St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18
AT THE THEATERS.
Julia Marlowe the Only Juliet
Today.

Today.
There is no question of the wisdom In
billing Romeo and Juliet" for the
opening night of the Julia Marlowe
engagement. Mrs. Taber is the only
actress now before the public who i'll
cludes this love tragedy in her roper
toire. A few of the actors put it Oh as
an occasional matinee in order that
some sixteen year-0ld aspirant may
taste the sweets Of her name in large
letters on the bill boards, but for
serious consideration there is but one
Juliet. the sweet E!izabethan Julia
Marlowe.
Mrs. Taber challenges the largest pos
sible criticism when she plays juliet,
for it has long been considered the
diploma piece of the finished actress. 1t
was the initial character of both Mary
Anderson and Adelaide Nelson, ana a
wider gamut of tone cannot he con-
ceived than from the statuesque marble
of the one to che passionate fire of the
other. The voices OF tradition and the
modern stage are SO low and so varied
that an actress of today may Undue this
Shakespeare heroine with most original
cOloring If only she preserves the
classic proportions OF the master drama
list. Hitherto Mrs. Taber has empha-
sized the poetic attributes of Juliet's
character. 1t has been an essentially
lyric conception of great beauty and
spirituelle delicacy, but lacking in that
intense passion of souls born beneath
the Southern sky. So constant Is the
crescendo of Miss Marlowe's power
that the performance of last evening
may be called crowded with the
highest and deepest elements.
The portrayal has lost none of the e!e-
mental lmpulsiveness of her earlier
productions, but gained such warmth
that there was at times deliIium of
passion. In spontaneity. perhaps, is
noticed the greatest addition to this
artists development, something that
actors of the Theatre Franchise,
where Miss Marlowe spent much of her
summer, are the greatest masters of.
difficulty say this was best. No more
beautiful scenes can be conceived than
the tableau of the chapel scene.
Perhaps only IN the chamber scene is
the need for stronger acting, broader
lights felt; but there is horizon to
everything short Of infinite PERFECTION.
Robert Taber returns to us after a
two years absence a finished actor.
| The virility of his conception was
strongly marked, while it loses none of
that sunny blitheness which character
lied his first Romeo. The love pass
| ages concerning his first love, RosalIne,
| are given with such indeterminate mel
ancholy that one forgives the sudden
| infatuatiOn for Juliet, which the cham
| Der critics have never been able lightly
| to pass over. 1t would need but the
| few words said by Romeo over JuIiet's
body in the tomb to convince that the
Heading man. of this company has
indeed reached fuller experience dur
ing this summer.
Rose Eytinge.a sterling actress of the
old school, played most acceptabiy the
part of nurse. The Benvolio was ex-
ceptionally good. but Mercutio and the
friar are undeniably weak parts in the
company. The fencing scene. with j j..
NJ. Fraucoeur as Tybalt, was unusually
fiery.
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Tonight Julia MarIowe's own favorte
| double bill, 1.-The Bellies Stratagem,' -
followed by "Challerton," Ernest Lacy's
poetic little tragedy, specially written
for her, and which for this reason alone
should prove highly entertaining, as il
introduces her in an ideaized character,
whOss trials are no less picturesque
than pathetic.
Mr.. Scott has joined the management
of Julia Marlowe in the preparation OF
exquisite wedding bristol covers. en-
bossed in harmonizing tints and shades
with the artiste's monogram and true
lovers knots, for special programmes OF
equally attractive typographical ap-
pearance. The souvenirs are to be pre-
scented to theater parties during Mis-!
Marlowe's approaching engagement
inscribed with the names Of hosts an(
| guests.
The representation of life in a nev
Western town, which opens at tn,
Grand next week, with extravagan
comicality. is the purpose of the play
"Rush City," Its principal character il
land agent who is responsible for tn,
mushroom town. and about him are gath
cred a Chicago widow who wants di
vorce and moves to the new town to ge
it. typewriter, young man of fashion
gambler, clergyman, Boston school
ma am, and an inventor who Is success
full in making rain. The scenery use,
is expensive. elaborate and appropri
ate, and the finale of the second act
which represents the destruction of tn
new town. in a cyclone. Is exceptionally
effective.
Gus Heege. of lyon Yonson" fame
wrote the play, and Davis & Keog
present Is with a company of peopl
very clever. both in the farce proper an,