St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
Crystal Slipper at the Grand.
At the Other Theaters.

At the Other TheaterS.
The sale of seats for the opening
night of 1.-THE Crystal Slipper has been
enormous. There are 200 people in the
company.
The most important scenic display
made in the second act is 1.-The Eliza
bethan Garden" where the pumpkins,
the rats and mice are transformed by
the Fairy GraciOsa into the four lillipu-
tan horses, the carriage, the f1unkies
and the running footman. "a Glimpse
of Fairyland' is the last scene of the
second act. 1t is marvellous comhina-
ton OF green stalactites and bower Of
roses and tropical plants. 1t is here
that all the celebrities of juvenile fic-
ton are introduced in 1.-The Nursery
Rhymes and advertisement" 1.-THE
Palace of Fans i'm the third act is an
other of Mr.. Voegtlin's efforts which
has been highly eulogized by anthori-
ties Oh stage decoration. 1.-THE March
of Supper Service" the Banquet
Ballet.'' and ''The Doll Dance"
take place in this scene for the enter
taipment of the prince. Little Itch, the
grotesque, is one of the dolls, and
makes a great deal of amusement for
the operator. In the last act
the principal work of the scenic artist
has been devoted to 1.-The Halls of
Time" marvellous transformation,
which, it is said. has never been sur
passed on the American stage. 1t is in
four tableaux. The first is Love and
Time" Time and Cupid are seen sur
mounting the globe. and having III
charge all things temporal. The paint
ing is in OpalescenJ tints, and in the
{hn irif of 1onartaH
mortals, winging their way within the
portals of eternity, is a fine artistic de-
tail. The next scene IS 1.-The Fairy
Wishbone." 1t is neat, dazzling
drop of leaf and foil. Next comes
THE Marriage Presents of Cinderella"
The last tableau is The Realms of
the Revolving Hours A huge clock
is seen in the center or the stage.
Perched high above the dial, and hold
ing in her hand golden pendulum, the
balance of which is Cupid, is a beau
tiful girl. clad in classic robes.
Around the clock circle twelve
superbly formed girls,in flying pastures,
represent the hours of day and night.
On either side masses of silvery clouds
half conceal hosts of fairy spirits. and
the principals are picturesquely
grouped in front. The sale of seats,
both in this city and st. Paul, has been
very large. and it is not at all unlikely
that standing room will be at a premium
during the week. The company closed
last night the largest engagement ever
played at the Coates opera house, Kan
Sas City.
sThe Little Countess" at the Pence,
drew crowded house last night, and
proved very pretty play. It is the
the story of a waif. Jessaline Rogers,
as the Little Countess. made hit. Her
songs were eneored, and her love-mak-
ing was unusually bright and delicate.
Neil Scully's Peter Robbins kept the
audience in good humor continually
without any rough humor. The part is
fine comedy, and Scully did not over
play it at all. Sam T. Shaw was not a
strong. yet very smooth, Henry Ora
ham. George Gladden. gave his usual
routine lover performance. j. P. Con-
nelIy's John Ainsworth deserves es-
pecial mention. 1t was fine and strong.
in the death scene. AS a
whole, 1.-The Little Countess" deserves
to rank with the brightest and best
plays yet produced at the Pence. 1t
will run till Thursday.
"Alone in London" will be presented
at the Hennepin Avenue theater this
evening. The play, as its name indi-
Gates, deals with London life, and is a
powerful melodrama. Incorporated in
the play are some wonderful mechanical
effects. notably the ''sluice house"
scene, in which the william endeavors to
drown his wife. turning on the water
and leaving her to her fate. She is
rescued by a passing boatman. This is
said to be one of the most exciting
scenes ever enacted ON the stage. An
other striking piece of stage mechanism
is the Westminster bridge scene, show
ing the bridge brilliantly illuminated.
with the Thames flowing placidly on
ward far below. The advance sale of
seats is very large.
The special train, consisting of three
scene cars, two Pullmans, a day coach
and locomotive, having On board the
members of the '..Crystal Slipper" COM
pany, rolled into the union depot at
late hour last night. The trip from
Kansas City was made in twenty hours
and nineteen minutes. Tonight the
piece will be presented at the Grand.
Large audiences are assured for the
week by the heavy advance sale.
Tonight the recently reOrganized
stock company at the Peoples theater
will present the Bankers Daughter"
for the production of which elaborate
have been made.