The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-09

Robert Downing, the tragedian, will
produce two new. plays next season.
One is a romantic drama entitled "In
Search of Happiness" by Edward Dou-
sard and Robert Downing; the other
an historical play, entitled Putnam,
a Hero of the Revolution Both plays
will receive elaborate productions.
Richard Marston, the scenic artist of
Palmer's theater, is painting the seem
cry. A contract has been signed be-
tween Mr.. Downing and James w.
Morrissey, whereby Mr.. Morrissey be-
comes Mr.. Downing's manager for the
next four years. The season will be-
gin in Cleveland, Sept. T.
We have had the male Patti" and
now, of course. we have the Male
Yaw," a party by the name of Camp,
who is to be heard-if you like to hear
male sopranos; I don't-on the Casino
roof this week. This gentleman's
range" says the Casino announcement,
exceeds Adelina PATHS" I dare say
1t does. | dare say, Also that he is
taller than Patti. Where the compar-
ison comes in in the one case or the
other. l fail to see.
Late mails from London tell of con-
siderable holiday making among Henry
Irving's forces and the distinguished
head of the Royal Lyceum theater has
been upon an outing" The prepare
ton for the production of "Cymbeline''
has not been put aside, however, and
the reassembling Of the company in a
few days will find the stage production
we'll under way. Much new music is
to be written for this production, and
few of Shakespeares plays offer finer
opportunity than does "Cymbeline" for
beautiful musical adjunets.
There is much promise in the an
neuncements of the coming season.
says the New York World In one re-
Spect managers have taken a new tack.
They are taking greater speculative
risks, while at the same time placing
greater reliance on their own judg-
ment by the production Of new and
untried works. This is as 1t should be.
There is no valid reason why New York
should not be a leading factor in en-
ccuraging the writing of new plays.
The writers are here, and it is only by
giving them opportunities to assert
themselves that the great handicap on
dramatic literature in America-the
subordination Of artistic to CONNER
cial and personal considerations
be removed. When the excessive thrift
cessive egotism of the actor have been
affected by the public recognition of
the playwright there will dawn a bet
ter day for the American stage.
1t is question if any team of farce
comedy comedians will ever attain
greater popularity than Matthews and
Bulger now enjoy. This clever duo,
who contributed so largely to the sue
cess of Rush City" last season, will
star the coming season in a new COM
edy, written for them entitled. cat Gay
Coney Island"
A few days since, Harry Clay Blaney
received from a Buffalo surgical firm,
a patent appliance known as ''leg
straightener," and a letter stating: sIt
is well-known fact that you have the
worst twisted legs in the theatrical
profession. If you will use this appli-
arce and give us a testimonial, you can
name your fee"
Mr.. Blaney replied: 81 am very
sorry that / am not able to comply
with your request, for if my legs be-
come straight, it would be Impossible
for me to play my part in "a Boy
Wanted, as 1t requires a crooked
boy"
1.-The Ensign" "Charley's Aunt" and
a new skit entitled Town Topics" are
scheduled for production at the Grand
early this season.
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Manager Scott announces that the
next theatrical season of the Metro
politan Opera house of this city will
be inaugurated Sunday evening, Aug.
30. The attraction booked for the open
ing is the great American play ALA
bama" presented by Clement Bin
bridges company. The play will be
presented throughout the entire week,
and was engaged especially on account
of the G. A. r. encampment that will
be held in this city at that time. Man
ager Scott left for New York last night
to complete his bookings for the COM
ing season, and on his return will an
nounce through the columns of this
paper his list Of attractions for the
coming season.
Franklin Fyles. the able dramatic editor Of
the New York Sun, discovers that the roof
garden shows in that city have ceased to be
entertaining on their own account. He adds
People go to roof gardens, not on account
of the vaudeville programme, but in spite OF
1t, and for this reason the efforts of many
of the performers appear to be dread
full waste of energy. When a pair of serio-
comics leave the stage without the encourage
ment of even a. single applauding pair Of
hands, and with no expression of approval
from the spectators, only to reappear in a
few minutes beaming with smiles and try
ing to look as though they felt they had made
the hit of their lives, the situation seems
almost painful.
Disseminated comedians and soubrettes, who
are eternally grumbling about late and early
trains whether their salary comes regularly
or not, may find some reason for happiness
in their lot when they read the following
distressing story of an affiuent manager s
pleasant experiences in foreign lands, where
there are neither roof gardens nor Coney
Island surfs and merry go-rounds:
himself on the "Continong,'' writes to friends
from Vienna, July g.: You missed it not
coming to SWien-knit. 1t was hot enough
to boil eggs on the side Of your face on the
Orient Express We got on pretty well un-
til 215 a. m. At 2:15 a. M. we were awak-
ened. Two large Germans in green uniforms,
that made them look like two green frogs,
stirred us up They had two bulrs-eye Ian
terms. and wore more badges than Wilson
in 1.-THE Milk White Flag. They were after
the tickets. They were followed by seven
Bulgarians. Austrians, Hungarians and Rus
sians who took us for smugglers and wanted
were a gang of Cossacks, holding up the
train. 1t was after o clock before they left
us. We then sat up till 6:30--I for the beer
that never came We arrived at Munich at
10 o'clock and 1 got out Just in time to see
two passengers drinking two great fiagons of
beer. But / was too late to get any myself
But | have already wired ahead for large
supply on the way back.
HAt 2 O'Clock in the afternoon we re.ehed
the Austrian frontier, when more Austrian
inspectors got aboard. They opened our
trunks and pulled all the feathers and roses
out OF Mrs. MS best hat. Her dresses were
all mussed UP to see If we were trying to
smuggle in pack of McReynold's cigarettes.
1 guess the Paris officials put them on to us.
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