The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-07
At st. Paul Theaters


metropolitan, is the most gorgeous in
color and movement yet produced and
when its beauties are flashed ON the
gaze or local audience for the first
time even the oldest timer NAV be
prepared TO catch his breath and ex-
cIalhh, great! For brilliancy, exquis-
lie color1ng and rapid movement the
AFFAIR has a Kaleidoscope effect. From
the point OF view OF the spectator who
mas no time to count or calculate. a
thousand people are engaged in this
production. OF course, this Is merely
an impression. but it gives an idea of
the effects produced. So rapidly do the
changes of scene and costume follow
one another one cannot hope to keep
track of them. =
The costumes of the girls are the
most Yariegated and elaborate that in
genuity could conceive; but they are
In good taste, and they fit into the
scenery as the moon fits in night in
June. They come in octetteS, in doZ-
ems. in scores, in hundreds. They are
unusual girls. too, for some of them can
act, all OF them can sing and nearly all
or them can stand still and look pretty
which is of itself a valuable accom-
pllshment in a chorus girl. The en-
gagement closes with a performance
tonight and a matinee tomorrow aft
ernoon.
1t was known that Henrietta Cros-
mans first visit to this city would re-
ceive general attention, and there has
been proof of it at the Metropolitan
opera house since the sale of seats
opened yesterday. Plainly st. Paul
playgoers are planning a hearty greet
ing for Miss CroSman, as is shown by
the demand for seats, and the first per-
romance Monday night bids fair to see
one OF the most notable audiences of
the season in which society will be lib
orally represented
MISS Crosman's fame as an artist en-
titles her to a liberal welcome here
iheater goers who enjoy the best the
American stage has to offer will ap-
preciate Miss Crosman's engagement,
and lind the greater satisfaction in the
fact that she will be seen in repertoire.
giving opportunity to behold her in
the most celebrated of her character
portrayals. Comedy and tragedy will
De Miss Crosman's share during her
week at the Metropolitan. Mistress
Nell, the comedy with which she will
open her engagement on Monday night,
is one of the most distinct successes
ever scored in this country. 1t ran for
two seasons in New York, which comes
pretty near being a record. In the
double bill, Nance Oldfield" and Mad
cline" which Miss Crosman will pre-
SShI tAAudy anu SATURDAY night, she
VIII reveal her talents in both comedy
and tragedy. A feature of the seat
buying for Miss Crosman's engagement
Is the general request for bookings for
performance of each of these bills,
which shows the general desire to see
Miss Crosman in the different charac-
acters in which she has achieved re-
nown. Her engagement at the Metro
poltan Will open next Monday night,
Of Mo
She will give only one matinee. which
will be Saturday.
A most unusual and no less attrac-
tive personality has Creatore, who, with
his Italian band, will appear in concert
at the Metropolitan opera house Sun
day night only.
Creatore's physiognomy is strilxingly
distinctive. He has the head and gen.
eral appearance of a poet. This. how
ever, is corrected in a measure, by his
Roman nose, which denotes the gen.
eralship which he exercises over the
phalanx of carefully selected must
clans. His demanor Is studious, with
rather more than a tinge of melan-
choly, and this dominates his express
sion at almost all times.
No one who has ever seen a photo
graph or Autograph of Creatore can ever
after fall to identify the original In
any public place or gathering.
Tonight at the Grand, during the
performance of For Fame and For
tune" Kid Barton, the we'll known To-
cal boxer, will give three round
sparring exhibition with Terry Meow
ern. Terry has been meeting with
success this week and the sensational
scenes of the play have been warmly
applauded. Oracle and Reynolds play
the comedy roles and give an excellent
dancing speciality. There will be but
three more performance. including a
matinee tomorrow at $3.50.
The Grand announces as it's attrac-
ton next week, starting Sunday after
noon, the melodrama, Dangers of
Working Girls" the plot of which is
filled with thrilling sensations. The
production Is elaborate, three of the
scenes showing the New York police
headquarters, the interior of an opium
palace and an underground chamber of
mysteries adjoining the East river.
This is ladies' day at the Star. Here
tofore the matinee on Friday, only, has
been reserved for women patrons of
vaudeville. but so popular has the mat
inee become that the management has
added the evening performance. and
women will be welcomed at both per-
formances. The KnickerbockerS are
giving an attractive bill with some
strong features.
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