The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-05


months almost startled the European
capitals by it's wonderful accuracy. 1t
is at present running in London, and at
no FEWER than twenty-five places of
amusement in Paris. The views will
be ten in number, and they will repre-
sent scenes of actual life in Paris and
London, such as the arrival and de-
parture of an English mail train, the
equestrian path at Hyde Park, Lon
don; the bathing pier at Nice. the pa
rade Of French regiment, and other
similar views. Views of American life
quickly follow. 1t is claimed for the
clnematographe that it takes prece-
dence over any invention of this char
acter, having been first exhibited as
early as January of this year. One of
the views is Of boys jumping and div
ing in the water, and fat man hest
tatlng and finally making the plunge.
Inc mail train picture shows a line of
English railway carriages arriving in,
station, the guards dismounting and
opening the compartments and the pas
sengers alighting and moving away
along the platform. The military scores
include the embarkment of troops at a,
sailing port
Mr.. Augustin Days plans for the
coming season are not yet completed.
and will not be until after his return
from London in. August. 1t is likely,
however. that he will open his New
York theater in the autumn for q pre-
liminary season with a production of
The Geisha," the Japanese musical
comedy, which has been running for
some time with great success at Daly's
theater in London. He proposes to
open his regular season with Miss Re-
han and his stock company much ear
her than usual this year, but the exact
date will depend largely on the success
OF The Geisha." His annual Shake.
spearean revival will be Henry Nv. p,
which he has ready now for produce
ton. and which will be one Of the most
elaborate presentations he has ever
given. He will also have new COM
edies by Won Schoenthan AMI other
well known dramatists. 7
Mr.. Days company closed its tour
which has been remarkably successful.
In chicago week ago last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendall appear to be
very well fitted, according to all ac-
counts, in the principal characters
of THE Greatest Of These -"
Mr.. Grundy's new play, in which they
are acting in the London Garrick, but
the pieces itself Is said to be altogether
too 'preachy." while by no means SO
strong in respect of mortality as 1t af--
fects to be. The fact that a husband
is a sanctimonious prig does not JUS
tify the frailty Of his wife.
Clement Scott, the famous London
dramatic critic, has gained his power
and also his unpopularity by what he
calls picturesque reporting In connec-
ton with the drama" It may come
hard for some Of us to acknowledge IL.
but that Is the correct definition Of the
most interesting modern newspaper
criticism, says Hillary Bell In the New
York Press. The dramatic .essayist has
fallen out of fashion. He still lob
tains, to use an appalling phrase of
his own, in the magazines. The month";
hes print him and pay high prices FOR
him. happy in ignorance Of TIE obso-
leteness Of him. He Js peneraJIv
dyspeptic and with . Plentiful lack Of
wit, but he does no harm, for long be-
fore his glo5fny articles are printed the
arenas about which they argue are
either approved or condemned by popu-
lar verdict.
remember any instance in which the
magazines exercised the slightest In
Huence on the fate of a play. William
Dean Howells and his followers are abb
solutely useless in determining the con-
duct OF the theatre or guiding the tao
tes Of dts audiences. After his first
performance of Ghosts" Courtenav
Thorpe met Mr.. Howells in the street.
Sir" said the noveIist-dramatic es-
sayist, will you permit me the honor
OF shaking hands with your" With his
usual affability the actor consented to
this proposition. Sir" continued Mr..
Howells after the ceremony was ended.
you do not know me. am William
Dean Howells Of Harper's and Altruria'
and the censorship Of the drama" God
bless me" cried Courtenay Thorpe;
"allow me to shake hands with you
again" Which they did, and tears
swelled up in their eyes Sir" said
Mr.. Howells, Il embrace you as the
most notable player of the age. Yester-
day morning believed you to be
great actor. Now know that you are
great genius" Although 1t was In the
public street, the two gentlemen retired
into a shady place and embraced each
other with fine emotion That affect
ing incident happened two years ago
and Courtenay Thorpe is still disengag-n
ed. w. D. Howells is an Altrurian
critic.
Prominent among the new attrac-
tions announced for the coming season
promises to be the initial starring tour
of Messrs. Mathews & Bulger, under
the direction OF A. NJ. Miller, Jr., and
Fred Peel, for some years members Of
Jacob Lifts business staff. Mathews e
Bulger have become well known in the 4
vaudevilles through their clever paro-
dies and clean comedy, and will be-
seen in comic play specially written
for the display of their talents. i