The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-14
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
METROPOLITAN.

The Bohemian Girl'' was sung by the Bos-
ton Lyric company at the Metropolitan last
evening. The audience was small, but very
appreciative. The opera was presented in a
most satisfactory manner. The cast and
chorus could not have been improved, and it
is difficult to praise of the singers at the
expense of the others
Miss Adelaide Norwood sang Airline and
captivated the audience with her splendid
soprano voice. Her rendering of Il Dreamt l
Dwet In Marble Halls in the love scene
with Thaddeus was received with such favor
that-she was required to repeat it. The duet
with Thaddeus was also encored.
Thomas McQueen's Thaddeus an excel
lent performance. He in good voice and
he sang effectively.
Devilshoof was sung by w. H. Clarke,
who made the most of the character. His
rich bass voice and commanding stage pres
ence gave distinction to the role. His right
sense of humor prevents him from indulging
in horse play in scenes that are too often
ruined by bufoonery
j. X. Murray's Count Arnheim was one
of the chief pleasures Of the performance.
His singing of the Heart Bowed Down. was
so enthusiastically applauded that he was
obliged to repeat it four times.
AS Queen of the Gypsies Miss Hattie Nor
wood was at her best in voice and acting
and she was called upon to repeat several
numbers . ~
The costumes were all handsome, the opera
was we'll staged and the performance was
in every respect admirable.
GRAND.
large audience gave Ole Olson hearty
reception at the Grand last night Ole
through the personality of Ben Hendricks
Of NOrthwaSt
Here they understand Ole and his dialect, so
that he has only to say: by yimminy, yust
see me yump on hem," to win instant and
friendly recognition.
Not than any actor could achieve sue
cess in the role who might choose to oulti-
vate the Swedish dialect. He might talk
ever so much like Ole, but fail to look or act
like him. But Mr. Hendricks, with his open
and expansive countenance beaming with
good nature his unsophisticated air and his
undeniable personal magnetism, imparts an
individuality to the character that enlists in
terest from the moment Ole makes his first
appearance.
AS a play, "Ole Olson is not ambi-
tious effort It's wit is obvious, not subtle
Its melodramatic climaxes are funny, not
thrilling and therein the author has achieved
a signal success The general commotion
confusion and cutting upon which the cur
tain descends at the close Of the first act
provoke roars of laughter from parquet and
gallery alike Upon this occasion Ole knocks
down all the masculine dramatis personae
Again at the close of the third act Ole in
nocently ayerts the culmination of a gun
powder plot" that threatens to blow mother
child and himself into smithereens by pick
ing up a burning fuse just before 1t reaches
the magazine and lighting his pipe with it.
An individual just as conspicuous to the
eye and more noticeable to the than Ole
is Mrs. OaFlannigan, impersonated by Miss
St. George Hussey, also stranger in these
parts. Miss Hussey was as successful in
making Mrs. O'Flannigan popular as she was
in making, her distinctly audible, which is
voice, a rich brogue and an expressive ply
siognomy, Miss IHusseys portrayal of the
Irish matron was convincing and comical.
Florence Willis. in the soubrette role of
Genie, created decidedly favorable impress
sion. particularly in the last act. in which
she contributed some clever specialties. vocal
and terpsichoreapr
Between the third and fourth acts the
athletic feature of the performance was in
troduced, when John Lawson, otherwise
known as 1.-The Terrible Swede,'' gave an ex-
hibition of some fast bicycle riding. The
bicycle doesn't leave its position the stage
but is suspended by apparatus which
contains a system of chains and gearing that
records the number of revolutions of the
wheel, and indicates on a conspicuous dial
the distance covered. Mr.. Lawson traversed
one mile in so seconds fat last night.
Local amateurs will compete with tThe