St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-01

Manager Scott has arranged with the
charming coincidence, Miss Rose Coghlan, to
return for one performance at the Aletropol.
itan tonight. ''Dorothy's Dilemma" viii be
followed by the brilliant one-act sketch in
which Miss Coghlan and Mr. Sullivan have
made sneh an artistic success, Nance Old
field" Miss Coghlan ana her superb com
pany made decided hit at the Metropolitan
the first halt Of last week 50 much 50 that
she was induced ID return aud give one more
performance This attraction has given the
best satisfaction of any perform lnce that
has bean produced at the Metropolitan this
season.
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'The Charity Ball. will be presented at the
Metropolitan tomorrow evening city
rector, John Van Buren,, living at homo with
a maynard brother and aged mother, enter
tains handsome young girl-Phylls Lee.
The rector's brother, Dick Van Buren,. had,
in the past, carried or an amour with Phyllis
without any of the other people in the play
Knowing that they were acquainted. In the
meantime. Dick. bent on advancing him self
IN business, purposes 20 marry Ann Cruger,
though he knows that his heart still turns to
Phyllis. The action proceeds without flag
ging until the injured and tortured
girl, thrown over BY Dick, dlscloses
her secret to the noble hearted rector
This brings us to the strongest scene of the
third act-an act that is-full of strength and
pathetic beauty-a scene that is in many
respects without parallel in modern drama.
Dick, when mis- brother charges him with his
wrong-doings does not deny his guilt. but
refuses positively TO marry her John then,
forgetting for the moment his calling, for
getting the ties OF blood, overpowered by his
oh n
His hand is raised to strike when the voice
of that blind mother is heard outside. asking
why her boys are sitting ups so late In
mastery manner the dramstists have brought
about the change in Dick from this point to
his marriage with Phyllis, and then to his
death and the end of all his Screenings and
ambitions.
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''Tne Old Homestead Dsnman Thomp-
sons celebrated play, will be produced at
the Metropolitan three nights and Saturday
matinee, com nancing Thursday evening.
Aside from most perfect interpretation.
this play possesses elena nts that hold an au-
dience spell bound, sway it with every breeze
OF pathos and humor and control its atteu-
ton to the last step in the final dance, and
until the very sound of the sdueaking fiddle
has died away behind the drOD curtain. 1t is
the purest play on the b0lrds to-day. None
approach |. i'll its almost absolute truth to
nature, aud. as perfect deIiueation of New
England life. it deserves last resting place
in the affections of the people. The Old
Homestead is gem without faw-a pearl
which the purest-minded can only commend.
II
Miss Julia Marlowe, the charming young
legitimate actress, who has been spoken of
by the Eastern press and public as the sue
cessor of Mary Anderson, will be the attrac
ton at the Metropolitan for the entire week,
commencing Monday, the oh inst. Miss
Marlowe, who is touring under the personal
direction of Fred Stinson. who SO success
fully managed Madame Modjeska for four
years through this country. will appear in the
following plays during her engagem ent in
this city: Monday evening, "Ingomar;"
Tuesday evening and Saturday matinee
much Ado About Nothing;'' Wednesday
Romeo and Juliet" Thursday, LAS You
Like IT, Friday "Pygmalion and Galatea"
and "Rogues and VagaDonds;n Saturday,
Twelfth Night
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Veritsble ovations were rendered DeWolf
Hopper on the occasion OF his premier pres
entatiOn of Goodwin and Morse's charmingly
picturesque and tuueful operate buretta,
wang" at the Chestnut Street Opera house.
Philadelphia.
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Donnelly and Girard and their clever com
pany of comedians open a weeks engage
ment at the Grand to night. This company
is unquestionably one OF the brightest anc
most popular of the successful farce come
dies. The reason of this is from the fact
that DonnelIy and Girard are host of fun
in rbaY,, SalvaS thair inlay iS fail nf m
riment that the multitude is drawn TO it fol
! the sole purpose of laughing. ard by laugh
| ing forget the cares that surround all human
| ity. Another cause of its success is that the
| stars always surround themselves with
thoroughly capable company of comedians
| Every year, too Natural Gas" undergoes
| change. and always comes out brighter auC
funnier On this principle Manager Cox ha
| put his finest touches on the comedy, and i
surpasses any previous season. The com
| pany is entirely new. and embraces sucl
clever artists as Miss May Howard. who lief
her own burlesque company TO join ''Natura
Cas- Kitty Kinsall a clever California
| wing dancer; George Murphy, the mos
| prominent of German dialect comedians OF
the stage; Miss Anna Msck-Berlein VIII
won laurels with Ed Harrigan aud Hallel
and Harris pieces; Pete Mack, "a darky tru
to life" mis- second season with Donnen
and Girard, and bevy of pretty girls VIII
| are as clever as they are pretty-Jessie Gard
ner. Clara st. Maur, Kitty Allen Julia LIE
and Fanny and Sugar Mdgely. The spe
eialties are all new aud the musical number
of late compositions.
SIS 5
The postponed Thursby concert will tax
place at the Peoples church Tuesday even
ing. Miss Thursby has a remarkably fin
soprano voice, managingit with metho
entirely free from ell displeasing manner
isms. In the high register Miss Thursby VIC
caliZes with remarkable ease and purity. Tn
programme for the concert is:
| Quartette-"The Bridge" .Lindsa
Massnic Male Quartette.
| Polonaise-'Mignon" Ambrose Thoma
Miss Emma Thursby.
Violin Solo - ''MaZurka Kuiawi
jak" ............... ..Wienawsl
Emil Straka.
Duet-"Love Divine, All Love Elk
ceiling A....... ........ Staine
Mrs. Fuller-Snyder and James Swift.
| o,,ou,o4,, a.-.'Mooulight Night" Al
Quar'et'e b.--Lullaby'' -. Brahm
Masonic Male Quartette. -
fCanzone-"My Mother Bids Ne
a. Bind Ny HAIR ...................Ha yd
German Laughing Song-"Iu
b. der MARI Nacht'' ........... Taubel
49, Miss Emma Thursby.
1-io,,,, Colo Meditation Geunod- Bac
'i04i1 '0 b.-"Cradle Song" $3.50. .Strak
Emil Straka.
| Quartette-'The Waltz Vogi
Masonic Male Quartette.