St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-20
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
Maggie Mitchell's Farewell
Performance at the Met
ropolitan.
Milton and Dollie Mobiles Will
Entertain at the
Grand.
Manager SCOTS Great List OF
Attractions for Next
Week.
Variety Of Gossip Gathered
From Stage and Music
Hall.

Maggie Mitchell will produce "The
Little Maverick" at the Metropolitan
Monday evening. The play is by Charles
T. Darcy, aud the story told is that OF
an orphan waif. May Percy, who grows
up on Texas ranch and is sent to New
York-a rough diamond to be educated
and polished. There she meets Lord
Kenwood, who Is travelling under an
assumed name in search of missing
heIress who, of course, is none other
than the wild holden from Texas. The
girl starts for England in company with
her guardian to establish her claims,
and the eccentric manner and customs
of Texan life startle the leaders of the
social set of the effete London. There
is a love affair between the Little
Maverick and an English lord,
who, contrary to the usual custom,
turns out to be all that the name i'm
plies, and "The Little Maverick"
which ultimately results in their union,
but not before the usual vicissitudes
have been experienced. The name of
1.-The Little Maverick" which is given
to the heroine, is to the uninitiated an
odd term, and for the benefit OF the ten
der-foot. is explained during the action
of the play by the title character, that
"a maverick is any stray cattle-crltter
that wanders over the range without
any brand or owner. a prey to every
rascal coyote and cattle stealer." Miss
Mitchell, who for a number of years has
confined herself exclusively to the per-
formances of ..Fanchon, the Little
Barefoot ''The Pearl of Savoy" ETC.,
has wisely determined to say her adieuS
to her admirers in this city i'll an
entirely new way. While the news of
her retirement is to be most regretted,
it will be somewhat palliated by the fact
that it is to be accomplished through the
medium of an entire new play, which
has proved itself successful, and has
been spoken of everywhere as being the
best vehicle for the display OF Miss
Mitchell's peculiar accomplishments in
a dramatic way that she has possessed
for many years. Miss Mitchell is said
to have entered into the spirit of the
performance of '"The Little Maverick
with a zest that is both delightful and
refreshing. Whatever Miss Mitchell
essays is we'll done. and her perform
ances are always imbued with that
subtle something which is called mag
nttism. The combination of these two
most requisite elements ia player
brings her in happy contact with her
auditors, who she seemingly sways from
laughter to tears as she pleases.
Milton and Dollie Mobiles open at the
Grand this evening in "From Sire to
Son. a new drama from the pen of Mr..
Mobiles 1t is said to be the best work
produced by this versatile actor and
successful dramatist. Dollie Mobiles will
be seen in dual roles. She sings eX-
quisitely, accompanying herself On the
mandolin. Mr.. MOBILES plays the char
acter of Il reformed gambler. Ore strik-
ing and original feature introduced in
this play is the sudden loss of speech
which descends From Sire to Son."
The character of Alfred Armitage, Or
John Oakley, the assumed name under
which he appears4in the first act, is one
specially adapted to an actor OF
Mobiles physical and mental temper
ment, and as the wife, Mabel Armitage,
in the first act, and later as Mabel Armi-
tage, the daughter. Dolie Mobiles has a
wide scope for the betrayal OF versatil-
ity as the trusting, faithful wife and the
yearning, longing daughter, believing
that Jonas Hardy was her father, and
yet not finding in him any of those Pc
culiar and magnetic attractions which
should draw child to her parent.
There are a number of strong points in
the play.