St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Close Of the Abbott SEASON at the GraSd
Opera House.


Close Of the Abbott season at the Grand
Opera Hotsse.
Emma Abbott rounded up, last, night one
Of the most successful engagements in every
sense, that has ever been played in st. Paul.
Opening TO 9 large business and playing
against strong counter attractions and i'll
natured criticisms, her houses have been
uniformly large and enthusiastic eulminat-
ing last evening in a magnificent audience.
It is certain that Abbott has = host OF friends
in St Paul and they delight to do her honor
and it is TO be hoped that she
will continue to include st. Paul in
her animal circuit, for the public has shown
during the past week that it wants her and
must have her.
Yesterday afternoon the pretty comic opera
Heart and Hand was given i'll admirable
style, Bellini showing that, besides a voice of
great excellence, sweetness and culture, she
possessed dramatic talent of high order.
Fer work throughout was the perfection OF
grace and culture. 1t seemed rather 4 mat
ter Of regret that she was not allowed to do
the pretty part in au evening, as perhaps
the gentlemen would have enjoyed her
piquant and coquettish interpretations
equally as well as did the many ladies pres
emit. Tagliaprata was as usual all that could
be desired and Walter Allen showed some
fine work in the humorous part of the king.
Kate Grffiths aud Minnie Hindle filed the
exacting requirements of their parts in 4
most satisfactory and artistic manner.
In the evening Semiramide filled the
hons IL -.
torily. 1t is a thankless task to give grand
Italian operas in English. and with a travel
ing company, which must necessarily be lin
tied in capacity. but the grandeur aud effect
produced by this versatile company was
grateful surprise to those who attended to
hear the magnificent music, but were not ex-
pecting 10 see so gorgeous and grand d
setting Abbott was every inch the queen,
and she gave her numbers with a dramatic
force that quite electrified The audience. 1t
was the event of the week for Annandale,
who is to-day without doubt the best and
most competent contralto on the stage Her
Arsace Was grandly effective, affordng op-
pOrtuuties for the display of her splendid
voice in all its richness and beauty, and in
deed she quite surprised even her most ardent
and intimate admirers, who discovered in
the magnificent rendition, capacities and
powers that they scarcely credited her with
Campo6ello displayed his fine Italian school
ing 10 great advantage and was truly grand
as Prince Assur His voice was equal to th,-
/ trying exactions of the role and his action
vas admirable. The opera was splendidly
costumed and mounted, and made a glorious
finale 10 brilliant season.
One OF the prettiest episodes in the history
OF the opera house OccurredSin the last
( act, when the telegrsphers Of ST.
Paul and Minneapolis, many of whom were
present, sent to Miss Lizzie Annandale a mag
nincent basket of choice flowers The re-
ceptacle was of rustic design, heavily gilded
| and the contents formed brilliant pyramid
of exquisite blooms. This was in recogni-
/ ton Of the lady's generous aid to the boys
when they were under strike in Baltimore
! about year since. 1t was a graceful tribute
and it was gracefully bestowed and received
As one Of the boys remarked last night,
''Annandale is all heart, bless her." 1t may
interest her admirers to learn that she will
embellish the morning service at the First
NJ. E. church to-day with a splendiu solo.
From st. Paul the Abbott party proceeds
10 Duluth when they will give the Bohemian
/ Girl and Mignon on to morrow and Tuesday
evenings. Thence they 90 to La Crosse for
one night and finish the week at Milwaukee.