The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-15
OPERA MAKES 4 BIG HIT
BOSTON LYRIC COMPANY DOING
GOOD BUSINESS AT THE
GRAND
CHANGES FOR THIS WEEK
The Valentine stock Company Tn
dcrIined for "a Return Visit To
st. Paul for Next
Week.

The splendid success which has attended
the engagement of the Boston Lyric
Opera company at the Grand opera house
has evidenced the fact that local theater
goers are extremely partial to per-
formances of this order. When the very
popular prices of the theater are taken
into consideration, the productions of Col.
Thompsons musical organization are
most certainly a bargain event, for, while
no one individual OF the cast is remarka-
bic in talent, yet there is an evenness of
their presentat tons as an entirety, an ex-
cellence of its ensemble, that stamps pos
itively the Organization as one Of extreme
merit. The fact that the company has
been on continuous tour of several
years, and that during that time it has
been under the direction of the same mu-
steal director, has made the company
members quick of study, and the roper
toire Of the company has increased to
embrace nearly everything in the line of
light operas and quite a number Of the
heavier ones. There are few musical or
ganiza tons whose management is pro-
gressive enough to present such up-to-
date lyrics as are found in the roper
tOire of Col. ThOmpsons company.
BOln MISS stanton ana MISS Davis nave
been well received in the leading femi-
nine roles, while Mr.. Kunkel and Mr..
Henderson have evidenced comedy abil-
fly Of an entertaining quality. The
chorus is large, the girls pretty and
shapely and of much more singing ability
than is found in the average lyric en-
sembe
For the second and last week of the
visit of the Boston Lyrics at the Grand,
commencing tonight, are announced two
high-class operate presentations For the
first half of the week, commencing Sun
day night, and including Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday matinee and night will
be presented Smith and De Koven's lyric
of tuneful melodies, THE Fencing Mas
Ter while for the last half of the week,
commencing Thursday nights and includ-
ing Friday, Saturday matinee and night
will be given Richard StahPs opera
much humor, "Said Pasha''
The following presents the complete
cast for The Fencing Master"
GaleazZo Niscorti, Duke of Milan
John Henderson
throne -. :............ Henry Hallam
Milanese court afterward general
manager of THE Venetian Secret
Assassination Company Limit
Pasquino private astroioger and
fo' tune teller o. the duke. George KunkeI
Count aGindo Di Malaspena q
young noble in love with Flip
Pietro, an inn keeper; Micha %lIe MASH"
Steno, the Doge Of Nen.ce D 1isy Howard
Rinaldo, Captain of the Doges
Braves of THE Venetian Secret Assas
slnatIon Company Limited
JlaGomo :.-.;.:.................. G. Albertl
NlcnaeI Anglolo .................. A. Joel
Domino .:..................A Arthur Kellum
1HachlaNel1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. George Best
6aIaei ........................ b. Peterson
Cassabianca ............... M KoIe
Money Lenders
solomon ID Israel. ............. Alex. Joel
Noise Ben Chine -. Charles Van Dyne
Tubal Ben Levi ................C- Albert
Francesca, daughter Of Torquato
brought up as a boy and known
as francesca ......... Josephine Stanton
Filippa, the Dukes ward, and
cousin Of the Marchesa. Bertha Davis
Ihefesa, daughter of the money
lender ID ISrael........... Bertha Nelson
The Marchesa Di Goldoni Sarah carr
3nuIea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Grace Bell
LihSl .-:.........-...-.. Katherine Goodrich
SIloN ann Observation-Disclosures. Marion Rea
4'lCOto ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Alice Ward
For the last half Of the week, and com
mencing Thursday night, will be present
ed Richard Stahfs popular comic opera
said Pasha." 1t is -tuneful in Its music
and prolific in its comedy The ensemble
music is bright and catchy. Said PasbaH
IS admitted to be one of the most pleasing
lyrics in the company's repertoire being
particularly happy in its fun opportuni-
ues, and Messrs. Kunkel and Henderson
are salq TO be more than successful in
this opera