The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-09
At THE GRAND.


! There are several points OF similarity in
! the composition of the opera, The Idol $
Eye Probably the most striking is the
crisp and catchy dialogue and the new
! costumes and stage setting. Both the
opera and the company made a decided
Ill at the Grand last night The veteran
manager w. a. Thompson, realized that
/ the company, as wen as the appurten-
anees, must be equal to the production in
all other detail, and that is why the stage
looked ike huge bouquet when the
curtain was run up on the first act last
Night 1t was covered with graceful and
pretty girls, ali arranged In costumes
just from the hands of the maker, and
all designed especially for the one produc-
ton of THE Idols Eye"
Inc opera is in three acts or parts, and
IN each part all of the female members
appear in new and especially designed
| costumes. The Idols Eye is nor a pro-
round story, as operas go. It tells of
the adventures of lot of foreigners, who
/ become COMPOUNDED with certain persons
suspected Of having stolen the great ruby
eye OF love from the forehead of the
IDOL In the Brahnain temple in Jabalpour,
india. One popularity Of the stolen ruby
| IS that the owner of it is of necessity
! beloved of ali women of the Brahmin
| faith, which condition gives the comedian
an opportunity.
The IDOL 5 Eye viii be favorite with
St. Paul people fer several reasons. One
is mat excepting the one time it was
produced here by Frank Daniels, the op-
era is stranger. Another is that it IS
a genuine summer opera, calculated In
every detail to aTnuse and make lighter
the disposition weighed down with the
| heat OF the season. 1t is refreshing BE-
cause the music as well as the dialogue
and the costumes is light, airy and
catchy.
One of the prettiest parts OF the per
Torrance is a duet by Henry Haliam and
Bertha Davis, the leading lady. Miss Da-
\ Is Will be remembered as the chief sup
port in the Nelson Opera company, ana
her successes there are continued In the
productions OF the Thompson company
Miss Davis and Mr.. HaIlam sing a duez
anent the uses of the Cuban parasol, H.
Illustrating the same In the most practical
manner. The song relates how Cuban
bellies substitute the parasel for the fan
in the conduct of harmless flirtations, In
| which a kiss is sometimes stolen by the
sutton. This duet was greatly admired
and applauded by the young men Fairy
Faies' IS the name of another topical
Song rendered by the FIVE principal voices.
The singers were given four noisy encores
in this song
JOHN Henderson, as a comedian, walked
light away with the entire approval of
his work from the whole audience He
was not guilty Of single chestnut dur
| ing the whole performance and his humor
was ike his couHtenance-elastie and al
ways present. Hendersen's face is a wen
der for versa fifty Of expression H. is
not yet thirty years cid, and has made a.
name already
IN the second act. the stage Is set as
/ the interior of the B.ahaalin temple at
Jabalaour. Over 1900 incandescent lights
are in use in this set, ard the scenery
ard other parapfernalia are the most ex-
peTsiVe and beautiful The pre-
sentation was success from every pos
sible standpoint .t'"a a-
Thursday night the Boston Lyric com
pany VIII present Woolson and Morses
popular comic lyric, Wang
The management announces in prepara-
tion for next weeks stay of the Boston
Lyrics the pred-ctien CT THE Fencing
! Master and Said 1Paslia!s 3oes9re