St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-21
MADE A HIT.
1.-The Golden Giant Mine" at the
Grand-Amuseme Notes.

UtuHu-A I1uSeUlenG NOTES..
Mrs. Mckee Rankin, supported by an
excellent company, produced Clay
Greene's play, 1.-THE Golden Giant Nine"
at the Grand opera last night before a
large and enthusiastic audience. 1.-The
Golden Giant Mine" has come to Min
neapolis bearing certificates of good
character from San Francisco, New
York and other large cities
Everywhere has 1.-The Golden Giant
Mine" been praised as good American
melodrama, and it can safely be said
that it is good piece. Cleverly
constructed and full of strong dramatic
situations, it cannot help but please; and
the large audience last night received it
with enthusiastic demonstration of
favor. 1.-The Golden Giant Nine" of
course, bears resemblance to the mining
camp play, being cast in the Bret
Harte mould. 1t is certainly as dra-
matte in situation as MY Partner"
The comedy element in the play is
deftly brought out, and the scenes are
laughable in the extreme. Now and then
an epigrammatic expression ''crOpS out"
shows careful revision and pruning. The
story of the play deals with the diScOv-
cry of a gold mine by four persons, who
are nearly run out financially. Two OF
the partners die and the third goes East
after his wife. A villain now steps in
and by false statements induces the
wife to run away with him because
of her interest in the mine. The
fourth partner, 1.-The Giant" is
left with the mine and his
little sister bet" The villain then APP
pears on the scene with the widow, and
the various complications enSue to the
SnaRpSSfnl 6pnnupmant in
1.-The Golden Giant Mine' is capital.
Mrs. Mckee Rankin never appeared to
better advantage than in the role of
Bessie Fairfax. Her story Of the fish
ing expedition brought down the house.
The character is that of hoyden, and
Mrs. Rankin'S portrayal is admirable.
She does not lend herself to articles
that tend to everact, but gives the
part life and color that
is true comedy work. She is
rOughness and badness, fun and pathos
all combined. She has made great hit
in this role. Ralph Delnone as the hero
plays the part with sturdy manlinesS.
"Ah FOOk," the Chinaman speaking
reception last night full houses are as
Sured the rest of the week. A WedneS-
day matinee will be given, commencing
at 2:30 p. N.
NOTES.
"Jim. the Penman' was selected by
President Cleveland as the piece to be
presented in Washington for the bene-
fit of the actors fund. Manager
Palmer, at his own expense, took his
splendid company to Washington by
special train and Jim, the Penman."
was presented before one of the most
distinguished and fashionable audiences
ever assembled in a Washington thea
ter. The president. the cabinet, su-
preme judges, the foreign diplomats,
everybody, in fact, was in attendance
and it was almost a state affair. "Jim,
the Penman," advance sale opens at the
Grand opera Friday.
Constable Hook" drew another
crowded house at the Pence opera
house last evening, and was as well re-
ceived as on the previous evening. All
the characters were good, those taken
by Jessaline Rodgers, John Murray and
Fulton Russell especially so. The same
play will run all the week. This is the
last time JeSSaline Rodgers will appear
at the Pence, as she sewers her connec-
ton with the theater this week:
rip Van Winkle," which drew a
large house at the Peoples theater last
evening, will be given at the matinee
this afternoon.