St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19
IN THE THEATERs.

Walker Whiteside, the tragedian, will
make his bow to st. Paul audience at
the Metropolitan opera house in re-
pertoire of tragic plays which are famii-
lar to the theater goers. The work of
Shakespeare has stood the test of ages,
but the illustrations of the several char
acters have, in many instances, been
found wanting by those who have
elected themselves as illustrators. While
people read and digest the great works
of the master and picture to themselves
the various characters which he has
made historical, how few there have
been among the tragedians that have
had the Datural aptitude TO transform
themselves into those characters to the
satisfaction of their audience. A very
small percentage of the tragedians have
gained fame through their adherence to
the traditional precedent. When AIN
actor is found who throws aside tradl-
ton, who abStains from mimicry, and
illustrates the various characters which
ne Is called upon to portray in an earn
est, natural, unconventional manner,
lmbued with ingenious young manhood
and intellectually, he becomes thea
trical novelty-a something that every
thinker and scholar welcomes. That
MIR. Whiteside is possessed of these
great qualities the testimony OF the
New Y DIRK and Philadelphia press SUBJ
Stimulates. During his engagement at
the Me tropOlitan opera house, he will
present Hamlet" Thursday night and
Saturday matinee. Friday and Saturday
night "Richelieu."
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Theodore Bolmann's popular German
comp any will give mid-week perform
ance Wednesday evening, Dec. Goth, on
which occasion they will appear in a
series of one act operas. Seats and
boxes for this performance are now on
sale at the box Office.
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The attraction at the Metropolitan
opera house all next week will be
Charles Frohman'S New York company
in Belasco and Fyles' great American
drama The Girl / Left Behind Me-
which was played for over year at the
Elm pire theater, New York, and was
the greatest success in that city last
season. After its great New York run
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Chicago, where it remained for four
months, where it duplicated its great
New York success. Seats and boxes
for this engagement will be on sale at
the box Office next Thursday morning.
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Another large audience greeted paul
kauvar" at the Grand last evening.
The CHASTITY horrors of the period of the
French Revolution known as the Reign
of Terror have afforded abundant ma
terial to dramatists and novelists for
the groundwork of the most effective
productions. This play may be con-
sidered the most striking play dealing
with the events of the French Revolu-
ton. The company Interpreting the
piece is far above the average. There
will be matinee tomorrow at $50.
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I'm Old Kentucky" which comes to
the Grand next week. is described as
an 1dyllic story of Kentucky life.
with enough stirring scenes and in
cidents to make it interesting to the
mass of playgoers. The play deals with
characters to be found only in the
mountain region of Kentucky. as we'll
as III that garden S pot Of the state
known as the blue grass region, which
Is associated with so much that is beau
tlful, romantic and chivalrous. Surely.
there is no more fertile field for the
dramatist.