St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-20
SAINT PAUL.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

There could Oe no purer HlclouIaHid
than Mr.. Grismer's dramatization of
"Called Back" nor more finished
presentation of it than was given by Mr.
Grismer and Miss Davies at the Grand
last evening. When Conway's story
first appeared it created genuine SEN
sation. because of the ingenuity OF the
plot and dramatic strength of the sltua-
tons. In the dramatization by GriSmer
the story does not lose any of its inter-
est by the change from type 10 voice.
The dramatiZation is symmetrical ana
adequate, and retains all the weird
DeSs and intensity of the story.
The charm of Mir. Grismer's and Miss
Dawes acting is III the degree OF
mingled refinement and power they eX-
hibit. There is something so delight
fully in contrast with the usual stage
rant that charaeteriZeS melOdramatlc
performances, the auditor is fascinated
with the easy grace and refined manner
with which theysgO through the play,
and yet do not permit the performance
to suffer for lack of force and true dra-
matte power. Mir. GriSmer invests the
part of Gilbert Vaughan with a
passion manlfeStly under control
and imparts to the character
ization a Smo0thneSS and polish that Is
slngularly agreeable. Miss Davies I'M
perSonation of Pauline, although di1tl-
cultrole to essay, is a perfect concep-
tion of the part and wonderfully pleas
ing and natural. The stars are sup
ported by an excellent company, each
member OF the cast performing all that
his or her respective part requires.
The same bill tonight, tomorrow
night and Wednesday matinee.
Mr.. Grismer and Miss Davies received
calls before the curtain at the end OF
each act.
THE BOSTON IDEALS.
Never in the history of the Boston
Ideal company has it visited st. Paul
with such list of principals. Pauline
L'Allemand, Zele de LuSSan and
GPorgine Van JanuSch0wsky make up
trio OF prima d0nnaS such as 10 man.
ager has ever yet presented in ibis city
at less than grand opera prices. L'Al-
lemand comes back to America with
fresh laurels won in Germany: De Lus-
sar returns after successful debut at
COvent Garden, London; Van janus
chOwsky makes her first appearance
here in standard English opera, after
winning high favor at the Royal opera
in Vienna. Atalie Claire is the con-
tralto; Signor Parisotti, who was
popular member of the Royal
opera at D-ury Lane last year,
aud Frank Baxter, whose sing
ing this season proves him to be one of
the first American lyric tenors, are to
appear in the leading tenor roles; the
favorIte, W. II. Clark. remains DIS lead
ing basso; W. Ii. Mertens is the leading
baritone; j. c. Miron. bu1o. and Glenn
ent cambridge, comedian, make up the
remainder Of remarkable personnel.
These artists will be supported by a
chorus of thirty voices and all orchestra
of twenty musicians. under the dirpc-
ton of the Well-known Ad NeuendOrtf,
who. as the conductor of the New York
Philharmonics, the Boston Symphony
orchestra. the Wagneriam festival in
New York and other enterprises of like
character, needs no introduction to
St. Paul. Manager Foster will
have his company appear in three
operas in which the Ideals have never
been seen here. These are Victor
Masses Queen Topaz" which had It's
first production in this country at Buff.
faIo last week; The Barber OF Seville"
its first production here in English;
and last. but not least, Gounod's
''Faust.' The repertory which has
been arranged for the Boston Ideal en-
gagement at the Grand is as follows:
Monday and Thursday evenings and
Saturday matinee, The Barrier of
Seville;'' Tuesday and Friday evenings,
"Carmen;" THURSDAY matinee (Thanks-
giving. and Saturday night, Faust"
Wednesday night, Queen Topaz"
The sale of seats opens Thursday next
at O'clock.
AT THE PEOPLES.
A fairly good house turned out at the
Peoples last evening to see the drama
tization of DIR. Jekyli and MIR. FL! de-"
the strange and horrible story by hob
ert Louis Stevenson. In his conception
OF the double personality of the Jekyll-
Hyde combination. Mir. Lipman follows
George NJ. Wood, the English actor.
The part is a difficult one, and MIR. Lip
man acted it well. Only once was the
horrible solemnity of one of the scenes
married by something little ludicrous.
During Transformation from Jekyil to
Hyde a few too careful observ-
ers saw Jekvll adjust the false
teeth that were such an
important feature in the general make
up of Mr.. Hyde. In act first, Gabriel
-Utterson, Jekyll'S lawyer, Sir DanyerS
Carew and DR.. Langdon are discussing
the strange will of DIR. Jekyll, in which
the monster Hyde is so well provided
for. Scene second shows the lodging of
Hyde. all old disSecting ROOM of Jelzyli's,
and there UtterSon meets Hyde, hide
Gus OBJECT, who can be described as
neither man nor beast. Afterwards Sir
Danvers Carew is murdered in his
garden by Hyde, who escapes de-
lection by turning into Jekyil.
In act second, the first scene is laid in
Hyde's room, where the lodging house
keeper is busting. trembling and dis
coursiug OH her "Seven blessed chill
dren" by turns. In the second scene
Hyde visits DR.. Lanyon and surprises
that gentleman by turning into DR..
Jekyll. Jekyll afterWard confesseS his
double life and his crime to his daugh-
ter Florence, who is betrothed to En-
field Carew, nephew of the murdered
p Sir Danvers. and Florence, being
woman, faints. In the last act Jekyll
becomes Mir. Hyde without the use of
the drug. He goes TO sleep Jekyll
and wakes up Hyde. The police, who
are OH the track of Carew's murderer,
burst in upon him, but Hyde has no de-
sire to die on the gallowS, and so taking
the last drop of the precious connection,
turns into Jekyll and confronts them.
But after short time he feels that the
spirit of his other self is beginning to
predominant. and wishing to die 'Jekyll,
ne seizes the coveted poison and drinks
it, The last scene is one of horror, the
man suffering the agonies OF death by
poison and the additional pangS of
transformation: he dies as Mr.. Hyde.