St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-29
BEHIND The FoorLIGHTs.
''From Sire to Son" at the New.
market.


Milton Mobiles and his accomplished
wife were cordially welcomed at the
Newmarket last night by an audience
of generous proportions. If there were
any present who ''came to scoff, - they
certainly remained to pray" The
press throughout the country has spoken
in most flattering terms OF ''From Sire
to Son." and it is only simple justice to
say that the encomiumS have been in
the main we'll bestowed. The story is
of absorbing interest. the principal char
acters clearly drawn, and the language
always forceful, and at times eloquent,
pathetic OF eXquisitely humorous, as &C.
casion requires. In From Sire to Son"
Mr. Mobiles has won for himself place
among the best of our native play
DlayWrights. TO relate the story of the
play would he to mar the. enjoyment of
those who are to witness it. for it is full
of surprises. Nh. Mobiles plays a
character serious throughout, and
PLAYS it wonderfully we'll: nat
ural in the quieter passages,
powerful in the climaXeS, and eXquIs
iteIy pathetic in the scene with his
daughter in the third act. Dollie Mobiles
as Mabel Armitage, mother and daugh-
ter, won the hearts of all and revealed
splendid emotional powers when driven
to desperation by her prosecutor in the
old castle on the Rhine. Her singing of
'Hume, Sweet Home" toucheda sympa-
thetic cord in all hearts. The company
is strong observation-disclosures M. Hun
ter, Clifford Dempsey and Louis F.
semble. Mary Davenport and Lizzie
Lambert were capital in their comedy
characters. The play will be repeated
tonight and Wednesday. No matinee
will be given.
At the Olympic.
Proprietor Pat Conley and Manager
Billy Wells will not stand any variety
actor whose act is ''rotten," and this
fact the patrons of the Olympic are
aware of and appreciate. In dating at
fractions, they are compelled to rely
upon the representations made to them,
and sometimes they are misled. An
instance of this sort occurred last night,
at the opening of the London Gaiety
company for the present week. Prof.
Alphonso was down upou the bills to
perform marvellous feats of NEGRO
Nancy and mystical acts OF magic"
The professor" came out with roll
like Turk from the auld sod, and made
a bow that would have shamed
that self-same Turk. He placed
two goblets together to make
them smoke, but the muriatic acid and
spirits of ammonia wouldn't work for
some reason and no smoke was forth
coming. Then he forced a handker-
chiefinto a bottle and couldn't get it
out. By this time the audience was
tittering at the professors" man
euvers, and he was ordered off the stage
from the wings by the manager. 'Prof.
Alphonso," whose right ndIne is prob
ably Larry O'Ioole, may do for Mime
apolis, but he is not high enough for an
Olympic audience. The show, taken all
in all, is good one. That clever sketch
team, Tilson and Enrol, who furnished
amusement last week, continue this in
one of their sllits. Jessie Markham
gives vocal selections, and Ripley and
Risher presenta neat and refined COM
edy act. The bill concludes with a
funny afterpieee entitled Summer
BoarderS."
Tonight, at the Harris, the Vaidis.
sisters begin their engagement.
Manager Dean, of the Harris, an
nounces than on Thursday seats may
be obtained for next week. when the
long-heralded season of summer opens.
On Monday evening the Wilbur Opera
company will produce ''Erminie," which
is one of the gems gifts extensive roper
toire. Susie Kirwin sings the title role.
The MacLean-Prescott company, in a
legitimate repertoire, will open for
week at the Newmarket May 1. LAS
You Like IT, Richard H." lingo
mar" .sSpartacus" and "The Winters
TaIeo will be produced.