St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-12
In THE THEATERs.

PRIMROSE ana west opened last night
at the Metropolitan to a large house,
with their aggregation of burnt-corh ar
lists. Primrose and Vests this season
is strong in every detail. The opening
first part shows the regular semi-circle
b of entertainers dressed in black satin
dress suits, while the orchestra rises in
the rear in natural complexion and in
fancy court costumes of red. "Billy"
Van and James A. Wall of1iciate as the
bones, while George Primrose and
'"Tom" Lewis serve as the
tambos and exchange lot of
tlmellow jokes, songs and dances.
The musical portion of the first part is
a decided change from the old way so
t1often seen here before, and the old,
F WORKOUT songs are carefully avoided.
I@The singing of George Evans. Tom
Lewis and James A. Wall deserves
mention. George IL Primrose's "Stand-
ling on the Corner" was new, and
| pleased the large audience wonderfully.
In the second part Morris Cronin's club
swinging WAS very clever, and his COLI
troll of the flying clubs was marvellous.
The game of football between the
"Hayales" and "Hearties" was de-
cided burlesque on that popular game,
and brought forth lots of fun. and kept
the house in roar. Billy Van
in his originalities was capital
and his medley was the cause of much
laughter. Tom Lewis is first-clasS
dancer, and Howe, Wall and Mcleod.
styled the three kings of music on the
bill, are simply wonderful; popular airs
were brought forth from trunk checks
table caster-mail bags andold trunks.
Rice and Elmar did very clever turn
on horizontal bars. and made their sur
priSlng feats very funny. A very funny
hit was made by George Primrose, who
is brim full of nonsense. He stopping
at the end Of his song and looking out
returned to the middle of the stage
and asked in low voice if there
was doctor present. A young
looking man with eyeglasses and very
Sedate look got up and said, II am
physician" George looked at him and
told HIM TO keep his seat until he had
finished his song" and the whole house
saw the joke and laughed heartily for
few moments. The physician had to
laugh too. Taking i'll all, Primrose and
West have a good all around show,
anu up " LutlI ptOSIcSStN6
ideas. and deserving OF good houses all
the week. which. no doubt, they will
have. MatineeS at popular prices
Wednesday and Saturday.
The company Will give street parade
today noon.
The popularity of Faust" was evil
denced last night by the large and en-
thusiastic audience drawn together to
see it at the Grand. Goethe'S story is
too we'll known to need commendatorv
notice, and its many witty and effective
lines never fell on the ears of a SEEM
ing ly more discriminating audience.
The cast is in every way all that
could be desired. Miss RoSabel Morri-
son has in the char acter of Marguerite
part for which she is most admirably
tltted by nature, to this she adds the
3art0f a finished actress, and her crea-
5tion is one that is bound to linger
pleasantly IN the memory of those who
-gethrough the trials attendant upon the
fair but much misguided Marguerite
with her.
Porter j. White gives manly. yet in
some places hardly an, ideal, perform
ance Of MephistO. A kindly suggestion
to MIR. White would be for him to
quicken the action of his part materi-
ally, as he would thereby attain much
better results from its very excellent
lines. The Faust of Francis Lyman is
in the main good. 1t is unnecessary 10
mention the remainder of The cast in
detail. 1t is i'll the detail of scenic eff
feet that the production is remarkable
Every act is embelished with special
and thoroughly appropriate scenery,
and to this is added the many cleo
trical and mechanical effects for the in
production Of which the play gives such
splendid opportunity. The acme of
stage pictures is reached in the Broken
scene, this vivldly realistic scene prov
ing sufficient to rouse the audience to
high pitch of enthusiasm. Taken as
whole the present weeks attraction at
the Grand is one that has much to COM
mend it to popular favor. and the houses
will be excellent if mertorious pre-
sentation OF truly great play can draw
as III SnOuld