St. Paul daily globe., 1890-02-02
AT THE PLAY.

The Grau Opera company will ap-
pear at the Newmarket next for three
nights. s.commencing Monday,in the New
York Casinos greatest successes, 1.-The
Brigands" and "AmOrIta." 1.-THE
Brigands' has been running there for
nearly year, and has proved the most
successful of any yet produced there.
'Amorita" is an opera remarkable for
its beautiful and catchy airs and rare
comedy, and was played with sue
cess at the Casino; also by the
Conried Opera company and MIR. Grau's
company is well known here. and the
company he has organized for the pro-
duction of these operas is much larger
and stronger than ever. For leading
artists he has secured some of the best
known in comic opera, among whom are
Miss Marie Greenwood, acknowledged
by all to be the best singing prima
donna in comic opera, w. Z. Gulber-
son. the great baritone, and Harry
Brown, the we'll known comedian.
These, with several other good artists
and powerful chorus, make one Of the
best comic opera companies on the
road,
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Extremes will meet at the museum
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woman on the earth, and Feralto, the
human skeleton, will sit side by side. A
merry meeting that will be, of this
woman, who is so large that it makes
her weary to lay in bed. and this man.
who is nothing but bone, Sinew and
nerve. Big Lizzie is fat and good
natured accordingly. She has arms
like launches of beef, cheeks like
loaves of bread and smile that 1t is
worth going miles to see. But there is
nothing that smells of good eating
about Feralto. He is the hungrleSt-
looking man on record. SO tnln that
the sun almost shines through MN ana
he can't cast a respectable shadow.
Jack Spratt, who could eat no fat, and
his wife, who could eat no lean, were
not more anomalous pair.
Zip u AShbury. the perennial tunmak-
erS, the ever flowing fountains OF mlrlh,
will be at the museum. too. next week
with their lively and ridiculous boxing
match.
Then there are two delightful little
companies in the theaters. Prof. wal
lace and Arnold Hubert will occupy the
upper stage-Prof. Wallace with his
trained birds and Hubert with his ster-
eopticon views. with which he carries
the audience OFF on twenty minutes
voyage around the world. In the lower
theater there is to be dainty little va
riety entertainment. crisp, clean and de-
lightful.
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oval, ay tank ay veel gae oop tae
Harris teater and see Ole OleSon deeS
wake" Such will be current among
our Swedish cousins when they learn
that ''Ole Oleson" is to be the attrac-
ton at the Harris this week. This play
is one of tile few theatrical novelties of
the decade, presenting an entirely new
line of dialect comedy, which has
pleased thousands everywhere. One
Sunday night, early in the season, it
was billed at the Newmarket, and peo-
pie declared it would not draw. Con-
trary to this statement. the theater was
packed from orchestra to gallery,
and made all unusually big hit.
The comedy has since been revised: its
crudities eliminated, and much bet
ter effect gained. The part OF Ole
Oleson is Still played with great sue
cess by Gus Heege, who has correct
conception of the numerous side of
Swedish chara cter, and whose dialect
is without a flaw. The play is side
splitting In its tendencies. and will be
interpreted by first-class company,a
as 1t is so seldom that the West sees
theatrical novelty, the appearance of
the .'standing room only" sign would
not cause any great surprise. There
will be the usual matineeS, and seats
may be secured several days in ad-
vance.