St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-26

Myron Calico ia the two leading roles,
and Hudson Liston, Harry Webster,
Mrs. Owen Marlowe,. Electra Melenlan
and Baby Jansen. The usual matinees
will be given.
The attraction booked at the Metro
politan opera house for the week conn
mencing Sunday, Feb. 2, is the famous
spectacular extravaganza, sThei
Brownies said to be the most origi-
nal and successful production of its
kind ever put on the American stage,
coming fresh from its triumphs in New
York and Chicago. The same big com
pany of over 100 people, and all the
scenery costumes, properties and eff
fects used during the long run of 1.-The
Brownies" for $50 nights in New York,
will be brought here intact by special
train, and the gorgeous spectacle will
be personally supervised by Palmer
Cox, the famous brownie man." The
production is noted for such features
as the storm and shipwreck, the earth
quake and volcano, the destruction of
the palace, the flying ballet, the demon
acrobats, the dance of the beautiful
Oriental slave girls, and other novel
ties.
The attraction at the Grand next
week will be Joseph Hart, in "a Gay
Old Boy" This skit enjoys the repu-
tation of being one of the most anus
ing shows of it's kind on the road this
season. AS for Mr.. Hart, he is GER
tainly no experiment. The. company
will included the following clever peo-
pie: Carrie De Mar, May Thompson,
Flora Irwin, Al Leach, Harry M.
Morse and Frank Belcher.
Manager Kingsbury and Manager S.
w. Combs, of the Land Of the Liv-
ing" company, have arranged to have
the Indians, that are one of the prin-
cipal attractions at the carnival
grounds, attend the performance at
the Grand tomorrow night They Will
occupy the upper boxes.
John H. Young and Homer F. EInens,
the two leading scenic artists in New
York, and Joseph Hart, Manager Lifts
regular artist, are getting up the seen
cry for I. n. Morris new play, 1.-The
Last Stroke which Mr.. Lift will pro-
duce in ST. Paul Feb. %. II is to be
very heavy and costly scenic produc-
ton, comprising four big scenes. The
first scene is laid at Tampa bay, Flor
ida, and shows the beautiful Southern
home Of Vance, the hero, with the still
waters of the bay in the distance. The
Sc cond act is laid within the lines of
the Cuban army. In the foreground
is a picturesque Spanish chapel which
is surmounted by an old-style belfry.
A rustic bridge spans a deep gorge,
on the other side of which are precip-
itOus cliffs. The action of the third
act takes place in the interior Of the
chapel, and it is in artistic harmony
with the exterior. The last act shows
the courtyard of the prison in Caran-
Zas, near Gen. Gomez headquarters.
Mr.. Lift writes that he has engaged
some Of the best-known people in the
profession for the principal roles of
1.-THE Last Stroke Among them are
Frederick de Belleville and Miss Abbie
Warner.
There Is good reason to believe that
the local production Of "a Night Off,"
Augustin Days famously funny COM
edy, will be a most creditable anna
teur performance. Mr.. johnson says
that the rehearsals have been pro-
crossing surprisingly WELL and is con-
fdent that the performance will be the
best ever given by amateurs in this
city. Mr.. Johnson is devoting a good
deal of the time at rehearsals to detail
The play is very funny but it's sue
cess chiefly depends Oh the dash and
spirit Of the players.
"Chimmie Fadden," like "eTrilby'' and
all the rest Of the popular creatures of
modern fiction writer's, has found his
way to the stage. The Decentralization is
said to be Of mediocre character, but
the audiences are reported to be large.
Charles Hopper plays ''Chimmie." The
critics say his dialect is queer, and one
writer likens it to that of ''fy cop,
Says the Chicago Inter Ocean: Now
comes John M. Maxwell, newspaper