Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-29
AMUSE VI ENTS,

Tho Metropolitan Company Successful
RIM Of the Isco O1pitans-A Fen Re2sn7i.a
bN the Way IF Criticism The Fari,,
Opera Troupe.
During the past week there was no birth
of amusements in Minneapolis. The Metro
politan theatrical company is constantly in
ereasing In strength by wedding out the
useless and purely ornamental members, and
adding SUCH as are both useful and orna-
mental.
Among the later additions to the company
IS Mrs. Horton, of Chicago who m ade her
first appearance before a Minneapolis audi
ence In the role of the Countess in the Two
Orphans. In a certain class of characters
Mrs. Horton will make valuable addition to
the Metropolitan company. In the role of
the Countess she did admirably, and added
materially to the successful production Of
the play.
In the opinion of the GLOBE, however,
MIR. Irving in the character of Picard, car
ries off the honors. In parts requiring a
fine sense of humor Mr.. Irving is always ex-
oei ent, but in Picard he fairly outdoes him
self. vi course the fact that the character
sustained by him is the only comic piece in
the drama, aids him in touching the rsibili-
ties OF his audience; but above this the
quaint and humorous talent of Mr.. Irving
gives the opportunity, and his rendition ap-
proaches as near to real genius as any char
acter that has ever been placed upon the
Metropolitan stage.
Miss Garland Louise is good, but the
part is by no means her strongest. Miss G.
is never contented by simply "doing" her
characteristic must "act'' it, and the charac-
tor of Lonise requires deeper and more
careful study than she has been en-
abied to give it. Mr.. Murray as
Pierre, Bryton az Armand and Miss Ba-
ker as Henrietta, are all excellent, as usual,
and the play serves the purpose of bringing
out all the strength of the company.
The Two Orphans will keep the stage at
the Opera house Monday and Tuesday even
ings, and then be Withdrawn to give place to
Mr.. Murray's rip Van Wrinkle" Those
who have seen John Murray in this charac-
tor speak of him as second only to Joe JEFF
ferson in that most humanity, humorous and
touching character. Rip will be given for
the first time on Wednesday afternoon for
the New Years matinee.
The reception of the Opera troupe in this
city on Wednesday and Thursday last, was
not cordial or enthusiastic. Either the mu-
steal peopie OF Minneapolis were not good
class. They sang to small houses, and the
reports carried away by majority of those
who attended were not calculated to attract
large audiences.
For the current week we have only the
local amusements which are always plentiful
during the holiday season, together with the
ever excellent Metropolitan company.
They Keep the Beef and Send Us the Thief.
That is just about the way in which Min
neapolis is always used by St. Paul people.
The railroad center retains the beef, which
it pronounces good and toothsome, and
sends the thief, who is no possible good to
Minneapolis.
At any rate, Mr.. Peter johnson, who is
reported to have stolen Widow Cannon's
COW and sold it to West ST.. Paul butcher,
was arrested by Officer Westcott, yesterday,
and forwarded by express to St. Paul
Johnson came to this city Friday evening
and took up his quarters at the Pacific hotel,
kept by II. Krell, on North Washington
avenue. Yesterday afternoon about O'clock
Officer Wescott dropped on the man, and
his company to the city prison. He came
along without grumbling, and the authori-
ties at st. Paul were Immediately notified.
Chief Weber came up in the evening and es-
corted Mr.. johnson back to the railroad
center in good shape. At the time of his
arrest johnson had about six or se7en dol
larS in biq nOQSpSoOO