The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-14

The encore fiend is as rampant as
over this season, and there isn't
comic opera. musical comedy or con-
cert which he doesn't attend and de-
mand double his moneys worth in
call for the repetition of every musical
number as it comes along, says the
New York Herald. Isn't 1t peculiar
that this gentleman confines himself to
music? He does not disport h1mselI
in this fashion at dramatic perform
ances. He doesn't insist that a scene
shall be played over again because ne
happens to like it. When the villain
falls dead in a heap, he doesn't ask
him TO rise and fall dead once more.
But let the villain of the musical stage
MARBLE his taking off in song, and the
encore fiend roars for him to do it all
over again.
This encore habit has grown to be
a positive nuisance, especially on Ilrsl
NIGHTS of comic opera, when the repe-
tition of solos, duos and choruses prac-
ticallv doubles the score and drags out
TO weary lengths what might have been
a. brisk and lively performance. IL
managers. composers and actors are
wise they will stop it by very sim
nIa remedy-a rule of the house for
Kidding encores If the people are so
anxious to have this or that number
reneated why there is the box office;
LET them buy tickets for another night.
That is the place for encores. Ihere
money in the idea for the house-and
rest for the wearied ones among the
audience.
Have YOU noticed in some New York
theaters that the polite and gentle
manly usher is largely a myth? in
crires the New York Herald. The usher
+ba+ the theatergoer is familiar with
J., ,,,ora than one local playhouse is an
iron-handed young man, who grabs
1,o,r seat coupons, makes bursts OF
sneed down the aisle, briskly pushing
neon1a to one side; about three rows
from the stage, perhaps. he makes
Glide slams down two seats ana tnen
+oors hack up the aisle, shoulders MS
',.o,, wong the waiting throng and Sc
800 the next victims for seats.
While the play is in progress ne can
-, 10 in three ways, either Do1s-
! .ao,,s1v anplauding the star, or turn
49, hack on the show and talking
~
a?s;Iu with his fellow ushers, or ne
ilo- .;.o nm the men who are standing
hool, of the chairs to see II they re
oood for tips. A bill board ticket at
eo cents and a 25-cent tip to the nead
80 of some theaters secures Sl.oo
seat, you know. t,.., hut
Tba usher is a noble institution, put
J.. 80 cases he is consumed with al
+ 10 too lofty an idea of his own
,,,anortance. and his conduct at times
10 dc the courteous quality that should
d;stine,1ish a public official in his some
-.ta+ humble. but very honorable, walk
of life.
with cast of only nine characters
,.N"A Marriage of Convenience, from
t ~, French of Dumas. by Sydney
Grundv. John Drew opened his sixth
saason at the Empire theater, New
YORK last Monday night under the
roonsoement of Charles Frohman. The
an+ion is in Paris about 1850.
Some observations eof Henry Miller.
| tho actor relative to the estimation
in which the American people hold the
romantic drama. sdenote student OF
bnr,an nature as eXemplified in thea
tareoars. Mr.. Miller says:
.WhiIe it is questionable that the
+osta for romantic drama will retain
| for any considera blei4ength of time its
present great popularity and vogue,
vet 7 think there is little doubt but
1 that it will always have prominent