St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
DRAMATIC CHAT.

SMr. Potter of Texas will be produced at
the metropolitan tonight by Frank W, San
gers company. The play is a dramatiZed
version by Archibald C. Gunter of his own
popular novel of that name, which succeeded
the great success, Mr.. Barnes of New York.
The play, like the book, is brim-full of excit-
ing situations. 1t is unnecessary. for Amer
lean readers, to reproduce The story of the
play, sufficient to say that all who
see MIR Potter of Texas" will be
delightfully."- entertained. The company
is one of exceptional strength and
Manager Sanger has selected Joseph Vince
lock for the part of Mr.. Potter of Texas
Jelfreys Lewis for Lady Annerly, and Frank
Aiken for Lord Lincoln THESE actors are
alI well known, having appeared in this city
often. Mr.. Wheelock was for five years Ed
win Booths leading man, and he has served
i'll that capacity with other celebrities with
conspicuous success for many seasons.
Jeffreys Lewis was last seen here as star in
La Belle Russo and Frank Aiken has
played the old and grabbed Earl or Dorlncourt
in ''Fauntleroy' for the past three years
Maurice Drew, Matt B. Snyder, May Haines
and Lee Lemar are the leading support to
MI. Sanger's group of stars.
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Rose Coghlan. with her new play, "Dor-
othy's Dilemma will appear at the Metro
polltan next Sunday evening Miss Cognlan
believes that "Dorothy's Dilemma" will be
much liked, and as profitable TO her as the
Senator has been to its owner. 'sDorothy's
Dilemma has been written with the lnten-
ton of giving Miss Coghlan part that will
make her stand out prominently as a come
dienne.
'iThe S:owaway." with its powerful cast.
big white yacht, and other striking pictorial
effects, together with those high priests of
the art of safe blowing, Col" Spike Hennes-
say and Prof" Kid Mccoy, is the attraction
that will undoubtedly crowd the Grand opera
house this week. Modern stage realism has
attained its highest development and per-
lection in this play. Nothing so wildly real,
as well as beautiful to look upon, i'll
the way of stage settings, .as the rep
resentation of full-rigged, Yacht atssea has
ever been shown on the English-speaking
stage. The Slowaway7 is a mastery reflex
of certain phases of London life. The plot
is of the most thrilling and fascinating kind,
the people portrayed act i'll highly probable
manner, and the gamut of the emotions is
completely sounded during the course of the
five acts. A company of uncommon ability
interprets the drama The leading members
of the organization embrace Messrs. Joseph
Slayton, Mark Lynch, Harry Booker, Frank
Pechard and son. R. j. Moye and Misses
Maude and Libbie Klrke, Eileen Moretta and
Leonora Bradley.
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Jacob Lift and Thomas Fl. Davis, propri-
etors of 1.-THE Hustler" 1.-THE Ensign" lyon
Yonson'' and 1.-The Stowaway,' have estab-
lished headquarters in New York.
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Carmencita, contrary to expectations. did
not draw to any great extent at the Metro.
politan. When will managers learn that the
public want something for their moneyy
Two or three dances by Carmeneita should
not be expected to fill up an evenings en-
tertainment aided by couple of wheeling
operettas. Until Carmeneita is surrounded
by capable company of artists the sparseIy
attended houses which distinguished the
Metropolitan last week will be continued
during the Spanish dancers tour of the
Northwest. Carmeneita may go down well
in the East, bnt out here the people want
something for their money. The playing of
the Spanish students was perhaps, the only
redeeming feature of Carmencftas visit
!
Little Lord Fauntleroy'' did land Office
business at the Grand last week. The house
was crowded at, yesterdays matinee, aud
hundreds of people were turned away.