The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-05
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
METROPOLITAN.

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company at the Metropolitan opera house
next week closed last night. and the reg
ular advance sale for single operas be-
gins today. From the nature of the in
Quiries at the box office during the past
week it is likely that La Juive" will get
the biggest part Of the sale for the first
few days. This is an opera of the Cd
French school, and although seldom pre-
scented in it's entirety in this country 1t is
nevertheless familiar to most lovers of
music. as selections from La Juive" are
decidedly popular as orchestra and con-
cert numbers. The ballet includes six
teen coryphees, with three of the most
distinguished premiers in the world
La Juive" will be presented Monday
evening; Tuesday the bill will be Gounod s
Romeo and Juliet" Wednesday matinee,
Faust" and Wednesday evening, the
farewell performance. Reyer's new opera,
''Salammbo."
Cleopatra" will be presented tonight
at the Metropolitan by the following cast:
Mark ................M Melbourne Mcdowell
DemetrluS .-.........,..C narleS W. stokes
ThySeus .................Ja James r. Nelson
Dercetus ...................:..... Ellis Ryse
6 OII ...f req M 11Fris
Kephren. Cieopatra's slave. Arthur Elliot
olympus .....................Jo John t. Burke
Governor of Tarsus ...... Frank Willard
Messenger ................John FitZSimonS
JuDa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. III. j. SerV1SS
Strepsiade Observation-Disclosures Alex Wynne
A Merchant ................. George Crifton
Noble ..;;.............; %. Barton
Octavia, sister of Octavius.
..:................... Katherine Powers
CHAIRMAN ............, Constance Williams
1faS ................. Louise Wakelee
Mega ..........................E Emily Baker
Cleopatra .................B Blanche Walsh
Lictors. Egyptians. Priests, Roman Sol
diers, Women, Fan Bearers, Atten-
dants and Legionary.
GRAND.
The company presenting "a Grip of
Steel at the Grand is quite satisfactory,
Mr.. James Gordon as Ronjarre carrying
off the honors.
The performance given by THE Hottest
Coon in Dixie" company at the Grand
opera house next week will be a revea-
ton to theatergoers of the marvellous ad-
vancement made by exclusively colored
performers during the past five years
The company numbers about thirty sing
ers. comedians and specially artists, ali
colored. The costuming is said to be quite
lavish, and the attraction promises to be
one OF the best things of the season.
FISHER-PACE RECITAL.
The FisherPace cello and song recital
given by the Schubert club yesterday
afternoon at Mozart hall. by Mr.
Carlo Fisher of Pittsburg, and
Miss Florence Pace, of this city.
was, i'll point of artistic COM
bfnation, one of the most pleasing of the
afternoon events thus far in the season.
st. Paul has never greeted a more artistic
and genial gentleman than this 'cellist.
who played his way into the hearts of the
large audience of ladies present Mr..
Fisher opened the programme ambitiously
with the GOltermann sonata op. %, which
demonstrated at once his mastery and
musical abilities over the instrument
second only to the human voice Mrs
Hoffman played a brilliant and difficult
accompaniment to this work and shared
honor deservedly with the soloist. Mr..
Fishers next numbers were a brace of
three smaller numbers, an "Elegie," by
Van Goen; Largo by Becker, and
"GaYotte,' by Pepper, three numbers so
varied in character as to call for the
very best in taste and temperament from
the player Mr.. Fisher gave a dainty ner
formance OF the Van Goens "Scherzo. 2"
and responded to an encore. A second
group of three smaller numbers gave
the audience another treat, and the artist
bowed his thanks in acknowledgment of
the vigorous applause Mr.. Fisher is one
of the most satisfactory 'cellfst who
have played in the city this year, and
his visit and playing has been a decided
pleasure to the musical people of the
Twin Cities. Miss Florence Pace, the as
sisting artist, gave Bemberg's Joan Of
Arc as her first number and her re-
sonant and brilliant voice installed her
once more in the favor of ST. Paul audi
ences. Her second number was an "a
and b and included the dra-
matte nocturne by Nevin 1t was
in Non TAmo Piu." by Tosti.
that Miss Pace was at her best,
and her rendition of this composition
was magnificent one, and brought her
back with her piece de resistance
Hearts Delight" by Gilchrist, a number
exactly suited to her robust voice and
dramatic ability. Mrs. Hoffman played
for both soloists and her work was
distinct feature of the recital At the
close of the recital Mrs Dorr made men,
ton of the coming performance of the
Messiah. and the presence i'm the city
the week Of April of the French opera
company, for which four operas Man.
ager Scott has extended courtesies to the
Schubert club in the securing of seats
for any or all of the performances.