The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-22
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" humor. the patriotic fire and pathos
which people are hungry for more than
to strike the popular note, and he does it
boldly in this play. The auditorium Of Nc
Vicker,s last night, draped most effectively
with flags and bunting, heard heart er
cheering than it has for many a day. The
brass Napoleon in the lobby, the ushers
and door tenders in military uniforms, the
and the national airs, and the people tn m
selves loaded with the latest news from
the front, combined to make the scene
memorable and most impressive one.
At the end of act the audience Simply
surrendered to its patriotic impulses and
shouted itself hoarse over the battle tab
leauX which were presented one after an
other, in answer to the applause.
While on the subject of the "Shen-
andoah," it is worth while noting that
MI. Neill's stock company gave very
excellent performance of the piece
during the past week at Minneapolis
The people in the cast are to some eX-
tent new to St. Paul. The play was
beautifully mounted, and the great
battle scene at the close of the third
act was given with much effect This
battle scene recalls the fact that
Hershel Mayall, a st. Paul boy, played
the part of Gen. Haverill and played it
very well indeed Since Mr.. MayalI
was last seen here he has developed
tremendously, and during the season
at Cincinnati he was given the highest
praise by the critics. Mrs. Mayall
made most charming Madeline West
in the cast at Minneapolis.
Mr.. Mayall, by the way, made about
the nearest to a lightning change in
"Shenadoah' that has been seen in
these rarts. He wears his hair pow
dered as Gen. HaVerill and is on the
stage in the battle scene. Just before
the firing begins he leaves the stage,
and there is presently a hot skirmish
going on. Mayall changes his uniform
pulls black Wig On, mounts a big
black horse and is on the stage in the
guise Of Gen. Sheridan before anybody
has observed that he left. 1t is quick
ly ard most effectively done.
William F. Conner, manager of
James O'NeilI, who has just closed his
tour, is credited with having invented
"a contrivance Cor tie appearance Of
the ghost in Hamlet" through a vi
sion supposed to be an oil painting on
the wall The ether day in Portland
young woman Informed Mr. Conner
that she had seen III the papers that
he had invented an appliance for the
ghost to walk" Mr.. Conner said he
wished he had, as it would he a profit
able patent to sell to road companies
Signor Novelli, a popular Italian dra-
matist, has offered to write a comedy
in four acts in thirty hours on the
subject of bicycling. The piece is to
be of the farcical comedy order, md
is to be written in a public room and
in the presence of witnesses. It is to
be completed in the specified time, dur
ing which the dramatist will be allow
ed only the slightest refreshments and
two hours sleep. He is to use no books
OF reference and will be permitted
only pen, ink and paper. The piece
is to be produced during the forthcom-
ing cycling exhibition at Turin. at the
Alfieri theater, within fifty hours of
its completion.
Paul Dunbar, James Whitcomb Riley
and VIII Cook, of Washington, are
said to be writing a negro comic on
era. Mr. Dunbar says he wants to
have the opera played entirely by COZ
ored singers, although he is in douht
about its being taken seriously under
such conditions, but believes it is lust
as well for the authors when a comic
opera is not taken too seriously. How
ever, he says the opera tells a legiti-
mate story, and its songs are taken
from those sung by the Southern peo-
PIE, and have nothing in common with
TIE lake negro songs which one hears