St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-07
AT THE THEATERs.

A play superior to almost all plays
produced in this city this season was
presented at the Grand opera house
last night by Miss Lillian Lewis. The
name of this drama is "GOod- Bye,
Sweetheart" drama;ized from Victor
Hugo. In the past five or six seasons
Miss Lewis annual visits have demo.
straied the forward and onward movcl
ment of this excellent actress in her
art; but none Of her past productions
have equaled the thorou illness of
''Good.Bye, Sweetheart" The com.
pany is u capable and painstaking one
artists in dress. in carriage and iii
language-a company of artists who UNI
derstand art and each others methods.
The comedy is abundant, pure, refined,
original and never strained. 1t works
naturally aud spontaneously out of; the
situations in the play. The sceneryis
beautiful, the palace OH the terrace. the
Siberian tableaux, the big realistic
storm scene, the vision of heaven and
its accompanying apotheosis, is, to usa
circus fakir's expression, worth the
price of admission"
adjuncts are great factors in the genuine
success of the play, and round out the
whole stage picture and make the illu-
sion more real, there is no doubt. The
true cause of the success of ''Good Bye,
Sweetheart" is largely due to the good
work done by Miss Lillian Lewis as La
TiSba. She has considerable scoee
III this part. and she creates grand
character-not a stage heroine, but
woman of flesh and blood, of life and of
nature.
Richard Nesmith, Frederick Monte,
Hardee Kirkland and Allen Demond
acted their parts with ease and force.
Miss Louise Hofer and Miss Virgie
Cranes were admirable.
-
Tonight the Metropolitan Grand En-
glish Opera company will begin an en-
gagement of six nights and Saturday
matinee at the Metropolitan opera
house, appearing in the popular operate
work ''Il Trovatore." There has been
a slight change made in the repertoire:
Tonight they will sing I'll Trovatore,,"
tomorrow night Faust" Wedne day
night (only) Lucia di Lammcrmoor,"
Thursday night and Saturday matinee
the last act Of "Rigoletto'' and "Caval-
leria Rusticana," Friday night Car
men," and Saturday night bohemian
Girl" The company is a most excel
lent one. numbering sixty people. in
GLIDING such famous artists as Louise
Natal, Charlotte Maconda, Helen Won Do
enboff. Henrietta Drey er, Payne Clarke,
Barron BerthaId, William Mertens,
Perry Averill. Pierre Delasco and s. H.
Dudley. The compa V closed Il weeks
engagement at the Grand opera house.
Minneapolis, last Saturday night. Both
tue press and the public spoke in the
highest terms of the company, and were
unanimous in saying that it was the
strongest operate organization that has
appeared i'll the Twin Cities in five
years.
Max Naretzek, the celebrated musical
director, is at the head of the English
Opera company which will begin a
weeks engagement at the metropolitan
tonight. Ii was uuder his baton That
I'll TrovatOre' was first produced in :
this country years ago. and it was under
his direction that such artists as Nils
son. Lucca. Kellogg. Cary and host OF
others made their American deDuts.
Max MaretZek has lost none of his vim
and magnetism, and we may therefore
expect some fine performances.