St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06
AT THE THEATERS.

Thomas Keene appeared at the
Metropolitan opera house last night
in the role of Louis XII, that re-
morseless, treacnerous, lecherous,
hndless villain, whose motto is
aptly set forth in one of his speeches,
Hearts must bleed, and hearts must
break, but thrones must stand"
1t can be said without the faintest
eXaggeration that Mr.. Keene's i'm
PRESERVATION of Louis is a mastery
achievement. 1t is clear-cut, sharp,
vivid, vital. 1t is impressive be-
cause it is absolutely human, and
therefore realistic. Mr.. Keene be-
slowed upon his portrayal the elab-
Grafton so necessary to bring the
whole character to the foreground
and reveal it to the spectators with
perfection of detail. AS the play
progressed Mr.. Keene seemed to
merge more and more into the per-
Sonality of the king. The scene with
athe peasant woman was eXcellently
portrayed, but in the great bed
chamber act Mr.. Keene gave life to
the most vindictiye, murderous, era
ven, cringing monarch known to his
tory. Mr.. Keene's achievement in
this act was brilliant. His death
scene in the last act Of all was I'M
usually impressive.
Much praise must also be be-
slowed upon the presentation as a
whole. The company was entirely
and conspicuously competent, and
the stage management admira BILE.
The. tableau at the death of Louis
was touching and impressive to a
s-s:-Ill ea-.
- Miss. Lawrence, an actress of unde-
niable promise, impersonated Marie
Of Commines with a sweet and girl
ish grace that won the sympathy
and admiration of all Mr.. Hennig
was a manly and fiery Nemours,
and Mr.. Lowell played the Dauphin
with excellent taste. Keene's COM
pany will present Romeo and
Juliet today, with Arden Smith as
Romeo, Miss Lawrence as Juliet and
Mr.. Hennig as Mercutio.
A ladies and children's matinee
performance of Hanlon Bros "Fan-
tasma" will be given at the Grand
today at 2:30. There is much in
'Fantasma" to excite the admira-
ton of the children. The many
funny adventures that are contin-
ually happening to Pico; the clown,
keep the juvenile in constant laugh
ter and bring broad grins on the
faces ofthe older child 'Fantas-
ma" as presented this year, is GER
tainly most delightful entertain
ment. The sale of seats for the
matinee is very large.
William A. Brady's new American
comedy drama, "Old Glory" will
have it's first presentation in st.
Paul Sunday, Feb. 10, at Manager
Lifts Grand opera house. The story
of the play is based on the CHILEAN
imbroglio of three years ago, and it
is described as a bright, up-to-date
story of our navy, depicting the
thrilling adventures of our blue
jackets in Chill during that period.
"Off the Earth" one of the biggest
productions of the season, will be the
attraction at the Metropolitan opera
house next week, beginning Sunday
night. The company is claimed to
be one of the strongest ever organ
lied to present extravaganza, and is
headed by the one and only Eddie
F'oy, whose humorous methods are
unique and who makes his audi
ences roar at his funny antics, his
broad burlesque and his farciaI play
until the production is a matter of
secondary consideration. There are
three acts, each one a gem scenic
ally. The company numbers nearly
eighty, in addition to the following
Well-known principals: Louise Mon
tague, Sadie Macdonald, Kate TART.
Lillian Hawthorne, Nellie Douglas,
H w. Frederick, Joseph Doner and
Henry Carter With the exception
OF Mr.. Frederick, who replaced Hal
len Mostyn, this is the original cast.