The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-13
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN.

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METROPOLITAN
Louis James and Kathryn Kidder in
A Midsummer Nights Dream" will close
their engagement at the Metropolitan
opera house with two performances to-
day, the regular matinee this afternoon
and farewell performance tonight. The
Two stars are supported by a splendid
company and the scenic accessories OF
the play are the finest the Metropolitan
has offered for a long time.
Al G. Fields Greater Ministries is the
Official title OF the black-face organiza,
tlon winch Will open an engagement OF
four nights and Wednesday matinee at
the Metropolitan tomorrow night
GRAND.
formance tonight at SIS will conclude
the engagement at the Grand opera
mouse OF the Royal Iilliputians
The Grand's Offering the coming week
will be Al. H. Wilson in his new TO-
mantle comedy, The Watch on the
Rhine"
HOFFMAN CONCERT.
Although the audience that attended
the concert at the Peoples church last
evening was rather disappointing in size
considering the fact that the concert was
teStlmonlal TO one of st. Paul'S most
prominent musicians, who soon takes ner
departure for the East, the excellence OF
the programme was thoroughly appre-
ciated by those who were present. From
an artistic standpoint the concert was a
success and Mrs. Hoffman,, who PLAYED
several or the accompaniment during
the evening, was warmly greeted and
received many beautiful flowers.
Edward Collins PLAYED a Chopin num-
Der, Scherzo Top. 81. The composition
was delicately and gracefully interpreted
and the youthful player was forced to
respond to an insistent encore
The ReidelsbeTger quartette played sew
eral numbers Mr. Berg played two solos
and was warmly encored. George IL.
Fairclough played group of organ num-
bers, Hollins' "Renedictien Nuptiale, y
concert Overture IN C Minor and the
overture to William Tell (Buck-Ros-
slnl1 The soloists last evening were
Miss Clara Williams ard Mr.. Lewis
Shave.
STAR.
The Gay Burlesquers company, which
closes weeks engagement at the Star
tonight, has some good knock-about
comedians, and the burlesques are pre-
sented with considerable spirit and life.
They are both in the popular vein. with
the usual admixture of horse play" but
the latter is not crowded in to an I'M
limited extent. the speciality acts are
all very good ones, most of them laugh
able, and they are diversified enough to
please the popular vaudeville taste.
The Rose Hill English Folly company
opens weeks engagement tomorrow af-
ternoon
LIFE ON THE STAGE
Lovers Lane is to go this summer to
Australia
Rachel Booth has been engaged for
The Messenger Boy"
Raymond Hitchcock is to star next sea-
son "a comic opera called prince
Popo'
Miss Rosemary G1osz has been engaged
by the manager Of Seabrooke,s "The
Founders company as prima donna, to
appear in Detroit, Mich, next week.
BY the Grace of God the pro -Boer
play by Hermann Heyermann, has been
prohibited at the National theatetr, Am
sterdam, by the grace of Queen Wilhel-
nina.
Clyde Fitch, who is beginning to be the
Harry B. Smith of dramatic literature
has been severely criticised by a mum
Der OF critics for introducing funeral
scene in mis- play, 1.-THE Climbers
While Sarah Truax was appearing IN
Camille in Pittsburg she received a
telegram notifying her of the serious i'll
ness of her father She was anxious to
go to him at once but there being no
one to take her place, the management
persuaded her to play out the week, I'M
less ner father became worse, promising
to provide her with a special fast train
to take her to Chicago, where her father
Is i'll.