St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-10
IN THE THEATERS.

Rams last evening that has so often
delighted st. Paul audiences in previous
presentations of 1.-The ParlOr Match"
but with new. bright and glittering
specialties that gave added luster to the
renown of Bill Hoey In the Twin Cities.
"The Flams" is a musical farce comedy,
so constructed rs to allow the widest
scope for specialties. and the Hoey
company take full advantage Of every
opportunity and use it to the fullest
extent. Hoey's new song, "Ours Is the
Happy Little Home" Is quite gem Of
wit. and rendered in his inimitable
style, catches the house from pit
to dome. Another of his new
songs, 1.-The Dandy Coon" Is CO.'S
tuned, worded ana sung in unique
manner, but when he sprung the old
favorite, 1.-THE Man Who Broke the
Bank at Monte Carlo" it had an cleo
trical effect, and the audience broke
into perfect waves of applause. John
Z. Rice. who fills the place of Evans,
received a very f1attering reception. and
in his song aud dance spscialties fitted
1.-The Flams" equally as we'll as did his
predecessor in IA Parlor Match" The
Merrllees sisters, in their sylph like
dances. accompanied by vocal music.
made quite hit, and Miss Carrie. aided
by John Z. Rice, in the Pas De Deux.
created quite sensation. Miss Slmp
son sang "All My World' so we'll as TO
receive hearty encore Taken all
together, the musical portion of the
show is very creditabie, and indicates a
splendid selection of artists.
A new departure of Bill Hoey is the
presentation of some very fine scenery,
and the garden terrace at the Van Kopt
villa is stage picture seldom excelled,
and the back setting seems to reveal a
gorgeous painting Of the sea. light
house and ship. 1t is also used to good
advantage in making several funny hits
by Marmaduke Flam. especially when
he blows out the light in the light house
far across the sea. The descent from
the sublime to the ridiculous is very
catchy.
The second new feature is the intro :
duction of the living pictures. They
are very realistic, especially the one
entitled ''The Passing Show" an every
day scene on a crowded street corner
with muddy street, as the chappie
gazes at the handsome hose OF the
ladies. The well-turned ankle, the
pink stocking, the little edge of
white lace and the dainty white
hand raising the fluffy skirt, two
dudes. with glasses, anXiously peering, all
go to make up a living picture that can
be seen on any rainy day in the streets
Of any city. The balance of the pictures
t,tf
city. Same bill balance OF the week
with Saturday matinee only.
A very large and representative audi
ence greeted the opening performance
of 1.-The Derby Winner" last evening at
the Grand, aud it met with heartily
enthusiastic reception. 1t made de-
cided hit, and the company scored a
signal triumph in its presentation.
1.-The Derby Winner" is from the pen
of Alfred Ii. Sphinx, the we'll known
journalist, and the play is written in a
vein entirely different from anything
ever before seen on the stage. The play
is original from beginning to end. 1t
cuts away from the set lines seen in so
many racing dramas. The play opens
and closes with love scene. Between
these two climaXes there is vein of
pathos aud fun, the two elements being
SO prettlly mixed as to keep the audi
ence in continual good humOr. The
opening scene shows the Grant cabin-a
beautiful one. Not the less striking IS
the Cherokee garden scene, showing the
electric light track in the distance, beau
tifully illuminated. The stable scene
in the second act was received by a
round of applause. 1t showed no less
than seven horses, with their heads
peering out of the stalls. In this scene
some good acting was done by the hero
inc, Miss Josephine Morse. assisted by
Frank Dayton and Frederic Ormonue.
The comedy work by Arthur Dunn
showed this bright little comedian at his
best. Likewise was the funny work of
Max Miller, the German representative
of the Grand Army OF the Republic, and
James V. Lee, as McClusky. the Irish
sport. Miss Jessa Hatcher, as the gay
and dashing widow, was clever. Billy
Eldridge, as Gillie Jones. trainer of The
Derby winner, received genuine 0va-
ton. and proved himself an excellent
colored actor. When Arthur Dunn
came on in the first act, with pony
which is unguestionably the small
est ever seen on The stage.
was genuine laughter and applause.
race scene and the specialties which
ran all through the play were splendidly
received, meeting with hearty applause.
In the race scene, strange to say, The
Missouri Girl did not win the Derby.
This was the first accident of the kind
since the company took the road. In
coming into the stretch for the finish
the Missouri Girl tripped and fell, throw
ing Miss Arthur against the brick wall
of the theater. She pluckily. however.
regained her seat, and rode her horse
across the stage. The audience did not
understand it all, but applauded her
heartily, just as though she had won
the race. Miss Arthur said last night:
"This will never happen again. The
stage here is grand one. and 1 will
run good race over it every night"
The ever popular Sam t. Jack Creole
company was the attraction at the re-
opening of the Olympic theater last
evening, and it IS fair to say that they
gave one of the best vaudeville enter
tainmentS ever seen in the city. There
were no useless delays, and the evening
was crowded full of good things. The
wing and buck dancing was of the best,
and the vocalists were of an especially
high order. A series of dozen living
pictuieS Welo ulSo ledbuTe QI the
entertainment. The sterling face of
popular Billy Wells was seen in his old
place at the box office, and that alone is
guarantee Of the success Of the new
venture.
The Center Board.
New York Tribune.
The center board is said to have been
the invention of one Jococks Swain, a
boatbuilder of Seaville, twenty miles