The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

! gave him Sweet Genevieve' WELL he
said, any girl that can sing love song like
that can sing American opera and he en-
gagged me. When I applied for an engage
ment in the Mapeson Grand Opera company
Mr.. Mapleson made an appointment for me
to meet Nine. Patti, and l gave her Sweet
Geneyieve.' She heard me through the whole
song and applauded by clapping my face be-
tween her two hands. Mr.. Barnabee admitted
me TO my present position in the Bostonians
on the strength of the lamented Genevieve,
and he pays me the mischieyous compliment
OF getting out his handkerchief every night l
sing it. Of course he only does it to break
me up, but 1 shall sing Sweet Geneyieve' till
my voice cracks"
Manager Lift has already engaged some
the vaudeville season, including the well
known and popular musical comedians, Wood
and Shepherd, Macart's famous dog and
monkey circus, and other features of equal
prominence.
During his recent engagement at Hooley's
theater, Chicago, n. G. Goodwin, supported
by Miss Maxine Elliott and his company, en-
tertained the members of all the companies
then playing in that city at professional
matinee on Thursday afternoon. After all
the guests of the day had been taken care
Of, the house was opened to the public, and
the latter seized the opportunity of assisting
at such an affair. The house had been well
pre-empted, however, by Mr.. Goodwin's fell
low workers in the profession, and stage
celebrities were to be seen in every direction.
Among those prominent were Mrs. Julia Mar
lowe-Taber, Robert Taber, Miss Kathryn Kid
der Sol Smith Russell, David Belasco, Mrs.
Leslie Carter, Herbert Kelley and a number
Of others. Hooley's probably never saw so
American Citizen Mr.. Goodwin's new piece,
offered for the afternoons entertain
ment, and right royalty was it received.
Holy week saw no less than six theaters
closed in New York-the Broadway. the Gar
den, the Lyceum, the American, the Four
teenth Street and Hoyt's. AS usual there
was no performance at Days Good Friday
night. Easter Monday will be a lively theat-
rical night, with several novelties and num-
Der of revivals. The only events in this dull
week were the return of the Metropolitan
Opera company; the appearance Of Agnes
Sorma a clever German actress who effected
q successful debut at the Irving Place theater
in "a Dolls House. and the first appear
ance of Dan Leno, a London music hall per-
former of renown, at Olympia.
Lillian Russell, Della Fox and Jeffe de
Angels, is a huge success in THE Wedding
Day" at the Casino. in New York city.
Fred G. Berger. Sol Smith Russells man
ager, was in New York last week to confer
with Charles Frohman in reference to the
cast for "a Bachelors Romance, which is
to be given it's first production in New York
Sept 20 at the Garden theater. The cast de-
cded upon will be a surprise to the public.
1t includes the names of several exceedingly
prominent actors and actresses, and all OF
them will be retained during the entire season.
when actresses first made their appear
ance the English stage" asserts Fanny
Davenport well disposed people were
righteCusiy indignant at these women whom
Prynne. a rigorous Puritan Of the time,
| styled monsters Yet reasonable and serious
| minded persons could not fail to see the pro
| priety of Juliet and Desdemona being acted
1 by girl rather than a boy. The need for
| the innovation is expressed in these lines,
| taken from a prologue written for the in
| PRODUCTION of the first actress:
| Our women are defective and sized
| You'd think they were some of the guard
| disguised,
| For. to speak the truth, men act that are
| between
Forty and ffty-wenches Of fifteen,
With bone so large and heaves SO incom-
/ plant.
When you call Desdemona-enter giant