St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-12
AT THE PLAY.
Keene as Crook Richard---The
Coming Great Attractions.

The largest audience of the week as
Sembled at the Hennepin Avenue thea
ter last night, and it was conceded by
general consent, that Richard I'LL" is
Keene'S masterpiece. His strength was
mainly developed in those passages
which portray the deformed mind and
fiendish passions of GloSter in their
blacklist cOlOrS. Where the incident
was strongest, the tragedian was at his
best, whether in the full play of dark
passion or in the expression of mali
cious cunning. The opening mOnolOgue
was an innovation, in style and stage
business, but was acceptable and the
actor was warmly received thereafter.
The scene with Lady Anne was espe-
cially fine and the merit of the perform
ance became more marked from act to
act. The tent scene drew out warm
encore, and to the fall of the curtain
interest was at its height. The support
was the best yet given and there was an
attention to details that always pleaSeS
the auditor and marks the artist The
bill tonight will be ''Othello" with
Keene as lagO.
The Grand will lay everything cut in
the cold next week with that great sue
cess, "AdOnis," with Henry e. DiXey in
the title role. 1t is hard for one impOv-
erished in language to rate Harry Dixey
as he should be. Perhaps the best COM
pllment that can be paid him is to write
that he is beyond doubt the prince of
comedians. His work is so very clever
and so remarkably free from anything
approaching the vulgar that the most
fastidiOuS must credit him with a refine
ment that no comedian in this or any
other country can possibly claim. He
makes up eXquisitely, is as handsome as
a picture, very careful that nothing
should occur in his work to detract from
its merits. is always ready to beStOw as
much attention upon little things as
upon great ones, is highly original in
his specialties, and is the only man in
America who could make of "AdoniS" a
character so strong that one would wish
to see him night after night. This is
certainly remarkable circumstance,
too, for he has appeared in nothing else
since the summer of 1884, and when
piece has been played by one man more
than 1,200 times, it should not be cOnsid-
cred out of place for him to cut it upon
some occasions. DiXey never does this
he is ever the bright, energetic, faith
full and exquisite artist, whose work has
broken down the cynical attacks of the
English critics and compelled the Amer
lean press to confess that he is king of
his profession. ''AdOnis' will be seen
for only four nights and one matinee
at the Grand opera, commencing next
Wednesday.
1t is announced that Miss Maddern. on
her return engagement at the Henne-
pin avenue theater next week-proba-
bly, on Thursday-will give matinee
and evening performance for the bene-
fit of LIP. Plummer Post Sons of Veter-
ans. In that event the weeks roper
toire will be divided as follows: On
Monday and Tuesday evenings, Cap
rice;;" on Wednesday. evening, In
Spite of ALL Oh Thursday afternoon
and evening, Caprice" and on Friday
and Saturday evenings and Saturday
matinee, I'm Spite of ALL" Miss Mad
dern has quite military leaning. and is
delighted that the opportunity is pre-
sented to do kind act for the boys.
The full programme, if the arrangement
is consummated, will be published in
the Sunday morning papers.
The Germans Spectacular MINISTRIES
open at the Grand opera tonight with
their wonderfully successful Organiza-
ton. The company is practically Hav-
erly'S old mastodons, and includes all
the old favoriteS. The Germans, E. NJ.
Hall, Ned Harley. LIE Moch, the Quaker
City quartette and others are in the
company. The engagement finishes out
the week with Saturday matinee. A
grand street parade will be given at IL
m. to-day. :
The English comedy, the "Guv'nor,"
is playing to large audiences at the
Peoples theater this week. A special
matinee will be. given Saturday at 2
D. nj.