St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-02
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

DRAMATIC DRIFT.
Last week was flush one at the thea
ters. The Boston Ideals did rushing
business at the Grand. while "Dr. Jekyll
and Mr.. Hyde" had a tiptop second
weeks run at the Peoples. Col. Foster
is to be congratulated upon his success
with the Ideals this season. By careful
attention to the wants of the public he
has discovered the secret OF opera sue
CESS, and is this season presenting an
drera repertoire that would do credit to
ai,y organization. More than that, he
has equipped his organization with
talent that cannot be discounted on this
Side Of the Atlantic. With three such
prima dOnnaS as De LuSSan, L'Alle-
mand and Won JanuSchowsky there is
no danger of failure. And then his Or
chestra is simply superb.
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. This week Robert the Robust will
delight lovers of the heroic drama at
the Grand. Mr.. Downing will begin
his engagement tomorrow night with
his vigorous performance of Sparta
Gus" followed with the same bill Tues
day, Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Thursday evening he will play ''Virgin-
ius," Friday evening Julius Cesar"
and Saturday matinee 'slngOmar." Mr..
Downing is making good reputation
as an interpreter of heroic roles; and
his manager, Joe Mack, always makes
it 2 point to furnish a good supporting
cast for his stars.
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Most plays are brought out in New
York and then drought OUT here, but
bo ooco of Is(lor Forai0n GorracnOpd-
ent'' this process will be reversed. and
st. Paul will have the privilege of first
passing judgment upon it: and if its die
tum is favorable a New York pro-
duction is among the possibilities. The
indications are that tomorrow nights
performance at the Peoples will be a
social as we'll as literary and dramatic
event, many Well-knoWn people having
secured seats.
In Scribe's ''Ladies' Battle" duel of
force, finesse and feeling is represented
as taking place between two women for
a mans heart; in '"Our Foreign Cor
respondent a somewhat similar con-
fiict between two women is the motive,
another woman's hand being the prize
at stake. In this play the duelists are
a gifted and polished woman Of the
world, with history, and an American
girl who makes history as she goes.
The story quietly set forth in the first
act mounts in interest and intensity to
the announcement" as the stage wits
sometimes term it.
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George Seibert will give his initial
concert at the Market hall tonight.
Through lengthy correspondence and
large inducements he has secured the
services of the World-renowned Italian
cornetist and band leader, Sig. A. Lib
craft. This eminent artist will be well
remembered by our people in the North
west, having played an engagement OF
six weeks with his famous band at the
Minneapolis exposition two years ago.
He has no superior in this country as a
cornetist. La addition to Liberati, u.
G. Murdoch, pianist, and Miss Fannie
Brunswick, soprano, in connection With
Seiberts superb augmented orchestra,
will render one of the most delightful
vocal and instrumental programmes OF
the season, which is as follows:
/ Overture Oberon" ...................We Weber
(a) Maidens Dream 80. ....:.... J!ungmann
ID Intermezzo from ballet Malta :. 'Delibes
Seibert's Orchestra.
Piano Solo-fThree gems. selected). Chopin
E. G. Murdoch.
Cornet Solo. .....Slg. a Lipefatl
Oyerture-sH eimkehegaus der Frende'-
Mendelssohn
Orchestra.
Soprano Solo@"The Nevada Star -. Gloria
Miss Fannie Bfunswiek..
Selection from 'Mignon" ........... Thomas
Orchestra.
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a. Considerable surprise has been mani
Tested that the author OF sOur Foreign
Correspondent should prefer to have
his name withheld. His idea in the
matter is said to be that, this being the
first play he has ever had produced
though he has written others before it
his name could not recommend it. He
thinks it is fairer both to the play and
himself that it should stand Or fall On
its own merits.
1.-THE Crystal Slipper" now at the
Star theater, is said to be the most
gorgeous spectacle ever produced in
New York. Robert Graham and Ed
win Foy please the audience with some
new topical songs, and Marguerite Fish
makes a hit in the part of Cinderella.
The play is having big run and will
be seen in New York six weeks longer.
Barton Hill. stage manager at the
Peoples theater, upon whose recon-
mendation Manager Walker accepted
"Our Foreign Correspondents for
production, has acted as godfather
to number of dramatic III
fants that grew into vigorous ma
turity. While in San Francisco he
brought out "M'iIss," in which Miss
Pixley subsequently made herself IA
nous, and rang up the first curtain that
disclosed to a fun-hungry world the
most Enthusiastically American COM
edian that ever lived in his memorable
creation, Gel. Mulberry Sellers. In
this connection, Mr.. Barrett'S predic-
ton that in proper hands the Ameri-
can girl in "Our Foreign Correspond
ent'' would prove a feminine Col. Sell
lers has interest. The distribution of
parts in ''Our Foreign Correspondent
brings into prominence some prime
favoriteS Of the company. OF whom the
public has by no means had enough IN
recent productions. 1t is as follows:
Lord Douglas, an English Radi-
The eei Earl OF Westlake, his CONSERVATIVE
father .........R. F. Cotton
Felix Arnold, an ex-American-
&c. Huebner
Lucius Bixby. one, EngIishman with
an American IDEAL ...OuarieS otdlley
Guido d Este, young Venetian in love
with Fas Charles Wyngate
Parker, Major Domo at Westlake
hall ................ ...........b Ben Johnson
Daiiia, a woman Of the world
Miss Loduski Young
Hypatia Tarbox, ''Our Foreign Core
spondent" -......... Miss Lisette LIE Baron
Josephine Lathrop, an American
girl ................M Miss May Louise Algen
Far ArnoIdis ~ y,p|tpr Miss Sally Williams
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When W. II. Crane left the variety
stage, he had one of the most elaborate