The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-20
MANAGER sC6TTs PLAY BILLS.
Attractions Booked for the Metro
poIitan During the Season.

p0lftan During the Season.
Manager SCOTS bookings for the
coming theatrical season include an I'M
usually large number of the attractions
that acquired popularity in the metro
polls last season, conspicuously identi-
fed with some of these attractions
are artists unknown to St Paul. save by
reputation, or else quite forgotten here,
owing to the rarity of their visits to
the Northwest
For instance, May Irwin is coming and
will bring with her as a vehicle, a
farce entitled "Fhe Widow Jones'" in
which she convulsed New York aud
fences week after week, during the past
season. May Irwin is without question
the funniest woman on the American
stage, and withal, an artist, or she
would never have remained in Angus
fin Days stock company for five or
six years. ~
Another attraction of a character
seldom Witnessed here, will be Cheva-
lier, the famous eoster singer from the
Lcndon music halls whose delineation
of the cOStermOnger in all his phases
compelled the enthusiastic praise of
the most conservative critics and Great
ed yeritable sensation among theater-
gCerS. His appearance here will GER
tainly be awaited with interest Che
of Charles Froh11lan. Mr. Frohman
has also billed one of his companies to
play 1.-THE Gay Parisians" in the North
west. SIs
Then there is Margaret Mather-minus
Pabst-who may be considered some
thing of a novelty now that she has
returned to the stage. Miss Mather
will appear here in repertoire Of
tragico- emotional dramas. Manager
hos oil .I1no n
1.-The Prisoner of Zenda," which, with
E. H. Sothern in the principal role,
was one of the distinct hits of the past
season in New York City. Manager
Pitou's company will present the much
discussed Mime Sans Gene" some time
during the season, and Manager Mckee
will send out one or two of Hoyts re-
cent successes, notably "A Black
Sheep"
In the domain of farce comedy, bur-
lesque and. light opera, the outlook is
excellent Lillian Russell, the queen
of comic opera" will entrance the front
row with her dazzling beauty and the
whole house, with her beautiful voice.
Big De Wolf Hopper in "El Captain
and little Frank Daniels in his latest
success, ssThe Wizard of the Nile will
tickle the risibilities of large audiences,
and THE Bostonians" will repeat their
delightful and unequalled performances
of robin Hood" and other operas.
William Gillettes most successful
farce "Too Much Johnson is underlined
and so are, Canary and Lederer's I'm
Gay New York. + and THE Merry
World" Shore Acres" is also booked
for a return. Il :wt
Manager Scott has secured an except
ionally large galaryn of successful stars.
In addition to Julia Marlowe Taber
and Robert Taber, and Otis Skinner,
who will appear at the Metropolitan
next month, thu following celebrated
players will be seem,
Joseph Jefferson, g. s. Willard, Nine
Mcdjeska, Alexander Salvini, Thomas
Keene, Walker Whiteside, Robert
Downing, Olga Nethersole, the English
actress; Fanny Davenport, w. H.
Crane, Stuart Robson, Rose Coghlan.
Nat Goodwin, Robert Mantell. Sol Smith
Russell. Francis Wilson, Henry E.
Dixey, Della Fo&, Jefferson De Angels.
Chauncey Olcotts and the others pre-
viously MENTIONED
Walter DamrOSch will in all probabili-
ty, bring his superb German grand
opera company here next winter. No
assurance of the merit of this organic
alton is required. Those who witnessed
the magnificent presentation of Wag-
merriam opera at the Metropolitan last
December by this. aggregation of art
lists carry with them the recollection Of
rich and sumptuous musical feast.