The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-15

mentary reference to the rumors possibility
that the Tabers would come to London next
summer That charming and gifted artistic
pair would no doubt be cordially welcomed
and gladly patroniZed by the public should
they decide to come here, for, upon my word,
London has no actress comparable with Julia
Mariowe Taber in the united graces of youth
beauty and ability.
The following story is told by David Gar
rick: One evening after he had Quilted
Mrs. Garrick at heF-box at Drury Lane, he
said, as he often did, II shall be back in
few minutes" A prologue was spoken; Mrs
Garrick was in full sight of the speaker, but
thought him to be a stranger till her little
dog called attention to his identity by show
ing his customary signs Of great joy, and
not until then did she know that it was her
Mr.. H. Grau's Metropolitan English Grand
opera began its tour at the new Columbus
theater Washington last Monday. The rep
ertoire includes: Faust" Carmen" Cav
alleria Rusticana," "Tannhauser," ''Lohen-
grin" 'Ernani', Bohemian Girl" MAR
GeorgNe Won Januohowsky, Mary Have and
Lizzie Macnicol, Payne Clarke, Sgnor Mon
tegrifo and William Mertens.
"Over the Garden Wall" the comedy which
made the late George 8. Knight famous is
TO be revived by his brother, who is known
On the stage as Will H. Sloan. His company
will include Charles B. Ward and John MUIR
ply.
Nine. Sarah Bernhard is about to astonish
the dramatic world, writes a Paris CORE
spondent Of the New York World. She has
planned surprise for them which will keep
the critics busy for some time to come. They
will have to sharpen their pencils and get
down to hard work for henceforth ''Ia divine
Sarah will assume mems roles and she is
Just now the busiest woman in Paris re-
hearsing 'Lorenzaccio.' In which she plays
the principal part-that Of the hero-a role
already made famous at the Coincide Fran
caise by some of its greatest actors.
me assumption OF mans role right on
top CT the enormous success she has already
achieved this season in La Dame aux Ca
melias" is perhaps daring, for never has
Nine. Bernhard been seen to better advan-
tage than during the present run of Dumas
masterpiece, which has been drawing such
crowds to the Renaissance theater as to as
tonish even Paris.
Daring ambition, however, has always been
a dominant trait in Nine. Sarah's character,
so perhaps after all 1t Is quite natural that
she should strive for new nonors in her art.
Few people realize how many roles Sarah
most appalling. Seventy. The great trag-
edienne has given the world seventy different
kinds of women before attempting to play the
man.
Nine. Sarah will also play mans role in a
new piece Sardou is writing for her. The
scenes will be laid in the same period as
! those in "Gismonda,, and the costumes will
OF course, be those Of the empire style
which suit the tragedienne admirably. Her
| great work in her new direction, however
| Will be her assumption Of the role of Ham
| let, in the great Shakespearean tragedy
| which, in the nature Of a direct challenge tc
| Mounet-Sully, the star of the Coincide Fran
! caise, who counts Hamlet as among his most
| important roles, though his portrayal of the
| unhappy Dane falls short of the superb in
| depreciation Of Edwin Booth-even the
| French admit Booths superiority in Hamlet
1t remains to be seen what ''la divine Sa-
| rah" will do with the role-though one may
| count on her giving something original. Al
| the Porte Saint Martin in 1886 Nine. Bern
hardt appeared in Hamlet as Opheia and
| life to appear as Hamlet, and now she Is
| about to realize her dream-her great ambi-
1 tion.
William H. Crane has decided to open his
! engagement at the Fifth Avenue theater, in
| New York, on Nov. g. in His Father
Wife" On Nov. 80 he will produce "a Fool
| of Fortune" Miss Martha Morton's new COM
| edy.
Personally, Albert Chevalier the coster-
| monger artist, is rather under medium height.
His smooth shaver face is mobile and attract
ive but rather plain, says an exchange. His
voice is pleasant and his manner engaging.
| Moreover, he has an actors best gift-mag-
netlsm- He is a man Of quiet domestic
tastes; otherwise he would have come to
America two years ago; but man Of his
disposition found it great effort to quit
his home Kingsley House, near Isleworth
where he has a charming house, with gardens,
paddocks and extensive lawns, and grows
choice flowers and fruits and houses some
good stock, and has a rare collection OF
pictures, Of which he is very fond His
brother. Charles Inglis, lives with him. He
married, not very long ago. Florence Lev
bourne, daughter Of George Leybourne, famous
a generation ago.
R.. A. Barnet declares that realism is in
witty librettist, 1--WE think that when we see
a horse race on the stage or real river
OF water, that art has reached it's highest
point. But in 1898 the theatrical announce
ments will run somewhat after this wise:
In the roaring farce "Out in the Wet -
which will be played next week at the Fin
De Steele theater, the audience is requested
by the manager to bring umbrellas, gossa-
mer and overshoes, as the great rainstorn
scene in the third act, manufactured by the
Consolidated Shower company. overflows into
emotional actress, will swallow four ounces of
prussie acid in her great poisoning scene in
the mastodonic production Of Dead for a
Ducat," which comes to the Up to Date
theater on Monday. The audience is respect
fully requested not to insist on Miss Myrtle's
appearance before the curtain Immediately
after this scene, as Dr.. F. A. Ker the eminent
specialist, must use the stomach pump on
Miss Myrtle Immediately after she leaves the
stage. No advance in prices Or, 'Mr. N. o.
Lung, the young actor, who is dying of con-
sumption, Will, during the fourth act of the
thrilling play, "A Cough for g. Cough" be
injected with a solution Of DR.. Jones' Elixir
in full view of the audience. Mr.. Lung viii
then sing selections from Wagner to brass
band Of $50 to prove his increased vigor The
medicine will be given away as souvenirs to
all ladies holding a reserved seat coupon.
Oh, no. says Barnet, realism on the stage
has not yet reached it's limit
Thomas W. Keene recently overheard
funny conversation that took place In front Of
theater in e small town where he was ad-
vertised to play. What Is going to be given
at the opera house tonight?" asked coun-
tryman OF the friend who accompanied him.