St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-23

mirers, who remember her as the Mer-
ry Little Mountain Maid in "Adonis,''
several seasons back, when, with Mr.
Dixie, Miss Sum1nerville tipped the
scales at something in the neighbor-
hood of 240 pounds. However when
she makes her first entrance in the
character of Trilby, as it is burlesqued
in 1.-The Merry World" she will be
found all that the part requires, from
physical standpoint. In some man
ner known only to herself, she has
succeeded in reducing her avoirdupois
from 24O to 149 pounds, and as she now
is makes a most charming Trilby. She
mas been asked a number of times how
this wonderful transformation was
brought about, and always declares,
with great empressement, "diet and
exercise simply" She persists most
emphatically that nothing in the nat
ure Of drugs or chemicals has been
brought to bear in her case, and most
positively asserts that any lady who
Will resort rigidly to her methods can
accomplish as much. Upon her en-
trance as Trilby, Miss Summerville has
a very pretty song, with waltz chorus
the words of which. subscribed below
VIII give something of an idea of the
burlesque lines interpolated.
'For I am Trilby O'Farreu.
Du Maurier's bright idee;
uSeu W pOSe III Scanty apparel
In gay Paree.
My past is little more shady
man most OF the pasts you meet
But Just the same | jumped into fame
with both my feet"
For the benefit of those unfamiliar
with the theme of 1.-THE Merry World"
1t might be well to append a short
synopsis Of the play The curtain
rises upon the den of an impecunious
playwright, d. Boucicault Simpkins.
who is racking his brain in the en-
deavor to discover something new for
play. When in this perplexed state
of mind he is visited by a modern
Mephisto, who lures him upon a tour
of the New York theaters. The scene
then changes to Herald Square, New
York, and a view of the New York
Herald building is shown, with news
boys, boot-blacks and street gamins
playing about.
The burlesque of ''Sans Gene" closes
the performance, and in this opportuni-
ty is given for scenic display. An i'm
portant feature in the burlesque is the
mlnuet. by the ballet attired in empire
costumes. The gown worn by Miss
Summerville, as the Duchess de Brie
is an elaborate affair, by Worth, i'm
ported to this country for the original
production Of 1.-The Merry World" at
the New York Casino. 1t is a Direc-
to1re gown of white satin, ornamented
with gold and silver applique work
with a train probably three yards in
length, which the bourgeoise duchess
finds extremely difficult to manage.
She also wears in this act a royal pur-
pie velvet cape, with ermine trimmings
and magnificent diamond ornaments
Marie Studholme, the English actress
whose girlish figure and pretty face
have won her much laudatory newspa-
per comment in New York, where she
appeared in AN Artists Model" is
thus praised and criticised by a dis
corning reviewer, who has evidently
spent much Of his time studying that
elusive problem, a womans eye:
Marie Studholme's skin is incom-
parably more beautiful than that of any
other adult woman one sees. Her
eyes are child's eyes, too, and this is a
defect in her. A woman of her age, to
be an ideal beauty, need not be quite
mature. She is two and twenty, and
looks little younger. At that age a
wcman's figure may still be altogether
glrl1sh, but her eyes should show that
they have glowed. Her throat is full,
and a most eXquisitely modelled throat
1t is, but in her eyes there is neither
Renaissance nor anticipation. There is,
then, something in Miss Studholme's
face which would make it difficult for
her to play Carmen as Olga Neither
sole plays it. Miss Studholme is a cheer
full, companionable young person. who
goes to bed when her evenings work
is over and gets up in the morning to
take brisk walk. Supper parties and
champagne cup and diamond necklaces
have no more to do with her life than
with the life of DR.. Parkhurst'
"It is utterly ridiculous for the critics
to compare me to la Duse," says Sarah
Bernhard. There is not the slightest
similarity in our work. She is clever
ccmedienne and could be justly COM
pared with Rejane, but it is positively
stupid to compare her with me. She has
no power and no poetry. She could not
play cleopatra nor any of the tragic
or poetic roles which are in my roper
tcire. 1t was the German critics who
began to draw comparisons and they
did it simply to annoy me whom they
hate because I have always refused to
go to Germany. I noticed by the by,
that la Duse announced on landing here
that she diSlikeS America Why does
she come, then? To make money? That
is surely a strange reason for an ar
tiste to give. I could make money if I
went to Berlin, but I dislike the Ger
mans, and SO I don't go there. I would
never play III d COuIllTy L QlSllkGQ-
even to make money"
Two attractions have been booked
for the Metropolitan opera house for
the week beginning Monday, March
2, Miss Fanny Rice will play an en-
gagement March 2. 8 and 4, presenting
her new comedy, entitled Nancy at
the French Ball" She has scored a
success in this piece, so 1t is said.
March 5, and Z, A. M. Palmer's COM
pany will play return engagement,
presenting "Trilby." The same COM
pany that appeared here last fall will
| be seen.
| Alexander Salvini will play a brief
| engagement at the Metropolitan opera
| house March 9, 10 and II, presenting
1.-THE Three Guardsmen," Don Caesar
| de Bazan," and Hamlet"
| Francois Coppee's drama, in five
acts, entitled Pour la Couronne," a
version of which has just been pro-
| duced in New York city, is tragedy
| Of very imprisoned order. A heroic
Stay named Michael Brancomin. who