The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02
Dramatic and Musical
MISREPRESENTATION.

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METROPOLITAN.
"Cyrano de Bergerac" was a hit IN the
East. and It's success there will likely be re-
peated in the Northwest. Judging by the
manner In which 1t was received by the
spectators at tho Metropolitan last night. No
one expected to see a Mansfield in Mr.. Will
son Enos who assumed the leading role,
and perhaps the success scored by that
clever. capable young actor was enhanced
by the fact that he did much better than his
hearers had expected he would do. Manager
Scott is to be congratulated and connpimented
on the staging, property presentation and
costumes. He has been at considerable ex-
pense in giving to st. Paul theatergoers as
correct presentation of "Cyrano de Ber-
gerac" as consistent at the prices. and GER
tainly there is no room for complaint at the
Metropolitan this week.
Mr.. Enos gave an exceptionally powerful
presentation OF the diMcuh character Of De
Bergerac. He Is a finished actor, a good
reader. and with a bit more rugged physique
would be indeed a model Cyrano. Miss
Bertha Creighton's Roxane could not have
been more satisfactorily presented. The
young lady is clever in that she has the
requisite grace and feminine loneliness and
does not overdo her work. Cyrano and Rox-
duc duOIu alupie room anu opportunity lor
rant, but there was none Of 1t in last nights
presentation Of de Bergerac" at the Metro
politan.
The support was excellent. Messrs Walter
Greene Hal Davis, Frederick Montague, Ben
8. Mears, Miss Berkeley and other members
OF the cast performed their part in pleasing
the audience. and the initial performance OF
"Cyrano de Bergerac" in St. Paul was one
Of the pronounced successes of the present
season.
GRAND.
Sousa's s'El Captain presented to . St.
Paul audience for the first time last night.
naturally loses no element OF success locally
by closely following the appearance of Its
composer here as an idolized band conductor.
But the composer has embodied in the score
gems that could not fail to thrill one, whether
they were marked Sousa or plain John Smith.
Will c. Vaudeville, following as he does
De Wolf Hopper in the title role, gave a
performance that deserves commentator for
one virtue that many other followers Of
Hopper have failed to embody, the ability to
dissect from Hopper's breezy breeziness
| the personal mannerisms so invariably
| identified with Hopper's work. Vaudeville .
| eel Captain" Is true to the clustering vice.
roy. with all his fustian. Mr.. Vaudeville s
| business is entertaining, and while,
muscally, his rendition was not all that
| could be asked for, he seemed to be at a
| disadvantage last night. This. by the way,
might have admonished him rather to omit
! than to insert a little Kidding which as
! rule can well be reserved in the profess
| sion for matinee performances rather than
| first nights. and has no legitimate place
| anyway in a production of the ambitious
| character of Gel CAPTAIN
Kate Michelena's Isabel deserves the most
nfar r,11r ,Tor in
| the opera can be picked out of the lot and
| praised without invidious distinctions, 1t
| should be her Sweetheart I'm Dreaming. -
| Miss Michelena was In admirable voice last
night and sang with q sweetness that cap
| tivated as well as a power that inspired
! Madeline Lacks Estrelda Is winsome. She
| Is possessed Of remarkably sweet voice and
Is withal sprightly Coincidence.
Edward P. Wiiks' Posse fits well into the
second comedy role. for which nature and
art are perhaps entitled to share equal credit.
Harry Carriers Scaramba Is better musical
ly than dramatically. The trio in the third
| act. Zanzibar" is one of the pleasant fea-
lures of the evening and made an immense
hit last night, although the real enthusiasm
OF the evening was inspired by the rendition
after the finale Of the second act of 1.-The
Stars and Stripes Forever" The audience
went literally wild.
Ine cnofuS sings we'll and Is shapely, II
not handsome. The production is effectively
! staged.
A special matinee will be given today
BAND CONCERT.
Every available seat at the Grand opera
house was filled yesterday afternoon at the
farewell concert given by the military band
| OF the Third regiment before its departure for
Manila. The big flag from Fort Smelling was
| draped clear across the proscenium arch and
| the audience appeared to be overlooking with
| patriotic enthusiasm that found vent at the
| close of the first part OF the programme when
the band played ''The starSpangled Banner y
| while, the audience rose and cheered, and
| again when Sousa's 'Stars and Stripes For
| ever, from lei CAPTAIN" was given as an
| encore. and the members of lei Captain
company. who occupied the boxes, sang the
| grand war song with decided effect
| The programme, which was admirably ar
ranged, was under the direction of Conductor
pieces in the band.
| A feature Of the concert was duet "Quis
| Est Homo" from "Stabat Mater" by Mrs.
| s. V. Harris and Miss NJ. E. Pottgieser, with
| Mrs. Frank L. Hoffman as accompanist. Ev-
cry number all the way through the pro-
| gramme encored, testifying to the appre-
citation shown by the audience for the quality
Of the music turned out by the warriors from
Fort Smelling. Among the more pleasing num-
bers were selection from robin Hood, Z"
and Molloy's Loves Old Sweet Song"