The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23
WILDWOOD And COMO
LIGHT OPERA AT ONE AND EN-
TRANCING MUSIC AT THE
OTHER
BANDA ROSA AT HARRIET


Bell Company Out at White Bear
Lake VIII Open With ''BOccac-
ctO"-This VIII Be Followed by
SuIlivan's Popular Success, the
"MikadO'-Danz'S Artists at Como.
This afternoon at Wildwood, White
Bear lake, will mark a banner event In
the history Of this resort In Its initial
inauguration Of comic opera season of
three weeks in-cthe large pavilion. The
occasion will present the visit to Wild
wood of the Merrte Bell Opera company,
the talented lyric organization which has
been holding forth with great success at
Lake Harriet, Minneapolis. A matinee
today at 2:30, and .aperformance tonight
at S:15 will 1naugurate the season and
the initial lyric will be Won Suppe's en-
joyable opera >"Boccaccio," which will
hold forth until Thursday evening, when
Gilbert and Sulrvan's popular success,
'Mikado,' will hold. forth. - :.
The Transit company has been most
generous in its preparations for the opera
season at Wildwood. A new stage cons
plete In all its appointments and supplied
with every accessory for a complete stage
production, is ma El1ed of its construction,
has been placed in the large pavilion
Miss Fannie Meyers, the prima donna
OF the MerriezBeN company, is said to be
an artist of beauty, grace and exception
al vocal talent, Her professional career
has embraced successful prima donna en-
gagements with the Greenwood Opera
company, the New York Opera company.
the Hess Opera company, and the Schil-
Ter opera company, Of Chicago In the
title role of "Boccaccio''l she is promised
to be seen at her best; the role being
n h oh
Ing talent are well illustrated
In the second pr1ma donna roles will
be heard Miss Elanor- Jenkins, foreign
young lady, who comes heralded with
most commendatory criticisms. Miss
jenkins Is a native of Wales She has
enjoyed splendid success with leading
English lyric organizations, and was for
several seasons prima donna of lD'Olye
Cartes travelling operate organization.
with which company she assumed a
variety of characters She was a stu
dent of the famous Shakespeare. the
great London vocal teacher, and is, a.
graduate of the Royal conservatory. of
London.
Beauty is always good recommends
ton for a stage artist and this endow-
ment Is said to be literally represented
IN Miss Lottie Kendall, young lady to
whom will be assigned responsible fem
mime characteE4zations in the various
Merrie Bell productions. She is a mezzo
soprano of excellent voice and combines
with her vocal talent considerable knowl
edge of stage work. Miss Kendall is not
stranger TO local amusement lovers.
she was here with the Deshon Opera
company, was with Vorinne for two sea-
sons and has been seen here in leading
roles with other organizations
There ts always a line Of characters in
operate productions that require for
their Interpretation considerable acting
Skill; they are usually called character
parts and for this important work Mr.
Seamans has assigned Miss Eva Beth,
an operate artist of admitted talent In
this branch of work.
Messrs. Dan Young and Harry Light
wood will furnish the comedy of the Mer-
RE Bell company. Aside from his duties
as a comedian, Mr. Young will have
charge of the stage, and he brings for
this work an experience of years In stage
direction that has acquainted him with
all the features of the art
The baritone roles Of an opera company
are the most responsible characterized
lions, as a rule, in the repertoire of char
acters. With Mr. Seamans' company Mr.
George Olmi will assume this line of
parts. Mr. Olmi is we'll known to the
music loving public of Europe and Amer
ica,- and made his first appearance In
Milan, Italy, and afterwards appeared at
Her Majesty's theater in Iondon During
his so5ourn In this country he has re-
corded engagements with such noted or
CARNATIONS as the Emma Abbott Opera
company, the McCaul Opera company.
Fay Templeton the New York Casino
company, and was for time a member
of the Tivon In San Francisco Mr.. Olmi
also was rnembsr of the Castle Square
Opera company. now playing so success
fully at the Studebaker theater, Chicago
In selecting "Boccaccio" for the open
ing lyric, the engagement of which be-
gins this afternoon and will extend until
and including Wednesday evening, the
management have wisely hit upon an
opera which has been seen but a few
times here and which Is OF the sort of
lyric productions that will find great ia
Vor with local amusement lovers The
opera Ia written In Won suppe's most de-
lightful vein, and its tuneful melodies
never fail to please.
The Merrie Bell company Is promised to
give an excellent production of "Boccac-
clio" and Miss Meyers is said to be partic-
ularly fetching In the title role. For the
last half Of the week at Wildwood, COM
nencing Thursday night and including
a Saturday matinee will be seen Gilbert
and Sullivan'e rnost popular lyric orea-
ton, Mikado." OF the many charming
lyric creations that owe their conception
to the talent of Messrs Gilbert and Sulli-
van, none have enjoyed such q lasting
popularity this enjoyable comic story
Of Japan.
Prot. DANG and his corps of artistic rau-
6Icians have appeared many times at Co.
mo IN the past few years, but 1t Is q duss-