The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-06

| early attraction at the Grand. Inc
| supporting company is made up of such
entertainers as Thompson and Burnell,
W. ]. Hagan. Tony Murphy, Eddie
O'Dell, Lem Tower, Clifford Mech.
| Maize King, Shirley Sisters. Gladys
Arnold, LIE Page Sisters, Alice Leslie
Carrie Rose, Bernardine Dale and
| others.
Among the attractions scheduled for
| local appearance is "Gayest Manhat-
| TAM" the operate comedy burlesque
produced so successfully at Roster &
Bials, in New York, last season. The
comedy company presenting the piece
| embraces such favorites as Eleanore
Falk, Gus Pixley. Jenny Lewis, M.
| Herman and others.
Joe Arthur's buzz-saw play, Blue
Jeans" will be seen at the Grand soon.
| The company presenting it includes
| Miss Marion Ballou, who assumes the
role formerly taken by Laura Burt,
| Ben Dale Charles Throop, Miss Eve
Ign Selbie, Miss Mary Maddern and
| others.
"The Prodigal Father" will be seen
in this city at an early date. 1t is
farce comedy.
Jacob Lift, the we'll known theatre
against the Wabash Railroad company,
which promises to decide a question Of
considerable moment and Importance to
the managers and other members OF
the dramatic profession.
The suit has arisen over the refusal
of the Wabash road to reimburse Mr..
Lift for the value of the carload Of
scenery and properties belonging to the
In Old Kentucky" company, which
were destroyed by fire while en- route
east from Kansas City.
An important feature of the loss was
the burning Of Queen Bess and two
others Of the horses used in the race
scene in In Old Kentucky" These
horses, through their long association
with the play, were valuable. The
company was travelling on a special
train from Kansas City to st. Louis on
the night Of Jan. 1. The fire, which
was supposed to have caught from an
engine, was discovered by the stage
carpenters Of the company, who were
sitting in the coach next to the bag
gage car.
The conductor was Immediately notl-
fed, and he tried to stop the train.
The engineer, however, instead OF
obeying orders pulled the throttle wide
open, thereby tanning the flames furi-
ously and completely terroriZing the
members Of the company occupying the
two rear cars The engineer finally
stopped the train at siding, but 1t
was too late, as the baggage car was
one mass of flames and, the coach had
also caught fire. Efforts were made
to save the horses, but it was too late.
although it is declared that the ami
mails could have been gotten out safe
ly had the train stopped when the fire
was first discovered. The scenery car
also contained the wardrobe trunks OF
the company, which were also entirely
destroyed, thereby entailing consider
able loss and hardship upon the actors.
Baggage cars belonging to theatrical
companies have been frequently purn-
ed, but there has generally been dis
position on the part of the corporations
to make an equitable settlement. Inc
Katie Emmett company sustained the
loss of a car on the Northern Pacific
several years ago, and prompt settle
ment was made, and the Union Pacific
was equally prompt in adjusting the
loss of the "On the Bowery," company.
Next week at the Grand local theater
goers will be entertained by the Anglo
Swedish comedy "OIe Olson" "Ole
olson is comedy drama.
The cast includes all the old fayorites
and nearly all the originals, among
them Ben Hendricks. as cole" and Miss
ST. George Hussey as Mrs. O'Flanni-
gan
The feature of the attraction will be
bicycle contest. introducing the rider,
| John Lawson, known as '"The Terrible
| Swede."
! Marie Wainwright, who is playing the
| leading role in Jacob Lifts production
| of "Shall We Forgive Her." processes
! to be delighted with her incursion into
| melodrama. In a recent interview she
said that she liked the outspoken ap-
| of N1a t,cI,
| better than the decorous applause Of
the people who patronize the higher
| comedy in which Miss Wainwright SO
| long appeared.
A melodrama entitled "The Curse of
Gold" will be seen in this city at an
early date.
Miss Mabel Morrison. the daughter of
! Lewis Morrison, and member at TIE
present time Of his company. is a
| charming and attractive young lady.
Miss Morrison is said to inherit the
magnetism and talents Of her dis
tinguished father. During the engage
nnent Of the company at Colorado
Springs, Col, a few weeks ago, Miss
Morrison was the central figure of a
| joke, one that has been practiced from
time immemorial upon unsuspecting
| travellers.
Pixies Peak is one of the sights of
this city. Although July sixteen miles
from the city itself, the air is so clear
and ratified that it looks to be not a
stones throw distant. A desire was
expressed by Miss Morrison to put foot
upon this noted spot. No sooner was
it said than the opportunity of the
joker came. "Why don't you take a
walk over there" he said. ''It will
give you an appetite for lunch" Miss
Morrison was agreeable, and said, 81
will be ready in moment"
But to her establishment, net a mem
Der of the company wished to &C
company her Every one had i'm
| portant business to attend to that had
| been neglected too long A direct re-
| quest of one of the gentlemen of the
company to be her escort, was com piled
with. and the start was made The
couple started upon the short jaunt
but no matter how long they walked
the mountain seemed no nearer. After
they had gone fully five mics. and had
become so tired that they began to
think Of the walk homeward, and the
effort it would entail, they decided to
rest, AID to leave the excursion for
some future date.
A stranger passed along, who, when
asked how far Pixies Peak was, re-
piled that it was about twelve miles
| away. 1t dawned upon Miss Morrison
that she had been the victim of a
practical joke.
When she and her escort returned to
the hotel, just as it was growing dark,
a group of smiling faces greeted them,
but Miss Morrison was equal to the
occasion, for turning to the joker with
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