St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-14
De Wolf Hopper's "Wang"
Did Phenomenal Business
at the Metropolitan.
Joseph Haworth and Modjeska
!" the Drawing Cards for
Do This Week.
Bill Nye and A. p. Burbank
Will Figure at the
Peoples.
Odds and Ends of Gossip Gar
nered for Theater-
GOePS.

A crowded house witnessed each of
the four performances of Wang" given
by the De Wolf Hopper aggregation at
the Metropolitan. The engagement was
probably the most successful one this
season at the Metropolitan. Wang"
with De Wolf Hopper and charming
Della Fox. came up to expectations, the
opera being a very entertaining one.
st. Paul people know good thing, and
are not lacking in patronage. Clara
Morris did not fill the Metropolitan the
first half of the week. and the engage
ment came below expectations from Il
financial point of view. In an artistic
sense it was success. Clara Morris,
restored to health, may be said to be at
her best. Certainly she was never seen
better than in the three performances
she gave last week. That all-round
able melo-dramatic artist, Frederic Bry-
ton, in conjunction with Frank Del
more, drew fairly good houses at the
Grand. Forgiven" the play produced,
is not, however, a particularly success
ful one. Its best situations are forced
and in many respects unreal.
For This Week.
There are two very strong attractions
at the Metropolitan this week. Joseph
Haworth, supported by ali able COM
panv, opens this evening in "St. Mare"
The engagement is for four nights. ''St.
Marc" will be repeated tomorrow even
ing, and Tuesday ''Ruy Bias" will be
produced, the concluding performance
"Wednesday being that of ".fhe Bells"
Henry Irving made great hit as Mat
thias in 1.-The Bells' many years ago.
His success brought the play into the
prominence it has since maintained.
st. Marc, the Soldier of Fortune" is
stirring and picturesque play by the late
E. l.. Davenport. Mr.. Haworth has
been immensely successful! this season.
and his engagement being particularly
striking in Chicago. The enthusi-
asm he created is reported as
having been very remarkable.
Modjeska will fill the week at the
etrupOlitan, commencing Thursday.
As good wine needs no bush, it Is un-
necessary to say anything in praise Of
Modjeska. 1t is four years since her
last appearance in st. Paul. Modjeska
Is supported by very strong company
of players. and the repertoire in which
the great Polish actress will appear is
purely Shakespearian, as follows:
Thursday, Much Ado About Moth
ing" Friday. Measure for Measure::"
Saturday matinee, LAS You Like It."
and Saturday evening, Macbeth" The
IL and l." with John T. Kelly, the fun
NEST of Irish comedians. in the princi-
pal role, will open at the Grand this
evening. ~ ami l" is bright satire
on the apartment house system. After
being dark couple of weeks, Hilton's 1
playhouse will be open this afternoon
with a Chip o. the Old Block.'' COM
edy of many excellent points. The spe-
eialtieS introduced are said to be very
strong. with good music, singing and
dancing.
2 Bill Nye.
Bill Nye and A. p. Burbank are to
appear at the Peoples church Thurs l
day evening. Nye is host in himself, 1
and his two former visits to this city are
happily remembered by citizens. When
Bill Nye opens his mouth to speak his
countenance is SO intensely solemn and
his voice so prayer meeting-like that
the audience feels for moment that
Nye is sick. aud some substitute is
being rung in on them. For moment
only. however. The shouts of laughter
soon evince the fact that Nye himself
is there. He never cracks smile dur
ing the whole programme, though the
audience screams with delight.