St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-08

''fhe Lions Mouth" will be given. Fri
day ''Virginius," his great creation, and
Saturday 'The MOuntebank." which
| has brought Mr.. w arde fame and fort
une. Since Mr.. Warde'S appearance
here last September he has toured the
| entire length and breadth of America.
| His advent at the various theaters and
| cities has been one continuous ovation,
| and during the time he has demon
| strated beyond the shadow of doubt
his remarkable genius, aud today
| stands the acknowledged classical
actor of America Next season
Mr. Warde intends branching out
in larger field than he has hitherto at
tempted, and will present series of
costly productions that promises to
make Henry Irving look to his laurels.
| Among the productions will be the sue
cess of this season, "The Lions Mouth" J"
The dignity of blank verse fits admir-
| ably the noble and heroic character OF
sentiment and action of this play, and
| is as nObly and herOically rendered by
Mr.. Warde. The tragedian's persona
tiUn of the young hero-lOver is so full Of
| the fiery impetuOSity of youth. as well
as manly power and resolution, as to
surprise even his ardent admirers, who
had found it difficult to dlSsOciate his
| name from the tragic dignity of Vir-
| ginius. and the similar line of charac-
| tiers with which his name is identified.
| Lyceum Theater-The much lieralded
Jennie ONeil Potter's monOlOgue en-
| tertainment will be given at the Lyceum
theater next Friday evening and Satur-
day matinee. This will be the first ap-
pearance OF Miss Potter in this city
since her departure two years ago, when
she left Minneapolis and became resi-
| dent of New York. The entire career
of this popular reader presents a most
! interesting account of what pluck and
! ambition can accomplish when properly
applied. Miss Potter, although she
| calls herself Minneapolitan, was born
! in Patch Grove, Wis. She, however.
came to Minneapolis in her early life.
and it was in the Flour City that her
sad domestic experience was enc0unt-
cred. The wrecking of her home and
! the death Of favorite child were among
| her misfortune. aud it was at that
| time that her career as reader began.
| Finding that the West did not offer
| ield sufficiently broad for her capabll-
| itieS, she went to New York. Her first
appearance in the metropolis was sue
cess She visited England, and under
| the patronage of Mrs. Mackey and
| many of the nobility, she recorded a
complete success. AT Washington she
| scored a great hit her enteItalnmt mt
/ being especially patronized by Mrs.
| Benjamin Harrison and many high in
| official and diplomatic life. Cultured
] Boston also bowed in Acknowledgement
| to her talents. "Flirts and MatrOnS,"
! the monologue which she will present,
was written by Robert Griffin Morris. In
| the construction of the same, MIR. Morris
| Ifu tn
| definition of a mOnoiOgue, dramatic
| composition for single player. The
1 Seven Ages of Woman" is the second
! title of the piece and, perhaps, the best
/ applied, as the mOnOlogue pOrtrayS IN
| succession the different phases of a
/ WOnan'S life, beginning as the child IN
the nursery and following as the school
| girl, then as the debutante, the society
belle, the bride and the wife and end
! ing as the mother. The toilets worn by
| her in the monologue were especially
| made for the reading, and are described
| as models OF the dreSser'S art. Incl
| dental to the monologue Miss Potter
will recite "How Salvador Won" and
1.-The Volunteer OrgaDiSt." Prof.
| Thomas Taylor Drill, of this city. will
| assist in the production r. W. Middle
ton will accompany Prof. Drill, and the
| Danz orchestra Will furnish the music.
! The sale of seats will open at Dyer'S
| tomorrow morning.
/ The amateurs whose performance of
| ga Box of Monkeys" at the university
| last Saturday evening was so diSas-
| trously interrupted by the fire, have, in
/ response to many urgent requests, de-
| cided to give performance at the Ly-
| +ceum theater, Minneapolis, next Satur-
day evening, May IA. The proceeds of
this performance will he used in paying
| for the furniture, draperieS and cos
tunes which were damaged by the
| burning of University chapel, and it is
| hoped that the friends of the amateurs
! will turn out in full force. In order to
| make the event still more entertaining
it has been decided to play the well
| known but always acceptable little COM
| edy, "My Uncle'S WILL" as a "curtain
| raiser" The cast will be as follows:
Charles Cashmere. 80. Charles W: Farnham
| MI. Barker .-..- fnllip D. nunt
Florence Marigold. Miss Adah Hawkins
| "A BOX OF MONKEYS
| Edward Ralston. 49, Charles ". Farnham
| Chauncey Oglethorpe. Philip b. Hunt
| Mrs Ondego Jhones. Miss Catherine Everts
! Sierra Bengaline Miss Adah Hawkins
| LadyGuineGeve Landpoore. Miss Marion Craig
Tickets are OIL sale at Dyer's, NicOllet
avenue. and can also be obtained of
]
| Guiding reserved seat. Several box
parties have already been made up, and
a special electric car will run from the
| Ryan hotel to accommodate st. Paul
| people. Give them full house!
BlJou Opera HOuse-Manager Hays
| announces for the present week, one of
the strongest attractions OF the season.
| Commencing with matinee today at
| 2:30 will be presented the Interesting
! romantic comedy-drama, "Mr. Barnes
| of New York" Mr. Gunter's romantic
play has had long and prosperous
career. and has been indorseG i'll every
leading city in America as one OF the
best of its class. In the present play
the characters come nearer to those
phases of life with which the present
generation is familiar, thereby much
heightening the interest of the auditor.
1t will De staged at the Bijou the COM
| ing week far more effectively
than heretofore in this city.
by reason of the superior advan-
| ages of the theater. The cast will be
| precisely the same as during the former
| engagement of the company at the
Grand and will include Mr.. Hugo To-
| land, rapidly rising young actor OF far
| more than average ability in the title
role. Miss May Wheeler, a charming
little actress, will be Marina Paoil, OF
| whom Mr.. Barnes in the course OF the
| play impetuOuSiy remarks, "By Jove,
they don't make such girls on Fifth
/ avenue" Among others in the cast are
/ Mr., Sheridan Block and his charming
4 wife, Miss Emma Field. Others are Mr..
4 Coulter Brnker. Percy Brooke, E. w.
Morrison, George NJ. Ewell. Clara Yer
4 ner. Lola BarteIle, and Miss Emily
Travis. The scenes are laid respective
ly in France and Italy, including view
of the lovely garden of Monte Carlo,
painted by Phillip Goatcher.
Pence Opera House This theater
will open today with matinee and con-
tinue all week. with matinees Wednes-
day and Friday, with the special en-
gagement of the original Fun oil the
Bristol" This is one of the oldest and
best of farce comedies. 1t has plot.
and yet is very funny. The company is
large and strong. Harry j. Connors.
/ the comedian, is great favorite. He
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