St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-29
I'm ARABIAN NIGHT"

This Weeks Comedy by tho Will
lam Morris Company.
1t has only been within the last four
years that American piaywrights. with
the exception of Bronson Howard, Be-
lasco and De Mile, were in demand
The successful manager was most will
ing to pay large royalties 10 the foreign
Office for Paris, London and Berlin sue
ceSseS, but he was exceedingly skeptical
shout investing his money in native
products. This is conspicuously true of
one of the foremost American managers,
AuguStn Daily. whose magnificent COM
pauY of players. which holds forth at
Days rev York theater, has perhaps
the most aristocralc clientele OF any
organization in America. To Mr.. DAILY
the stage is indebted for the Introduc
ton of the most delightful of comedy
entertainments, and prominent among
these are Won Moser's charming come
dies with farcical tendencies. Perhaps
the most successful of this style of en-
tertalnment produced by Mr.. DAILY was
IAN Arabian Night" 1t enjoyed a
long run of prosperity, receiving I'M
stinted praise from the New York press
as one of tie most delightful mirth-pro-
YokerS ever seen in New York city.
"AnArabian Night" adapted by Sgd
ney Gcundy, will be the bill at the
Metropolitan theater during all this
week. Grundy is the authr of that
charming play, "The SNOWFALL" so sue
eessfully presented III this city two
weeks ago, and of the great New York
success, Sowing the Wind" The play
presents bright and pretty plot, woven
and interviewer i'll intricate meShes with
deft fingers in most entertaining aud
mastery manner, manner that at first
prOvokeS smiles and then profound
laughter. The idea which permeates
The entire story will be found to be ex-
eeedingly funny and compels laughter
nf itself. The comedy fairly sparkles
with witticiSms. The audience are kept
in a continual laughter by the brilliancy
Of the repartee, for which Sydney Grundy
IS so justly tanned, as well as the many
prevailing ludicrous situations. 1t is
play which not alone appeals to the in
iellectual classes, but to ali styles of
Iheater goers, gu ACCOUNT of Its fun
which springs from natural situations
IN comprehensive plot, but withal it
IS refined, and relies on its intrinsic
worth as a mirth provoker.
The unraveling of the story
is sad to equal anything ever
written in a comedy vein. IAN Arabian
Night" will be found charming enter
ta!nm2nt and a splendid vehicle to dis
play the ability of Mr. Morris and his
excellent company, who. as legitimate
farceurs, have endearedlthemseives to
the theater-gOing public of st. Paul. 1t
can be truthfully said of Mr.. Morris,
who will appear in the part of Arthur
Huntington, what is said OF compare
lively lew actors. that he is original in
Interpretation and methods, he is nat
ural, unaffected, apd pleasing delinea-
tor Of comedy parts. To magnetic
stage presence he adds the charm of a
beautiful, sweetly modulated voice.
The part of Arthur Huntington will be
found TO offer him ample opportunity
for his Weii-knoWn versatility. Miss
Eta Hawkins will be seen in the part
Df Rosa C0lumbier, circus rider. de-
lightful comedy characterization, of
which the possibilities will be well
taken care of by Miss Hawkins. The
interest in this production will no doubt
be considerably heightened by Miss
Adah Hawkins appearance as Daisy
Maitland. While this is Ill no manner