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'Florodora," with it's pretty girls
handsome scenery and catchy music
pleased another good sized audience at
the Metropolitan last night. This
comedy opera is splendidly staged and
is in many respects a better presenta-
ton than when it was seen here last
season. The engagement is for the en-
tire week, with the usual matinees to-
morrow and Saturday.
The sale of seats for the Sousa con-
certs opened at the box office Of the
Auditorium yesterday and was salts
factory. The indications are that the
famous bandmaSter will be greeted by
a crowded house for both matinee and
evening concerts.
More than ordinary interest is taken
in the coming of that widely advertise ed
| musical satire, "The Sultan of Sulu,
by GEORGE AIDE of FABLES in Slang
fame, which is announced to appear
at the Metropolitan Sunday night and
the first half of the week. The sultan
and his eight pretty wives, his gro
tesque secretary and native attend
ants, together with Col. Budd, the
"Arkansawr politician who heads I'm
Gle Sans Expedition of soldiers, ma
rines, commercial travellers and Bos-
ton school. teachers to the island OF
Sulu, all embodied in the gayest comic
opera setting that Henry w. Savage
stage management could devise, proved
the hit of the season in Chicago last
spring.
o1yo1, in -
son and Mason are appearing at the
Grand opera house the current week
pleased a second capacity audience at
that playhouse last evening and the
piece has been voted by all VINO nave
witnessed it as one of the funniest ana
most thoroughly enjoyable musical
comedies that has been seen here IN
long time.
"All On Account of Eliza" the COM
edy by Leo Ditrichstein, which will be
presented here at the Grand the COM
ing week by Jacob Lifts excellent
company, is said to be highly divert
ing affair and an amusingly instruc-
tive satire on the foibleS and follles
of the insular life of small commun-
ity. It's merit is genuine, It's motive
is moral, it's development edifylng.
Mr.. Lift has engaged well balanced
company to present the play this sea-
son, and all the original scenic equip
ment and accessories used during the
long run of the piece at the Garrick
theater, New York, will be seen in the
production.
OF marked excellence was the con-
cert given last night in the guild hall
of Christ church for the building fund
of the church. Indictment weather in
terfered somewhat with the attendance
so that the entertainment was perhaps
more of an artistic than a financial
success.
MRS. G. e. ,Gere, lately Of Syracuse,
N. Y, sang for the first time before
st. Paul audience last night. A new
singers name on a programme occa-
sions always much speculation and
when it happens-as in st. Paul, for
instance-that. there is dearth OF
good singers, the success Of the new
conner is doubly satisfactory.
Mrs. Gere made most favorable
impression lastnight. Her voice is hne
and deep and grave. 1t is richly COL
ored and possess the humanness
which is one Of the tests of contralto.
Mrs. Ceres stage presence is very en-
gaging. She sings simply and with
oft any mannerisn1s. Her numbers
last night included selections from
Tehman's SIN Persian Garden" Al
lah." Chadwick; '1The Rosary" Nevln;
"When Song Is Sweet" by Gertrude
Sans Souci, and Bizet's "Agnus Del"
for which Harry Dorr played a violin
obligato.
Carlo Fischer, the cellist, played
three numbers "Widmung," by Pop
per; "Elegie," Won Goens, and "Minu-
etto." by Becker. He handles his con-
traltoyoiced instrument in a satisfy
ing way, drawing from it a purity and
depth of tone that gives to his inter-
rotations a rare appeal.
Mr.. Fischer was forced to play an
Mrs. Marie w. Graves sang with ex-
ceIlent effect Massinet's "Aria de Sa-
lone" and group of lesser songs that
Included: "Slave Song" Delriego;
"Swallows," Cowen. and "Vainka's
Song" Won StulZman.
Miss Sans Souci, who was the &C
companist last night, also played two
solo numbers, 'FIiebes Tod" Wagner
List. and a waltz by Moszkowski. Her
solo work was brilliant and her &C
compartments sympathetic.
Ziska did legerdemain work at the
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