St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-21
DRAMATIC DRIFT.


plete or more finished dramatic pro-
duction than ROBSON and CRANES new
comedy, the Henrietta" Everything
is in harmony, and everything, inelud-
ing the stage mounting as well as the
performance itself, so thoroughly
artistic that all the senses are charmed
with the effect.
RICE & DIxEY's new burlesque
opera, "The Pearl of Pekin," will be
the bill all this week at the Grand. 1t
is of the same type of their previous
productions, "Evangeline," The Cor
sair'' and ''AdoniS," full of mirth and
melody, gorgeous costuming and stage
settings, and generous display Of fe-
male anatomy. The plot of the opera
tells of young Frenchman, the quar-
termaster of a man-Of-war stationed at
Pekin, who happens to succor Chinese
maiden, whose father is the principal
wife named Finette, who keeps a res
taurant on the docks for the foreign sol
diers and sailors. The Guartermaster's
name is Pierre, and upon rescuing the
mandarin'S daughter he kisses her. Ac-
cording to Chinese law any one who has
seen the uncovered face of a Chinese
girl must marry her, or, If OBJ
Stacles intervene, must suffer death.
In such a dilemma the French
man is seized and carried off to
the mandarin's palace to undergo one OF
the two tOrtureS-marriag to a Chinese
girl or the Ling-Chi. The Frenehman'S
wife is excessively jealous. He is
compelled to marry the Pearl of Pekln,
and his first wife, who has broug hit
basket of champagne to the palace,
finds him dressed in Chinese robes.
She protests, but it is of no avail, until
the chief of the Imperial Tigers, who
is in love with the Pearl of Fekin, con-
certs with the two women measures to
relieve him of his dire and bigamous
responsibility. And finally it is ar
ranged that the Pearl of Pekin shall
assume the costume of Finette, the
Frenchwoman, and the latter shall as
sumo hers i'll the final ceremony. In this
way Ty-FOo, the mandarin, is deceived.
But in the third act he discovers the i'm
posture that has been practiced upon
him; and as, according to Chinese laws,
no one can have more than one wife for
tWenty-four hours after the ceremony
OF marriage, the Frenchman, who has
not known of the substitution. is, after
all, condemned to death. His wife has
a happy thought as his last moments
happen, and proposes that her nus
band, at least, die in good hum0r, and
for that purpose proposes that her baS-
ket of champagne. be uncorked. The
Chinese, who ask nothing better, read
ilv agree to the proposal, and in the
midst of their celebration the French
vessel, to which Finette has sent a
message by her four waiter girls, re-
turns to port, sends her sailors to rescue
l. Il
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The bill at the Peoples this week will
be "Tlre Marble Heart, or the Sculptor's
in the performance, and the play to be
produced under the direction of Mr..
BARTON HILL. whose record as a stage
manager is unsurpassed. 1.-The Marble
Heart' was adapted from the French
by CHARLES SELBY, an English com
edian, and unlike nearly all adapta-
tiOnS, the English version is stronger
than the original. The play opens with
prologue, representing the dream of
Raphael. a sculptor, who appears as
Phidias, sculptor, and from whom
Gor@as. a wealthy citizen Of Athens,
carries away three beautiful statues
wHtcn Pnlulas had made. The play
proper takes place in the time of the
present day, the scene being laid in and
about Paris, representing the Sculptor'S
studio, his retreat in a forest, and a
drawing room in Mile. Marcos villa.
Raphael discovers in Marco the ideal of
his dream, but she, being heartleSS CO.
quette, breaks his heart with her false
ness, and he dies with his love unre-
turned. The characters are strongly
drawn, and the situations are incidents
MT in VT faith
fulness and Marcos perfdy, and like
wise her love of power and money.
are The moving elements in the play.
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1t is singular that in so neat play as
''The Henrietta BRONSON HoWARD
should have injected those shady lines
where, in Bertie's lovemaking with
Agnes he rings in that alluSiOn to the
young canary birds. 1t is still more
singular that Mr.. ROBSON does not cut
them out. They are intended to be
funny, yet never provoke a laugh. A
chill of disgust runs through the audi
ence that otherwise so clean a perform
ance should be married by this one vul-
gar blot.
The new French stars, M. CoQUELIN
and JANE HADING, are now the SenSa-
tons in Gotham. They are playing at
Pafmer's theater, and attract the swell
society people of the metropolis. Co
oUELIN's ability as an actor had pre-
ceded him, but Nine. HADING seems to
have proved a great surprise to the
Gothamites. All New York is in
tumult over her beauty. Even that
staid and exceptionally conservative
newspaper, the Times, breaks forth in
the following rhapsody descriptive of
the fair Frenchwoman's beauty: SIN
LOyse we see Nine. JANE HADING
lovely. now calm, now despairing, now
disturbed, now eager, now thrilling
with rapturOuS emotions, but always
beautiful. The light glints on her mass
of wavy auburn hair; her soft, sensuOuS
figure moves dangerously; her large,
soft and liquid eyes are raised implor-
ingly; her long, perfectly moulded hands
are outstr etched, and we feel conscious
tnat our minds have been indelibly inn
pressed with the fair, lovely personality
of Nine. HADING.
MARGARET MATHER is having mint
of trouble with her late manager, j. NJ.
HILL. She had just got rid of one law
suit with the prosecuting manager, re-
sulting favorably to her, when she was
oclNCQ Will DdpClo III
ton case from the same source. Miss
MATHER is determined never to play
again under Mr.. HILLS management.
and Mr.. HILL is as fully determined
not to let her play under any one else's
management.
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Mrs. CLEVELAND and her mother,
Mrs. Folsom. occupied Manager HENRY
E. ABBEY'S box at Palmer'S theater,
New York. last Wednesday evening,
and witnessed the CoGUEIIN-HADING
performance. The play was THE Sur
prises of Divorce"
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JOE JEFFERSON will begin short en-
gagemenl at the Fifth Avenue theater,
New York, on the Goth. in association