Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-19
The Boston Ideals.

Wherever the Boston Ideal Opera com
pany has appeared critics have pronounced
it the best English opera organization in
America, and this judgment has received the
unqualified endorsement of the public, fol-
the Ideals receive the largest patronage OF
any attraction in the long list of anuse
ments. The company concluded its sea
son last year with an engagement of one
week at the Globe theater, Boston, and the
receipts were upwards of $4,000; but ever
these extraordinary figures were not in ex
cess of those reached at the Grand Opera
house, Chicago, where the Ideals closed g
brief season last night. Such patron age
the exceeding excellence of the ''Idear
performances, were it not taken in con
junction with the fact that the audiences
are invariably made up of the best class OF
amusement seekers. 1t was in response tc
the expressed wish of this class that
at the beginning of the present tour
the manager of the company, Miss
E. b. ODER, decided to drop Olivette from
the repertory because the proper presenta.
ton of that opera compelled several of
the ladies to appear in ''tights,'' and in
pursuance of the same policy the players
in the ''Mascotte" are now to be seen in
abbreviated pantaloons." In its desire to
please its patrons the management has not
however, stopped here. During the past
summer the chorus and orchestra have
been thoroughly recognized, and consider
ably enlarged, the membership of the COM
pany now numbering ffty-two persons. In
the list of principals are to be found the
names of eleven people, all of whom have
national reputation as artists of the
first rank. OF these Marie Stone, Mary
Bsebe, Mathilde Phillips, Tom Karl,
Herndon Morsell, Myron w. Whitney and
w. 81. Mcdonald are graduates of the
Italian school, and the other principals
are recognized as the best opponents of
the American system of vocal
culture. But the company's claim
to superiority does not rest alone upon its
musical ability. An organization includ-
ing such comedians as Barnabee, Frothing-
ham and Macdonald, and such admirable
actresses as Marie Stone and Mary Beebe
may Justly challenge comparison for dra-
matte excellence.
ssIdeal' season here will be the musical
event of the year, and that the several per
formances will be given to crowded houses
is evidenced by the large advance sale OF
yesterday. Among the novelties of the
engagement may be mentioned the Mar
rage of Figaro, Musketeers and Patience,
for, although the last named opera has
been presented here by different compan-
les, it may safely be predicted that when
given by the Ideals" it will take on new
beauties and be something in the nature
of a revelation as to the musical possibili-
ties of Gilbert and Sullivan's brightest
satire. The Marriage of Figaro
has not, we believe, been
produced in this country within the last
eight years, and indeed it will be treat to
hear the 'sIdsals'' render the beautiful
music with which the opera abounds. Var
ney's Musketeers has never been given in
st. Paul. It was our pleasure to witness
its presentation by the ideals in Chica-
go one night last week, and the recollec-
ton of its bright dialogue, ''catchey" mu-
sic and laughable situations compels US to
say that it is one of the most entertaining
things in the. company's repertory. The
following is the list of operas to be Civ
en-: Tuesday, Fatinitza; Wednesday,
matinee, Pirates; Wednesday, Patience;
Thursday, Marriage of Figaro; Friday,
Musketeers; Saturdays Matinee, Bells Of
Corneville; Saturday, Mascot.