St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-12
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Nat Goodwin at the Grand and a
New Play at the Peoples.


If Nat Goodwin hadn't been billed as
the star of the play the large au-
dience at the Grand last night would
never have tumbled to it, for the
principal part of the work was
done, and very well done,
by young Mr.. Kent and old
Mr.. Burns. After the antiquated farce,
Lend me Five Shillings," Mr.. Good
wins new play, Turned Up" was
put on. The play is not up to the
standard of "HObbieS" and some others
in which Mr.. Goodwin was familiar
three or four years ago, and the worst
of it is Mr.. Goodwin has a compare
lively small part in the performance.
There is fun enough of the uprOariouS
kind in the play to keep an audience
well entertained. LudicrOuS cOmpli-
cations are skilfully interviewer in the
plot, and the humorous situations are
brought out with cOnSummate skill by
capable company supporting Mr..
cept the star himself. Mr..
ing lazy in his old and affiuent days.
1t may be all right for an actor when
he gets fat and rich to become inditfer
ent to his stage work, but it is
not satisfactory to the public who
pay the regular admission prices.
Very few IN the audience failed
TO recognize the familiar face of
Mr.. Ayling, late of the Peoples theater
in this city, who played the part of Ned
Stedham last evening, and whose acting
was an Unreasonable improvement OH
some that he did when with the Peoples
stock company. OF the lady members
of the cast, Miss Lee and Miss AleXan-
der played the leading parts most adj
m irably. The same bill tonight.
AT THE PEOPLES.
Frank Haryey's Woman of the Peo-
ple,' an adaptation from the French
play LA Femme de Peuple," was pre-
scented at the Peoples last evening 10
rather slim audience. The play is melO
dramatic in style and strong i'll many of
its situations. 1t is trihe too fearful
to be enjoyable, and in this re-
or Of East Lynne" The difficult
and trying role of the suffering wife,
the woman of the people, was cleYerly
assumed by Miss LOduski Young. Her
part in this play is distinctly the oppO-
site to what it was in the Lady of
Lyons" nevertheless she is fully equal
to all the requirements of the changed
situation. Mr.. Lipman, as the husband,
Bertrand. dressed and acted his part to
perfection. 1t might bs well to remark
here that Mr.. Lipman mars some of his
best acting by an unhappy hur-
rying of his lines. In some plays
this is all right, but it is not necessary
in all. As Remy Mr.. Stanley was capt.
tai, as he rlways is in this class of char
acisfs. Praise is also due Miss LIE
Baron, Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Huebner
and the other members of the cast, who
did what they had to do well. Prof.
Brooke's music, as usual, was feature
of the performance. The same bill tre
remainder of the week.
On Wednesday and Thursday next,
from , to 4 p. m. Seibert Opera House
orchestra will give the complimentary
concerts in the Main building at the
State Fair grounds. rendered by Man.
ager L. n. Scott to the exhibitors in the
building.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
The most interesting emotional play
that has yet been put on at the Peoples
theater is ga Woman of the People,"
now being played at that popular re-
sort. 1t is the first performance since
Miss Young'S advent which has given
her an opportunity to display in full
force the dramatic power she possesses.
Her work in the play is exquisite, and
demonstrates the fact that she is an
artist.
The handsome young Mr.. Kent, who
takes the leading part in Turned Up"
was here last year with Langtry. He
has also been with Edwin Booth. His
part in Turned up is more laborious
than the role taken by Mr.. Goodwin,
and he ploys it equally well.
Manager Scott will continue at the
old stand, Notwithstanding the change
in the Grand proprietorship.