The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-28
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The Castle Square Opera company
Will close the first week of its st. Paul
season with today's matinee and even
ing performances presenting The Be-
hemian Girl ihis afternoon and ..Lo
hengrin'' tonight.
Although there has been a big sale
for these two performances, the man
agement reports that there are still a
number of choice seats to be had.
Tomorrow night in Minneapolis the
entire company, viii participate in a
sacred concert at the Metropolitan OPP
era house, the feature of which will be
the singing Of Rossini's "Stabat Mater"
The operate repertoire for the week
Will comprise 'Tanphauser" and Car
men,"
The company will return to ST. Paul
the following week and present Verdi's
Aida and Flotow's Martha"
The nagement9 of the Metropolitan
next week will offer The Strollers,' by
Ludwig Englander and Harry B. Smith.
The happy addition of Miss Marguerite
sylvia to the cast this year should
lend added significance, and with
company of such people as George c.
Boniface, Jr.. Neil McNiel, D. l.. Lyon,
David Terrence, W. H. Fitzgerald, Dor
othy Hunting, Edith Millward and a
pected. The piece was originally
staged by George w. Lederer, and has
received an entirely new scenic outfit
and coStuming for this years presen-
tation.
Messrs. Nixon and Zimmerman are
proprietors of the company, as they
are also of the Francis Wilson COM
pany, and half owners of the Chinese
Honeymoon" an enormous hit at the
Casino, New York.
Miss Sylvia is quite favorite here
and was much admired on her pre-
Yious appearances in this city in Miss
Bob White" and Princess Chic
"A Ragged Hero" will close its en-
gagement at the Grand with the usual
matinee and evening performance. The
melodrama has number of unconVen-
tlonal scenes and situations and the
hero in rags and tatters is decidedly
popular
crowded house filled very largely
with women, greeted the Bohemian
Burlesquers yesterday afternoon at the
Star. The excellent bill was much an
preciated by the audience. the femi-
nine portion indicating a keen sense OF
satisfaction over the funny and mu-
steal features The Bohemians will
close their engagement at the Star this
evening. 81 @f5
"Bolivar's Busy. Day" a musical
farce comedy, with Billy B. Van in the
principal role, will be next weeks at
traction at the Grand.
KlaW & ErlangeP's free stage school
opened last Monday in New York. with
$40 pupils. The full complement will
be $500 young men and young women.
klaw & Erlanger will give stage en-
ployment next season to 1000 persons.
idle Women" is the name of a new
comedy the Shuberts are to produce
next season. 1t is a problem play by
Lafayette Parks. and f{the scenes are
all laid in fashionable New York
church.
The coming of Forbes Robertson and
Gertrude Elliott to this country next
season. under the direction of Klaw &
Erlanger, presenting a dramatic YER
sion of kpling's, Light That Failed"
VIII be one of the most important stage
events of the year. They will open
their tour at the Knickerbocker thea
ter in November s.
Arrangements have been perfected
by which three of Maurice Maeter-
nnck's plays will be presented by a
French company in this country next
season The authors wife, Georgette
lie Blanc, is in the company of which
Albert Darmont Is leading man. The
three plays are Norma Wanna" jay
zelle' and "Algavine ct Selyzette."
German. actors and actresses both in
Berlin and In the provinces are raging at
the low salaries they receive and a gen
eral strike is feared,
There are only twenty theaters In Ger
many where the very first ranks of play
ers receive from $4,000 to So, $50 a year.
and only four actors and one actress re-
ceiVe the latter amount.
In the large provincial cities there are
hrst-class singers who do not receive
more than $1.75O. One splendid tenor.
who sings in twelve different operas, has
only $1,000. and he must supply his own
costumes. Another, well known basso
who sings in eight Wagner operas, has
only $1.300
Even in the royal opera houses the
state of affairs is no better. rigid
moral censorship is exercised in the royal
theaters. The kaiser knows all his lead
ing people personally and they must con-
duct themselves to his entire satisfaction
The players ask for-an advance all round
of 10 per cent. Il