St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-28
THEATRICAL MATTERS.
A Week of MelOdrama and Spec
tacular Vaudeville Displays An

tacuiar Vaudeville Displays An
nounced.
Light and Shadows" q melodrama
that has met with great success during
its two years upon the stage, will be
presented at the Grand opera house all
of the coming week by large company
and an abundance of scenery. mechani-
cal effects and contrivances that 20 to
make up this class of stage produc-
ton. The play is from the pen of the
veteran author, Charles Gayler, and
among the striking scenes introduced in
its presentation are view of the Hud-
son river and palisades in the first act,
Union square and view of Broadway
in the second, the East river bridge by
night in the third. the glimmering lights
of Jersey City in the fourth, besides
many well-knoWn scenes, such as the
Fifth Avenue hotel, Hoffman house and
Madison square in the last act. The
melo-dramatic material of this prOduc-
ton is said to be most creditably ham
died 10y competent company, One of
the realistic effects in the play is intro
duced in the third act, when heavy
stream of water, gushing forth 5000
gallons, flows upon the stage from what
is supposed to be bursted water pine.
The engagement Is for one week, with
the usual matinee Saturday afternoon.
The coming engagement of the big
scenic spectacle, "'The Great MetropO-
lis" which opens at the Bijou tonight
for one week, is awakening considerable
interest in local tneatrlcalS. Melo-
dramas and nearly every other branch
OF stage performances have been pro-
duced in this country from time to time,
in which were introduced some SurpriS-
ing Things in the way Of stage realism,
but 1t is safe to say that no play has
ever been seen on the American stage
in which SO many new novelties in the
way of mechanical devices have been
put on as in 1.-The Great Metropolis"
A special matinee will be given OH New
Years day. with night prices prevail
ing.
That pleasing little party, the Aigen
Comedy and Speciality company, Will
close the week with matinee and night
performance to-day. Without doubt,
the business at the Pence opera house
the coming week will be the largest in
the history of Manager Hilton's cosy
little theater. The already large ad-
vance sale of seat, indie. t tina stand
ing room Only'' will greet the late COM
ers, and to escape the crowd it will be
necessary to go early. The attraction
promised is the Rentz-Santley Burl-
esQuers, the simple mention Of which
is enough to attract crowded houses all
week. incidental to the different scenes,
Pusey and Lester, the character come
dians. enliven the situation; Kadondja
appears as the Algerian dancer in ma
tive costumes; Mile. Leaville and Ada
Benza are the native queens; Clara
O'Brien and Kate Gilbert perform the
sensational Implement act, and the La
Porte sisters distinguish themselves in
medIeyS and songs. Then Malta, the
juggler, wins the applause Of the audi
ence by display of her wonderful art.
Nellie Wilson, by her dances in top
boots and jingling bells, together with
her songs. adds another to the list of
entertaining features. The comedy duo,
Will G. Matthews and Nellie Harris,
takes well with all audiences. The dis
play of 1.-The Flags of all Nations" by
twelve young lady artists, is perhaps
the prettieSt thing In the whole per-
Torrance, although the Indian dancing
and the drill of the United States army
is effectively done. The scenes at Paris
and in the mountains of the West ar 9
MO more realistic by the scenery. La
dies matinee Wednesday, New Years
day and Sunday.