St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-08
FOOTLIGHT AND FOYER.

Tomorrow night the pioneers of farce
comedy. Evans and IIoey begin q weeks en-
Sagement at the Metropolitan opera house
presenting their most successful comedy. ~
Parlor Match" which has been the greatest
success i'll years. 1t was made such by the
brilliant artistic attainments OF Evans and
Hoey, who are two of the cleverest com
edians working i'll their line. The secret of
their success has been that each season "A
Parlor Match is announced they have some
thing new to presentand theater gOers never
suffer disappointment. But Evans and Hoev
are not the only big feature this season, for
the Amazonian proportions of the three
English Sisters Leyey- cut pretty large
figure. They are a trio of Young
ladies who have made a permanent and
instantaneous success i'll America They
sing and play the mandolin beautifully. The
smallest of the sisters is five feet ana nine
inches. Mr.. Hoey will be heard in his new
topical song entitled ''They re After Me, in
which he has scored great success, and as
sung by him it has no equal. The part of
Innocent Kidd is now being played by Miss
Clara ThrOpp formerly of the Neil Burgess
County Fair company, and She has been very
successful in the part. The famous Olym-
pia quartette so well and favorably known
here. viii be seen in a new sketch
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Gowongo Mohawk, who will be seen to-
night and during the week at the Grand in
The Indian Mail Carrier, enjoys the proud
distinction of being the only Indian actress
upon the stage. Miss Mohawk is descendant
of the Mohawk tribe of Indians. one of the
seven nations. and she was born at Gowanda.
y. Y. Not far from the place of her birth, at
Painesville, O.. she received her education at
female seminary, and although there can
be no doubt of her Indian origin to one look
ing at her, Miss Mohawk conversaS most flu
emily in pure English. She is tail straightan6
1.-the, quick in her actions, and not seriously
afflicted with nerves as are many of her white
sisters With true Indian instinct she at an
early age became most expert horseWomau.
and learned how to handle the rifle and
bowie knife. both of which figure most CON
spicuously in the working out of the plot of
The Indian Mail Carrier" 1t will certainly
be novelty to see an Indian star upon the
stage. The plav i'll which Miss Mohawk has
chosen to place herself before the public for
their consideration is decidedly of the sensa-
tional order. and deals with lire upon the
border during The uncertain DAYS of border
strife and has been christened The Indian
Mail Carrier" In it Miss Mohawk VIII be
seen in the character of boy, the mail car
rer, and, incidental 10 the play. will have
ample opportunity for the display of her
horsemauship and her skill with the rifle
as well as her knowledge of the use of the
deadly bowie knife, one of the exciting
scenes Of the Play being a hand to-hand knife
battle between Miss Mohawk and the heavy
man of the play. Thrilling scenes and sensa-
tioual incidents predomlnate Throughout the
entire play. from the first oppression of tho
weak un til the final downfall aud punish
ment of the wicked.
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Beginning with tomorrow night the Olym-
pic will be held by Lille McHen.y's Gaietv
Girls and Boys The company is said to
comprise some OF the best artists on The
vaudeville and burlesque stage who will al,-
pear in ali Oriental representation. entitled
The Sultan's Delight; or Secrets of the
Harcm by Frederick Solomon. ANA de-
scrlbed as repiete with funny situations.
bright and catchy music. spicy dialog he.
unique, original ana difficult marches, and
corteee OF lovely girls. gorgeous scenic effects
ana magnificent costumes Note the
list of specially artists: Lille McHen-
ry conversationalist song and dance
and queen- of burlesQue; Gallagher
and West. comedians in Me and JACK:
Mitchell and Love. song writer's ana com.-
dians George Manning, comedian; Antona
van Gofrc contortionist; Johnson aud
Thompson. blacl-faee sketch team: Gus
Bericman German comedian; the Bland
sisters. change artists ana dancers: Ada B
Burnett. the original new coon balladiste:
Lille Schubert, male impersonalor and serio-
comic; Mabel Gray. Irish balladiste; Minnie
Clifton fancy club swinging and dancing:
Millie MarXelic. TycolelH warbler; Helen
Manning. high ticker and the following bur
lesqUe artists: Pauline Ashford. May Ed
wards. Lo,tie Tucker. Viola Gccre. Lillian
Coom>, Lucia Cameron
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