The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-20
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
GRAND.

The Jewess." with Nance O'Nefl In the
title role' was presented to packed
mousse at the Grand last night, by the
Mckee RANKIN company. Miss O'Nejl did
net appear to suchl advantage as In
Magda," although She carries tile Part
OF Leah, the Forsaken, In an admirable
manner. The play is just trifls heavy
Tor the rest OF the cast, and, strong and
capable as Miss O'Neil Is. she IS landi-
capped by tho insufficient support &C.
corded her. aA 49,
The story of Leah is that of Jew;sh
girl in the olden times when the race
was prosecuted and driven from place
to place. Her path crosses that of JOS
eph Lorenz. Christian youth. and love
follows. The boy hides his secret from
his people for number of days, visiting
Leah in deserted ahut in the woods,
where she is in hiding with several Of
her people. Joseph's father. the village
magistrate. is finally Informed of the sit
uation, and the shock that the news
causes him almost proves fatal. Through
the misrepresentation of Nathan, the vii
lage schoolmaster and an apostate, JOS
eph is lead to believe that Leah has ac-
cepted money from his father and prom
ised to go away. Then follows the mar
riage Of Joseph and Lena. the orphaned
niece of Father Ignatius the parish
priest. Later Leah visits the happy home
of her old lover, but it is after her love
has proved the stronger and the hatred
inspired by his desertion is gone.
There are many dramatic situations in
the piece, and the part Of Leah is we'll
adapted to Miss O'Neils talents. In her
scenes with her lover and in her mad raw
ings before the church door at the time
his marriage to Lena occurs she is su-
rh SI1r Of hxrJr hot fnV.
there is not moment that she would
not appear to advantage.
H. A. Weaver, as Father Lorenz, and
Herbert Carr, as Joseph. carried their
parts well, and Nina Crolius, as Lena,
was also good. Some of the other prin-
cipal parts might be improved on.
At the matinee yesterday afternoon
| ''Ingomar" was presented to a large
house, with Miss O'Neil In the part Of
Parthenia. Miss O,Neil made decided
hit in the part of the Greek maiden, and
| the supporting parts were carried
| through in an acceptable manner.
.The Jewess" will be the bill again to-
| night at the Grand, but for Friday night
and Saturday matinee a change Of bill
will occur. Miss O'Neil will appear in
| Alexander Dumas great story Of love,
Camille. sSe
| The plot Of "a Royal Prisoner" the
romantic drama to be seen at the Grand
! the coming week, is founded on an epi-
! sode in the life of Elizabeth, daughter
Of Peter the Great, who ascended the
| throne Of Russia on the death Of Cath
| crime l., in 1741 The leading character
will be interpreted by the author, True
s. James, young actor with a number
of successful impersonations to his credit.
| The cast also includes Frederick Book
and Jessaline Rodgers. The support sur
rounding these artists is said to be ca
pable.
METROPOLITAN
Hi Henrys big minstrel revolution. en-
tirely different from all others. in troduc-
ing fifty all white performers. will ap-
pear at the Metropolitan opera house for
four nights, commencing Sunday, April
%. with Wednesday matinee. Hi Henry s
| mintsrels are a big city attraction Of
| fifty performers and have appeared dur
| ing the past year twice In New York
city, Soston, Philadelphia, Chicago, St.
Louis, Cincinnati and San Francisco. The
sale Of seats opens today.