The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

Mrs. Dickson waited patiently, until
he had finished, then, to his dismay
and disgust, she began plucking the
grapes from the stem, and ate the
bunch with evident relish.
Robert billiard began an engage
ment at the Park theater, Boston, last
English farce, 1.-THE Mummy" The
play was produced for the first time
at Bridgeport last Wednesday night.
It Is unique and merry conceit
Rameses II, the Mummy, Is the prop
erty Of Prof. Jeremy Garsop, an Egypt
ologist, who has discovered means
of revivifying this relic of ancient civ
ilization and intends to astound a
scientific congress with his marvellous
disclosure. He has his plans laid, but,
unfortunately for him, Hattie Van
Tassel Smythe. bright Chicago girl,
applies a galvanic battery to the mum
my. He comes to life and is intro
duced to the foibles and gayety of the
nineteenth century civilization.
A great failing of the late John Nc
Caull was an idea that he owned any
one whom he paid a salary. When he
first had Hubert Willke In his company
prominent society woman gave a re-
ception in honor Of the handsome BARI
SoAC. w !!IIS LIE supper was 6tIAt In
progress Wilke began to sing in the
dressing room. Every one left the
supper table but McCaull. He re-
manned with a large plate Of salad and
a look Of sto1id Indifference on his
face. Aren't you coming, colonel ?"
some one asked. "Willke Is singing"
Let him sing" replied the colonel
why, I pay him for that
The next novelty at Hoyt's theater
in New York will be the presentation
Of Archibald c. Gunter's dramatiza-
ton of his own novel, "A Florida En-
chantment," on Monday, Oct r. The
play has a number of novel and unique
features, which are certain to attract
attention. The play commences with
five women and six men and ends with
three women and eight men, and the
leading woman becomes the leading
man. Mr.. Gunther states that the
dramatization Is not intended to solve
any social problem, but has been ar
ranged as a happy conceit Of divert
ing and inoffensive fun. Miss Marie
Jansen has been engaged to play the
part Of the young woman who be-
comes metamorphized into a young
man. and will enjoy the distinction Of
being the only person who has ever
been both the leading woman and
leading man of a company.
Manager W. A. Brady no longer
keeps books on his cuffs Like all very
busy men, the hustling manager makes
notes on his cuffs at times when he Is
too busy to stop to get pencil and pa
per. A few days ago three members
OF his Under the Polar Star company
accosted him for small advance. He
got the money from the box Office and
hastily made note of the amounts on
his cuffs. During the big iceberg scene
he went back on the stage. TO save
his life Brady cannot go on the stage
without throwing off his coat and lend
ing helping hand to make the scenes
casion. He pulled off his coat and cuffs
and laid them on q piece OF wreckage
from the ship The Polar Star. One of
the borrowers happened to notice the
figures ON the linen and called the at
tention Of the others to It. With the
aid OF rubber eraser they managed
to reduce the amounts appreciably
When they came to settle an argument
as to the correctness Of the amounts
arose. They referred the manager to
his cuffs and came off triumphant. But
Brady could not reconcile his mems
with the box Office tabs, and his hair
grew perceptfbly thinner until his
actors explained the matter to him In
exchange for "a small bot"
says Albert Chevalier, and under date
of january s. 1850. and the following
entry: by coach to the theater at 8
o'clock. where was acted The Besgar's