St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-29
MISS BERRY'S BENEFIT.
1t Is Charming Success and the
Beneficiary Is Overwhelmed
With Flowers.
Only Two More Performances to
BE Given by BolIman's COM
pany This Season.

The testimonial benefit rendered to
Miss Gertrude Berry at the Metrepoli-
tan last evening was a charming sue
cess, and the flattering reception given
to the beneficiary in the shape of per-
feet beveys of bouquets between every
act demonstrates her popularity to be
almost boundless. 1t was among the
neatest receptions that has yet been ten
dered to any member of the Bollman
company. The play presented, Cor
nelius FosZ.'' is high grade comedy of
high life in Germany. 1t is what might
be termed refined comedy. and the sur
roundipgs with which it deals are of
such nature that the average German
American citizen, who either never
came into contact with them, or left the
fatherland while still young in years.
can hardly fully appreciate all the finer
effects of the dialogue and the peculiar
situations resulting from the winding
and unwinding of the threads of the
story. Miss Berry had cast betting
her nature, and she did it full justice.
AS the young and innocent maiden who
falls in love with the impecunious
artist, she is neat and displays the SIM
plicity of the character true to nature,
as she also does her establishment on
learning that her artist is really prince.
Miss Berry is very versatile actress
and should have selected play more
appealing to the general public. Her
mann Schneider as the prince, travelling
incog, and thus meeting his love fate,
after many years of eScapadeS OF similar
nature, made handsome prince, and
for this young actor it may be said that
his stage presence and clear, distinct
enunciation will win him an envlable
position in the theatrical world. Theo-
dOre Boilman is never dull and any
part put into his hands is made sue
cess. His Arnold last evening showed
him an adept at acting and master OF
Interpretation. Elsa ROemer and julius
Collmer had hard lines. unappreciative,
but were well rendered. Schober and
Neumann had minor parts, but will APP
pear again in all their glory next Sun
day evening, which will be the second
last performance of the company.
The Bollman company, with new ma
terial. will undoubtedly appear in st.
Paul next season, and if not at the Met
ropolitan they will very likely engage
the new Germania theater that is to be
built by the Germania Turner society,
on the site of the old Turner hall. This
enterprise is practically settled, only a
few minor details remaining to be ar
ranged. and if il is finished in time ii
can safely be said that the Bollman
company will be engaged to dedl.
| cate it. 10 Director Bollman should
be given the credit of having
first conceived the idea Of having regu.
| lar German theatres in ST.. Paul, and
while it seemed a doubtful under
| taking at first, under his skillful and
| jndicious management. it has become
an assured fact. The German public OF
st. Paul may rest assured that if the
| new theater is not ready by the opening
of the season next fall that the Metro
| politan will be engaged for the present
| alton of German theatrjcals. The past
season has been fairly we'll supported,
considering it was the first venture Of
the kind, and the next can be counted
upon as a financial success. Director
Bollman and part of the company will
| remain in st. Paul until the next season
| opens.