The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-20
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1t is IN this, his first and greatest sue
cess, that he will be seen this week.
for three nights, tonight, Monday and
Tuesday. at the Metropolitan.
AS Mr.. Downing and the Gladiator
are almost synonymous, so are ''Neo-
damia, the Christian girl and Eu-
genie Blair, for she has appeared in
this character SO often SIS to be thor
oughly identified with the role. The
company engaged to interpret the other
characters includes some CT MIR. Down
lng's original company. and, with the
extremely cheap prices, which are il
the reach of all, the performances
ougnt to be literally patronized THE
gladiator will be presented tonight,
Monday and Tuesday nights At the
Wednesday matinee and evening per-
formance and on Thursday night 4
double bill will be presented, French
Marriage and "'Pygmalion and Gala
tea" Friday and Saturday nights and
saturday afternoon Mr.. Downing and
MISS Blair will appear in that poetic
classic IngOnlar," Mr. Downing as
Stunning the role Of the barbarian and
Miss Blair impersonating the fair
Greek maiden, Farthcnia.
Since Miss Nethersolcs characters
assumed were practically all of them
those of women with a past and most
d [, K
Cnange, bearing out the French theory
and Mrs. Fishes promise to be oe the
same sort only rather worse il seems
necessary to explain away a curiousIy
mistaken impression that is Selling
upon e number Of persons who ought
&c know better
Isn't it true" inquired Elizabeth Of
young man, that actresses who de-
pict this sort OF character end ur3 by
thinking Sor1e of their characters
thoughts, just as mad doctors frequent
~ Sc crazy by much study OF the
insane?"
Couldn't you upon a pinch-say
when life was endangered" asked he
IN turn, act like q drunken woman ?"
Yes, l could she replied frankly.
then added: But l could do it better
If that had ever befaHen me-"
That is where Elizabeth failed to
grasp the meaning Of things. Suppcs-
lnG; so evil 4 thing an intoxication had
inadvertently come upon her and an
emergency arose wherein it became
necessary to simulate 1t. an intense
prejudice in favor CT her own special
frlm Of inebriety would possess her.
and the experience would certainly
mar her acting. II she wished TO do
1t with true art she would go where
the alcoholic disease could DO studIe,l.
select and compare her types, ana in
thc end hni herself able TO give that
sort Of ideal representation which VIII
fit the occasion far better than any
empirical treatment could. AS for the
rest it should be recalled how truth
fully little Rillees che Bacchic dis
cCrsicH marred his ART N ell after
time.
The announcement that Julia Mar
lO~a-raE:r and her husband Robert
rs Der WI star separately next Season
is true, tUt the Inference that tacy had
also decided 20 sover their domestic
reiationS. which might he drawn from
the wording of the dispatch, is not
correct. The G q b e is in receipt OF
q second telegram stating that the
new arraI: gemeHt ~ill in nowisc affect
me domestic relations of Mr.. and Mrs.
Taher Mrs. Tubcr has gone TO Flu
rope TO secure some rev plays and will
arl>ear next season under the manage
c.cnt OF bir. Froh:TGn. Mr.. ;: aber viii
stage his Wi:e's plays.