The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-22

On the whole the company selected by
MT. Calm for the Western people Is
above the average. of those permitted to
come west OF Hyde Park.
Inc play will be seen three nights moro,
with Wednesday matinee.
DAM CONCERT.
The first of the series of Danz concerts
took place yesterday afternoon at tho
metropolitan opera house, before large
ana appreciatiye audience. Director DAM
opened the programme with the popular
willow Grove. a. composition familiar
to lovers of the, 70 popular music. and
played SO successfully the past season by
BANDA Rosa. iezampa overture was the
second number played at tremendous
tempo, and was one of the most pleasing
numbers on the programme. The AREA
dian Suite by Seharwenka, was the
piece de resistance and, although 1t Is a
novelty In orchestral repertoire, 1t Is a
beautiful suite. The four movements are
expressive Of ltheT composers mind and
were: ta) "Springtime Revels," CO. ''Da-
mon and Daphneie. (c) Shepherds Sere-
made. td) Bridal March"
Miss Florence Marion Pace, the so
prano soloist, made an instantaneous hit.
In her selection of Hearts Delight" by
Glichr1st, her brilliant soprano voice rang
out clearly and; completely filled the large
auditorium. Miss: Pace is great favorfte
with St. Paul audiences, and the enthusi-
astlc encore she received at the finish of
her solo was but one more laurel added
to her promising future
A dainty bit of orchestration was the
Second Mazur1Sa, by Godard,, orches-
trated by Claude Madden. The compost
ton is so familiar in piano literature that
II was pleasing surprise to hear it
played by the strings. The always beau
t1ful Air by Bach, was a restful and
quiet number, and the musical brain alb
sorbs more from this old piece than any
OF the more modern and pleasing works.
Piece Caracterestique," by Eilenberg.
was given a double presentation and was
Followed by tho Grand Fantasia from
Rigoletto." In this work Verdi finds his
greatest triumph. The quartette was
played with care and precision and in the
grand climax the four voices could be
easily followed. Vocalists, especially. de-
| hght In these fantasies selected from the
operas, as they are at once an object of
ear training and preparation in the high
est musical forms.
The concert series opened under auspi-
clous patronage and is deserving of mu-
slcai attention. The next concert will
| take place Sunday afternoon Feb. 4.
The Cinematograph moving pictures Of
the famous Passion Play of Ober-Am-
| mergau VIII be presented at the Metro
| politan this afternoon, commencing at
2:3o. The pictures will be presented this
afternoon, tomorrow, Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, and also next Sunday
1 afternoon.
Hearts of Oak" will be the attraction
at the Metropolitan the first half of next
! week, commencing Sunday evening.
Browns ia Town will be seen at the
Metropolitan the last three nights Of this
week, commencing Thursday, with mat
/ inee Saturday. Browns in Town" was
/ written by Mark Swan for laughing pur-
poses. and is In three acts. and is pre-
i sented by company including Mark
! Swan. G. Horn, w. Cullison. e. Elmer,
Mamie Ward. Jessie Mai Hail. Maud
| Knowlton, Monica Lee. Fanny Midgeley
! and others
-. GRAND.
lyon Yonson is once again at the
/ Grand. 1t comes with a good company,
headed by Arthur Donaldson and Beatrice
/ Norman And then, too, there is the
lumberman's quartette, Clinton Maynard,
J Harry Hubbard, Leon Pamette and Sid
/ ney Craven. the accomplished singers
who evoke multitudinous encores. and
/ better scenery than has heretofore graced
the play during It's repeated visits to
: St. Paul.
Last night people were turned away
from the theater before s O'Clock. The
I orchestra pit was lined with seats for
! spectators, and all the aisles were filled
with chairs. Balcony and gallery were
seas of faces and all the boxes were
filled All this was tribute to the merit
| of this dialect play presented by
:Swede, Arthur Donaldson, in the char
acter of a typical Swede. In addition to
q clean cut and consistent portrayal OF
/ title role, Mr.. Donaldson is the pos
| SCISSOR Of a sweet voice, which was heard
with excellent effect in. Swedish and
English versions of songs,
Annie Mack Berlein, as the Irish Widow
Laflin and ''proprietress of the Junction
/ Hotel" is a clever delineator of female
Irish parts, and in many respects su-
4 perior to others who have been seen here
| In the corresponding role.
/ AS Grace Jennings, Miss Beatrice Nor
man displays dramatic ability which
would warrant the assumption of more
! pretentious parts than the foil of male
stellar attraction. She certainly gets as
! much out of the part of the wealthy
l Iumberman's daughter as there is in it.
| Her gown in the last act is certainly
model of modiste's art.
| Chic and pretty and sprightly is Miss
Grace Hazard as Jennie Morris, the book
agent.
| lyon Yonson" all the week, with
| Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
/ The opening of the engagement OF Full
gora's European-American Stars at the
| Grand opera house next Sunday will be
/ welcomed with genuine pleasure here by
the numerous lovers of high-class vaude-
vile. Manager Robert Fulgora is one OF
the best known men in vaudeville, ana
he is par excellence the leader in Amer
;ca of the best type of travelling vaude-
vile organizations