The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09

MISS BehrenS is the wife of Robert
Mantell
Robert Fitzsimmons, the champion
pugilist of the world, will be the at
traction at the Grand opera house all
the week, beginning tonight And Rob
ert VIII attract. 1t is as certain that
ne viii make hit in ST Paul as I'M
unsuitable as that he made on last
ST Patrick's day at Carson CITY.
though 1t will not, in all proba bilit,.
be attended with such disagreed bic
sensations to the "hittees" as Mr.. Cor
bett could tell Of
The Carson City fight was a memoir
able one, because it brought into the
1lstc arena two men of admitted skill
courage and science. Each contestant
had to his credit a series of victories
Whlch added double interest to the
ilionnentous question as to who would
lead the pugllistS Of the world Fate
oeclded that the mantle of champions
snip should fall on the shoulders of
robert j. Fitzsimmons, and his effect
I've execution of the solar pIexus"
ploW made him famous in a second.
1t mas always been a custom for vic
torlous pug1liSts to go upon the stage
some, ambitious, have essayed to sue
ceed IN dramatic role, but Fitzsim-
mons has wisely confined his stage ap-
tnent, and contributes his portion to
the pmramme by giving an exhibition
OF MS marvellous bag punching, evil
denclng his remarkable quickness and
wonderful hitting ability, using for the
occasion his newly invented special APP
paratus. He later appears il spar
ring exhibition of four scientific rounds
with Mile Conley, the Ithica Giant. q
puSlllst OF renOwn; with Carl Roebee.
the gladlatorial wrestler, and with Mr..
LaWlor, another fistic expert During
this set-to Mr. Fitzsimmons shows
truly how he lowered the colors of
Hall, Maher and Sharkey, while the
fourteenth round of the Carson City
contest is faithfully produced With
Mike Conley in the role of Corbett,
Fltz will demonstrate just how the
solar Dlexus" Knockout blow that
RELOCATED Corbett to the back row in
the pugilist ranks, and made Fits
champion of the world, was landed.
Conley, aside from being very handy
with the gloves, is also a very clever
actor, and the imitation he gives of
Corbett in the hour of his undoing Is
said to be very realistic.
Ernest Roeber, well-llnown as a
champion GraecO-Roman wrestler. ap-
pears III an exhibition with another
gladiator, Carl Beck. Local interest Is
ADDED to this feature of the perfor-
nance by the fact that Mr.. Roeber will
take on any ambitious local wrestler
presenting him with $25 if he fails to
throw him in fifteen minutes. The
Twin Cities at this time contain a num-
Der OF c,eVer wrestlers and there is
70 doubt but that some interesting
events will occur.
he vaudeville company in support of
Mr.. Fitzsimmons is a large one, in
GLIDING Mason, Giinsenetti & Demonio
aerial grotesques; Beautiful Theo,"
premier instrumentalist; Whitman g.
Davis, sketch artists; Chas B. Lawlor,
character descriptive singer; Lizzie
Mulvey and Pearl Inman, coincidence
SINGERS ard dancers; Crane Bros, the
Mud Town Rubes; the Two Macs. Irish
comedians, and Billy Lippicott, the up
side down juggler. A reproduction of
the Carson CITY amphitheater will be
used TO present the athletic features of
the ent6rtai m MT
The feature of this season at the
Grand opera house will be the appear
ance of Henry e. DiXey and his spec
tacular production of magic mirth
and mystery. Dixey has never before
played in popular-priced houses. and
Manager Lift intends making a spe.-
clal feature of this engagement. Dixey
comes from the Great Northern theater
So' "ieio He 10 " play ulrecl-
ly after his engagement at the Garden
theater in New York, and other East
ern engagements are fulfilled His
production this season is the most
novel one ever devised, comprising
magic, burlesque, black art and COM
edy Dixey is, without a doubt, the
most versatile entertainer on the
stage, and his many talents are give1,
full sway in the production which his
manager, Edward l.. Bloom. has pro-
Vided this season. In addition to the
various Illusions, which are startling in
their mysterious beauty, and the gen