The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-12
AT THE THEATERS.

There are three or four entertainers in thu
company that began a weeks engagement %
the Grand last night in farce-comedv called
Inc Prodigal Father" and while they ara
presenting their specialties the show is all
that can De asked for. The first half of the
opening act is most unpromising. but the c1ev
er people begin to assert themselves at this
point, and the performance thereafter shows
a marked Improvement
The two distinct hits are contributed nv
MISS Rose Melville, who impersonates tba
ITlsKy actress, and Frederick Walz who pre-
sehIs d carlcature of actor author and
JOURNALIST rolled into one. Mr.. Walz en-
lertalns the people vastly with his piano spe-
claity IN the second act. The performance is
grotesque monologue, in which the actor
relates his troubles and experiences and
illustrates his story by executing various se
lect1ons on the piano, more or less expressive
OF his passing emotions. Mr. Wall captured
the audience with this speciality, which is
neatly performed.
MISS Melville waits for her triumph until
the last act, when she shufies onto the stage
made up to represent isis Hopkins the iay
girl from Slab Hollow The picture Miss
Melville presents can never be forgotten. It
Is study in the line of rustic awkwardness.
1t out-Audreys Audrey herself The up
roarious laughter which greets the exhibition
OF SIS hopkins is, in a measure due to the
assistance or cooperation Of D. ]. HaIpin.
who, in the character of Bony Maginnis the
Irish servant succeeds in making the country
girl appear all the funner. Mr.. Halpin's
tramp speciality was likewise a good hit
The performance is interspersed with ope-
ratio selections. which are fairly we'll sung.
The other members of the company. includ-
I'M VIy4JaI
man, and Charles Boyle, as the acrobatlo
Tom Breeze, were acceptable.
The Danz symphony orchestra will appear
IN a popular concert at the Metropolitan
opera house tonight. carefully selected
programme will be presented by the full or
chestra Of forty men, under the direction Of
Frank Danz Jr., and the occasion will be one
OF genuine pleasure to lovers Of good music.
The members Of this organization are all
picked men, selected from among the most
talented and skillful musicians Of the Twin
Cities and, under the leadership Of Mr.. Danz,
they have attained q degree of excellence that
makes the DAM Symphony orchestra for
midable rival Of any Of the large Eastern
orchestral bodies. Miss Marguerite Mich.
the child pianist, will appear at this concert
in connection with the DAM orchestra. Her
playing is said to show wonderful talent and
critics to be most artistic and clever little
musician. This will be the farewell concert
OF the season by the DAM orchestra. and will
certainly be one Of the most enjoyable must
cal events of the year. The programme for
tonights concert is as follows:
March-"King Cotton" ............. Sousa
Overture-'William Tell'' Rossfnt
Symphonic" Rustic Wedding" 49, .Godmark
Andante-'E Minor Concert ....... Mozart
Miss Marguerite Mich.
with ORCHESTRAL
Lost Happiness ........................Gi lIet
String Orchestra. :. :. !. :. :.
Observation-Disclosures ........ Wagner
Concert Waltz-"Stories OF the Vienna
Hungarian Rhapsodie No. ........... List
Music-loving people will be furnished q
rare treat tomorrow evening at the Metropon-
tan by jolly De Wolf Hopper and his host
of funny comedians and sweet singers. This
now famous organization will present for the
first time in this city that brilliant comic
opera success, "El CAPTAIN" which has
achieved such great success wherever pre-
scented. The score, which is said to contain
the best efforts of the March King" John
Philip Sousa, fairly bristles with delicious
gems of melody, and even before the initial
production of the opera in our city the highly
popular march finale in the second act, as well
as the "The Typical Tune of Zanzibar The
Song Of Ell CAPTAIN" and other well-known
numbers, are being whistled and sung by
every street urchin and played by every or
chestra in the city Mr.. Hopper's company
contains, besides himself and his pretty wife.
Edna Wallace-Hopper, the new and handsome
prima donna, Nella Bergen. Alice Hosmer,
Edmund Stanley and Alfred Klein The Hop
per eel Captain" engagement is limited to
two nights and one matinee.
The great Boom march, which is the pre-
vailing feature of the second act finale OF
John Philip Sousa's brilliant musical sen
sation. "El CAPTAIN" is said to be the best
he has yet written, and, without doubt, It is
the most popular, for at the present time 1t lH
played by almost every orchestra and brass
band in this country and Europe.
Considerable interest has been awakened
by the announcement of William II. Cranes
engagement at the Metropolitan opera house,
which begins on Thursday and from the
number of inquiries which have been made
regarding the plays to be presented, the as
sumption seems justified that the sale of seats,
which begins this morning. will be brisk. It
will be four years next month since Mr..
Crane was last here, and his return will no
doubt afford those who admire this actors
work a good deal Of pleasure. or late years
the comedians tours have covered but little
territory, fact due in a great measure to
the success with which he has met in and
around New York with his plays. Last year
the actor opened his season in Gotham
rather late in the fall and remained there ten
weeks. The first city he visited when he
began his tour was Philadelphia. and while
there he came into possession of the manu-
script Of His Wifes Father" He liked the
play immensely. and six weeks after he had
left New York he returned to that city to
give the play a trial. It made hit greater
than anticipated and resulted in the actors
remaining there until June This play, by the
way, is the one which is to be given on Friday
night and at the Saturday matinee. The
opening play, "A Fool Of Fortune" is the
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