St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-04

eminently great. Not only will this
week bring back to US one favorite. but
in Miss Marion Gilmore we will have
second one. who has always shared.
most justly. the well-earned praise of
those who have both enjoyed and appre-
ciated the excellent performances that
have been given from time to
time by Jacob Lifts players. Miss
Elmore is recognized as the
leading soubrette of our American
stage; her work shows that she is
born actress. and not only thai. but that
she has carefully studied her art, and
like Mr.. Losee, thoroughly cultivated
her natural abilities. 1t is not neces-
sary to enuluerate the other members of
Mr.. Losee's supporting company, suffi-
cient to say that it is promised that it
will be in every way thoroughly ade-
quate, and competent for the work in
hand. 1.-The Romany Rye" was written
by George r. Sims, and is an English
melodrama that has had long and sue
cessful career since it was originally
produced at the Princess theater in
London. Its story is full of interest,
and its plot is worked out amidSl the
most picturesque of surroundings.
Marie Tempest in "rhe Fencing
Master"
1t affords unqualified pleasure to an
nounce the coming Of ''The Fencing Mas
ter, (which is booked at the Metropolitan
opera house for one week only, COM
mencing Monday. March IL. This opera
is i'll three acts, music of which is by
t le prince of composers, Reginald de
K wen. and libretto by one of Chicago's
brightest journalist, Harry B. Smith.
This work will be presented here by
The Whitney Opera company, headed
by the dainty little Dresden china prima
donna, Miss Marie Tempest. In the title
role, part which she created last sea-
son at the New York Casino, where the
opera enjoyed all unprecedented run of
over 25O consecutive nights. This
charming little prima donna will de-
light the theater-going public all next
week by her winning ways, wonderful
voice and pretty face. She is ably sup
ported by competent company of
operate artists. among whom may be
mentioned such we'll known people as
Lilly Post. formerly prima donna So
prano OF the McCaull Opera company:
Mile. Thea Dorri, primo contralto of the
Royal Italian Opera company; Miss
Julia Spencer, prlma donna soprano of
the Melbourne Opera company, Aus
tralia; Miss Marion LangdOn, soprano
of the Carleton Opera company; JULIUS
Steger, the popular baritone of 1.-The
Algerian" Opera company, late of the
Garden theater, New York; Gerald
Gerome, leading tenor of the Carl Rosa
Grand Opera company; A. L. Holbrook,
basso. and stage director of the New
York Casino and "The Tar and Tartar
company; Ole Norman, tenor of the
Swedish Opera company; Walter
West, basso of the Carleton Opera COM
pany; II. Arthur Lieblee, baritone of
the Tavary Grand Opera company. and
Richard F. Carroll, for a number of
years principal comedian Of the Casing
Opera company, and later as first
comedian of the Pauline Hall Opera
company, and II. w. Ire Denick.
comedian of several light opera CON-
pahies, together with q chorus Of fifty
voices, and an augmented orchestra
under the baton of Signor A, Tomasl,
The scenery, costumes and properties
used in the original metropolitan pro-
duction will be carried here III its en-
tirety.