The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-29
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"Floradora" is musical extravagan-
"a, but it Is more of music than ex-
travaganza; and therefore should STAND
the test Of "a second season much more
successfully than the majority, OF us
kind. Last night it reappeared at the
Metropolitan, more entertalnlnS' Hiole
smartly costumed and, seemingly more
melodious than when it made us Hrst
visit to st! Paul. Indeed, as her sec
ond season gives the society PUG
aplomb so a, years experience Denlno
the footlights has lent the additional
attractiveness or not too mature Ila-
turity of "Florodora."
The chief charm of the comedy hes
in Its music-its dainty lyrics anu
snappy choruses-but the book, too' Is
ambitious. To be sure, although II
only scintillates in spots, these spots
are bright enough to illumlne even the
dull places.
The musical comedy this year is in
capable hands. The old members nave
gained by their experience ana III
more neatly into their respective roles
the new ones are, for the most part
an improvement.
Corinne has the role Of Dolores TINS
season. A trifie thicker OF waist ana
Of ankle is the little Coincidence, but
to offset these slight DISADVANTAGES
she is more vivacious, more gioWinss
more alive than ever. The part OF
Dolores, queen of the odorous Or1ental
isle, fits her to nicely and her comic
opera voice sang the music allotted TO
the part in a manner that won her
warm applause. Eleanor Falk, VINO
replaces Grace Dudley as the cymcal
and epigrammatic Lady Holyrooo, Is
not so capable as her predecessor, pul
she is wise enough to copy MISS Duo-
ley closely and is fairly successful.
"Under the Bamboo Tree" the new
song that has been added to the com
edy was sung by Miss Falk with eX-
ceiIent effect. Alfred c. Wheelan was
distinctly and always funny as IWee-
| dlepunch. AS a musical conductor III
| the second act he out Creatored Gre
atore to the amusement OF the au,
dience which recalled him number OF
| times. Charles Dox as Cyrus w: gill
| fain did not SurpaSS mere enlclelicy'
Grace Hazard was charming as An
| gela, and Frances Tyson was attract
| i've as Valleda, the maid.
| But after all it was the sextette girls
| that help most, to make the popularity
| Of 'eFlorodora." This year they are
prettier more swagger, more fascl-
| mating than ever. Tall and svelte MISS
| Sanger leads them. With her are
| Claire Casscles, Gladys Coleman, Jane
| Hall, Evelyn Wade and Blanche Sci
bert. Their gowns of tucked hello
trope. their much plumed and very
faring hats and their fluffy hair MADE
| them a. delight to the eye, while their
| catchy" song tickled the ear of an au-
| dience that was not large but vastly
| appreciative.
"Florodora,, will be at the Metropol-
itan for the remainder of the week.
Nonsensical, yet entertaining tc
| a. degree. must be said of "Adolph and
| Rudolph" a farce of three well-t1lleo
| acts that opened the week at the Grand
| last evening So entertaining, 1t mlghl
| be said, that a gallery Of big proper
lions gave lively Endorsement, While a
| lower house of capacity size laughed
| itself into good humor.
The playcis one of those nonsens1cal
| farces with two German comedians
| in the persons Of Dan and Charles ~
| Mason as the main purVeyorS OF It's
| humor. There is fairly well trained
| chorus, much music and song and not
| a little merit. It's author disclaims any
attempt to elevate the stage, pul
rather to please and in the latter ne
| has succeeded remarkably well.
| Mason and Mason, as Adolph and
| Rudolph, are a team of much excel
| lence and are well paired. The story
| Wn1Cn is one Ol IlllSLdhSll loOiIASy' wi
tiers entirely upon them and is humor-
| ously acted and told. A 1udicfous shaw
| ing scene and several parodies in Ger
| man last night found them much In
| favor with the house, which was en-
| thusiastic in it's recalls.
Aside from being an excellent
medium for Mason and Mason to dis
| play their talent, the play is a vehicle
| for a number Of specialties, probably
| the best of which are several vocaliza-
lions by Miss Zadora R. Porter, must
| cal travesty by Miss Jean Abndelle and
| Fred Waltz, and Hebrew specialties by
Robert B. Mack. Miss Bessie Phillips
| and Fred Waltz contribute much to the
! musical end, the latter having a voice
| Of unusual tone and strength, while
Miss Phillips delights with much
| sprightness of limb and a sweet voice.
| The chorus is a trife weak in voice.
"Adolph and Rudolph" will be seen at
| the Grand the remainder of the week,
| with the usual matineeS.
One Of the. brightest comedies on an