St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-07
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
The Metropolitan Announces
Two Drawing Cards for
the Week.
Hiss Clara Morris Will Ap-
pear in Three Very Strong
Plays.
"Wang," With De Wolf Hop
per, for Latter Half Of
the Week.
Bryton and Delmore in "For-
given" to Please the Grand
Patrons.

The patrons of the Metropolitan have
reason to be satisfied with the character
of the entertainment provided the past
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew made
most favorable impression in That
Girl From Mexico" and Elsie Leslie in
"The Prince and the Pauper' made
decided hit. The latter play will be
given this evening, its last representa-
ton. 1.-The Fat Mems CLUB did a re-
markable business at the Grand-that
is, "remarkable'' because of the charac-
ter of the performance, which, outside
of the specialties, was one of the most
n0nSenSical character. 1t says little for
the public who will crowd a theater
and by repeated applause evince their
appreciation of such an entertainment.
were greatly disappointed at the can
collation. of the Patti concert. The eX-
PLANTATION for the cancellation, to say
the least, was very f1imsy.
Clara Morris.
Clara Morris appears at the Metro
pOlitan for three nights, beginning to-
morrow evening, when she will give, in
the order named. Camille" Renee de
Moray and "Odette." Her repertoire
selected for this engagement is an ad
mirable one, as the plays are from the
works of three of the most famous of
modern authorS-Dumas fills. d'Ennery
and Sardon respectively. The names of
the authors stand very high in their
profession, but not higher than Clara
Morris does in hers. She is both great
artistic and player of superior natural
gifts. Nothing that can emphasize the
significance of acting is omitted by her.
Her power is tremendous, her realism
fOrbidS the suspicion of stimulation and
their effect is spontaneous and electrify
Ing. In her acting there is no hint of
studied lines, the author is never Oh
truded. The audience sees woman
with all wOman'S capacity to do and
suffer. 1t is her fortune in which they
are concerned; her sufferings that move
them; her art that inspires their adj
miratiOn; her pathos that compelS their
tears; her power that thrills, her passion
that thralls. She acts in splendid def
Ance TO tradition, commanding absorbed
attention and respectful admiration. 1t
is pleasure to be able to inform her
many admirers in this city of her COM
plete restoration to health. She has
never before been able to give such
powerful performances as she gives to-
Say. To lovers of the peculiar line
which Miss Morris adopts. and in
which she has never had a peer,
this engagement should be very
attractive. Her Camille has been
seen in this city too often
to require special comment. In this
character she is matchless. "Renee de
Moray is an adaptation of D. Ennery's
great play LA Martyre," and, being
story whose plot hinges upon the filial
love of a daughter for her mother,
affords splendid opportunities for an
actress whose powers of compelling
tears are so exceptional. "Odette" is
comparatively new addition to her
repertoire, but her perfect conception
of the character of Odette is brought
out with fidelity and power that
offers new revelation of her genius.
The theme is one of maternal love, and
Sardou's tremendous example of wifely
remorse and motherly contrition could
not have fallen into better hands than
those of Clara Morris, whose unerring
dramatic instincts give the character
true expression. So great was her sue
cess in this role that upon iIs first pres
entation it was said: 'Sardou is no
doubt satisfied with the present condi-
tion of his laurel wreath. but in her
rendering of Odette Clara Morris
has certainly added leaf or two to his
CROWN