St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-18
At the Grand.

A large audience greeted the open
ing performance of "a Man Without
a Country at the Grand last night.
The play is q melodrama of the sensa-
tional order. 1t is full of thrilling sit
uations and pathetic scenes, which,
judging by the enthusiastic applause
they drew forth, delighted the audi
ence. The plot is laid in the South
during the Rebellion. Victor Saville, a
young sugar planter and lieuten-
ant in the Confederate army, kills his
own father. Later on, thinking he Is
about to die, he confesses his crime to
a young priest who visits him in the
hospital, the priest making him put 1t
in writing. This criminal RECEIVERS, and
he and Robert Hampton being in love
with Marcello Dumont, the young
priests sister, Saville throws his crime
on his rival and makes him a hunted
outcast. The priest refuses to make
known even to his sister the facts of
which he Is in possession. But Saville
arranges a meeting with the priest in
the belfry of church in which Hamp-
ton is in hiding. Hampton overhears
their conversation, and the result is
an encounter with knives between him
and Saville in the church, but neither
Is killed. Hampton then joins the
Union army, and after the war he
returns and again meets Saville. In
the meantime the written confession
given to the priest has fallen into the
hands Of one of Hampton's friends,
Saville having stolen it from a drawer
and attempted to burn It, but the other
picked it UP before 1t was consumed.
This makes things plain, and justice is
done, the murderer being arrested and
all the others made happy.
Robert Elliott, in the role of Rob
ert Hampton, wins the audience. His
conception of the character is good
and his meeting with his sweetheart
in the church belfry during the time he
is being hunted is pathetic. Mrs. Cyril
Norman, who takes the part Of the
girl who never ceases to love him
through it all, acts this difficult char
acter well. Henry Hanscombe, who
enacts the role of the villain, makes
his villiany only too apparent. His
conception of a villain seems to be
that he should be a man who shows
his villainy only too apparent. His
of ordinary sense would say he ought
to be hanged on general principles. 7.
B. Dunn handles the part of the cor
poral, Narcotics father, well, and lit
tie Ada Vanden Gilbert was the favor
lite of the audience in the part of Hamp-
tons little blind sister. The other
characters are portrayed acceptably.
The scenery is excellent, and the play
on the whole, one that interests to
degree. It will continue all week.
Miss Marie Jansen will be at the
Metropolitan opera house on Thursday
for three nights and a matinee in her
widely known comedy 'Delmonico's at
Six Among stage favorites in the
large cities of this country, it is con-
ceded that none possess more personal
charms and striking talents than this
gifted artist, and certainly no other
surpasses her in popular favor. She
has had from earliest days of her
career circle of admirers. The play
is calculated solely to furnish bright
and happy amusement, and is pervaded
throughout by a spirit of frolic and
glee The central character is that of
Trixie Hazelmore, a vaudeville queen,
who becomes innocently entangled in
a series of ediverting complications.
Miss Jansen's assumption of it is said
to be carried out with great felicity,
and she is assisted by a company Of
able players.