St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
"UNDER THE GAsLIGHT."
Revival of an Old lime Favorite
by Lifts Players.

Revival of an Old lime Favorite
by Lifts Players.
Tonight Jacob Lifts players enter
upon their ninth consecutive week at
the Grand and will be seen in Under
the GaslighJ." play of the highly SEN
satioual class by Augustin DAILY. The
story of this play deals with New York
life and its typical character and well
known localities. 1t has the every ele-
ment and requisite of successful scenic
and sensational play in one. Its scenes,
incidents and climaXeS are highly
wrought up and full of quick action
and excitement of the most intense kind
and ii is rich in opportunity for the dis
play of elaborate staging and mechan-
ical stage effects, notably III the scenes
showing the docks in North river and
the railway station at Shrewsbury sta
ton. on the PENNSYLVANIA railroad.
These are but two of the many effective
scenes, all of which Mir. Lift has ar
ranged to put on in the same thoroughly
finished manner that has characterized
all of the stock performances at the
Grand. With the production of Under
the Gaslight" those of the stock COM
pauy in its characters will be seen for
the last time this summer, as they ter
inmate their engagements with the play
named. The following is the full cast:
Smokey a returned veteran, estab-
lished as a soldier messenger. but
open 10 anything else. -. Forrest Robinson
Dyke, one OF the men whom the
law is always reaching for and
never touches ........-....- George Fawcett
Ray TraffOrd, one of New Yorks
blOOdS Observation-Disclosures Charles Is. w Giles
Ed Deemilt one of the rising Wall
street generation Stephen Grattan
Windel his friend. sound on the
, street Rowling If The Tomb Horace 06 Lewis
lice court. 80. .........-..... William Lee
Counselor Splinter, an attorney of
the Tombs court .............F Frank Mckee
Bermudas, one of the under crust
a sidewalk merchant prince
Charles W. Swain
Sam Peanuts rival operator in
newspapers, matches, etc. George A. Wright
Rafferdi (nee rafferty,. an Italian
organist from Cork. $3.50. stephen Grattan
Martin, sergeant of the river
Policeman 500 49,. 49,.
The Signal man at Shrewsbury
Ld Ssna CORTLAND, the belle of s Sllil'm Lee
Pearl CORTLAND, pretty but no heart
Anna Robinson
Peach Blossom, a girl who as never
Old Judas, the right hand of Dyke
Florence Slower
Mrs. Van Dam, one of the voices If
society Observation-Disclosures. Emma Maddern
Sue Earle, one of the echoes of the
voice. 5000. .;...--. Harriet L. Davis
Lizzie Liston, another voice. ...... Rose Thlll
Members of the Tuesday sociable, court Off
GERS. dock hands, etc.
For the week of July 80 the stock
company will seen at the Grand in "a
Shattered Idol" fopr-act play by
Clyde Fitch, which will be given its
first presentation on any stage on the
date named. 1t is said to be a remark
ably strong and effective story, full OF
heart interest.
The fourth regular season at the
Grand opera house begins Sunday. Aug.
Is, and 1t opens with matinee perform
ance, and that theater will both in
augurate the SeOson and the custom OF
Sunday matinees. which are To be given
regularly hereafter, at one and the same
time. The Sunday matinee Will not
interfere with the Wednesday and
Saturday matinees, which Will be given
as heretofore.