The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-25
AT ST. PAUL
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1.-THE Wizard of Or" is playing to a
notwithstanding business at the Met
ropolitan opera house this week, play
ing to a packed house at every per-
romance. The big show is making
good in every respect, and the best evil
dence of it's drawing powers is the fact
that many of our play-goers witness
the performance two and three times.
AS a spectacle, it Is theSbest thing st.
Paul has ever seen. Musically, it ranks
high, and for comedy it surpasses any
thing of it's kind.
The engagement Is for the entire
week, and there are still plenty Of good
seats left for all the remaining per-
formances. The curtain will rise
promptly at s o'clock for the evening
shows and at o'clock for the matt
nee.
"Florodora," most beautiful in theme
and artistic of production, is to return
to this city and be sung at the Metro
politan for one week, beginning on
Sunday evening. 'FYorodora" Is not
new here, having been seen in this city
last season, when the reception accord
ed it was of the most gratifying kind.
It's many tuneful musical numbers
were greeted as old friends for their
melody had preceded them, and before
whistled and sung all over the town.
AS an elaborate production, nothing
superior to "F'lorodora' has been seen
here in this line, and it's success in
every sense was most pronounced.
Messrs. Fisher and Ryley, who origi-
nally brought 'Florodora" to America,
and who now control it, are sending on
this occasion what they promise to
be one of the most artistic musical
comedy organizations before the pub
lie. The entire organization is COM
prised of the very best people on that
line, with a cast of principals whose
names are a guarantee of the UNI
usual excellence of the presentation.
Some of the more important roles are
Falk, Cherries Dix, ALT. c. Wheelan,
Charles II. Bowers, Alfred Cahill,
Grace Hazard and Frances Tyson,
while the noted beauties of the double
sextette, known as the pretty maid
ems" are said to be the most winsome
and charming seen for many day.
The presentation will be given
lighted large and fashionable gather
ings here before. The sale Of seats
opens today.
Manager L. N. Scott has received
written request for Sousa to play the
"Feldalma March," by Jean Fontella
miss Lucian Curry Morton, Of st.
PauD, at the evening concert. on
Wednesday, Oct. /, at the Auditorium.
The matter has been submitted to Mr..
Sousa for decision, and the result will
be announced as early as possible.
The march is said to be brilliant and
of real worth, and, If approved, will
be played at the evening concert here.
Manager Scott is now in communica-
xryffl y, Nv, H.
many similar requests are made to Mr..
Sousa While touring the country that
it is impossible for him to comply with
all, but he is ever ready to be obliging
whenever 1T is possible, and he Is sure
to bring out almost every work of mer-
it that is submitted to him. There will
be matinee and evening concerts at the
Auditorium on Oct 1, the last appear
ance of Sousa and his band here for
long time to come. The special SOLO
lists are: Estelle Liebling, soprano;
Grace Courtney Jenkins, violiniste;
Emil Kennecke, cornet. and Arthur
Pryor trombone. Exceedingly brilliant
programmes are prepared.
1t has probably never before oc-
Cured in the history of the American
stage that a playwright has so sue
cessfully played upon the emotions of
the people that women have tainted in
the audience and men have sat and
sobbed like children, and that it has
become necessary, because of these
strong emotions, to tone down the CHI
makes to more reasonable pitch.
This, however, is the history Of 1.-THE
Night Before Christmas" which Is be-
ing presented at the Grand opera
house the current week. In the line of
pastoral drama, no play produced here
n hoS :,
splendid favor at the hands of local
play-goers. The producing company
this season is one of exceptional ex-
cellence. Elmer Grandin, as Judge
Phillips; Frank Bryan, as John Phil
lips Jr.; Miss Marie Kinzie, as Mrs.
Judge Phillips, and Georgia Munson,
as Marion Williams, deserving special
mention for their very artistic imper-
sonations.
Next Sunday night, at the Grand
opera house, Dan and Charles A. Ma
son, those two remarkably clever Ger
man dialect comedians, will present
for the first time In this city, Charles
Newn1an's laughable connection, "Ru-
dolph and Adolph,'' in which they have
appeared with tremendous success for
the past two seasons. The piece is
styled a musical comedy, but it is said
to contain more of a plot than is usual
ly found in a play Of this order. The
action is brisk and spirited at all
times, and the merriment never ceases. |
A large and handsome chorus is car
ried and the musical portion Of the en-
tertainment is said to be Of high Or
der of merit The sale of seats opened |
this morning at 9 o'clock.
Al Reeves and his big company
pleased two good-sized audiences yes
terday afternoon and evening at the |
Star theater. "The Brakeman and the |
Tramp and "Pinky Panky Poo"
made a hit with the audience.
Charles Warner, who for many years |
has occupied a prominent place on the |
English stage, has practically COM I
pleted arrangements with Lloyd Bing- |
ham to star in the United States for a |
number of years. He will probably ap-
pear this season in a new play, by |
Henry Hamilton, entitled 'The Light |
Beyond" romantic drama, treating |
OF the discovery Of America by Column
bus, and because of it's spectacular /
nature will be put on in one Of the |
Broadway houses.
Mr.. Warner came to New York from |
London about two weeks ago. He en-
joys there reputation as a splendid |
artist His last engagement was last |
spring in eau Telephone" at Wynd- |
hams theater. He is now past forty, |
and has been playing since his seven
teenth year. A good many years ago |
he was engaged for Charles Reades |
dramatization of Zola's "L'Assom-
moir,' entitled Drink" He played this |
at the Princess and appeared in it more |
than 5000 times. Though regarded as
at his best in melodrama, he has play |
ed in almost everything, from panto-
mime to the title role in Hamlet"