The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-13
AT THE THEATERS.

Inc Gay Parsians came to the Metrono1it.n
iast night welcome relief to discriminating
tneaIergoers. Here Is real farce comed
Aoie Is French farce written by two mon
so"iceiy hearo of, and entrusted to the keen
ing VI DIS capable company of PLAYERS as
one OFTEN sees in St. Paul. If was bit
from the start. trife improbable in some
vi us DETAILS, but not a whit less interestine
lor that. 1t is case where the plavvrieb+
tangles the thread of his story into the most
iearIul and wonderful snarl conceivable and
'nen' before the final curtain, as quickly as
YOU piease unravels the whole mess. There
l some adrott character sketching in the
piece.
maps W. ). Ferguson's face is the lead
ieaeure Oh the performance. While he
NOUS the stage-and he is on pretty much
through the play-the entire action. as well
as the thoughts hopes and fears excitod
by it, in Mr.. Pinglet's own breast Is deft,v
and accurately depicted ON the Ferguson face
A master of facial expression, Mr.. Fergu-
son so reflects all the tedious and remarkable
complications in which the characters End
themselves in Paris hotel az to chaIlenea
the admiration Of the spectator and ,ond
much to the Interpretation.
joseph Pinglet, a master builder sIv and
shrewd, who has the desire hit NOT N.
for adventure, is played by Mr.. Ferguson
me other characters are Pinglet's wife MRS.
Il. J' Phlllips). possessed of a. strong mind
ana the notion that her liege lord is coon
quered; Mrs. Paillard (Sadie Martinot) a
really good wife whose Jealous notions con-
corning her husband enmesh her in difficult
ues' Mr.. Paillard (Chas. B. WelIs) her hus-
paho' a victim of chance; Matthew Oames n
DdrroWs), simple father of four daughters
VINO Tells unpleasant truths except whom
wet weather makes him stutter Maxine wv
II. Shirley), stud1ous nephew whose knowI-
euse OF love Is gotten out of Plato. and Vic
tor1ne Margaret Gordon), a maid who Is
charming, and interested in the nephew and
MS studies. The people are clever. the farce
Is funny, and the audience was discerning
and what more can you ask?
The same bill will last the balance NJ The
week. " INC
Thoroughbred, played bv one If cbor1as
Frohman's companies, headed by Thomas @
Seabrooke, will be the attraction Of tbe
metropolitan for three nights beginning Mon
day, and for a Wednesday matinee Mr.
SeaDroeke is said to have one of the hest
comedy parts that he has ever essayed. This
play has incidentally an international love
story, In which the usual circumstances arg
reversed Instead Of an Englishman of title
wooing an American heiress, it is here 9
young American millionaire who makes love
70 poor English girl with a formidable line
OF forty ancestors. Edgar l.. Davenport plays
Che American, and Isabel Evesson lends her
Do@uIy 10 the part OF the English girl. Others
in the cast are H. NJ. Pitt, Maggie Holloway
FISHER, Charles w. Butler, William Norris
and Maud White.
Inc Interesting story of Philip Garth.
dramatically told in the incidents Of Mckee
Rankin's play New York AS 1t Isl will onlv
De given three more times at the Grand
Mckee Rankin and his clever supporting
company will conclude their stay here to-
morrow night.