St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-28
AT THE THEATERs.
Southern Romantic Drama, Ger
man Comedy and BurlesQue.

Southern Romantic Drama, Ger
man Comedy and Burlesque.
Grand Opera House = Augustus
Thomas sweet-toned romance of the
South, "Alabama." which will be pre-
scented at the Grand for one week, with
a Saturday matinee, beginning tomor-
row,i said to be one of the most ex-
.qniSAe plays ever written. The SCENE
S3s faM iilsthe South after the war, and
DpresentS treatment of Southern life
entirely different from anything yet
essayed upon the stage. Ii is more Just,
more realistic and more delightful than
Sny of its predecessors. 1t sparkles
throughout with tender bits of pathos
and comedy, and contains more pure
and delicate poetry than has been seen
IN any American play ever produced. 1t
Will be presented here by the same eX-
cellent company that has appeared in
it during the present season In New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and the
principal cities of the East. Some of the
prominent members of the organization
are Frank G. Bangs. Burr Mcintosh,
Odell Williams, Clement Bainridge,
Fred G. Ross, Frederick Conger, j. G.
Saville, George Bunny. Miss Jennie
SEustace, Miss Francis Kinharvie. Miss
~Stelia TuetOn and Miss Zenaide Wis
laire.s
{. Bijoa Opera House-Another strong
attraction wilt be Gus Williams. who
opens with matinee tomorrow at the
. Bijou in "Keppler's Fortunes,' for.
weeks stay. 1t is almost superfluous
ito say anything about Gus Williams, for
tbe is known by almost every man, wom-
8, an and child throughout the length and
breadth of the land, and is one of the
few comedians who has been loyalsto
the German dialect character. Every
thing that he has done in this line has
shown remarkable fidelity to nature.
His John Mishler in lone of the Fin
est, is dis well remembered as is the
! Bob Brierly of the late Billy Florence,
and both parts made their Great
ors famous. His Albeit KEEP
pier also in an kep ppnsTs0 Fortunes ran,ia
He is an old German butcher,
good-hearted and honest to fault, with
a wife who has penchant for society
and two lovely daughters. Almost
about TO be turned out of doors, he
tumbleS into fortune left by brother
i'll Germany. Prompted by bad counsel
lors, lie wfirls into fashionable life and
becomes a striking example of the
Parvenu. Much amusement is ELECTED
: from his efforts 10 keep pace with the
upper set and his eccentric dress and
ungrammatical but pretentiouS Ian
guage. He finally gives up the fortune,
as his brothers grandchiid turns up,
and Keppler returns to his former hum
bic walk. to all appearances happier
sman. He interpOlateS number of
amusing Specialties which have always
: been feature of his entertainments.
He will also do his burleSOue piano
solos.
Pence Opera Recommending
/. with matinee today at 2 O'Clock for
weeks run, including matinees
Wednesday and Friday, Manager Hill
ton announces the first. appearance in
the Northwest OF Nibbe'S French Bur
lesaue company, an aggregation of
pretty, shapely, talented young girls
and funny comedians, fine dancers,
programme that is worthy the consid-
efation of any one. The oio is what is
known in the profession as "a corker,"
and is given by Lavada May, Charles
T. Aldrich and Alice Kingsley; Lulu
I THESE, the two Nibbes, Mile. Maxelie:
E Keko, the Jap; the great Dalton Bros.
lead others. The burlesque, called His
|. NibS and His NobS,'' is one of those
! .laug pelllng affairs, without
F.Fhyme or reason, but withal funny. The
cast is specially selected one.
EEg'rhe Chicago Tribune of Dec. &c con-
stains the following high tribute to the
vocal powers of Tony Bryant, the boy
soprano soon to lie heard in this city:
A stranger, mott particularly nolice-
able, perhaps. among the many others,
visited Trinity Episcopal church to at
tend the services yesterday. Judging
tefNDm appearances he was not over
MESSED with worldly wealth, even
though evidently we'll along in years.
During the services he sat attentive
joining occasionally in the responses.
But when the cfear, telf-like soprano
voice of eleven-year-old Tony Bryant
fring through the building. filling the
chancil and aisle5 with melody, his de-
meanor changed. He seemed to drink
| in every note Of. Neidlinger's 1.-THE
full singer concluded with:
Alleluial o, how the angels sang!
Alleluiai how it rang! @s'sit 80 81
+ And the sky was bright with holy light
Twas the birthday of q king.
those who sat near him noticed tears
tfickling down his wrinkIed cheeks.
The song had evidently aroused some
memory, touched some chord of the
long ago. During the balance of the
oOINlCCo liC odt do OuC t>uttduCtu, tIlt IT.
sponses went unnoticed. When the
last notes of the professional song
merged into the, benediction he arose
from his seat, walked slowly to the
door, beckOned the sexton to one side,
pressed four SIS gold-pieces into his
hand, said, "Give them to the boy who
sang that song" and walked away.
The New York symphony club will
appear at the Lyceun theater next Fri
day evening, at which time one of the
finest programmes heard for a long
time will be presented. The famous
American violinist, Charles f. Higgins.
is with the company this season, and
will be heard in several choice selec-
tons. Among the other artists that
will appear on that occasion are Mile.
Edica, Agnes FlorIan, Rudolf Won
Scar pa and II. Cornelius.
Anderson Recital.
Prof. A. S. Anderson, of the Ciprico
institute, and the most popular dram
attic reader OF the Northwest, assisted by
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