The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-16

AS for her appearance-well, she fits
the title of the new opera.
Although Scott Marbles adoption of
| Bret Hartes delightfully."- quaint story
'"Tennessee's Pardner'' has been given
over five hundred times during the past
| two seasons, including famous long
engagements in New York City, it has
never been seen in the West, where the
scenes and characters are drawn. 1t
will be presented during the coming
season in the principal cities between
| Chicago and San Francisco.
| The New York Dramatic Mirror no
| tees great diversity of opinion as to
| the present and the immediate future
! of the theatrical business, in view Of
| the excitement that will prevail until
election day and of the result of the
election. 1t seems to be an accepted
fact that thea trica1 managers are NOV
| ing more slowly this summer than is
their wont, and that fewer companies
than usual will take the road during
August and September, although from
all the signs it may be said that the
theatrical enterprises of the season will
be as numerous as ever. Many COM
panies will go out late, and it is quite
| probable that the end of the next sea-
son will show better results than any
recent season has brought forth If
| the election be decided on lines Of gen
eral prosperity, surely the theater will
be one of the first institutions to profit
| therefrom. And even if the contrary
| shall happen, the stage will suffer less
than other fields in which greater num-
bers will be affected
]. G. Clarke has written a plav for
Mrs. Julia Marlowe Taber, founded on
Francois Coppee's Les Jacobites,"
which has been accepted and will be
produced in Chicago. The scene is
laid in France $50 years ago in the time
| of the pretender.
William Dean Howells has submitted
dramatization of "Silas Lapham" to
| Sol Smith Russell, William H Crane
Joseph Jefferson and others, but none
of our well established comedians is
ready to risk motiveless play, says
the Detroit Free Press. Mr. HowelIs
believes in characters without plot for
the stage as well as in books, however
and he writes in strenuous condemna-
ton Of other dramatic forms
Otis Skinner will produce early in
the season at Chicago a new romantic
drama of the fifteenth century Floren-
tine period, called "a Soldier of For
tune" The play is from Mr.. SINNERS
IL
IS not his first experience in playwrit-
ing, he having produced drama in the
summer Of 1889 called "The Red Sig
nal" which he wrote in collaboration
with his brother. This latter play dealt
with the troubles of labor in Pittsburg.
When Eleonora Duse comes back
here she will play Shakspearean char
acters, and we're to have Juliet, Ophelia
Lady Macbeth and Desdemona, with
Engiish-speaking support.
Captain Kid, Coin Collector" is the
name Of the Bostonians' newest opera
Walter Lewis composed the music and
3. L. Taylor the libretto
After a successful career for ten
years in the classic drama, Robert
Downing has decided to put aside the
tOga next year and appear in a strong
character role. His season begins in
Buffalo on Sept. 8, when he will pre-
sent an entirely new historical drama
entitled, Putnam, Son of the Re-
volution," in which he will play the
Fart Of the farmer-warrior. His hand
some and talented wife, Eugene Blair,
will play part especially written for
her.
Dfgby Bell, Americas favorite come
dian, and his charming wife, the fam
GUS contralto, Laura Joyce-Bell, will
be seen in the stellar roles respectively,
Deacon Tidd and the Spinster in
Hoyt's comedy, "A Midnight Bell"
during the forthcoming theatrical sea-
son. Entire new music has been ar
ranged for the presentation by the
famous Victor Herbert, conductor of
Gilmore's 22nd Regiment band, and
composer Of Prince Ananias,' sThe
Wizard of the Nile" and other operas.
Complete new scenery and properties
have been executed by the celebrated
artist Mr.. Arthur Voegtlin and his as
sistants. Among the new musical num-
bers are several songs for Laura Joyce
Bell, and a quantity of glees, mad
rigals and concerted pieces for "a Mid
night Bell" quartette. The production
will be under the personal manage
ment of Duncan B. Harrison.
The London Chronicle calls attention
to the fact that when Jules Simon
joined M. Theirs in 1872 as minister Of
public instruction and fine arts, George