The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-05

Htf UdDe uOeS he mover over the cidTiO-
nets. and saxophones, and inanimate
though they be, does he caress them
and make tender, persuasive ap-
peal that they Groom and sing to him.
And sing they do, delicately, sweetly
as nlghtingales, Of love and Of dreams.
Close study of Creatore will show him
a musician of caliber, and fundament-
ally possessed-pr inspired-With fine
musical comprehension.
The roof garden season at Madison
Square garden opens Saturday night,
June 81. under the former name of
Japan by Night" and under the man
agement of Kushibiki and Arai, who
1naugurated the Japanese garden last
summer as a novelty In roof garden
entertainments. The feature this year
is a new Japanese opera, entitled
'Otoyo," with music by w. F. Peters,
who composed "The Monks Of Mala-
bar" and '"The Cadet Girl" The book
is by Henry Pinkus and Melvin G. Win
stock, with lyrics by Robert L. Beecher.
The past two or three weeks of
Venice in New York" has been a rec
ord breaker at the Madison Square
garden. Last Wednesday night was
Gounod night, concentrating the
birth Of Charles Francois Gounod, who
was born in Paris, June II, 1918. The
entire second part of the programme
was devoted to selections from the
works of this melodious French COM
poser. including grand march from
the Queen of Sheba:" Hymn of st.
Cecilia (violin solo); ave Maria
sung by Miss Mary Howe, with violin,
harp and organ obligati an "Entre
Acte" from philemon ct Baucis;:" and
grand potpourri from Faust"
Next Wednesday night will be
wagner night" and other great COM
posers will be similarly honored on
succeeding selected evenings. These
features are attracting the most earn
est attention Of music lovers and are
a public boon,
"The Earl of Pawtucket" is ap-
preaching its one hundred and fiftieth
performance at the Manhattan and Is
In the zenith of its, popularity, If box
Office receipts tell anything.
The Wizard of o." which is the
climax OF the grotesque, the odd and
the exqufsitely funny, has started off
for a record season at the Majestic,
With no sign Of any change In the
standing room only" programme
Thfs Is by far the most enhancing
Wizard we have had for long time in
New York and some other metropolitan
managers would fain learn the secret
OF his magic philtre.
Martha" Flotow's lyric opera In
nve acts is the offering for the coming
week of the Terrace Garden Opera
company to the patrons of Managers
Suessk1nd and Rehfeldt's arbored ter
races on East Fifty-eighth street.
Charmingly tuneful. as this composers
work is, it is promised the best of
treatment at the hands of the excel
lent singers and players with whom
director Montegriffe has already made
his surroundings so popular. The COM
Z u. ~
already ingratiated itself in the public
favor. The quality of the music fur
n1shed here nightly. and the crowds
that flock to hear and enjoy 1t have
shown the management how wise was
Its selection of opera. light and heavy,
as an attraction for summer amuse-
nlent seekers. Maurice Hageman will
dlrect the stage for the production Of
80 Martha" Charles Nicosal will be the
conductor.
The Sunday evening concert will
consist of selections from various
grand operas, to be sung by the prin-
cIpals and chorus of the company.
Special engagements have been made
for this event. The open air concert
IN the garden will be interspersed with
vaudeville.
,,. Fay TempIeton's Triumph.
Miss Fay Templeton scored a tri-
umph last Monday night in New York
which is practically without parallel
in theatrical annals. She assumed the
principal role in a play which has been
running six weeks. drew a first night
house that literally packed the Casino
and included every notable critic in
the city. and had the most tremendous
ovation any woman has received on
the New York stage this season.
So great was the enthusiasm that
fL1 ,fof,
The Runaways" at 1:15 %. M, it was
nearly 70 o'clock when Miss Temple
tons first-night audience dispersed.
Nor did the ovation come from friends
of the artistic alone Many of the reg
Cular first-nighters, her most loyal adj
mirers were abroad or on the high
seas. and many seats were held by
tourists passing through New York,
who Joined in the welcome to the cory
edienne. Her old fellow players from
the Weber & Fields music hall were
out in. force. and no one apllauded
more heartily than Miss Lillian Rus
sell, whose singing Of "Come Down,
My Evening Star" was cleyerly imi-
tated by Miss .Templeton.
"The Prince of Pilsen" in its fourth
month remains at the Broadway the
ater.i the musical hit Of the season.
Miss Ida Hawfey Is the new Edith and
Victor Morley the new Lord Somerset.
George AIDES new play which Henry
w. Savage will produce in September,
is spectacular comedy drama in four
acts, entitled "The County Chairman"
Mr.. AIDE has sought to depict the rural
life of the Middle West after the man
ner that New England has been pic
tured by "Shore Acres" The central
character Is bluff. wholesouled coun-
try lawyer. For this role Mr. Savage
Maclyn Arbuclkle. The play, which
calls for twenty-six speaking parts,
Will have forty-five young women in
one scene as well as the village double
quartette and big brass band. Mr..
Savage will make very thorough and
elaborate production Of "The County
Chairman"
90 Seldom 1t is that any novelty is
strong enough to hold the stage at
Keith's longer than two weeks, but
Howard Thurston has proved such a
drawing card, that he has again been
held over to head the bill for the COM
ing week. Thurston Is the supreme
sovereign In the realm of marYels, and
Is without doubt the greatest Illusion
list the world has ever known
A shipment of giant crocodiles Just
received from South America for the
Aquarium at Sea Beach Palace Is the
newest addition to the multifario,Is in
terestS OF BoStockS arena at Coney
Island. The new quarters Of the big
exhibition prove so cool because of its
seaside site and endless doors and win
dows that Director Bostock has closed
contract to remain it's tenant for the
next five years.
Herbert e. Clamp.
"PLEAsE EXCUSE"
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