St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-29
AT THE THEArERS,

AL. G. Fields famous MINISTRIES
pleased another large audience at the
Metropolitan opera house last onight.
The performance given by this musical
organization IS one of the best that has
been seen in st. Paul for several years.
Each member of the company is a No.
artist III his particular line. The COM
pany Will give but three more perform
ances, tonight and two holiday perform
dances tomorrow matinee and evening.
Seats can now be secured at the box
once Tor The remaining performances.
p Frederick Warde and Louis James,
the twin tragic stars, will play their
annual engagement at the Metropolitan
ION May 81 and June and 2. 1t is some
swhat over year since this fine COM
pany gave their first performance IN
this city.
I The two tragedians have been ex-
tremely successful since they started
out to uphold the banner of the classical
drama. and theater goers from one end
ithe country to the other feel that in this
instance the success was fully merited,
as they have given only the best plays,
and have always been careful to sur
Ground each production with every pos
slble detail in costuming and scenery,
as we'll as providing players capable Of
interpreting the characters.
The repertoire has been arranged as
follows: Thursday, Julius Caesar"
Friday, Francesca da Rimlni;" Satur-
day matinee, 1.-The Lion's Mouth" ana
Saturday night damon and Pythias."
The Columbian Comic Opera company
will be Manager SCOTS attraction for
the summer season at the Metropolitan
opera house. beginning next Monday
night. June 4. Although unknown to
ST. raul theater-g0ers as an organiza-
ton, the reputation of its principals, a
large and carefully selected chorus of
thirty-five voices and an augmented
orchestra, assure not only excellence in
every respect, but really the very best
operate performances ever seen on the
Metropolitan's stage during the long
summer engagements. AS Manager
Scott says 1.-The company in every
respect will prove itself worthy to &C.
cupy any first class theater during the
regular season." Notwithstanding this
assurance. popular prices, viz: Is, 25
and 80 cents at night and Is and 25
cents at the matinees, will prevail dur
ing the entire engagement. Milloecker's
romantic comic opera 1.-The Black
Husser" will be the opening production,
followed by Other popular successes,
and probably several new operas. Seat
sale now ID progress at the box office.
Rehearsals begin this morning at the
Grand for ''Rosedale." the first play to
be presented by the William Morris
company. This great play gives Morris
players an excellent opportunity to
show their worth, as all the characters
are good, and can only be trusted in the
hands of thorough artists. Mr.. Morris
will, OF course, enact the role of Elliot
Grey. and Miss Eta Hawkins will be
seen as Florence May. No better play
could have been selected for the intro
duction of this company than "Rose-
dale" The presentation of this play III
itself is sufficient to attract large audi
ences all week, and especially is this
probable when the Morris company give
to the production all of the elaborate
ness in scenery and stage appointments
that characterize the original New York
produ elton.