The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13

visit the mines. Her unexpected ar
rival creates CONSERVATION and how
to break the news is the question.
She is put off with various excuses
from time to time and in the mean
time several exciting events are occur
ing at the mine. Swans 'pardner" has
secretly married, and in the bride he
brings home Swan" recognizes on adj
ventures who has simply married his
partner to rob him for the benefit Of
her brother. In order to give the bride
and broom a proper reception, the
miners fix up" the camp in a ludi-
crous fashion, and the Golden Nugget
Quartette" sing popular songs. Swan
promises the adventures that he will
not tell her husband who she formerly
was if she in return will promise to be
a faithful wife. In order to carry out
her scheme she promises. Tennessee
Kent overhears the plot to rob Swans
"pardner," takes the gold out of the
box and lets the adventures brother
steal an empty box. The brother is rec
ogniZed as the thief and is shot. How
the wife repents, how Swan tells Ten
nesSee Kent of her fathers death and
how they find they love one another
forms the interesting story of the plays
four acts.
The characters are Caleb Swan legitimate
and high-toned "keard" dealer; Gewiliker
Swans side partner, a manly miner; Tom
Romano, a smooth villain; Spike, the official
coroner; Barlow, a slow but well-meaning
fellow: French Phil, always in the game;
Tennessee Kent, the young daughter of Bill
Kent who died in the mines; Nettie Bice the
adventures, who has married Bice for his
gold, and Mrs. Hay, Geewhiliker's vinegary
better half. The other characters are the
miners quartette and various typical crea-
tions
In the cast will be found the names OF
seyeral we'll known players. Harry Main
hail. the leading man, has been seen here in
many productions during the past few years,
notably in The Ensign" War Of Wealth"
and I'm Old Kentucky" He created the
neSsee's Pardner." Another member of tho
original company is the comedian, Charles B.
Hawkins, who essays the role of Geewhilker
Hay, the most magnificent liar on earth.
Estha Williams is the leading lady. The
other members of the cast are Jane Corccran
the ingenue; Annie Mortimer, Oliver H. Barr
Frank Keliysn7Fred Hicks, Walter Rider
Leon Parnet and Marion Bohanon. The cos
tunes and scenery are said to add in no
small degree te5sthe effectiveness OF the pro-
duction.
Emma Calve and Emma Eames. the
rival opera singers who have been on
bad terms for three years, embraced
each other on the stage of the Metro
politan opera house of New York, last
Friday night before an applauding au-
dience. 1t was after the first act of
Carmen" Nine. Calve had made a
great hit in her impersonation of the
cigarette girl and the audience rose
Ell maSse and called her out She stood
alone on the stage for a moment, sn1il-
ing Then, without even a glance of
apology, away she darted into the
wings. Out she came again, pulling
Anne. EameS, who held back modestly.
The audience cheered and laughed and
cheered again. Eames and Calve van
ished from view, hand in hand. to re-
appear with Don Jose whom they con-
sidered entitled TO part of the plau-
dts The three singers came down to
the footights to gather the flowers
thrown upon the stage and CaIve filled
her arms with them. Then she ran to
Eanes and gave her the bouquets as
a final peace offering. Eames smiled
deprecatingly and refused, whereupon
CalVe insisted. Games accepted a
bunch of red roses and irnpulsively
threw her arms around her rivals neck
and embraced her The audience. un-
Outstanding what it all meant, renew
ed its enthusiastic demonstration.
Joseph Jefferson, who played a weeks
engagement at the Olympic theater, St.
Louis, recently, came before the cur
tain the last night and denied the ru-
NOR that he intended to retire from the
stage. He said in part: ION this, the
last night Of my present engagement,
I wish to say some word of thanks
to you say present enga cement. as
/ think 1t will set right a false report
that Is going the rounds. Of my retire
Inent from the stage. When / do re-