The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-04
MUSIC AND THE STAGE.
GRAND.

Clothes may not make the man, but the
well tailored individual has the advan-
tage OF making a good first impression
And the principle applies to a we'll cos
TUNED company of actors in the preSenta-
ton or play. Among the many conipa-
MES that have visited st. Paul none could
boast OF more acceptable cos cunning than
that displayed by the Valentine stock
company in it's presentation of Richard
Brinsley Sheridan's comedy, '"The School
for Scandal" opening the summer season
at the Grand.
Corroborative of the we'll established
theory that clothes do not make the man,
nor costume the actor, it can be added
that the people who wore the elegant
costumes at the Grand last night were
at home in them, as was testified by gen.
erouS applause on the part of the patrons
of the house
''The School for Scandal" carries with
it a splendid lesson, as we'll as a pretty
story of woman's danger and the triumph
of her realization of it and return to the
proper path. AS Lady Teazle, Meta May
nard quickly won the hearts of her audi
ence. Her work was conscientious and
clever, and at no point unnatural or
strained. She possesses a pretty face,
neat appearance and a graceful poise Ed
ward R. Mawson's Charles Surface is re-
freshing in that it carries with it that
ease and lam what-I-am- -not-what-I-
act' that have given to certain actors
fame in particular roles. Charles H.
Fleming's Sir Peter Teazle is also a clever
piece of work. AS the rather ancient
bachelor who has taken unto himself a
pretty young wife, and for a time paid
the penalty, he suffers in mimic as others
may have in real life Edward Morrison's
Sir Oliver Surface is also cleverly por-
trayed, while the Joseph Surface of Jack
Webster-a somewhat difficult role by the
way-will bear favorable comment Kate
Blancke, as Mrs. Candour and Anne
Blancke, as Lady Sneerwel, led in the
school for scandal. which tore to tatters
the members of the set in which those
well meaning though character-destroyin
people moved. Edward Witty, as Sir
Benjamin Backbite; Henry Burley, as
Moses; Robert Harvey, as Careless; Mary
Taylor, as Maria, and the other members
of the company read their lines acceptably.
and the evenings entertainment was so
we'll appreciated that there were curtain
calls after each act. One of the prettiest
features of the play was the mnuet
danced by the principal characters, which
the company was compelled to repeat to
satisfy the audience.
The change of bill will be made Thurs
day night, and the Valentine company
VIII present Tor the balance OF the week
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's de-
lightful play, Little Lord FauntIeroy..
Miss Anne Blancke will take the part of
the Little Lord, u role which she has
taken over 300 times.
MOZART HALL.
The Pabst Theatrical company. of Mil
waukee, gave their farewell performance
last night to a large-sized audience at
Mozart hall, in the form of benefit for
the company. Ludwig Fulda's Friends
of Youth, comedy in four acts, was
creditably presented by the Company.
Mr.. Marks Rubeck, as DR.. Philip Mar
tens, deserves special mention, as his
work was of a high-class order Ludwig
Kreiss, pho played the part of Henry
Hagedorn, the artist, was also very good.
Miss Leona Bergere, as Tonti Leiten-
berger, again won her way to the hearts
of the audience by her exceptionally good
acting.
The company as a whole averages I'D
very good and includes, besides those
mentioned above, Otto Stampfer, Rudolph
Horsky, Carl Koenig, Marga Lauen. He'd
wig Beringer and Elizabeth Bischon.
Danz's orchestra furnished the music.