St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-17
THE BOSTON IDEALS.
What May Be Expected from the
New Company Soon to Appear

What May Be Expected from the
New Company Soon to Appear
in / his City.
Never in the history of the Boston
Ideal Opera company has that organiZa-
ton visited st. Paul with such list OF
principals as it now presents. Pauline
L'Aliemand. Zelie de Lussan and
Georgiene Won JanuschowSky make up
a trio of prima dome such as no man
aver has ever yet presented in this city
at less than grand opera prices. l4'Alle-
mand comes back to America with fresh
laurels won in Germany: DE Lussan re-
turns after successful debut at the
Covent Garden, London, where she won
Il great ovation with her "Carmen;"
GeOrgiene Won JanuSchoWsky makes her
first appearance here in standard Eng
lish opera, after winning high favor at
the Royal opera in Vienna; Attalie
Claire is the contralto; Signor Pari-
sottl. who was popular member OF the
Royal opera at Drury Lane last year,
and Frank Baxter, whose sing
ing this year proves him to
be one of the first of Amerl-
can lyric tenors, are to appear
in the leading tenor roles; the fayorlte,
w. H. Clark, remains as leading basso;
w. III. MertenS, a singer who made an
enviable renown with the American
Opera company, is the leading baritone;
j. G. Miron as the bufTo and Clement
Bainbridge, the comedian, make up the
remainder of Il remarkable personnel.
These artists will be supported by a
carefully selected chorus OF thirty-five
voices, and an orchestra OF twenty
pieces under the veteran and ef-
fciert director AID NeuendOrtf, who,
as the conductor of the New York Phll-
harmonicS. the Boston Symphony Or
chestra. the Wagnerian festivals in
New York, and other enterprises OF a
like character, needs no introduction to
the music-lovers of st. Paul.
Manager Foster has arranged to have
his company appear while here, week
after next. In three operas in which the
Ideals have never been seen here.
These will be the opera comique by
Victor Masse, Queen Topaz" which
had its first production in this country
at Buffalo, week before last: RoSSni's
t1oria Barber Of Seville'-its first pro-
duction here in English; and last, but
not least, Gounad's standard opera OF
Faust
It is. therefore, an unusual repertory
that has been arranged for st. Paul, and
will consist of-Monday, Barber of Sc
vile" with Pauline LAllemand, w. II.
Clark. Frank Baxter, Clement Balm
bridge and j. G. Miron; Tuesday and
Friday evenings, Carmen" with De
Lussan, Georgiene Won Januschowsky,
Sig. Parisotti, Frank Baxter, w. II.
Mertens Clement cambridge, j. c..
Miron and Attalie Claire; Wednesday.
for theiirst time here, "Qneen Topaz"
with De Lussan in the role Of the queen !;
Thursday matinee Thanksgiving and
Saturday night, Faust" with Janu-
schowSky as Marguerite.
From this gorgeous array of talent it
looks very much as though Col. Foster
has thought to redeem himself with
such a company. The sale OF seats will
open next Thursday at the box office OF
the Grand opera house, and this advent
of the reorganized company promises
to be the musical event of the season.
The public of st. Paul is discriminate
ing one, and will not fail to support SO
costly and efficient company. Rumor
has it that the Ideals are now a happy
family, and are all working with the end
| in view of giving standard English OPP
era an admirable rendition.