St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-04
THREE LITTLE MAIDS.
The Chicago Opera Company Make
a Decided Hit.


Decided Hit.
Although ST. Paul opera audiences have
enjoyed a succession of ''Mikado" perform
ances this season, that given by the Chi
cago Opera company last evening at the
Grand was not in the least bit chestnuty.
In fact it was about the smoothest
and most uniformly even presentation
of this popular opera that has
been given in this city. Miss
Cruikshank's Katisha is fully up to the
standard. Her voice is excellent and eX
hibits proper cultivation. Mr.. Barnes
makeup for Nanki-Poo cannot be eXcelled,
and he is also the fortunate possessor of a
very fine voice. Mr.. John New ade, who
takes the part of the Mikado, is the same
popular John McWade who has been a
favorite with the ST. Paul people for 10 these
many years. and he received a very enthu-
siaStic greeting on his appearance last night.
But it was left to YUM Y Yum, of them all.
to crush the hearts of the first four rows of
venerable bachelors, and to send thrill of
ecStacy through the rest of the audience
whenever she threw her arms around Nan
ki-Poo or puckered UP her cherry red lips
to give him a smack Miss Becktel is as
pretty as peach and sings like a bird.
But it was neither her beauty nor her voice
that wilted her audience. 1t was her kiss.
MISS BECKTEL's KISS.
Miss Alice Beckters kiss is tall, square
shouldered affair that was born in the tor
rid zone and fed on chocolate drops until it
became of age. Miss Becktel is proud of
it and carries it around with
her for use in case of emer
gency. 1t is peculiar looking kiss.
The nearer one gets to it when it is in
operation. the nearer he gets to real, hand
painted heaven, with bouquet de corsage.
1t is full of signs. also size: filled with the
carols of sweet voiced birds; Overfowing
with the music of ripping waters. 1t is a
beautiful mellow drama with slow curtain
and orchestral effects. Il is handmade
and warranted to wear one year without
ripping. 1t three ply, cut low in the neck,
with double box plat running up
one side and down the other. 1t is
double and twisted forty-hOrse power elec
trio battery, full of chills and fever, and has
tendency to make man feel reckless
when he gets shock from it, In warmth
it outrivals the most ardent kiss of the sun.
In tenderness it can be compared with the
kiss of an angel. But notwithstanding that
fact, Miss Becktel has a style
of kissing different from any angel
that ever walked around on two
legs in the spring of the year, looking for a
holiday edition of four favored ice cream
There is an originality about it that fills the
hearts of all who see it with right angle
hankering to try it once just for luck. Now,
when Nanki Poo starts out to catch dose
of that kiss. he don't seem to care whether
he gets full dose or not, but, before he gets
through eating it. he would stand around
week and go without his yictuals to get
chance to wipe his upper lip on it once.
You can tell this bv the look on his face.
When Miss Becktel starts out to fill an
osculatory contract, she does it with an air
Of determination. Large. well-developed
determination. She walks up to the fortu-
nate being whom she is about to fill with
wild dreams of celestial bliss, looks plead
ingly up into his eyes, firmly grabs him by
the ears with her dimpled hands, draws his
face down till their eye winkers shake
hands and then noses touch. Then her
rosy lips glue themselves to those of her
victim. And they glue with degree of
glueness that is apparent even in the gal
lery. Then, there is terrible
suspense. during which the lashes
slowly fall over her dreamy eyes, a pretty
flush glows in her cheeks, her fingers tighten
on the ears of her victim, her bosom heaves
her whole form trembles, she draws SLOWLY
backward, but their lips cling. The auditors
rise in their seats with bated breath: tbev
dread the parting, yet they cannot prevent
it. Slowly the diIhpled hands loosen their
hold on the ears, the lips culver an instant
when suddenly they part with a crack and
! be ladies' fall back in their seats and