The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-05

IL is no doubt fact that the new title given
the opera by Mr.. Wilbur is rather a better
ueScriptlVe one. 1t Is among the funniest OF
Che COMIC operas, and the music is light
enough to make it altogether pleasing II
was handsomely put on, as most things
.nat Mr.. Wilbur produces, and it was salts
lactorlly sung. There are great demands
MADE on the singers, and the comedy work
gave Mr.. Kohnle an opportunity to indulge
MS peculiar humorisms to the full
Ihere was an odd distribution of the cast
In that Prince Raphael, ordinarily sung by
the prlma donna, was given to Mr.. Comfy,
VINO sang 1T very well, and looked the ideal
colhlc opera prince. Gus Vaughn was the
Prlnce Casimir, and he did full justice to the
roie' Mr.. kohnle was the clown, of course,
and got plenty of fun out of the part. EN-
mett Drew was the Sparadrop, and was quite
satisfactory
MISS Richardson was the Zanetta, and, as
usual sang her numbers with exquisite pre-
clslon. Little Anna Laughlin made her first
appearance in comic opera, and d d all that
was required of her very well The little one
is altogether an actress, and gave much more
character to the part than a more mature
comic opera artist would
Ihe ensemble singing was a trife ragged
at times, but another performance will wear
OH the rough edges of that, and the attract
ought to draw
A new series of living pictures concluded
the performance. They were handsomely put
on and we'll received. The same bill all the
week, with an extra Labor day matinee this
afternoon.
GRAND.
TWO or three hundred people were turned
away at the Grand last night when Mathews
ana Bulger gave the first performance in St.
70 DIV El1y
the Sad Sea Waves"
The stars OF the piece are as irresistibly
funny as ever-eVen funnier, If possible
Much OF the dialogue of the piece Is new,
and 1t is on the whole a far more pretentious
affair than anything Sherre Mathews and
harry Buiger have hitherto attempted. 1t Is
truly musical farce comedy. and the music Is
OF excellent character. 1t is not easy to
make the public take to really good music in
farce comedy, but In "By the Sad Sea
waves" 1t is so administered, 80 well intro
duced, that even the people who do not care
for it are induced to become enthusiastic.
The show is clean, bright, pleasing. funny to
the very limit. and there are included in 1t
some very handsome stage pictures.
Since the comedians were here before in
AT Gay Coney Island" they have put to-
gether lot of the clever nonsensical stuff
which makes such hit when voiced in the
ger. The piece might as we'll be called any
thing else and the title would be just as fit
ting. The stars play the parts of couple OF
vagabonds, usual, but they have devised
all sorts Of new complications in their vari-
GUS characters. and they have had the good
sense not TO let tradition and the dramatic
entities interfere with producing funny sit
uaticn or cracking a joke that will count.
They have moreover surrounded themselves
with Tot of very pretty young women who
can and who dress with lavish mag
nifcence that is rather astonishing in farce
comedy.
Miss Josie De Witt, with her beautiful
voice and her clever violin playing, is still
Of the company. She made one of the hits Of
the piece last night in her playing of II Love
You in the Same Old Way" and brought
out a tremendous outburst of applause.
beautiful bit of stage work was the jap
anese chorus accompanying Miss Hawthorne
in her singing of 1.-THE Willow Pattern
Plate" The music was delicious and was
heartily applauded. Some very rich costumes
we're shown in the military model by Mr..
West and the Misses Hawthorne and De
Witt and the company in novel ballet. Ned
Wayburn and Trixie Wade gave a couple Of
clever specialties.
There is a laugh in every minute of the
show, and 1t Is bound to be a tremendous
hit. The same bill all the week.