St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-13
AT THE THEATERS.

Wang" with the Oriental flavor,
| tUneful music and clever burlesquing,
| began four nights engagement at
| the Metropolitan last night.
The cast for the most part is the
same as that of last year, and the
parts are all most acceptably filed.
Albert Hart, the gigantic regent of
Siam, with his outlandish costumes
and attenuated limbs, makes the part
very funny, and his excellent bass
voice is heard to good advantage in
the various songs in the piece. His
| business is good, and he plays with
spirit and energy which is infec-
tious.
His scenes with La Veuve Frimousse,
| the lovelorn widow, who wots not of
his mercenary purpose in wedding her,
are well given, and funny in the eX-
| IRENE. Miss George Redfarn Caine
the country, the part originally played
by Della Fox. Miss Game is good to
| look on, sings we'll, dances gracefully,
and smokes her cigarette with delicious
abandon. She makes the most of the
| character of the irrepressible nephew,
and courts the widows Stepdauhter,
Marie, in real man fashion. Frank
Casey only added to his laurels as the
diminutiVe Cambodian turnkey, whose
chief duty it is to care for the white
! elephant and heed the beck of his
tall master.
Ethel Lynton, as the widow with
innumerable membranes, was re
freshing, amid all her matrimonial en-
| tanglementS.
| Two members Of the cast who were
not here last year are Miss Beatrice
Mckenzie, as the step-daughter adored
| of Mataya, and Miss Norma Kopp,
| who, as Gillette, is the sweetheart of
French
played by John A. Parks.
Charles Burrows is intrusted with the
part of Col. Fracasse, the clustering
military instructor of Siamese troops,
and plays the character with plenty of
ginger. The fact that the poverty
stricken regent owes him considerable
back salary does in no wise prevent the
happy contamination of his hopes to
marry the widow with the many chill
dren.
All the songs in the opera, including
ASK of the Man in the Moon" THE
Baby Song" and 1.-THE Elephant on His
Hands" were heartily received, and in
the throne room scene some very good
music is given on dozen or more ban
JOS, with orchestral accompaniment.
The four children gave the baby song
and were forced to reappear several
times. The chorus is very good. the
costumes pretty, and the whole opera
was given quite as we'll as on any pre-
Vious appearance in st. Paul.
Inc final matinee performance will
be given Wednesday, when Manager
scott Will present each little girl hold
ing reserved seat down stairs with a
souvenir paper doll, with several
changes in wardrobe.
The comedy success, "Gloriana. will
be the attraction at the METROPOLITAN
opera house, beginning Thursday night.
Miss Ada Van Eta, who plays the lead
ing role, "Gloriana," is said to be a
Deautl1ul woman, and very charming
| IN thlS role, in which she wears a num-
Der of beautiful gowns. Miss Van Eta
is supported by an excellent comedy
company, and the performance has
pleased large audiences everywhere this
season.
'Funmakers' is an appellation that
very lew companies now travelling can
! claim and support. But the Freeman
! company, which opened at the Grand
last night to crowded house, can lust
Iy claim the title. In IA Railroad
Ticket there are half a dozen principal
parts, and every one is carried by
| specialist in comedy work
charles e. Grapewin, Eugene Can
| neld and Frank Gardiner constitute as
| clever trio of funmakers as St Paul
theater-goers have seen or heard this
season. Their comedy is not forced or
vulgar, but clean and spontaneous.
James III. Bradbury as the Rain King,
| also carries prominent part very we'll
indeed. Harry Porter takes a dual role,
and his Bcwery boy speciality won him
an ovation. The scientific quartette
was kept on the stage SO long in re-
! spending to encores that some minor
| details of the piece We're cut out
The ladies Of the company are equal
ly as clever as the men. This is especial
fy true Of Matte Lockette and Beatrice
Norman. Hulda Halvers and Lou Rice
executed fascinating dancing special
! ty so well that they were compelled to
repeatit. Few travelling companies carry
such uniformly good troupe. Garfield
! is a show in himself, and every per-
former works conscientiously and well
| to produce the hurricane of hilarity
| which constitutes the entertainment
Same bill all week, with usual matt
neeS.