St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-05
ROBIN HOOD.


Those perennial favorites the Bostonians,
were given right royal welcome at the Net
ropoltan last evening. So long have they
amused the public that their very names are
household words, and their temperance is
greeted as the return of old friends. The
audience is always large and always enthusi-
astic, and the company is almost always de-
serving OF the applause 1t receives. There
was, however. entirely too much applause
last evening. The encores dragged the opera
out into almost interminable length, till
those of the audience who are at the mercy
of the street railway company quaked in
their boots at the thought of missing the last
car, The management should be less gener-
GUS i'll responding to recalls.
robin Hood was the opera, with Tom
Karl in the title role. The famous tenor's
voice was as smooth and sweet as ever, and
his stage appearance charming The part is
not an especially trying one, and the most
taking male solos do not fall 10 Robin Hood,
but Tom Karl makes the most of Robin
Hoods songs. When Fl. G. Barnabee, i'll the
Sheriff of Nothinghams clothes stepped
out upon the stage, the applause was SIM
ply deafening. Of course, Barnabee was
funny; he always is and his opportunities
III robin Hood are great. And theu, too
he sings very well. indeed. Eugene Cowles
MAGNIFICENT voice made his rendering of
VIII Scarlet extremely pleasing. His tailor
and crow song with chorus. in Act II, was
recalled three times, as was also his anvil
song i'll the last act. w. III. Mcdonald, as
Little John. scored his most decided hit in
the brown October ale song in Act Ii, but
was more than satisfactory in all his work.
a.
BONNER Alana-Dale never followed the
fortunes of Robin Hood than Jessie
Bartlett Davis Her boyish airs are very tax
ing, and her rich, full voice is used in an ad-
mirable way. Her song, 20 Promise Me- in
Act III, one of the most popular things in the
opera, was sung with feeling and sympathy.
Camille d Arville is pleasing both to the eye
and ear as Maid Marian. With the excep-
ton of an occasional hint of hardness in her
upper register her voice is of excellent quail
ity and she sings with good method
Peter Lang and George rockingham, as
Guy of Osborne and Friar Tuck, are anus
ing ana sing well. Some of their unex-
pected bits of business are intensely laugh
able. The rest OF the cast are excellent.
The stage is prettily dressed throughout
and the costuming of the chorus is unusually
artistic. robin Hood" is one of the pretti-
est comic operas on the stage, and will I'M
doubleday continue to draw large houses at
its presentation tonight and Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
Among the people in the boxes last night
were: Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Kelly. Miss
Anna Ryan, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Hilton. Mrs
a. B. Stickney, Miss SticKney and party.
Ansel Oppenheim, D. Goodkind, a. P Wal
lack and party, w. II. Bliss and party, ]. Fl.
BurweH and party, Mr.. and Mrs. H. V. Ruth
erford.
Fitz Morris. representing Bronson How
ards military spectacle, Shenandoah" al
rived in st. Paul last evening to pave the
way for the coming of this big success to the
Metropolitan next week. The play has just
finished its second great run in New York.
The original scenery and accessories viii be
seen here, and the same powerful cast,
headed by Francis Carlyle.
Lilly Clay's Gaiety Girls drew another big
house at Hilton's Play House last evening. A
family matinee takes place today. Next
Sunday matinee the original Peck's Bad Boy
company open for four nights and two matt
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