St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-04
ODEUM OF EPHEsUs.

A circular building, with double columns OF
syenite, and view of the city in the back
ground. Here are displayed all the gOr-
geOuS appointments of the court. The duke
sits under canopy oh the right and on
either hand of him the lctors and guards.
whose apparel is only less gorgeous than his
own. There are five other tableauX i'm the
first act-the market place, a scene full of
life and motion, the gyn@ceum and ex-
terror and interior views of the house of
Antipholus with terrace and hanging gar
dens. In the second act the first scene,
Phryne's villa is introduced. showing all
the refnements of art, music and poetic
motion, for it is here that the grand ballet
advertisement occurs. The ensemble effect
equals in color and design anything ever
imagined by poet or painter. Next is the
port and docks of Ephesus, very striking
scene, In which occurs the reception of the
silver statues by the priests of the temple,
followed by heralds. pretOrian guards,
vestal choir, acolytes, Ionian fiutists,
Egyptian harpists and curatoTs of the tenn
pie. The last act is the melancholy vale
and place of execution. Such is the mount
ing of the play. and the acting is no less
notable and artistic. The company, num-
bering nearly fifty people is composed of
experienced legitimate actOrs-fne-looklng
ladies and gentlemen-who add 10 attact-
i've personal appearance. capability and
dramatic force. There can be no question
but that the theater-going public of ST
Paul will witness at the Grand opera house
next week most gorgeous and truly mag
niiicent performance in the presentation of
Shakespeare's delightful COMEDY of
Errors" with the two comedians Robson
d Crane, in their familiar characters of the
Two Dromios. The sale of seats begins
tomorrow.
THE PEARL OF SAVOY.
There is only one Maggie Mitchell. The
wonder is when she is gone who will take
her place on the stage. During the long
career of her dramatic success Maggie
Mitchell has never had rival. No COM
petitor ever arose TO dispute with her the
championship of her peculiar style of act
ing. She has occupied the envied throne
of a domain that no other actress ever had
the temerity to challenge her right to rule
And as her empire seems to be a land OF
perpetual youth we need not worry our
selves for some time TO come as TO who will
succeed her. The large audience who saw
her last night i'm the Pearl of Savoy dis
covered but little evidence of any inroads
that Time had made upon the little woman
who for twenty-five Years has held place
in the heart of the American people that no
other actress has aspired to occupy. There
are just as many rOsebudS blooming i'm
Maggie MitchelPs Interpretation of a pure
drama as there were quarter of a century
ago. When poor. tired Marie fell exhausted
on the cross in sight of her own fathers
door, in the play last night. there were Just
as many moist eyes i'm the audience as there
were the night when Maggie Mitchell first
played in ''lang syne." This is the best
evidence that her hold on the public heart
is just as strong to-day as it ever was. And
what is more. no one ever saw Maggie
Mitchell play that did not feel the better
Tor 1t. There is always an exquisite senti-
ment in her plays which, by the magic of
her acting. is impressed as a great
moral lesson on the heart of the auditor.
1t is sentiment of virtue, or of honor. or
of filal duty, or something refining and ele-
waiting in its character that never fails to
benefit. Maggie Mitchell's dramatic style
may be truly said to have more of the ee-
ment of purity than that of any other of the
stage stars In this era. As Campbell eX-
presses it
with her graceful wit there is inwroupht
A mldly-sweet unworldliness of thought"
The truest test of good acting, as well as
that which appeals most directly TO the
finer sensibilities of the heart, is that which
awakens the emotional nature of child
hood. And no child ever saw Maggie
Mitchell play that did not laugh or cry ac-
cording 10 the humor of the part she was
playing. 1t is so III all of her plays but
more particularly in Fanchon and Little
Barefoot which is played tonight,
THE JAEANEsE VILLAGE.
The museum was again crowded last
night the attraction being the japanese
Village. Among the new features of Will
age is Miss Aharu, a genuine belle born i'm
Toxic, and educated at Auburndale semin-
airy by the Methodist board of missions. On
account of the large crowds attendant the
management have decided not TO present
the tea booth this week and Miss Aharu
will act as cashier. Before the week Is
over two more japanese workmen will
arrive from San Francisco and will intro
duce bronze and pottery making.
Tonight she appears i'm her great domes-
tic drama, in live acts Little Barefoot"
Judge Brill a les III Up.