St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-26
Jim THE pENNIAN"
Opened to a Large and Fashion
able Audience at the Newman
ket Last Night.

III H. AN
Opened to a Large and Fashion
able Audience at the Newman
ket Last Night.
An audience fairly representative of
our best society very nearly filled the
Newmarket last night to witness Mr..
Palmer's excellent Madison Square
company in their great production of
Sir Charles Young's great play, Jim
the Penman." There have been some
changes in the cast since the company
was here with the same play last sea-
son, some for the better, some for the
Torrance does not suffer from the
changes. Mr.. Whiting continues to
play the principal role, and gives most
superb portrayal OF that peculiar phase
OF human existence which sometimes
occurs, where a person lives a dual
life, outwardly the polished gentleman
whose society is cOurted, yet inwardly
the deep-dyed villain whose soul is
stepped in crime. Mr.. Ferguson still
gives his inimitable imperSonation of
Capt. Redwood, the detective, which, by
the way, is one of the strongest charac-
tiers in the play. Among the new peo-
pie in the cast Miss May Brooklyn is
the most prominent, and she interprets
the role of Mrs. Ralston, the forger's
wife, with singular dramatic force. The
crucial test of good acting In this role
is in the scene where the wife first dis
covers her husbands perfidy, and it was
in this scene that Miss Brooklyn gave
the most striking evidence of her thor
Ough dramatic schooling. All the other
characters are cleverly sustained, par
tlcularly those of Louis Percival,
which was unprecedented by Mr.. Handy
side; DIR. Pettywise, by Mr.. Thompson:
Lady DunscOmbe, by Miss Whiting: and
Agnes, the fOrger'S daughter, by Miss
Campbell, who will be remembered as
playing the same part last year. Jim
the Penman" is one of those intel
lectual plays that can never lose it's
popularity, because it's motive is drawn
from the most pregnant depths of hu-
man nature, and the plot is a confessed
model of dramatic art. And as long as
1t is played by such an aggregation OF
artists as Mr.. Palmer makes il his rule
TO secure in producing his plays. it is
bound to be success. The same bill
tonight, tomorrow night and Wednes-
day matinee.
In spirit of kindness wesuggest that
1t would be good idea for Manager
Scott to tack the kids in the gallery to
their seats IN order to keep them quiet
during the performances at the New
market. The noise they made during
the first two acts last night marred the
pleasure of the evenings entertainment.
A laughable incident occurred at the
Newmarket last night. In the scene
where Mrs. Ralston is telling her hus-
band of Redwood'S concealment in the
~ hn nj l, hot Oh
that he was fast asleep. An intent audi
tor, who had become so absorbed in the
play and so impressed with its realism
as to forget his surroundings, shouted
out at the top of his voice: mo, he is
not asleep"
The advance sale for the engagement
of Cora Tanner in Fascination; at the
Newmarket the latter half of this week
will open this morning.
Lied Astray" at the Peoples.
Lied Astray," as produced at the
Peoples last night, will rank with
"Diplomacy'' as finished, forceful crea-
ton, rejecting great credit upon the
talented home company. The play
itself is an old favorite and in Sardou's
best vein, offering opportunities for
emotional acting of the best quality, and
III was gwen worthy Interpretation.
TO MIR. Lipman and Miss Young espe-
cially is credit due. for they have sell
dom appeared to a better advantage in
heavy roles. The former was at his
best, lending dignity, quietude and
subdued force to his part, impressing
the audience with peculiar ease and
winning deserved communication. Miss
Young invested her role with ma
tive womanliness and mature intensity,
rising to the height of passion in the
stronger scenes, and always adjusting
the elements of Armande's character to
a nicely. Mr.. Russell was very effect
i've as De Lesparre, and Messrs. Hueb-
ner and Cotton at their best. Mr.. STAN
lev's comedy was simply delicious. and
Miss Williams ingenuousness positive
ly refreshing. The others were uni
formly excellent, and contributed ma
terially to the unqualified success of the
piece.
At the Peoples Wednesday matinee.
each ticket purchaser will be given
number emitting the person to chance
in drawing for two handsomely
framed portraits, twenty-four by thirty
inches, of any member of the company,
the subjects to be designated By the
winner. The drawing will occur be-
tween the first and second acts.