St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-15
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

"Our Boys" had a good run at the
Peoples tneater last week. The play
is faulty in many respects, but there is
enough of really bright comedy in it to
make it attractive to the non-critical.
And, it being the first weeks profess
sional engagement of Miss ADA HAWK
ms, our theater patrons turned out in
unusually large crowds, partly to pay
respects to the young lady herself, and
partly through curiosity to see how she
could play.
Opinions differed as to Miss HAWK
ms abilities and as to her prospects for
future success. There were those who
criticised her severely, saying that she
was too short in stature, didn't have
voice enough, lacked facial expression,
and was too self-conScious. ever to be-
come great actress. Others. again,
were enraptured with the sweetness of
her manner and the coyness of her
acting, who thought her too musical for
anything, and were willing to stake big
money that she was an embryonic
CLARA MORRIS, rapidly budding into
full fame. An unbiased critic, who
could be Influenced by no personal con-
siderations, because he didn't enjoy the
pleasure of the young lady's acquaint-
good beginning, but has a great deal to
learn yet. That her voice is weak is a
misfortune, yet there is no reason why
it should not be strengthened under
proper training. 1t is not so much in
the power and volume of a voice as it is
in knowing how to use it. There are
those who can speak in whisper ON the
stage and give more satisfactory read
ing of good lines than others who roar
and below like wild bulls of Bashan. A
strong voice may be valuable ac-
QUESTION to an actor, but it is not
essential. 1t is not unfair criticism
could be improved by proper eiocu-
tionary training. She has also much vet
to lear in the art of acting. Self-pesses-
sion is an admirable trait in an actor
| self-consciousneSS is not. The actor is
| supposed to lose himself or herself in
the role. The identity of the actor
| should be entirely sunken in the char
acter impersOnated.
The bill at the Peoples this week will
be East Lynne. "with an original stage
setting. Miss LINDA DIETZ plays the
parts respectively Of Lady Isabel and
Sir Francis LeviSon, Miss LIE BARON
is cast for Barbara Hare, Miss DEAvEs
as Miss Cornelia, while little Miss
HUTTON will take the part of Little
Willie.
Col. L. N. SCOTT has been in St. Louis
the past week, attending the bill
posters national convention. Exactly
what national interest the bill posters
have at stake is beyond our ken, but
whatever they are, we are confident that
LEW will see that they are taken care
of. 1t is probable that the bill posters
put too much water in their paste. If
so our national interests demand a It.
duction.
JACK ST. MAUR, who will be remem-
bered here in connection with PATHS
engagement, has turned his attention
to fiction writing. His latest success is
entitled 1.-THE Phantom Dog. A Pic
turesque Legend of the Kaaterskills. -
1t is a we'll written story, and almost
equal in weirdness to WASHINGTON
IRVING'S famous story of the Cats
kills.
Visitors to the Peoples theater, last
week, say that they never saw Miss LIE
BARON play so we'll. 1t was whispered
around the foyer that the young lady's
superior display OF histrionic ability was
occasioned by her association for the
week with an amateur. The little
dickey bird who sits up alOft, and hears
everything that goes on behind the
scenes, says that early in the engage
ment Miss HAWKINS took the freedom of
criticising some of Miss LIE BARoN's
stage work, and in a spirit of fresh
kindness undertook to instruct her as to
L l. - Ia 49, H. NJ