes. She was the lady
referred to in the previous legal pro-
ceedings between the Earl and Count
ess Russell as Lady X, and
who wrote to Countess Russell, ask
ing her If she was aware
that the earl had been expelled from
Oxford The whole case has been a
presentation of the nastiest side Of
high life here, and furnishes further
proof Of the decadence of the British
aristocracy.