St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23

act is so much brighter for one forgets
all about the tepid and tedious talk
of act in the sparkling atmosphere
OF the scenes which follow.
= francis Wilson will present 1.-The
Chieftain" the latter half of next week.
Paderewski will appear, for the first
time in this city, at the Metropolitan
opera house, Wednesday. evening, March
IL. and give one of his famous piano
recltals. The sale of seats and prices
for this engagement will be announced
later.
The best Lackaye story of the season
is told by the Dramatic News, as fol-
lows: Wilton Lackaye was going to
Philadelphia the other afternoon to re-
join the .'Triby" company in time for
the evening performance. When he
reached the ticket window in the ferry
house he was kept waiting for some
time while the agent inside conversed
with friend. Upon the departure of
his friend the agent reached over
towards his rack and drew out ticket
Said he:
You want to go TO Philadelphia 90
NO." responded Lackaye, briefly.
you don't want to go to Philadel-
ph1a? questioned the ticket agent, in
surprise.
81 do not" said Lackaye.
The agent thereupon returned his
ticket to the rack. Mr.. Lackaye then
pushed a five-dollar bill across the coun-
ter and said:
Now, if you please, give me a ticket
to Philadelphia
The agent was very much annoyed.
81 thought you said you didn't want
to go to Philadelphia" he exclaimed.
$50 1 did, rejoined Lackaye, suavely.
II don't want to go there, but 1 am
going"
AS the actor walked away under the
baleful glare of the ticket agents eyes,
he said to friend:
'"There are two kinds Of men in ticket
Offices. One kind knows everything
The other kind doesn't know every
thing"
The history of music holds no coun-
terpart to the career of Nine. Patti,
who now, at the age of fifty-uhree, is
meeting with uninterrupted enthuSl-
asm of recognition in opera. Abiding
herself to the fact, Nine. Patti says,
in a letter just to hand, written from
Monte Carlo
Last Saturday I made my re-entree
here in Traviata,' when 1 had q most
enthusiastic reception from a crowded
house, and l renewed my triumphs and
successes in Violetta. Every seat had
been sold out days before, and hun
dredS of people were turned away
from the doors unable to gain admit
lance. The audience seemed never to
get tired of applauding, and [ was re-
called again and again. The critics say
my voice was Sweeter, clearer, and
more powerful than ever and to think
that 1 shall be fifty-three next month!
I am to give three more operate per-
formances here, and then we go to
Nice, where 1 also have to fulfill an
operate engagement.
OF a prior appearance in Paris last
month Nine. Patti says:
eve left England soon after the New
Year, as 1 had consented to give my
services for a charity affair on Jan.
II, when I acted and sang in panto-
mime operetta by Andre Pollonnais
called Mirka PEnchantresse" in which
1 played the title role, and had colos-
sal success The receipts exceeded go,
900 francs. The enthusiasm was in
tense, and such quantities of beauti
full flowers were presented to me that
every place was crowded with them,
and it was almost impossible to get on
or off the stage. l have promised to
give another performance of 'Mirka'
at the Paris Grand opera towards the
beginning of March for the poor Of
Paris"