St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-02
THREE PLAYS THIS WEEK.
Excellent Repertoire offered by
the Stock Company at the Grand.

Excellent Repertoire offered by
the Stock Company at the Grand.
This isl the last week but one of that
admirable organization, the Giffen
and Neill Stock company, at the Grand
opera house. The company will pre-
sent three different bills during the
week, opening tonight in Augustin
Daly's most successful farce, '"7-20-S,"
or Casting the Boomerang" The
play is conceded to be the funniest
of all modern farces. 1t is from the
German of Franz Won Schonthan. The
original comedy has not suffered in
the masterful hands of Mr. Daily, but
it has, on the other hand, been added
to. In the ensemble especially, has
Mr.. Daly's consummate stage craft
been made apparent. The climaxes are
ludicrous in the extreme, and the
whole play from beginning to end is
uproariously funny. 1t at no time,
however, descends to the level of buff
foonery or horse-play, and even in the
most absurd scene there is always
touch of naturalness and plausibility.
The farce will be an excellent vehicle
for the company, and will afford ex-.
ceptional scope for fun-making. Miss
Crosman is cast for Miss Ada Rehan's
part, that of Floss, the mysterious and
much-sought 1905" Mr.. ,Neill plays
the opposite roll of Courtney Corliss, d
young wording possessed of a unique
theory concerning boomerangs. Mr..
Kent is down for the eccentric comedy
role of Launcelot Bargiss, who is un-
fortunately persuaded by the members
of his household that he is a poet of
most extraordinary genius. Prof. Gas
leigh, which will be interpreted by
Mr.. Denham, is scheming publisher
and general all-around literary fraud,
and acts as an excellent foil to Bargiss.
The other members Of the company
are all congenially cast. Miss Anne
Blancke as Jessie, romantic serving
maid, with yearnings beyond her sta
ton, has most excellent bit, and Mr..
Maher will have funny part in Sig
nor Palmiro Tamburini, the Italian
ballet master. Miss Fanny L. Burt
as Hypatia Bargiss, a lady possessed
of ancestors, aspirations and a hobby,
also furnishes much of the comedy.
Miss Kate Blancke is cast for Dora
Hollyhock, Mr.. Perry as Paul Holly
hook, and the minor roles are taken
by Miss Stoddard, Mr.. Lee and others.
"7-2O-S' will be replaced Thursday
night by Victorien Sardou's excellent
drama, "a Scrap of Paper" The play
is one which has been prominent in
the repertoire of such stars as the
Kendals, Miss Rose Coghlan and 9TH
ers. 1t also served as the vehicle upon
! which Helen Daubray and E. H.
Sothern rode into public favor. The
story of the play is a pretty one, and
gives ample scope for good acting. A
love letter. a mere scrap OF paper,
goes astray and turns up at the wrong
moment 1t was originally sent by
! Prosper Couramont (Mr. NeilD to
Louise (Kate Blancke), but not until
after she had married the Baron Della
glaciere (Mr. Kent did it's existence be-
come known to her. Prosper, in the
! meantime had returned to France, the
scene of the play, and ne obtains pos
| session of the mischievous bit of paper.
Louise's cousin Suzanne Miss Cros-
| mani promises to recover the paper
Z; The play is admirably cast Miss Cros-
| man, she of so many pleasant memories
| in st. Paul, ought to make a charming
i Suzanne, and Mr.. Neill an excellent
! Prosper Couramont. Two such capable
people as opposites can hardly fail to
extract all there is out of the brilliant
battle of wit against wit which Sardou
has so ably devised. "A Scrap of Pa
per- will occupy the stage Thursday,
| Friday and Saturday nights.
| At the matinee performance on Sat
urday the company will give final
| performance of Mrs. Frances Hodgson
| Burnett's clever play, Little Lord
J Fauntleroy" The company's inter
| probation of this bill comes as near
| being perfection as anything that could
i be hoped for in a stage production.
Anne Blancke, as the Little Lord, gives
the part the naturalness that is
/ charmingly real, and Mr.. Kent's por-
| trayal of the testy, aristocratic Earl
| of Dorincourt is a mastery delineation.
| These are Of course, the primary
| characters of the play, but the balance
| Of the cast is equally as good.