St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22
BIG MEN AT THE OPERA.
Cleveland and Blaine at a Per.
fOrmance in New York.

Cleveland and Blaine at Il Per-
formance in New York.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-I.ast evening
i'll New York saw Grover Cleveland in
private box at the opera. Mr.. CIeve-
land stood in the back part of the box.
lie was in very correct evening dress.
At no time during the performance did
he sit down. He stood erect and nearly
as mOtionleSS as a Japanese idol.
Probably he believes in the proverb,
blessed are those that stand and
wait" Every now and then some one
would come into the box. ana [ Oh
served that nearly all of the
callers (who were mem paid him extra
ordinary Difference. The eX-president
would gravely turn his head to the right
or the left when addressed. or OCCASION
ally bow it down upon his broad breast
IN order to property attend TO the con-
versatlon of some caller shorter than
he. But during the hours OF onward
movements of the opera, the curious
chatter and the peerng here and there
through opera glasses on the part of the
curious. the eX-preSIdent was the single
stOlid, unmoying figure. He had about
him an air of abstraction as if he were
contemplating the future. and even at
His general physical condition is
good. He is paler than he was in Wash
ington. but he has robust air. He evil
IDENTIFY has been following some system
of physical training, for the gain in his
weight has certainly been checked
Mrs. Cleveland, who WAS i'll front of
him, was the constant recipient of many
attentions. and she moved about as if
unconscious of the future. But in theidim
background of the box the attention OF
those who were directed to it could not
help passing beyond her to the int
passive pose of the candidate who be-
lieVeS himself to be the man of destiny.
This pose was copy of Napoleon's
best. MIR Cleveland'S hands were
cIaSped behind him in the true Napo-
leOnic manner. If he could have had
the cooked hat brought we'll down on
his broad forehead over the line of his
majestic eyebrows the NapoleOnic pose
would have been much improved
In another box near the stage was the
second great figure of the campaign of
1884. This was Mr.. Blaine, who came
TO the opera in company with his daugh-
ter. He was not in the range of the
Cleveland box, and probably was UNI
conscious of the presence Of his former
competitor. Mr.. Blaine appeared to be
HluCu lHltleotCU III Illt opera, Uttllf0
time gently at some of the lighter pass
ages. During the entr'acte lie was
busily engaged in chatty conversation
with the pleasant group around him
He alternately stood up and sat down,
and was constantly subject of curious
study upon the part OF the audience.
Even the majestic measures OF Meyer
beers Prophet" were not sufficient to
drive out of the minds of the crowd the
fact of the presence of the two great
candidates of the past. and who are
spoken of to-day by every one us the
two possible leaders of the future. 1t
was natural that the two gentlemen
should be there Mr.. Blaine was in New
York Oh visit to his daughter, and he
came there i'll her company, while Mr..
Cleveland in his new role, which was
given to him by MIR. Dana, of 1.-The
Stuffed Prophet" was naturally anx-
ious to witness the prophet of Meyer
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