The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-17

oreratic enterprise, which bids fair to
furnish one Of the sensations of the
coming theatrical season. The Impe-
rial Amusement company, Of which Fl.
E. Blair, of Cincinnati, is proprietor,
and Milton Aborn, general manager,
which controls the Royal Italian OPP
era company, has taken the master
piece of Puccini, La Boheme,'' had it
translated into English, and will give
a grand scenic production of the opera,
oIening the season early in Septem-
Der.
La Boheme," which was seen for
the first time in this country last sea-
son, when it was sung in Italian by
the Royal Italian company is said to
have the most wonderful story of any
opera which has been written during
the century, and should afford an eX-
cellent opportunity for English artists
and scenic effects.
julius Cahn's official theatrical guide
for the current season has been issued
Mr.. Cahn'S publicat ton is a part of the
Amusement World-the business end of
it-and the last issue is so complete
that it Is invaluable
The Henderson stock company fin
ished highly successful week at the
Metropolitan, Minneapolis, last night.
IN the presentations of Mr.. William
Glllette's great war play Held by the
Enemy" the company showed that it
possessed excellent material, and that
Its stage management was equal to
that of the best organizations. Never
has Held by the Enemy been better
staged or played. Beginning tonight
"All the Comforts of Home" will be
played, and on Thursday night "Youne
Mrs. Winthrop" will be presented. The
henderson Stock company will follow
the Rankin company at the Grand.
The country should feel relieved. the
suspense is over. AL G.. Field is going
to take the only really and truly min
strel show on the road early in the
season.
oscar Hammerstein was at his home
in Harlem when the great benefits Civ
Ell for him We're in progress at the
Madison Square garden. Half the peo-
pie in the place expected to see his
familiar figure either on the stage or
about the building, but he refused all
requests to make a speech or to take
any part in the affair. The profits
| probably were not very great It was
| even said that there had been a deficit
But that proved to be untrue, and sew
eral thousand dollars will go to the
| beneficiary. He said several days after
| viz Siie VI toiiiliCltt Llldt It's DHCunlarV
| results were really not important in
view of the feeling which it expressed
| on the part of his fellow managers and
| the performers who had formerly been
| associated with him. Last week he
! was again at work on an invention
| from which he is confident that future
| millions will come. He is mysterious
| about it, but the purpose is known to
| be something more or less remotely
| connected with keeping a necktie down.
| 1t is rather significant that none of the
| European artists who have been here
| at his theaters took the least notice
| Of the affair or of Mr.. Hammerstein's
misfortunes. Yvette Guilbert could not
! find anybody who would bring her here
until he did it, and Leno, Fregoi and
| others drew larger sums of money from
him than they ever did from ANYBODY
| else. But there were no expressions OF
| sympathy from them. Probably thew
| argue that an American impresario
who is broke does not really exist for
tEem, and as soon as he loses his money
must be forgotten as quickly as pos
|-sible.
The travelling theatrical company be-
lleved to have had a career longer than
any other is about to disband in Man.
chester, England. 1t has been in ex-
lstence seventeen years 1t gave it's
nfst performance on Feb. II, 1881. Ed
ward Compton is it's head. Under his
direction forty plays were produced,
and these included some novelties. he.
sizes three Of Shakespeare's three by