St. Paul daily globe., 1894-03-12
IN THE THEATERs.

fanny Rlce and her excellent CON-
pany gave performance at the Metro
p0litan opera house last evening so
pleasing that the rather small audience
must nave regretted that the aggrega-
tlon was booked for only one night.
Fanny Rice does not give one the i'm
preston that she possesses wide
range OF acting, but she is great within
her range. The girlish laugh she works
so freely, and the little things she does
with charming naturalnesS, many of
which seem to be matters Of accident,
are show in themselves, and the house
that would not be couvulsed with laugh
ter by them must be too stolid to appre-
ciate good things.
Her leading man, George r. Edeson,
and the comedian, Barney McDonough,
are stars, and each would do we'll to
travel with an aggregation of his own.
Melville Stewart is also a fine actor.
Frank Jones, apparently quite a youhg
man, has sweet baritone voice.
1t was indeed Jolly Surprise"
Ihe entire company is strong. and
the performance OF last evening is about
the best OF its kind ever seen in the
city. Should Fanny Rice find a book
ing in the city later i'll the season it is
safe to believe that she will play to all
excellent business.
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Romance, realism and comedy are
the i'll 4redenTs of Henry C. De Miles
first great play The Danger Slgual,"
which brought him prominently before
tie public Il number of years ago. and
which last night pleased, enthuSed and
thrIIIa1 a mt o.,Ii
at the Grand. The play, which achieved
success here several seasons ago on its
first production, has been improved and
altered To some extent, and goes with
dash and vim that keeps the audience
on an edge throughout the programme.
From Its title one would be lead to sup.
pose that the play is a sensational one,
but this Is far from the fact. 1t is Il
natural portraiture of incidents i'll the
lives of railroad men which are com
mon i'll the far West, where the scenes
of the play are laid, and which accounts
for the number of railroad trains, snow
pow, telegraph Office, station, freight
trains aud other railroad effects and
implements introduced and seen in the
play.
1t would indeed be difficult matter
for all opera season to be lnaugurated
under more favorable circumstances
than the Marie Tempest engagement
will be commenced at the Metropolitan
tonight. Many weeks have lapSed Since
the contract providing for this engage
ment here was signed by Managers L..
n. Scott and +. &. Whitney. and this
time has been occupied in careful prep
aratlon for the season. The OrganiZa-
ton known as the Whitney Opera
company Is the result of one years
careful and conscientious WORK. 1t was
launched the last week i'll August at
the Hollis Street theater Ill Boston, AMI
has since made all almost complete tour
of the United States and Canada,
appearing successfully in Wash
Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Cleveland,
Cincinnati and Chicago. and then
repeated no less than three times
i'll the city OF New York. playing the
two holiday weeks at Daly's theater and
the last week in January at the Grand
opera house. The success that has at
tended The Fencing MaSter' on its
travels has evidently followed it to st.
Paul. or rather preceded it, as the adj
vance sale is the largest known here in
years, so big, in fact, aS 10 guarantee
the success of the entire season, as
great number of boxes and seats have
already been secured for every one of
the seven performances. This will ue
the first appearance of Miss Marie Ten
pest iii this city. as well as the first
time The Fencing Master" has ever
been presented here.
Archie Boyd, star and proprietor IF
The Country Squire" company, that is
TO open an engagement at the Metro
politan opera house next Sunday even
ing, was in the city yesterday the guest
of st. Paul friends. Mr.. Boyd is an
actor of wide repute. He gained con-
fame some years ago starring
in the ''Old Homcstead' company. The
Country Squire has been received in
the East with great favor, the Cleveland
Leader and many other papers placing
1t above 1.-The Old Homestead" 1t Is
clean production, and attracts much
attention among the clergy.
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The benefit performance at the Ger
mania Turner hall last evening was
quite a success. 1t was rendered to
Julius COllmer by the B0llman COM
pany. and was in recognition of the
services of that veteran actor TO the
and to the German theater-
going public. The play was q tour-act
drama entitled der Goldbauer," and
it was splendidly rendered. Anent this
performance it might be stated that it
is too bad that st. Paul has not good.
first-class Thespian temple. and it
would be grand idea if some of the
many German societies, or a combiaa-
ton of them, would take this matter i'll
hand and build theater that would be
the city. Let some Of the prominent
Germans start the ball rolling in this
direction.