The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

delightful performance Of Suzanne, in
"A Scrap of Paper" will assume the
part Of Lady Claire, which was per-
formed by Mrs. Kendall. The part of
Philippe Derblay, the ironmaster. will
be impersonated by Mr.. Kendall Wes-
ton, and the other characters of
Ohnet's drama will be in the hands of
competent people, as will be shown by
the accompanying cast
Thursday evening 1.-The Lady of
Lyons" it is announced, will be pre-
sented.
AS an additional feature the Farms
worth Visions of Art will be shown
at the close Of each performance this
week.
''The Ironmaster,'' which is to be
given tonight, has simple story,
worked out through much counter
plot and by the engagement Of many
strong characterizations and stirring
situations. The Lady Claire, the
daughter of aristocrats, who have been
fortune, is rejected by her sweetheart.
The truth is carefully guarded from
her by her parents, but through the
gossip of a former schoolmate, she
finally becomes aware Of the perfidy of
her lover In a spirit of revenge, she
herself proposes marriage to the veal
thy ironmaster, Philippe Derblay, a
IL.
Derblay has long, in secret, loved the
beautiful Claire, and willingly accepts
her as his wife. On the eve of the
wedding she suddenly repels her new
made husband and drives him from
her side. He declares that they shall
live apart, and that he will never for
give his unloving wife for the indignity
she has heaped upon him. They live
apart, but under the same roof. He
treats her with the utmost GOODNESS,
but with the greatest consideration,
and respects the barrier she has raised
between them. At last, realizing the
nobility of the man she has spurned,
her life is devoted to regaining his lost
affection, and the last acts of the play
are devoted to her accomplishment Of
this object. The startling situations
introduced are effectively aided by the
forcefulness- of large number Of skill
fully drawn characters. The following
is the complete cast:
Philippe Derblay the ironmaster)-
Kendall Weston
CASTOR, Due de Bligny ......Guy Bates Post
Mons. Moulinet ........... Harry F. Adams
Octave de Beaulieu Kingsley Benedict
Baron de Prepont :. ..........C. H. Fleming
Mons. Bachelin :. ........... Russell Bassett
Servant at Beaulieu. Frank c. Thompson
Dr seryan ;.......... Frank G. Thompson
Claire De Beanlieu ..........;; Sarah Tru ;,x
Athenais Moulinet ......... Emile Melville
MarQuise de Beaulieu ...... Josephine Mills
Suzanne Derblay FRANKIE NJ. Raymond
Baroness de Prepont :. Josephine Randall
The Wilbur Opera company, which
will open at the Metropolitan Aug. %,
has been In existence for eighteen con-
secutive years, during which it has
not lost a dozen performances, sum-
mer or winter. There is no opera COM
pany In America which can duplicate
this record, which substantially shows
the esteem in which the Wilburs are
held by the American theater- going
public.
The Wilbur Opera company puts on
productions of the operas in their re-
pertoire, not slipshod representations,
but productions in every sense that the
term implies. Complete costumes and
properties are carried for each of the
twenty EIGHT operas in the company's
repertoire. 1t takes ITS trunks to hold
the wardrobe of the Wilbur Opera COM
pany. and no two operas are dressed
alike, a complete change Of dress be-
ing made for each production.
The Wilbur Opera company carries
the best trained chorus on the stage