St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-13
DRAMATIC TIPS.

The Grand will tonight present for the
amusement of its patrons Charles Hoyt's
latest ''trife,'' "A Trip to Chinatown 1t is
said TO be musical merrymaker, blended
with absurdities OF scenes and situations,
just thatstyle of an entertainment for which
Hoyt has become noted-one that will drive
away all thought of storms, rheumatism,
pneumonia or stringency III the money mar
ket. 1t is not as prolific in horse play as
some OF his earlier productions, but has
ripping stream Of melody running through
the entire performance. broken continuously
by the sharp turn of its witty lines. That
Hoyt is a producer of laughter creating plays
cannot be gainsaied and his name has be-
come synonymous with fun and hiiarity, and
In the entire field Of farce-comedy, which has
! been so industriously worked of late years,
no author has even approached him.
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In "A Trip to Chi natown'' he has con-
structed three acts Of brightness. The first is
| clever in its making of complications, the
second trimming over with specialties and
the third devoted to a general Encouragement
and proper adjustment of it's characters. An
other great aid to success with Hoyt has been
| the fact that he has invariably selected most
| competent people to interpret his characters
F! and the component parts of "a Trip to China
| town. company is no deviation from this
| rule. Harry Conor. as Willard Strag, the in
| valid of unique disposition, is probably the
| entral figure of the cast. The character is a
| satire on the many hypoehondriacs who go
| to California for their healGh'' and, with
| his mania always uppermost in his mind,
| ike many another suppostious invalid when
| he is asked if he came TO California for pleas
| ure, he replies, Il really don't know. Icame
here to die Then there is pretty, vivacious
| Anna Boyd as the Widow, with her burlesque
| limitations OF popular singerswho are the craze
| and tina DAILY sisters, who dance in their own
! inimitable way. There are also George S.
| Became Jr., Harry Gilford-in fact, a cast
made up of good voices, clever dancers and
| comedians, thoroughly imbued with the
| spirit and intent of the author to create
| laughter
Like all of the Hoyt series of plays. "a
| Trip to Chinatown never lags In its action
| 1t is a perfect Kaleidoscope of rapidly chang
ng, absurdly comical scenes and situations
song, music and fun, and its presentation
will no doubt prove the means of attracting
audiences 10 the Grand that will test the ca
pacity of that capacious house and cause its
walls to ring again with laughter.
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Russell's Comedians open at the Metropol-
itan this evening. This organization in
cludes more shining lights Of the comedy
stage IMAM any company ION the road.
Tine City Directory is entirely dissimilar to
anything ever seen here. 1t is thoroughly
original i'll construction, clean, bright and
brisk III action, and constantly effervesces
with charming melody, made more so from
the fact that this company is unsteady
ic opera. The same attention will be given TO
detail as has marked this performance for 20
nights in New York, 100 III Chicago, 100 inc
Boston, 100 in san Francisco and for the past
three years in alt the principal cities i'll tnis
country.
j. G. Miron, the basso profundo, late of the
Juch Grand Opera company, will be seen
and heard as John Baccarat Smith, the
Dunco steerer, III 1.-The City Directory" Mr..
Miron's voice is far above the caliber of those
usually heard in this class OF entertainment.
IL
Charles Seamon has eongenial character
in r Is els Comedians City Directory" and
in ii has scored pronounced success.
IT
Bessie Cleveland, the sweet voiced SOU
breste of Russelrs Comedians has made
IA Did strides during the past Sc ason, and
| now classes with the very best farcears.
~
Manager Russell announces all the feat
ures of his CITY Directory to be right up
to date" and stalwart John is not in the
habit of making mistakes when the calender
| is concerned.
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Frederick Warde will appear at the Metro
politan Sunday evening, goth inst, IN his
latest success, THE Lions Mouth
Augustus Pitou's stock company is to be at
the Metropolitan next week. opening Monday
| evening, the Dist inst.
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Locke Richardson the famous dramatic
reader will brighten this week by his APP
pearance at the Peoples church. where he
| opens an engagement of six evenings, Tues
| days and Fridays of each week, with ''Otheilo"
Tuesday evening. Mr.. Richardson has COM
pleted his tour around the world with a ser
| les of engagements III London and the great
university towns of England. The nobility
and the fashionable public We'd with the
| scholars and the editors to do him honor.
| Lords presided at his entertainments and the
| great London dailies wrote leading editorials
on his work, yet the people of ST. Paul are
| permitted to hear him at prices never offered
| before.