Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-21
TIE nooULLOUGH SEASON.

A 1Fiils Rendition of Richard III. Last
Evshins-Csming Events. .s@'7 -&sstlsp'
Considering the beastly character of the
weather, no higher comp limsnt could
have been paid Mr.. Mccullough than that
tender him at the Opera house last night
by ti.e'fsrgs~ audience which bfassd the
mad I'D rain to witness the performance
of S.akespeare's tragedy, "Richard Ill"
Mr.. Mccullough appeared, Of course, in
the title role, and the drama was produced
with the fu II strength Of the company.
That the audience was pleased with the
peril rMancs must be conceded from the
hearty and undoubtedly sincere applause.
Relatively, the impsrsonation was not
marked by the consummate art and finish
which have characterized several of this
actors most valuable performances, and
Hpon which most eventually rest his claims
to fame. While the portrayal of tho won
derfully subtle and ambitious Richard
was enjoyable, yet the actor
fell in some degree short of the heroic
level which he has carved out in some of
his grsnder achievements. At timea the
old power and magnetism became visible,
notably in the flashing inpstuosity
of the tent scene, which =, by
the way. was very realistic,
and in the stirring action of the. last act,
which concludes with the combat, the lat.
ter being particularly fine and magnetic.
As a. whole, though, there was something
absent OF the 1niferm excellence whrch
rounds out hisother characters, but this
may b. partly owing to the varied eharao-4
ter of the programme, which involves
nev piece every night, and tho exactions,
arising therefrom. The ladies' were ss-I
pecialiy fine, last night, and as Queen
Ehzat eth, Mrs. Foster gave the best inper-
sonati0n of the engagement. She ap-
peared 20 splendid advantage in the lower
scene, at the parting with her
tears so A! thetic and natural was the scene.
Her COS '.ling was very fine also. Miss
Allen p led we'll the part Of Lady Anne,
and as he Duchess of York Miss Willst
maintained her usual good reputation as
an artist. tE1-F-.er-ss ,4r-. sf~
The R hmond of Mr.. Collier was en-
joyable and the other points which call for
special praise were those of Henry vi by
Mr.. LaDgdon, Buckingham, by Mr.. Price,
tie Prince by Mr. Little, the Duke of
York by MIR. Thropp, and not least the
Catesby by Mr.. Barton.
To night Mr.. Mccullough will appear
in his famous play ''The Gladiator" and
tomorrow at the matinee, Julius Ceser''
will be ven.
OF the recent performance of the com
edy "Kar" in Rock Island, an exchange
speaks as follows:
Charles A. Gardner, as 'sKarl,n AID the
excellent company supporting him Tin
Guiding the splendid .soubrette, Miss Patti
Rosa) scored pronounced success last
evening at Harper's theatre, and upon his
temperance in this city ."standing room
only" would doubtless be the early an
nouncement. As dialect comedian Mr..
Gardner takes rank with the very best
tnow excepting the renowned Emmet), in
both dialogue and song. His support
was quite good, the little man Gen, Char
les Decker sand his trick mule receiving
their share of the enthusiastic applause
with which every scene is greeted. The
company will show in Davenport this
evening.
LIGHTS o. LONDON.
Mr.. Chas. Melville, business manager Of
the Lights o. London" company, which
opens weeks engagement in this city
October I, received telegram yesterday
from Oshkosh, Wis, where the company
performed Wednesday night, saying that
Notwithstanding big advance sale peo-
pie were turned away from the doors, and
the reesipte amounted to 1886.
HOBBIES.
OF the superb comedy 3Hebbiesn to be |
played IN this city BY the Nat Goodwin
company nsxt week, q Chicago exchange
speaks rs fousws:
The crush at the Grand Opera house last