The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
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Dainty Anna Held and her lavish
production of The Eittle Duchess" will
conclude profitable engagement at
the metropolitan this afternoon and
evening. That Miss Held is as capti-
waiting and bewitching as ever is the
verdict of everybody. Her great popu-
larlty is attested emphatically by the
large audiences which have been greet
ing her nightly this week. The support
IS exceedingly strong. and the chorus
IS one of the best trained and best
looking ever seen in st. Paul. The mu-
steal numbers, while not all original,
are good. Among the most charming
ones being won't You Float Me-"
THE Maiden With the Dreamy Eyes,
Betsy Brown" Sadie" and "Mollie
Shannon" Miss Held's gowns are ex-
ceedingly artistic, fit beautifully and
are worn with grace and effectiveness.
The grand opera festival, which
Manager l.. n. Scott has arranged for
the Twin Cities, is now in full swing in
Minneapolis, and the Castle Square
opera company, which is presenting
the great compositions of the writer's
OF grand opera is meeting with a de-
gree of success which is most f1atter-
ing. This organization has had eight
years of existence, and it's artistic
growth has been as rapid as a steady
stands today, the Castle Square Opera
company While purely stick organi-
cation, the stellar system not being in
accord with the ideas of the manage
ment, is beyond all question ne Strong
est operate organization singing in
Eng1sh IN this country, and it is doubt
full If there be a grand opera company
in America which gives a better round
ed performance of the operas than does
this organization. Five sopranos, three
contraltOS, four tenOrS, two baritOneS
and two basSos make up the personnel
or the principals Of the company. The
voices are delightful, well trained, most
OF them by the best masters in Europe.
and all are ambitious and more than
anxious to achieve greatness in the
life work they have laid out for them
selves.
For the coming week at the Metro
polftan in this city "Lohengrin" and
the Bohemian Girl" have been chosen.
The former is said to be most beau
t1fully mounted, while in the scenic
environment and cOstuming of the lat
ter there is but little left to be desired.
Manager Savage takes especial pride
in his productions, as we'll as his COM
pany.
"Lohengrin" is to be the Offering on
Monday, Thursday and Saturday even
lngs and the Wednesday matinee, and
nesday and Friday evenings and Sat
| urday matinee%
Two performances of Hearts of
Oak" will be given al the Grand today,
the regular matinee at 2:3O and the
final performance tonight. The at
tendance for the week has been salts
factory proving that the play is still
popular.
Tomorrow night and all next week
Maurice j. Fielding's melodrama, en-
titled "A Ragged Hero" will hold the
| boards at the Grand.
Mrs. Leslie Carriers Chicago season
begins at the Illinois theater in that
city next Tuesday night. 1t is des-
| tined to be, as far as the Chicago pub
| lie IS concerned, a triumph of the most
sweeping kind. The advance sale is
beyond anything ever known there
Even before the box office was opened
the manager of the house had received
more than 1900 mail orders for seats.
1t was thought that Mrs. Carriers
business with "Du Barry" in Boston
| and Philadelphia could not. possibly
be eQualed, for she played to over
100000 during her eight weeks at the
Hub, and has averaged $4,000 for
each of her six weeks in the Quaker
City, or $4,000 for the complete en-
gagement. Chicago, however, will GER
tainly equal, if not actually surpass
these almost incredible figures Da-
vtd Beslasco has, received a wire from
Manager Davis. of the Illinois theater.
saying that Mrs. Carriers engagement
will be the greatest theatrical event in
the history of Chicago, for the box
office sale in advance of her first ap-
pearance as Du Barry, next Tuesday,
is many thousands ahead of any rec
ord ever known in that CITY