St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-14
THE WHITE SQUADRON
Pleased Large Audience at the
Metropolitan.

| Pleased u Large Audience at the
Metropolitan.
Notwithstanding the incement wealth
er of last evening, "rhe White Squad
ron," patriotic naval drama, drew an
immense audience to the Metropolitan
theater. 1t proved to be the strongest
melodramatic spectacle seen in tins city
| for years. From the curtain rise to its
! fall enthusiasm ran rife, each scene i'll
| its progress receiving more and more
! pla from the delighted audience.
The play is replete with romantic and
startling situations, and all the climaXeS
are forcible and effective. The scenes
of three of the four acts are laid at Rio
Janeiro. Brazil: one of them, the third
act, being in the public square of That
oity, where an imposing spectacle, the
congress of naVieS, takes place. The
fourth and closing act shows the eX-
terror of an ancient monastery In Brazil.
There are supernumerarleS galore IN
the production, representing, among
other things, the Brazilian sOldery,
sailors of half dozen nations, and a
band of bold brigandS.
These brigands form the nucleus OF
the plot of the production. Their lead
er is mysterious person, who proves TO
de RomanciO, a general in the Brazilian
army This generalhas a hatred for
Victor StauntOn, in command of the
United States steamship Chicago, of
the white squadron, i'll love with OneSta
da Silvera, sister of Paulo ola Sllvera, a
captain in the Brazilian army. Gen.
de ROmanciO also entertalnS terrible
hatred for Paulo as well, though Paulo
Is in love with his daughter, TereSe de
RomanciO.
Gen. de Romancio schemes constantly
to rid himself of Staunton and Paulo,
and with varied success till the closing
act, when, through the cleverness of
the United States officer, DE Romancio
falls into trap where he is recognized
as leader of the brigands by DeOdorO Ola
Fonseca, president of the Brazilian
republic. and is sentenced TO death,
Then the great denouement scene. and
the curtain fails with OneSta happy in
the arms of Victor Staunton and Terese
de ROmancio i'll the embrace OF Paulo
da Silvera.
The leading 70 e. that of Victor Staun-
ton, was in the hands of Robert billiard.
His conception of the part pleases all,
and he scored pronounced success. AS
Paulo da Silvera, William Harcourt
shared the honOrs with the leading man,
and won deserved plauuitS. klug He'd
ley, as Demetrio de ROmancio, was eX-
cellent, while Elmer Grandin as Santos,
Moorish slave, who makes his appear
ance yOked with an OK ard hitched to a
cart, was excellent, and made decided
hit in the small part assigned to him.
He is careful actor, who makes up and
dresses his part to perfection.
OF the ladies In the cast, Miss May
Wheeler made the best impression. She
was good at all times, and, though her
part called for rare dramatic talent, she
was equal to the demand made upon her
power. Miss Lillian Leach, as Hope
Blossom. little QuakeresS. was petite
and pleasing, while Miss Jessie beagle.
as Terese de Romancio, makes a good
impression.
The others in the cast deserve word
of praise for their good work.
1.-The White Squadron" scored great
success last evening, and the only fault
lay in the wearisome extent of the al
legged funny business in the last act, i'll
scene where it was wholly out of
place.