The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-12
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN.

A large audience greeted a new Carr
men last night at the METROPOLITAN If
was st. PauIs first taste of grand opera
this season, and on the whole 1t was
pleasant The Boston Lyric Opera COM
pany Is still comic opera company
Ihat TACT Is very apparent. The Italian
principals sing grand passion, sing 1t
melod1ously, artistlcally and with a pas
sion and abandon that only artists who
are Italians can effect. But the chorus
is comic. MUsically 1t doesn't take itself
seriously. 1t sings in English and sings
prettily enough, but 1t listens indifferent
ly to thrilling emotions sung dramatic
ally by the principals in the liquid Latin
tongue There is a lack of harmony
that is more than occasionally noticeable
ana 1t now and then made Carmen"
rather comic last night
Each of the principals made good in
his OF her respective part Of these
principals easily first Is Collamarini
Two years ago St. Paul heard De IIssan
sing the role of the cigarette girl and one
1eels safe IN making a comparison in this
case Tor such a comparison could be obi
Gus TO neither prima donna. Collama-
fln1s Carmen has not the snaky glitter
that made LIE Lussan's so unpleasantly
attractive. There was less Of the devil
ABOUT last nights impersonation. more
OF the animal Collamarini's Carmen is
the things that pander to it's lawless ap-
petite, but there is no suggestion Of the
wisdom or the Wariness of the sernent
IN sat1sry1ng that appetite. And Col
lamarnlS voice! 1t is thing to dream
Of rich and flexible contralto vfvidIv
colored and wonderfully controlled il
possesses in abundance that indescrib-
able quality which for want of a better
word We call magnetism. Although
singing mezzo role last evening. which
must have been something of a tax
tnere was no suggestion Of unusual eff
tort, proof Of the singers perfect con-
trOl over her voice. The prina donna
received numerous curtain calls. Ales-
sandroni as Escamillo was entirely salts
factory. He has fine physique and his
ringing baritone voiced finely the stirring,
toreador Song. Russo the tenor. who
sang the role of Jose, has a dramatic
voice or full volume as well as much
sweetness. In the duet between him and
Carmen, which ends in the girls death.
his singing and acting were very good
Miss Bertha Davis, as Michaela. is more
coquettlsh than demure, but she sang
the role charmingly last evening and
looked pretty. Tonight I'll Trovatore'
VIII be sung with Collamarina as Azu-
cena
GRAND.
Inc largest ana most fashionable Mon
day night audience of the season con-
gregated at the Grand last evening to
pay tribute to the excellent merit of
VIM. II. Vests Big Minstrel Jubilee. The
performance was thoroughly appreciated,
as was evidenced by the almost con-
t1nuous round CT applause.
owen Davis melodrama 'Lost in the
Desert" will be seen at the Grand the
coming week.
STAR
Manager Singer, of the Star. has ar
ranged an attraction extraordinary for
his theater during the week beginning
March II, when "The Jolly Grass Wild
ows" will be the bill. This show has
won host Of friends in the East and
has been pronounced one of the greatest.
if not the greatest, burlesque entertain
ment now upon the road
Y M c. A.
Next Thursday evening Mr.. Leland T.
Powers is to appear at Peoples church
for, the third successive season in the Y,
M c. A entertainment course.
On the first occasion he gave his i'm
presentations of the characters in Lord
Chumley.' Last season he appeared in
David Copperfield,'' and next Thursday
he is to tell the story of the fine old Eng
lish comedy, David Garrick," imper-
sonatlng the nine principal characters of
the play.