Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-19
OPERA ATTaE ArHENEUM.
A Fine Performance last Evening-"The
Merry War" for Tonight.

Merry War" for Tonight.
The Athen@um contained large and
fashionable audience last night to hear
Won Weber's beautiful, but difficult opera
of "Der Freifchuh," as rendered by Isen-
STEMS German Opera company, of Nc
Vicker's theatre of Chicago. The cast of
the opera was unusually good, and the
| melodies we're finely interpreted by the
| singers, the orchestration, chorus and &C.
| cessories being beyond the average of trav-
cling combinations. A valuable feature of
| the company consists in the fact that the
leading artists are gentlemen and ladies
of acknowledged ability, having all been
brought over from Europe by Manager
Isenstein who has taken great pains to Sc
cure the best vocal talent available. Miss
Rau, the prima donna soprano, was in ex-
cellent voice last night and her numbers
called forth the heartiest applause of the
| evening. The honors of the evening were
also shared by Miss Warsman, the mezzo
| soprano, who possesses voice of great
power and sweetness.
Herr Kammerer, the tenor, was laboring
under the disadvantage of bad hoarse-
ness last night, saving which his numbers
were most enjoyable. The perform ance
was well given throughout, and it was high
ly enjoyed by the audience.
Tonight the company will give the
light and beautiful operatta by Strauss
entitled 'sThe Merry War; this being Its
first production in st. Paul. The cas-.
will include Elsbach, the first tenor
Schreinzer, the basso, and all the favorites
of the company. The opera will be giver
with full chorus and complete accessories
The music is in the best vein of the author
and the Athenaum should be crowded.
Dramatic Notes.
Fanny Davenport was born in 1885, and
consequently, according to the reckoning
of the Chicago Nea0S, she is now giddJ
young thing of twenty
Boston Post. Clara Louise Kellogg ba.
been singing 'Home, Sweet Home" to tht
convicts in the Auburn, N. Y, prison
This takes the cake away from its recent
possessor, the organist in a church wht
played Il am Pirate King" while tht
deacon was taking up collection.
Mrs. Langtry greatly offended the GOOD
people of Ottawa Sunday by spending
nearly all the day in the rehearsal of ,
| Low pay. q HuluOSE vi thul65 ulu GILL
dren congregated to get sight of her, a
which she appeared displeased, remarkine
to the latter that they ought to be IA
church.
Irving is not the only actor whose "man
nerisms" on the stage have attracted no
tice from the audience. Garrick sputter
ed like George Ill; Edmund Kean croaket
like raven; John Philip Kemble hat
chronic asthma and always spoke in Q
high felsetto; Macready stammered ane
grunted; Forrest chewed like an OK; Burke
twisted his legs, while Charlotte Cushman
had broken voice. Even Rufus Choate
was once referred to as monkey in con
vulsions" while on the lecture platform
James Clark McCullom, a retired actor
died at Chicago November 10th, after one
days illness, during which several hemor
rhages occurred. He was born in Buffalo
August 1888. He learned the book-bind
er's trade, but had passion for the stage
and in 1859 entered the profession at the
bottom round but shortly became an ex
sePtionally good leading man. He first
formed business partnership with Mrs
D. 2. Bowers the actress, and then mar
ried her. Their professional life was SO
successful that two years ago they left the
| stage with an ample fortune, considera-
BILE portion of which they invested in Chi
cage real estate. Mr.. McCullom was a
very handsome man, genial and magnetic
dis remains were tak5n to Buffalo for
burial