St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-12
FOYER AND FOOTLIGHT.

A rare treat awaits all lovers of q great
play and good acting in Miss Wainwrights
beautiful presentation of Twelfth Night
which will be shown at the Metropolitan
opera house for the first three nights of this
week. 1t will be generally remembered that
Miss Wainwright played this exquisite com
edy here for week last season, but although
she was rewarded with large audiences. she
was unable then, owing to the small stage.
to show more than very small portion of
the scenery and appointments that have
made this production famous throughout
the country. On the ample stage of the Met
tropoiltan all the eleven scenes, the rich
medieval furniture, and the lavish appoint
ments can be displayed to the best of ad-
vantage. The scenic artists were Charles
Graham, Philip Goatcher William Schaeffer
and Gayssrd Maeder, all men of the first rank.
0fall the comedies of Shakespeare, Twelfth
Night is the most generally enjoyable
and amusing. Never in any modern farce
has louder laughter been evoked than that
called out when Miss Wainwright was here
last year. by the duel and csrousal scenes
Some of Shakespeare plays appeal only to
the most cultured but Twelfth Night is as
acceptable to the gallery as to the parquette.
Miss Wainwright has met with such marked
success as Viola that she has been enabled TO
probably present Twelfth Night for more
han hve hundred times-a record never be-
fore equaled for Shakespearean comedy.
Her performance has stamped her as the best
of our Shakespearean actresses, and has in
dubitably proved her right to shine as soil
tary star. She is still supported by the same
brilliant company, which includes Barton
Hill, William F. owen, Percy Brooke, Will
lam F. Ingersoll, E. Y Backus Blanche
Walsh and Louise Muldener
MIR. Barnes OF New York the dramatiza-
ton OF Archibald Clavering Gunter's cele-
brated book, will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan for the last half of this weok.
After the production of the play at the
broadway theater, so favorable was its recep-
ton that Mr.. Sanger put the company upon
the road, and since that time Mr. Barnes
has been produced in every important city in
this country, East West and South. Now
Mr.. Barnes comes to the North and North
west, and while Ell route on its second visit
10 the Pacific coast the play will be presented
III this city at the Metropolitan opera house
the last half of the coming week beginning
Thursday night, April 10. The company which
Mr. Sanger brings with him contains many
noted names, Miss May Wheeler Miss Ellie
Germon, Miss Annie Blancke, Miss Emma
Field, James Neil, Sheridan Block and Horace
Lewis being the leaders. Such an array of
actors should induce any lover of natural,
graceful acting TO visit any theater wherein
they are billed TO appear. and if the signs are
right Mr.. Barnes experience in 81. Paul will
be but repetition of his New York expert
ence. The scenic effects of which the COM
pany carries carload. embraces many beau
tiful and novel illustrations. Among the
latter the railroad scene, with its train of
cars its handsome ladies' Barnes and Ends
p0IIrtShjp q described in ho
plenty of comedy ana sandwiches, has been
one of the most successful pieces OF stage
mechanism on the road.
i
To night "a Dark Secret" the first aud de-
cidedly the best of all the tank dramas, will
be seen at the Grand. This play, since its
initial production i'll Philadelphia some five
years ago. has acquired national success and
scored both an artistic and financial triumph
for its owners and monagers. This season it
is presented with new scenery which has
been painted for it; and the fact that it has
not been seen in this city for two years past
will only lend new zest to the desire of
amusement-seekers to see it again. Perhaps
the central feature of attractyeness in this
play IS the introduction of the great volume
OF water covering the entire stage, and of
such depth and area that boats aud steam
yachts sail about upon it at will. This also
serves to lend most striking realism to the
Henley regatta scene, which shows the old
church at Henley and also introduces the
famous oarsman, George Hosmer i'll
his racing shell. Incidental 10 the
regatta scene there are also a number
of new and clever specialties introduced.
Since its last presentation here the entire
play has been improved. and everything has
been done to make it the most realistic in its
scenic and dramatic surprises OF any play of
Its character before the public. OF one thing
there can be no question; it is undoubtedly
full of sensational scenes and incidents, and
1t has the merit of telling cleverly conceived
and interesting story Added to its attractive
scenic features and many stage mechanisms
it has for its Interpretation a cast of especial
excellence; and while there are several new
members in the present cast, its strength has
not suffered by these changes. as the en-
deavOr has been to make the company
stronger if anything, than before. The Dark
Secret will be seen at the Grand for the en-
tire week, with usual matinees
IL
The American Extravaganza will tonight
Sunday, at the Metropolitan, with its "Crys-
tai Slipper ctose the largest engagement Of
the season financially and there certainly
has been no more successful series of per-
formances, from an artistic point of view,
ever seen Ill st. Paul Tonight, after the
performance. the entire paraphernalia of the
company, filling six cars, will depart for Du-
luth. When this company again comes here
it will be seen in the new extravaganza
which will be given at the Chicago Opera
house during the coming summer. The new
piece will be presented about the first of
June, and Manager David Henderson seems
to think that ii will be the heaviest piece he
has yet produced. Arrangements have been
made with the Metropolitan for the reappear-
ance of this company next April.
Manager Wells will present to the patrons
of the Olympic tomorrow evening a first
class aggregation of burlesque talent, con-
sisting of Eva Harris Bnrlesque and F llv
company, Military marches. living statuary
form feature of the programme. The com
pany includes James Murray and Allie Alden,
refined comedy entertainers; Miss Ada
Hunter, a dashing burlesque queen; the
Bros. Gloss English aerobatic novelty; Miss
Francis Silver pretty song and dance
artistic; Robert Turner and Victoria Castel-
Ian, character duo; Mile. Mexis, the rifle
queen; George E. Fisher. in his wonderful
Chinese representations; Jennie Dupre, bur
lesque artistic William B. Kennedy, baritone
vocalist; Miss Josie Lee bright serio comic
vocalist; Herbert and Lewis, black face song
and dance men. This excellent bill will con-
clude with the spicy burlesque. "Cupid's
Capers," with host of pretty girls in the
cast.