St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-02
AMUSEMENT rs.

A new version of the picturesque and
pleasant opera "Cinderella," by Mrs. C..
f. Haynes and Mrs. Il. d. Bell, was
rendered at the Grand opera house last
evening by the Juvenile Opera COM
pany. There was large and fashiona-
BILE audience present and everybody EN-
joyed himself, as the performance
was very good one. Two hundred lit
tie boys and girls constituted the chorus,
and some of the singing would
have done credit to an adult chorus OF
considerable pretensions. A very
pleasant feature was the marching OF
of the May Queen in the first act.
The part of Little Cinderella was taken
by Maud Houser in very clever man
ner. Although her voice was not
strong. it was sweet, and every motion
was grace itself. Rosa May Rines as
Blue Bell, the leader of the fairy band
was also good. as we're Birdie Nc
Cullough and May Doalittle in the
characters of Javatte and Marie, Gin
derella as sisters. Herbert Gould as
the king and Albert Spahr as Prince
Prettiwitz also won their share OF the
applause.
The Minneapolis public will see the
first production ever given, of Fright
of Way a powerful American drama,
with American characters. Those who
have read the manuscript, and they are
among the most competent judges in
the country, pronounce it one OF the
very best they have ever seen. The
play is admirably constructed, and the
Situations would almost tell the story
Without the dialogue. 1t was written
by William III. Young, who arranged
the production of ''Enoch Arden," dl-
rected Madame RistOrps performance
during her American tour, and who is
at present experimenting the prOduc-
1ion of Mrs. Langtry's plays. The story
is laid in the South, before the war.
The play will be produced on all elabo-
rate scale at the Peoples, with a wealth
of scenic and mechanical effects, which
have been in preparation for month.
The testimonial benefit rendered
George Gladden. by the Pence
management will occur at that
theater tonight. Mr.. gladden. plays
lover and has made a good
many friends who will be out in force
tonight. He has selected new and
very exciting melodrama "Hunted
Down" OF 1.-The Prison Revolt" The
leading part affords Mr.. Gladden. Oppor-
tunities to show his versatility and he
will appear as Frenchman, Chinaman,
Irishman, etc. The prison revolt scene
will be the most remarkable of the play.
Theater goers on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings will have an
opportunity of witnessing performances
by Joseph Jefferson, who opens Mon
day in Grip Van Winkle,'' which will
be repeated Wednesday evening. and
Tuesday evening he will appear in
the Cricket OH the Hearth" and "Lend
Me Five Shillings." In witnessing per-
formances by Mr.. Jefferson you lose
sight of the stage and machinery and
mechanical effects, and forget for the
time being that you are in theater;
and instead of spending an hour at
theater you spend all evening with Rip
Van Wrinkle or Caleb Plummer.
The Apollo Glee club will give their
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. burlesque on
.Romeo and Juliet" at the Grand to-
night. The scenery and costumes, the
choral work, the clever comedians and
strong cast promise to make up the
best amateur entertainment ever given
in the city. The engagement is for
three nights only.