St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-15
AMUoEM t1NTS.

"Chip O. the Old Block" one of the
! most meritorious and laughable come
dies seen IN this city in many day.
opened last night at the BijOu to a we'll
filled house.
j. Randall Brown, the mind reader,
will introduce some new features on
Sunday evening next at Harris theater.
Passions Slave" John A. Stevens
romantic melOdrama, is strong pay.
with much of the peculiar interest at
tached to that class of productions. The
plot is Intricate, but has been admlra-
bly, developed by its author. 1t abounds
in thrilling situations and sensational
climaXes, and is much better in con-
StructiOn and dialogue than the major
ity of works of its class. The scenery
is in accordance with Photographic de-
signs taken on the spot, viz, Virginia.
Old Point Comfort and Fortress Monroe.
In the second act the encounter III the
prison scene between De Foe and Shep-
ley, the villain of the play, was power
fully rendered. The company, without
exception, were adequate to their varl-
GUS respective roles, and Mr.. Lyle and
Miss SissOn introduced number of
clever songs. Charles Barringer and
Miss Bessie Taylor deserve special NEIL
ton. The staging OF the piece was ex-
cellent, the many scenes having been
painted expressly for this the farewell
tour of the play. The same bill will be-
the attraction Tor the week, with matt
nees Thursday and Saturday at Harris
theater.
Tne plot is almost lost in the mirth-
provoking nonsense. character sketches
and eccentric speciality features, i'll
hA ,lax oil, &c
a success, and by far the best thing
seen at the Bijou this season. Scott
and Mills, the two principals, Miss
Lillian Melbourne; in fact, the whole
company are very clever. A play pos
sessing the merit that this one does, land
having this very excellent company to
present it, needs little, if any, advertls-
ing. 1t advertises itself. The same
bill will be played the remainder OF the
week.
An actress has rarely received warmer
applause from Minneapolis audience
than did Miss Rose Coghlan at the
Grand opera house last night for her
superb acting in her new drama, "Joce
lyn." Why the piece should be termed
romantic is hardly apparent, for
it is somber enough for tragedy.
The part of Jocelyn. assumed
Dy MISS COgnlan Is tnat or WOMAN
whose three brothers, to whom she has
been mother as well as sister, are killed
at the instance of cruel prince who is
infatuated with her and who seeks 10
marry her when her mind is Swallowed
by her great grief over the death OF her
brothers. The plot fails. While she IS
dis uised us man she seeks the prince
and kills him in duel. 1t was only i'll
the climax which called for the por-
travail of the strongest of human pas
siOns, love, grief and hate, that Miss
C0ughlan'S true power asserted itself,
and then she aroused the greatest adj
miratiOn. At the end of the third act
she was three times called before
the curtain. Of her support, John
7. Sullivan as Prince Saviana, cunning
and cruel, but c0wardly. distinguished
himself the most. He certainly sue
ceeded in marked degree ID portray
ing as deteStable a stage villain as could
be imagined. Miss Agnes Thomas
work as Nine. DemOrtiague was also
cOmmendable, and the balance of the
company were fair in their several
parts. The same play will be given
tonight.