St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-27
PRESS CLUB PLEASURES.
Their FavOrs Please, and They
Receive the Compliment With
Modesty.
Data of Events That Are Here
and Points on Those to
Come.

While the annual Press club benefit,
which occurred at the Metropolitan
opera house yesterday afternoon, was
not the glittering success which marked
the similar event year ago. it was still
satisfactory and creditabIe affair, and
will land a handsome amount of the
Filthy palimpsest' in the treasury of
the club. The house was very we'll
filled, all of the first floor and large
proportion OF the balcony being oc-
cupied, but that does not fully represent
the receipts, as many tickets were sold
and not represented in the audience.
Perhaps something in the neighborhood
of $1,000 will be the net receipts of the
benefit, and that is not so bad. The
performance was exactly according to
programme given in full Ill the GLOBE
yesterday, and the audience received
enthusiastically what was laid before
it. The only criticism is that there was
little too much of the ''one-act" bust
ness and too few bright and pleasing
speciality work. However. taken as a
whole, it was pleasant and successful
entertainment.
AT the Metropolitan opera house on
Sunday. Monday, Tuesday, Jan. 90. so
and 81, and Feb. l, the Warde and
James combination will appear. This
is now the leading company of its kind
on the stage. The two stars are popu-
lar favorites, and they are supported by
a strong company, and the performances
given are reported to be superb. Seats
and boxes are now selling.
Evans and Hoey continue a prosper
Gus business in "a Parlor Match" at
the Metropolitan opera house. They
will give but three more performances
day night. This will be a good oppor-
tunity for the ladies to bring the chill
dren, as there is good deal in this per-
Torrance to interest the little ones, in-
Guiding Minnie French as Innocent
Kidd. "Old Hoss" Hoey, by request,
will sing his successful song of two
years ago, They're After Me-" at the
three remaining performances.
One of the features Of the ''Parlor
Match last evening was the presence
of about twenty of the Indian govern
ment police. When the worlds fair
specially came on some of them wanted
to go on the stage to give pointers, but
"Old HosS" said, "They were not the
only ones"
Rosina Vokes, who comes to the Met
ropolitan next Thursday for half
weeks engagement, is identified with a
kind of entertainment peculiar to her.
self and her company. There is no
other organization in the country pre-
senting programmes made up of three
0ne-act plays, and the success that the
English comedienne has met with indi-
Gates that the public is partial to this
sort of dramatic pabulum. Here she
will give two of her most charming
triple bills. Thursday and Friday,
Crocodile Tears (new), The Circus
Riderp and "My Lord in Livery" Sat
urday afternoon and evening, "a Game
of Cards" That Lawyers Fec New)
and "a Double Lesson"
1t is the exception, rather than the
rule, that melodramatic plays are given
the benefit Of strong cast. Edwin Ar
den, vino will be seen next week at the
Grand III Eagles Nest" has followed
the exception in this respect and chosen
a supporting company from among the
best. Were his example followed out
in every case there would be fewer
plays pronounced failures by the pub
lie. Mr.. Arden, coming as stranger
to st. Paul. does not lack i'll
strong commendatory criticisms from
other cities, and his play, though new
to this city, is said to be one of the best
of its kind. Those who know Frank
Losee will realize that he has rot been
miScast in the part of a villain, and
clever. versatile Marion Elmore. 1t will
be conceded, is properly placed in the
character of wild Western girl. Mr..
Arden carries his own scenery, which is
picturesque and effective.
Miss Edythe Chapman, of the Warde-
James combination, which appears next
week at the Metropolitan opera house,
will be welcomed by her friends in st.
Paul who had the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance during her stay at Mac
alester three years ago. Her first ap-
pearance on the professional stage after
leaving this city was in Held by the
Enemy" with which company she re-
manned the entire season.