St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
ADJUSTMENTS.
Frederick Solomon i'm His Comedy
SsInside Ont,


+ A fair-sized audience greeted Mt. Fred
erick Solomon in his musical farcical spec
ialty comedy ''Inside Out" at the Grand
opera house last evening. The only claim
that Mr.. Solomon makes for Inside Dat"
is that it is an English musical farce in
which people can enjoy nice music and see
little fun. He Is justified in making this
claim for it is clever comedy. But. as it
is on its first legs in this country. it has to
undergo the fire of dramatic criticism. and
if Mr.. Solomon gets knocked down a few
times by the dramatic critics il will only be
the better for him, as he will be enabled to
gather himself and reconstruct the play
more in accordance with American
ideas. 1t is no sin to be an
Englishman. nor is it any reason
why a play should be condemned
simply because sit is English, you know"
At the same time our American conception
of humor is entirely different from the Eng
liSh ideas, and in order to become popular
in America a comedy must have an Ameri-
can tinge TO it. Mr.. Solomon Is good
comedian, and il is because his abilities in
this respect are recognized that II is with
more freedom the suggestion Is offered that
he divest Inside Out" of some Of its most
ultra English mannerisms and that he make
some attempt TO Americanize it. The songs
are uniformly good, and Mr.. Solomon and
Miss Bowers acquit themselves well. Mr..
SOlomOn's appearance in eleven different
characters with songs. and his musical Sc
lections on all the instruments played in a
brass band are entertaining features Of the
performance. Miss Nellie Bowers is eX-
ceedingly clever in the character she as
sumes. She is a young lady Of more than
average ustsgel ability. She has a sweet
voice, and well cultivated, is graceful in
motion and bright as bird. 1t is evident
that she is an American girl from the read
mess with which she grasps the points that
please the audience. With her aid Mr..
Solomon ought 10 be able to reconstruct
''Inside Out" in such a way as to make it a
success in this country.
SHOWED IN.
The Atheneum was fairly packed last
night at the presentation of SHOWED In"
by the st. Paul Dramatic club. The drama
presents pleasing little episode in New
England farmhouse, where a party are
showed in. Everybody falls in love and
everything comes out as usual. The parts
were taken by Mrs. Travis, Mrs. Davis
Miss Davidson, Mr.. 0Zmun, Capt. Bunker,
Mr.. Hyndman, Mr.. Will Banning and Mr..
Fred Powers. The entertainment was
given for the benefit of the
Christ church mission, the club
rendering its efforts partly through regard
for Mrs. Travis, who is an ardent worker in
the mission and a member of the club. and
who well-sustained the part of Kittie
Rosemary i'm the play given. After the
dramatic part of the entertainment was
concluded, the floor was cleared for few
Terpschorean numbers.
sIGNoR JANNOTTA's MUSICALE.
The third sOiree musicale given by SignOr
Jannotta last evening i'm the ladies' ordinary
at the Ryan, was a grand musical success.
The attendance was unusually large, and
the program given with fine effect. The
Nevada Star Waltz Song" by Miss Maggie
Porter, was given with extremely fine effect,
and Miss May Murphy sang ''Cavatina, No,
Case Egnal Grammar beautifully. Mr..
John DOnOhOe never sang with better
effect, ana the piano selections given by
Professor Hermann Zach of Minneapolis,
brought him an irresistible encore.
MUSICAL AND LITERARY.
An especially fine musical and literary
entertainment was given at the hall of the
Gospel Temperance union. The principal
parts were taken by Mrs. IL. r. Curtis,
pianist; Mrs. G. w. James, contralto, and
Miss NJ. Z. Jones, elocutionist. Miss
Jones' efforts were especially meritorious
and well received.
FOR NEXT WEEK.
Sale for the engagement of Miss Jeffreys-
Lewis engagement will open this morning.
The company arrived i'm st. Paul yesterday
afternoon after playing to big business in
San Francisco and other points on the Pa
ciic coast. Miss Lewis has strengthened
her former reputation during the last few
months, having received nothing but the
most lavish praise by the press. BY many
she is thought equal to Clara Morris and by
some superior.