Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-07
BOHEMIAN GIRL.
A Delighted Audience at the Opera House
Last Night.

| cally sufficient to inspire the most phleg
matte and in generous good nature calcu
lated to enthu5e the coolest artist.
warmer and more appreciative audience
never faced the proscenium than that o!
| last evening. There is, perhaps, no opere
better known than the Bohemian Girl no.
any containing more popular and vel
known airs; these facts are sufficient to &C
count Tor the immense audience, but i
would naturally be thought that The same
facts would create a hyper
! critical spirit and more exactina
/ temper in the audience; can it be
/ then, THAT me Boston Ideals have, during
| their short season. won their way to The
st. Paul heart and ompletely captivatet
1t? Certain ii is that the reception givez
to each upon coming before the footlightE
and the general and hearty applause fol
lowing each effort, whether solo or choru;
or even dance seemed to indicate
that the audience was quite en- report with
the artists.
But to the performance last night. The
opera was we'll set and with slight excep
| ton well dressed and On the whole wei
and evenly performed. TO say that it was
better or even as we'll rendered as it has
| ever been before, would only be saying
| that which is not true, and to comps
each member of the cast to the grea;
queens and masters of song whe have
appeared in this most fascinating opera
| would only excite ridlcule. It can be stated
however, that the immense audience was
| more than satisfied. Mr.. NJ. W. Whitney,
as Count Arnheim, sang the whole of his
music from ga Soldiers LIFE in the OPEN
ing to the grand finale well, but perhaps
his best solo was "The Heart Bowed
Down" which gave scope for his powerful
voice to its fullest compass. The low deep
basso profundo taking the lower octave
was singularly pure, clear, full and rich,
pathos and feeling. He was applauded
to the echo and the audience
was not satisfied till it was repeated. Mr.,
Whltney's make up was excellent and
showed in the second act the ravages of
sorrow and weight of VICE." to perfection,
aad with the exception of being some
what tame in action he was most &C.
ceptable count. Miss Mathilde Phillip g.,
as the Gypsey Queen, shared the honors
with Mr.. Whitney. She has splendid
contralto voice-pure throughout, from F
sharp down to A in the ledger lines, and
sang and acted the role in such style as to
awaken the warmest enthusiast OF en- en-
thusiastic house. Miss Geralo Ulmar
made pleasing Airline and captivated The
audience by her graceful and natural i'm
PRESERVATION of the child of nature with
natures warm impulses rather
than by her very credltable
vocalization, 81 dreamt I dweltn
was of course encored, as was also each
solo in the arduous role. II is doubtful if
Mr.. Tom Karl ever caroied TO better effect
than he did last evening as Thaddeus. Dir.
KarPs voice is not g phenomenal one; it is
weak and hard in the upper register, but
last evening he sang with singular sweet
ness when Other Lips" and won a de-
served encore. Had he sung and acted the
part throughout with as much fire and
spirit as he did "When the Fair Land of
Poland' there would have been nothing
left to desire. Mr.. W. H. Macdonald was
an excellent Devilshoof both in vocaliza-
ton and impersonation. His mirror scene
was very funny and original. j. A.
Montgomery was very acce ptable Flor
estein, making the most of a small but
important part.
The concerted parts of the opera were
well given, particularly the prayer in the
first act and the welcome" of the last. In
the former Whitney sang the solo splen-
didly. The Bohemian Girl was both in
the attendance and performance a COM
plete success.
Tonight will be produced "The Mar
riage of Figaro with the following cast:
Cornt Almarim w n MocnoroI
The Countess, his Lady,. Miss Geraldine Ulmar
Susanna, Lady's Maid to the Countess. ..,
Miss Marie Stsne
Figaro, Valet to the Count, Mr.. M. W. Whitney
Chunbino Page to the Count, ........
Miss Msthilda Phillips
Doctor bartolo, .....-.... Mr.. A. j. Hubbard
MarcelIina, his Housekeeper, Miss Lizzie Burton
Baslllo, Singing Master, ............
Mr.. Herndon Morseil
Antonio, Gardener to the Count, observation-disclosures.
Mr.. Geo. rockingham
Baroarina, .........:. Miss May Shackford
Curzio, .-.......-.. ~. 80. Mr. ii. Is. Dale
THE METEoRs.
The sale of seats for the evening engage
ment of the "Meteor'' combination will
open at the box Office Of the Grand to-
morrow morning at 8 o'clock. OF this
fine entertainment the New York Herald
speaks as follows:
The one week engagement OF the Evans,
Bryant and Hoey combination, known as the
'Meteors,'' opened successfully at the Mount
Morris theater last night. The handsome play
house was filled in every part, and from the ris-
ing of the curtain until the final act, in which
'The Book Agent alone survived, the audience
was almost constantly laughing. The perform
ance was exceeding amusing, and the Harlemites
gave the quartet of actors every evidence of
their satisfaction.
Dramatic Notes.