St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-25
THE TWO VAGABONDS.
Humorous Thanksgiving Presen-
tatiOn by the BOllman
Company.
The Audience the Largest of the
engagement, but the Play
homogeneous.


box Office told the story of the largest
audience that has witnessed any play
heretofore presented by the Bollman
company, but whether it was the best
pleased one will remain an open ques-
ton, unless census of opinious were
taken then and there. Aside from this
the hearty laugh INDUCED in by many
as provoked by the Two Vagabonds"
must have aided in digesting many
four-year-otd turkey that had been
palmed off on the housewife as
springer"
Robert and Bertram, or "The Two
Vagabonds." has been witnessed by st.
Paul German-Americars before, and
more than once, at that. There is no
doubt that with all the musical gems
presented last night that old couplet OF,
Oh Genevieve, sweet Genevieye.
The days may come, the days may go:
But still around my memory cleayeS
Those blssful scenes of long ago,
presented itself accompanied by mind
picture of those, who in years gone by,
had posed as local talent to earn the
Dreher and Mr.. Stohlman, both of
whom have passed away, were the
first to present this musical &C.
centricity at the old Athen9um
many years ago, and later it WAS
repeated with Dreher as Bertram and
Louis Stern as Robert on the same
stage. Joseph Allemann taking the part
of Michel. Hard study and constant
and unceaSing practice at that time gave
rendition that was highly compliment
airy to those who aimed to please as
amateurs, and lingering memory still
looks back and proclaimS a verdict that
reads: Few are equals, and none can
excel.
The play last night was slightly faulty
III many Of the details, prime. pal among
which seemed TO be the lack o. irmony
tWiXt singer and orchestra. This may
have been caused by lack of time FOR
proper rehearsalS, which may also be
to blame for several dragS in change of
scenes and that lack of pr0mptness
which has heretofore characterized the
Bollmau company. These slight defects,
though, should be overlooked. when it
Is taken into consideration that
the Bolman company does something
very few combinations, If any, on the
road today attempt to do, and that is
change of bill at every performance.
This is a test of merit that would floor
nine-tenthS of the organizations travel
ing who attempted to play an engage
ment of the same length of time in any
one city. that is weekly performances
for nearly eight months.
Many visitor to our Sanity city has
often remarked that few theaters in the
country can show better orchestra
than the Metropolitan at st. Paul. but
the turkey gobbler must have mixed his
trutting notes with those of the toot
horn aud they occasioned the diversity
OF time. note and action, or the singer
caught the infection from the turkey
drumStIck.
The play has no plot, not even the
simple weaving of web OF love, and
its merits are left to depend solely upon
the music. The music is lethargic with
two exceptions, the Keep Your
Temper song of Schober. and the
"Mimicary Of the Birds, "by MarthaNeu-
mann. The action Of the play is quick,
very quick, and almost too quick for
some of the members of the company
aud several of the scene shutters, ana
the last act had to be cut in two. There
is one member of the company, though,
for whom no play is too quick, and that
is KriSchan Schooer, asevidenee of
which one had to simply watch
his nimble movements as a
dancer last evening. HIS spright-
illness was really charming and some of
his movements might be tie envy of a
French ballet dancer Theodore Lie
ben did very we'll but is hardly strong
enough for the part. Martha Neil
mann did not have the best
part in the world, but that she
is great favorite was attested
by the applause she received in the last
act. Carl Back was there, and helped
in a measure to fill by taking two char
acters, which in other hands would
have been nonenties. The balance of
the company, especially the ladies, were
neat, Collmer and Berry being in the
lead.
Saturday night the Bollman company
will present "All the Comforts OF
Home" that being their last appearance
at the Metropolitan till Sunday, Jan. /.
1898, when they will enter upon an
almost continuous Sunday night en-
gagement till late in the spring.