St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-04
IN THE THEATERs.
hottie Collins New Song, sMar-
guerite," Is Pleasing.

Ilortie Collins New Song, "Mar-
guerite," Is Pleasing.
Miss Lottie Collins and her company
presented a very charming vaudeville
entertainment at the Grand last night.
The reputation that this little actress
has made by the very CHIC manner in
which she pleaSes by her singing and
dancing drew magnificent audience
last night, every one of which expected
to hear the well-kuown "Ta-ra-ra-
boom-de-ay" that has made Miss Col
Inns so famous. But the audience was
disappointed, for the song was not
sung, but instead, in very neat sketch
entitled "A Naughty Substitute" which
was played, she sang her new song,
Marguerite" While the singing and
dancing are not so catchy" as in her
Boom decay" 1t is successful, winning
the audience very well. The ladies
and gentlemen composing the remain
der of the cast are all artists, and the
speclalties they produced were of a
superior character.
'Honor" was the title of the play by
the BOllmannS at the Metropolitan last
evening, and the pleasing paradox was
presented of the theory Of honor and lis
practice in real life. The play was
pleasing innovation in that it was in the
line Of drama. with Manager Bollmann
in the title role. His conception Of the
character of Robert, the brother to
whom honor is dearer than lite, and to
protect the honor Of his sister is his one
great aim, was remarkably fine, but the
effects of the lines are somewhat
marred by the authors delineation of
the balance of the characters in the
family of Robert. But while the
author has weakened the play in this re-
spect, he has strengthened it in the line
of realistic representation of the peoples
daily life with whom the story deals.
especially the aeinecke family, who
truly represented what is known in the
capital of Germany as "Berliner Keller
Wohner." There is but one strong
character outside of Robert ia the play,
and that is Count Won Trast, which was
exceptionally well rendered by Adolph
Rehfeld: Christian Schober's character
was well rendered and well represented,
but it is not just his line. Wagner.
Loesch and Seiffert dressed no
the play neatly, and helped smooth
the rough spots. There is no
leading role in the feminine line, but
Helene Collmer made an excellent "alte
mutter" and Marie Harding seine leib-
enswertige tochter." What might be
termed the leading juvenile character
was taken by Miss Ella Collmer, whose
conception and execution were good,
but she seems to somewhat misinterpret
the part In that she leaves one essential
part out. shat Of displaying more love,
either TO lover or brother; and in this
point lies the weakness of the part.
either of the author or the actor. and a
brilliant opportunity for a splendid
character REPRESENTATION is lost. Still,
it may be that stamp Of Berlin life.
il One OF the most startling, and at the
same time appropriate, names that has
as yet been given a melodrama is THE
Span OF Life" over which there is now
SO much discussion. II will be given its
first st. Paul Presentation at the Metro
politan tonight. Il Is play full of
startling incidents, one of which Is a
human bridge over a dizzy chasm in the
wilds Of Africa. The wooden bridge
had broken down, and as the reseuing
party of men reached the point and dis
covered the situation, they climbed
upon each other. forming a human
tower of sufficient length to reach
across the chaSm. Then the tower top
pied over, and the topmost man caught
the opposite edge Of the chasm, chung
to it, thus closing living bridge, over
which the pursued party escaped. This
scene is performed upon the stage with
the most striking realistic effect.