St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-18
FOYER CHIT CHAT.

he theatrical armament this week. 1t was
d ear to us. We loved it, but it has gone
Jimmie Comfy has shaved off his nous
tache, and the matinee girl, between mouh-
fuls of bonbons and chews of gum, says it's
perfect shame it had to go.
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There are few stage traditions that have
never been able to account for No theater-
goer ever saw an actor or an actress leave
the stage without pauSing at the door, turn
ing back and burling out some last word
No matter where he is going or how, or why
he must stop at that door, And usually out
goes his arm straig ight from the shoulder for a
parting gesture no one off the stage ever
makes.
IT
+ In point of fact. off the stage we don't
gesture. When we come into room we sit
down if we can find chair, and there we sit
with our hands in our lap till we are ready to
go away. When we propose we don't march
all over the room. If we really want to be
accepted we get as near the proposee as pos
s1ble. Any lover who acted in real life as
the average stage lover does would never in
all his life have chance to find out from ex-
perience whether marriage is q failure The
stage lovers arms are always so long, and he
IS usually so unnaturally elocutionary. as it
were, that when one sees an actor like Harry
Mainhall or Rob Hilliard. who really makes
love as if he knew just how the experience
is distinctly novel.
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Nobody ever saw the heroine in meIo-
drama who didn't wear long black dress in
her hour of widest woe. No matter if she
leaves home i'll binding snow storm, penni-
less, friendless and alone at the end of one
act, in the next act, although just as penni-
less and alone, She wears that black dress,
with long and fiappy cape, if possible.
II
Now that 'The Ensigns" success is as
sured, theatrical people say that the author,
Mr.. Haworth, is busy thinking up another
play. At the first nights presentation of
THE Ensign" the little mildly, Miss Marion
Eimore, appeared in the last act in start
ling fashion. She came sliding down rope
from the fly gallery where the rigging of the
ship was supposed to be. 1twas very taking
but so dangerous that the little lady's friends
had ii cut out Now Mr. Haworth has
grasped that particular situation as the in
spiTation for new drama. That fashion of
constructing a play reminds one of the
Yankee woman who planned goodly num-
Der of closets and had her house built
around them.
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Sunday evening the Park theater viii re-
open with stock com pany. which includes
Fred Book, Jessaline Rogers, Harry Cotton.
Agnes Worden, Jennie Lee and Charles Hill.
The company came direct from New YORK,
reaching ST. Paul yesterday, and at once COM
menced rehearsals of "The Clemenceau
Case" which will be the bill for the opening
week. The succeeding weeks will witness
the production of number of excellent
plays, 'Rosedale" being the one selected for
the second week.
IT.
Mr.. Book and Miss Rogers are both well
known in this section, having for two sea-
sons headed the stock company at the Pence
opera house in Minneapolis. Mr. Book is an
interpreter of star Shakespearean roles.
while Miss Rogers is an artist who is at home
in either leading or soubrette roles, doing
both classes of work admirably She is GER
tain to establish herself as a prime favorite
here. The other members of the company
are highly recommended.
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No actress on the American stage can be
ranked superior, and few, if any, equal to
Jeffreys Lewis in characters Of the line such
as Stephanie in Forget Me-Not." All who
have seen her in her starring visits to this
city can testify to this. and the special en-
gagement for her appearance in her original
character at the Grand the first half of the
coming week demonstrates the fact that Man
ager Lift is striving to secure excellent ma
7terial in his company.
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Louis James concludes his engagement as
a member of Lifts stock company next week.
He quits and joins THE Soudan'' in Chi
cago.
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The Wilburs again crowded out the Metro
politan last evening. "Falka" is the biggest
bit that this clever aggregation OF singers has
made. The opera as presented by Susie Kir-
win and company should be seen by every
one.
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