St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-23
IN THE THEATERs.
'sinbad" Opens at the Met to q
Lnrge House.

Large House..
'.Sinbad' is beyond all doubt the fin
est example of operate spectacular eX-.
travaganZa that has ever been seen on
the stage of st. Paul. The people of
st. Paul seem to think so. for last night
the Metropolitan was packed to its ut.
most capacity by an audience
that watched the masses of color,
the wonderful mechanical effects. the
and who laughed uproariously at the
humor of the piece and applauded lust
lily it's wealth of musical gems. David
Henderson's American Extravaganza
company is as firmly rooted in St. Paul
now as in any other part of the eoun-
try, and this is but the legitimate re-
ward Of untiring energy on the
part of the management, lavish
outlay of money upon the prOduc-s
tons and care in detail which
has never been seen in extr avaganza In
this country. 1t is to be regretted that
this will be the last engagement of
''Siflbad'' in st. Paul; not because the
management require to take it off on
the score OF waning popularity, but
owing to clearly defined policy which
calls for either an entirely new produc-
ton or all elaborate revival at Hender-
sons Chicago opera house. The COM
pany in another week will close its sea-
son, return to Chicago and begin active
rehearsaIs for the new piece. which will
run all summer, entitled Aladdin Jr."
1t would require much space to de-
tail the innumerable beauties and
effects of "Sinbad." The Port of Bal
sora. In which the first act occurs.
with its realistically painted shops and
houses, and its Infinite perspective of
water and sky, together with its mass
of daintily designed costumes, forms
picture that will live in recollection
of all who see it. The costumes of the
piece were designed by Howell Russell,
of London, who for the last FIVE
years has been foremost among Eu.
rOpean costume designers. Mr.. Rus
SELLS work was seen in Ali Baba." but
in the infinite variety of design, the
heightened by true Imagination, they
even excel those in Henderson's pre-
vious extravaganza. There have been
a great many musical changes
in the peace since it was
seen here two years ago, only few of
the important numbers having been re-
tanned, including THE Boyle Man,"
sung by Henry Norman, and the topical
qulntette "That's Whatthe Wild Waves
Are Saying" The latter. sung in the
second act, is replete with new verses
up to date. and last night so enthusiastic
was the audience that the quintette was
called back time and time again.
OF the company too much cannot be
said. 1t is the largest travelling organi-
cation, outside of a grand opera COM
pany. in the United States. There are
enough people in the organization to
stock ten of the average farce comedy
companies and three or four of the usual
comic opera companies that come
around. Mr. Norman, in the strong
character part of Snarleyow. made hit
not only in his acting, butin his render
ing of "The Bogie Man," in which
lie was, of course, admirably assisted
by the chorus in the business of the
scene. Mr.. Armstrong is new face in
the company, and in his spirited per-
Torrance of his entrance song and the
SeXIeLie, I've oOinetulllS TO PROPOSE,
he showed himself to be the possessor
of strong, flexible voice and acting
ability Of commendable quality. Miss
Ada Deaves is one of the few low COM
edy women upon the stage. Her make
up is irresistibly droll. Never for an
instant is she idle, and she is
in the scene without OVERRIDING 1t
from start TO finish. Edwin Foy haSthe
same. inimitably expressive face as
formerly, and seemed TO be as much of
favorlte with his audience as ever.
Miss frankie Raymond in the part of
Ninetta displays the dash and good ma
ture, without which all burlesque inter-
probation is valueless. Miss Louise
Royce makes dashing Sinbad, and
sang with great force her song True
as Steel" James Sullivan should not
be overlooked. He plays pantomime
part, and makes much of his Oppor
tunities.
There will be matinee OH Wednes-
day and Saturday. There is everything
in the piece to interest the little folks,
including the ships dog, the monkeys,
the sea horses, Cupid, and variety of
other features.