St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-11
ON THE STAGE.
The Boston Ideals Playing to Their
Usual Heavy Business.
Annie Pixley's Zara--Taming of the
Shrew--N totes.


half of the week. Notwithstanding this was
their second visit to ST. Paul this season.
The new operas presented by this company
Were decidedly pleasing TO the opera-going
people of the city, as shown by the attend
ance. and it is a commentary on the popular
taste that the old favorite, Fra Diavalo,"
did not draw as well as the Others. The
company has been in Minneapolis for the
past three days and will remain there three
days longer, when they will again appear
at the Grand opera house and complete
their engagement The repertoire for this
week is the same as last, with single eX-
ception, being as follows: Thursday,
''Victor;" Friday, maid of Honor" Sat
urday matinee. "Musketeers;" Saturday,
''Adina." The company will undoubtedly
play 10 large audiences, as it has ever been
popular here, and not only here There
are Il number of singers in the company
who are not only we'll known throughout
the country but any one of whom will draw
good houses anywhere in the country. The
Boston Ideals are the universal favoriteS,
owing not only to their uneQualed musical
combination but to the high personal char
acter of the individual singers.
ANNIE FINLEY.
Annie PiXley closed her engagement last
night in ''Zara," which is one of Fred
MarSdens SmOothest comedies. The plot
is good and well connected. but the comedy
part lacks bold situations. The dialogue is
most eXcellently written, and taken alto
gether 'Zara' is one of the most capti-
waiting little comedies in the dramatic cata-
logue. Last night was the first time it had
been produced in this city. and Miss
PiXley received most enthusiastic APP
plause from the fairly good audi
ence that greeted her production of
it. She is even more charming as cara
than as Miss. She seems TO catch the
spirit of the wild gypsy girl more perfectly
than she does that of the child of the
SierraS There is a touch of refinement in
Zara'S waywadnesS which does not attach
to Miss, and which gives Miss PiXley a
better opportunity for more correct inter-
probation of the character, as it is more
natural to her. Her singing was better
last night than in Miss, and she had
triple encore on her plantation melodies in
the second act. as she did with her soldier
song in the last act.
The Boston Ideals will return on Thurs
day to complete their weeks engagement
in this city. The repertoire is. Thursday
Victor the Blue Stocking; Friday,
''Maid of Honor; Saturday night,
'Adina," and Saturday matinee, 1.-The
Musketeers." The following week 1.-The
Shadows of a Great City," written by Joe
Jefferson and under the management of his
son Charlie jefferson, will be presented at
the Grand. occupying the entire week.
THE HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS.
On Thursday and Friday evenings and
Saturday afternoon Shakespeare's comedy,
1.-The Tanning of the Shrew," was pre-
scented at the high school hall by pupils of
the school. The performance was very
creditable to the youths and maidens as
sumng the different roles. Miss Annie
Bunker as the Shrew acted her part in q
way which would do credit to an older and
more experienced woman. Miss Adah
Hawkins as Blanca looked and acted the
younger and gentler sister in excellent
taste. Mr.. Fred Powers made a very cred
liable Petruchio. Mr.. Ben. n. Johnson as
Lucentio; Mr.. W. /. Banning, Jr., as
Grumio: Mr.. Mark Hoyt as Hortensio,
acted their respective parts very creditably.
The hall was comfortably filled at each
performance by an audience in sympathy
with the performers and was generous of
its applause.
AT THE OLYMPIC.
During the past week May Fishes blondes
have been the attraction at the Olympic.
The entertainment is opened by a swinging
first part, which is very good, then a small
Olio of five turns, and closed with bur-
lesque entitled Blondes on Lark, which
is very tame for its name. For the week of
April y is announced Harper Bros parlor
circus. consisting in part of the three
LaramieS. Harper Bros. Mabel Francis,
Maggie Meredith, Sherwood IL Williams
and Marie ZOal, to be followed the week
after by Rentfrow's Jolly Pathfnder.s
THE DIME MUSEUM.
Bill Jones. a Texas youth. who created a
Juror in the East by eating glass, will be
the feature at the Seventh street museum
next week. Jones is said to eat from
twenty to thirty lamp chimneys day and
apparently thrives on the diet. An elabo-
rate glass menu has been prepared, and
Willy will masticate the viandS during each
lecture. 1t is claimed that the juices of his
stomach are stronger than oxalic acid,
and by means of this phenom-
ena he manages to live on this
novel food. Jones is now So
years of age, and has accomplished this
glass eating feat for years without apparent
injury. There will be additional features.
viz: The colOrless family, the mermaid,
etc. On the stage Walter Pray's Brilliants,
a musical and comedy company, will make
out the program.
sEIBERT's ORCHESTRA.
This popular musical organization will
give the twelfth concert. seventh series. at
Turner hall this evening. The program in
cludes cOnet solo by A. Tilleman and a
either solo by Emil GeiSt, also a xylophone
solo.
Minneapolis Dime Museum.
The guyasticutus, a prehistoric marvel