St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-30
DRAMATIC DRIFT.

| UhhMAl1O Dn1r L.
People who like to laugh paid thei
money and crowded the Grand Oper;
house the first half of the week to EMO,
DONNELLY and GIRARD in their funny
skit called Natural Cas-" The fac
that thin audiences patrOnized Ara
| bian Nights" the latter part of the weel
| is gratifying evidence that st. Pau
/ theater-goers have a dramatic TASTE
above gilded scenery and ballet per
| formances. There must be merit in the
show, or it will not be patronized.
| ~
From an artistic point of view the
| Peoples achieved their greatest sue
| cess last week in the production OF
| DUMAS well-kn0wn play, Camille
| Whatever objections may be urged
against ''Camille"u the ground of i'm
| morality, it is conceded to be one of the
strongest dramatic productions of the
| age, and none but the most capable
artists can give satisfactory perform
ance of it. Miss Young made her great
hit in this part. and was so cleverly sup
| ported by MeSSrs. LIPMAN and RUSSELL
the entire production was really one OF
the finest that has been seen here.
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| Now that we have had the legitimate
| drama by two of its greatest interpret
ers, comedy proper and horse comedy,
| burlesque, and the spectacular, it will
| be an agreeable change at the Grand
| this week to opera sung by one of the
most capable and really the only gen.
ulne English opera company in this
country. EMMA ABBOTT begins her
weeks engagement tomorrow night
with production of "Mikado," to be
followed by a repertoire including
standard operas, and consisting of "TrO-
vatore," bohemian Girl" "Chimes of
Normandy" Norma" "Rose of Cas-
tile" Carnival of Venice" and "Good
Devil" The advance sale of seats has
been sufficiently large to give assurance
that our st. Paul people still retain
their fondness for good music.
Among the leading features in con-
nectlon with the engagement of the
Emma Abbott Opera company at the
Grand this week will be the production
for the first time in this city of the two
additions to Miss ABBoTT's repertoire,
the operas Norma" and "Rose of Cas-
tile" The latter is one of BALES
productions, and, like his Bohemian
Girl" in addition to beng pretty love
story, Is full of tender melodies and en-
dearing harmOmeS. The subject of the
story is Spanish one, and consequently
gloWS with warm colOring, as well as
giving opportunity for magnificent cos
tuning. Elvira, the young queen of
Spain, who has been affianced to Don
Sebastian since infancy, but whom she
has never seen, makes tour of the
mountains in the disguise of a
peasant girl. On the road she
meets Don Sebastian travelling in
the disguise of muleteer, and,
according to the regulation romance, the
sprigs of royalty fall in love with each
other. This incident and the compli-
cations that follow to roughen the
course of true love furnish the theme of
the opera. The music at times is very
brilliant, and the love duOs are full of a
wealth OF expressive tenderness. 1t is
in the character of ElVira. the queen of
Spain, Miss ABBOTT wears her cele-
DRAFTED glass cloth dress.
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81 think that even the devil is en-
titled to his DUE" remarked an at
tache of the Peoples theater last even
ing. 1T is not true, as announced in
the papers, that Manager WALKER
the yellow fever benefit. The MEM
bers of the company donated their own
services. Mr.. WALKER gives the
theater free, and it is generous in him
to do it. Yet, think the company, who
draw no salary for to-night'S perform
ance, should receive from the public
whatever recognition is due for their
work."
EMMA ABBOTT is the only opera
singer who has the nerve to stick to
GILBERT and SULLIvAN'S well-Worn
musical productions. Yet she makes a
success of it. She sang "Mikado" in
Chicago the other night to house with
the sign standing Room Only" hung
on the outer walls. Miss ABBoTT's
wearing qualities consist i'll her con-
scientious endeavors to keep the opera
stage on plane of responsibility.
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MARY ANDERSON is a-weary of the
English stage, and is coming home. She
opens her engagement i'll "Winter'S
Tale" i'll New York about the middle of
November. She is now making four
weeks tour of the British provinces,
and expects to sail from England the
2Sth of October.
Mrs. LANGTRY and Mrs. POTTER
have formed combination for star
ring tour after the fashion of BOOTH
and BARRETT. The combination will
be generous mixture of beauty and
gall. Still they are liable to make
money, for the American people have a
genius for lavishing their wealth On the
artificial.
MAGGIE MITCHELL will follow
EMMA ABBOTT at the Grand next week.
Her new play, Ray" is said to be quite
success.
The play at the Peoples this week
will be serio-cOmic drama in three
acts, entitled Martha, or the Factory
Girl with the following cast:
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Frederick Plum, his brother
CHARLES WYNGATE
Sir Arthur Lassell. .....F. C. HUEBNER
Toby Twinkle. ........... CHARLES STANLEY
Harris -. BEN JOHNSON
John. .........-...........WI WILL MARKS
Martha Gibbs, the Factory Girl
Miss LoDUsKI Young
Lady Valerie Miss LILLE V. ARMSTRONG
Lady Leatherbridge $50. MRS MARY MYERS
Sally White, with song. MISS SALLY WILLIAMS
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The distinguished young prima donna,
EMMA JUCH. who captivated st. Paul
audiences during the National Opera
company's engagement in this city last
season, will give a grand concert in
Market hall Tuesday evening, Oct. 9.
Miss JUcH will be assisted by the fol-
lowing artists: Rosa LINDE. WILL
lam J. LAWN, Signor BOLOGNA, ADELE
AUS DER OHE and VICTOR HERBERT.
During the concert Miss JUCH will pro-
duce in costume one act from Faust"
in which she will appear in her
beautiful impersonation Of Marguerite.
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