The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-05
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN


Slxty-five clergymen, including repre-
sentatives of every creed and denomina
eIoll IN 81 Paul, We're the guests of Daniel
oully at the Metropolitan opera hous a
Iast night. Mr. Sully will present .4Tba
Fafish Priest for three more perform
ances, including a popular price matinea
tomorrow afternoon
Harry Corson Clarke in his new comedy
w hat Did Tompkins Do" will be the
attraction at the Metropolitan the latter
part of the week, beginning Thursday
evening.
Alice Nielsen and the Alice Nielsen.
opera company will appear at the Met
fopoHtan for three nights and Wednesday
matinee, beginning next Monday evening
Inc engagement will open with ..'Tha
singing Girl" and at least one perform
anee of 1.-The Fortune Teller will he
given The sale of seats for this engage
nent opens Thursday morning.
GRAND.
Frederick Warde, as Richelieu. in
Lyttons play of that name, held the alb
sorbed attention of a large audience las
night at the Grand An evidence of thu
impression made by the actors art was
the absence of a demonstration of any
sort during the various acts, the audience
withholding its applause until each seem
was finished. 1t made up, however. for
IT'S enforced silence after the curtain hal
faHen, for repeatedly was that curtain
raised in orde rthat Mr.. Warde might bow
his smiling thanks to his audience. He
rewarded 1t also with neat little speech
in which he stated that with GA Parish
Priest playing at the Metropolitan and
Cardinal" at the Grand, st. Paul audi
ences were not badly off-spiritually.
Mr. Warde's Richelieu is a fine charac-
ter study. Other roles of his may be more
appealing, but in his complete grasp of
the character as Lytton has drawn it as
well as in those subtitle half lights that
aid in making the mystery and the
power Of the willy cardinal his presenta-
ton is unsurpassed. OF the many Cardi,
nal Richelieus that have been presented
on the stage, Lytton's, perhaps, is the
most human. More the man than the
card1nal-the cardinal, indeed, only when
ne may aid the man and those the man
loVes-1t is only now and then that one
is given a, glimpse of the dark side of
that strange character which so long
held in It's hands the destiny of France.
But it is in the now and them that Mr.,
Warde reveals his art most COMPLETELY
The audience is not permitted to feel
that the cardinal is entirely human. In
the passage beginning 81 have recreated
France which closes the first act and
which reveals how dominant a note am
bition was in Richelieu's character Mr..
Warde was superb. Superb also was he
in that scene where. in order to protect
his ward, Julie, he threatens her enemies
with the dread anathema of Rome. Nest
effective, of all, however. was the actor
in the closing scene which demands so
quick recoil from despair and death 10
life and triumph
Mr.. Warde was most ably supported
last evening. Mrs. Speneer's Julie is a
womanly and lovable creation Her de,
nunciation of the king and his false
friends was an effective bit of acting
+. K. Spencer as De Mauprat is impCs sing
and he reads his lines exceIlently. Oc-
casionally he mars the good effect of his
appearance and enunciation by appear
ing over demonstrative. Douglas Fair
banks as Francois, is given but one OPP
pertunity to prove his ability as an
actor, but he makes the most of that.
Mr.. McCallum as the Duke Of Orleans,
and Mr.. Arthur Ford as Clermont, were
both satisfactory. AS Joseph, tie card;-
naFs attendant, Mr.. Walter Bentley is an
excellent foil decidedly clever. The rest
OF the cast was adequate.