St. Paul daily globe., 1885-04-05
The Week Devoted to q COmmingling
of Opera, Comedy, Burlesque
and Music.
Fay Templeton and Her Shapely Beau-
ties Close a Successful Engage
ment of Comic Opera.
Appearance of Thomas W. Keene, the Trage-
dian-Revival of Richard Ill, Win
Sumptuous Accessories.
The Ahlander- -Bergstrom Entertainments
The Turner Hall Concert-Engagement
of Kate ClaxtOn-Notes.
The Week in st. Paul.

IOIeTdDly ~ SN-OOe
during the week closed, but while not want
ing in the element of variety, there has been
lack of the more substantial dramatic
viands. The week at the Grand opened
with ]. K. Emmett and his company In their
new play of the 'Strange Marriage OF
Fritz"
To use an expressive term, the drama It
self is about as absurd conglomeration
of rubbish as has been seen in long time,
but 10 Emmet is every bit as magnetic and
entertaining as of yore, and he succeeds in
throwing the old spell over his audiences,
which cannot help but laugh and be pleased.
The return engagement of Fay Templeton
and her company of warbling beauties, who
are more notable for symmetry of limb and
richness of costumes than for vocal capacity,
was inaugurated Thursday night. The at
fractions were the ''Mascotte, " "Olivette,"
"Coquette'' and "Girofe-G -Girofa," the last
two being rendered yesterday to fairly large
and well-pleased audiences. The operas are
given with considerable spirit, but from
musical point of view there is room for great
improvement.
The Madame Ahlander-Bergstrom Concert
company gave two very enjoyable perform
ances at the Exposition building Friday and
last nights. The Swedish prima donna pos
sesses sweet and powerful soprano voice,
and her company is in every way worthy the
liberal support of all music-loving people.
Their st. Paul engagement was pronounced
artistic success.
KEENE, THE TRAGEDIAN.
Commencing tomorrow night Thomas W.
Keene, the tragedian, will inaugurate an en-
gagement at the Grand, presenting "Richard
III.n during the three nights and 'Romeo
and Juliet'' at the Wednesday matinee. The
admirable manner in which Colley Cibber's
version of one of the greatest of Shake
speare's creations is presented by Mr.. Keene
has won the universal encomiums of the
most critical audiences and students in the
country recently, and the gifted young
tragedan has added new and fragrant lau-
rels to his chaplet of fame. By all lovers of
the immortal Shakespeare the new departure
of Mr.. Keene in selecting few noble trage-
dies and individualizing them by close study
of not only the character but the accessories
and historical adjuncts of the time
and action, cannot but be regarded with
favor. In the drama, as in all things else,
concentrated effort is required to achieve
great success, as man cannot succeed in
playing a score of characters well any more
: than can he be at once a good doctor, sound
lawyer and practical theologian.
A writer for the New York Star refers to
recent performance as follows: 1.-THE critics
who went to see him on Monday night en-
tered the theater prejudiced against him.
! They left it to write his praises. His con-
ception and performance Of Richard are not
only intelligent and well-rounded, but in
stinct with vitality. He plays Richard as
! Shakespeare wrote him, alternately crafty,
l2lusty and vindictiVe. He is Richard that
! can fight and bite, and yet, when the humor
|, suits him, amble to the lascivious pipings of
! Lutte in q ladys chamber. He Is eminently
! pictorial and fills the eye with his presence"
The stage setting Of the tragedy will be
superb. Every scene to be used is entirely
new and historically correct, having been
! copied by Mr.. G. E. Petford, the accom-
plished scenic artist, from paintings and de-
scriptions and models, and special care has
been taken to have them realistic. All the
! costumes will be new and historically cor
> rect; the same can be said Of the furniture
and all properties and effects.
KATE CLAYTON.
On Thursday evening the popular actress,
Kate Claxton, will appear at the Grand sup
ported by agood company. She will present
''Two Orphans" on Thursday night and at
the Saturday matinee, and the "Sea Of Ice''
on Friday and Saturday nights.
ST. PAUL NOTES.
Sells Bros circus will show In st. Paul In
June.
The st. Paul Arion society will give a con-
cert operetta and ball at the atheneum to-
morrow night.
A recent issue of the New York Courier
contains 4 very fattering notice of the ar
fiati nf Mr. orJ fha
writer paying him high tribute as a singer.
Wabasha street in fronti of the Grand
opera house was painted red by Manager
Scott yesterday, who threw to the breeze
monster banner painted In scarlet and her
aiding the engagement OF the tragedian
keene.
"Jaramir," the operetta that was post
poned last Sunday on account of the inclem-
ency of the weather, will be given at the
atheneum this evening by the joined forces
of the German society, assisted by Seibert's
orchestra and under the direction of Prof.
August Scheuaer.
An attractive bill has been presented at
the Olympic, the principal feature of
the program being "Muldoon's Picnic"
as presented by select company. The en-
tertainment this week will include speciality
business by the English Novelty company,
and q performance by Fanny Nays Blondes.
Tomorrow evening the Arion Singing So
ciety, assisted by Seibert's orchestra, under
the direction Of Prof. John S. erode, will
produce the comic opera, ''The Princess Of
ICannibal," composed by R. Genee, (for the
first time in st. Paul.) The program for the
evening contains q number of select pieces
Above all is one to which the attention of
- a.. T.
Battle Of the Spirits" composed by Edmund
kretschmer for prize composition to
singing festival recently held at Dresden,
! Germany, and 1t won the first prize.
A Critic Criticised.