St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-14
THE NEW DEAL
At the Peoples Theater-A
Crowded House to Greet the
New PeOpIe of the COmuany.


Crowded House to Greet the
New People of the Company.
Possibly through curiosity to see the
new people III the stock company and to
make comparison between them and the
lately departed ones. one of the largest
audiences of the season packed the
Peoples theater last evening. The bill
was London Assurance" and the per-
formance was in all respects most sat
lsfactory performance of the popular
old play. The old members of the COM
pany seemed to be stimulated by the
presence of the new ones, and in some
instances excelled all previous perform
anceS. Mr.. RuSSell'S imperSonation of
Charles Courtly was exceptionally fine,
and Mr.. Stanley in the character of Sir
Harcourt was even better than usual,
although he is uniformly good. The
new people, however, attracted the
appearance, and in consequence were
subjected to the most critical audi
ence. Miss Young labored under
the double disadvantage of sue
ceeding so thorough an artist as Miss
Dietz, and of being cast in a role that
was not adapted to either her physique
or her voice. And yet she won abun-
dant applause, and was greeted with
most ffattering reception. She is too
petite in size and her voice too weak to
be an ideal Lady Gay Spanker, such as
Rose Coghlan presents, and yet Miss
1oung exhibited perfect conception OF
the part and gave the fullest evidence of
being finished actress. If comparison
is the rule by which the new members
OF the Peoples company are to be criti-
n ct1nl-n ~
tune for any one to attempt a SOubrette
part after the exceptionally brilliant
career Miss Adah DeaveS enjoyed with
this organization. The truth is, Adah
has but few equals and no superior in a
Soubrette role. 1t was therefore try
ing ordeal for Miss Williams last even
ing to supply the place OF one who had
gained so much distinction and had won
so much popularity i'll this COM
munity. Still Miss Williams passed
through the ordeal most creditably.
Her pretty face and winning man
ners helped her along and she is blessed
with vivacity that is bound to be
winning point. Of the male represen-
tatives of the new membership, Mr..
Wingate easily bore off the honors. His
lmpersonatiOn of Dolly Spanker had
streak of originality that betrayed the
true comedian. Comedy comes natural
to him and he gives all the evidence of
good dramatic training. Upon the
whole the management of the Peoples
company are to be congratulated upon
their new accessions, and while in all
particulars the cast may not be as
strong as the original one, it so nearly
approaches it as to leave no room for
complaint.
There was nothing more apparent in
the whole performance last night than
the evidence of master hand in the
stage management. We fail to recall
single stage setting in this city in which
there was displayed such thorough
knowledge of the art of stage setting as
was exhibited at the Peoples last even
ing. Everything was in exact con-
formity with correct idea of the
scenes. And it was no wonder, because
it was done under the directions of Bar
ton Hill, man who knows his business,
if any man does.
The same bill the remainder of the
week.