The Saint Paul globe., 1896-09-06

had been made but the audience
| caught on at once, and it was most
amusing to hear the mingled tumult
OF cheers and Kisses which greeted the
representation of the two candidates.
Murphy was honored with three cur
tain calls after the close of the mono
logue.
After week Of melodrama farce
comedy will be welcome change IN
the amusement menu of the Grand
opera house. Commencing with a per-
formance tonight at S:15, Town Top
ics," a. new comedy attraction. VIII
open weeks engagement, introduc-
Ing the Broadway comedians.
Farce comedy, when Of a good quail
ity, has never lacked appreciation at
the hands of local theater-goers, ard
this attraction comes heralded as pro-
viding some distinctly new features In
the farce comedy line. The skit is in
three acts, and does not boast Of any
great strength of plot, but is said to
be sufficiently connected to present, in
an agreeable manner. host Of funny
incidents and climaxes. The desire
of the author was to provide two and
one-half hours of merriment. The sue
cess of skit depends upon the char
acter of it's specialties, and in this in
turns
are promised.
The cast includes John Queen in the
role of Cinch, a gentleman with race
track ideas. Mr.. Queen is well known
In the profession as an admirable i'm
personator of negro character parts.
He has served a veterans experience
In the field, and has enjoyed success
full engagements with Haverly, Prim-
rose and West and other minstrel or
fcT1f0 finrx IL Of
Town Topics" he is said to be at
his best. William H. Mack, another
well-known comedian. will appear in
the role of Willie Pave, an individual
with champagne ideas on a beer in
come. Mr.. Mack has considerable
prestige as a fun-maker. William Kel-
Ter, Joseph Harrington, James Ten
Brock, Frank Haverly and Philip OFT
are coadjutors in providing amuse-
ment.
The feminine contingent will include
collection of shapely young ladies,
headed by that well known comedi-
enne, Miss Beatrice Norman, who will
be assisted by Miss Nellie Sennett,
Miss Laura Wainsford, Miss Lillian
Heckler, Miss Eliza Nugent and 9TH
ers.
AS previously announced, the man
agement of the Grand has decided to
l.
day and Saturday in the future.
'fThe Great Northwest" a native
play by native authors, Herbert Hall
Winslow and Will r. Wilson, had its
first hearing in New York last Monday
night. 1t is in five acts, and is moth
ing if not sensational. Two of it's
scenes suggest recollections of Henry
Arthur Jones and Belasco. In one the
heroine plays game of poker, the
stake being her lovers life, and in the
other, to summon help, this same
young woman is sent swirling around
in mid air at the end of one of the
arms of huge windmill. Another
situation calls for prairie fire.
The prosecuted hero is impersonated
by w. S. Hart, who has played leading
roles with Modjeska and Rhea; the
persistent villain by John E. Kellard,
always forceful and artistic; the
heroine by Frances Drake; the adven-
turess by Maud Hosford, and Nubbins,
a comedy role, by Minnie Dupree
Everything in the way of scenery and
mechanical effects is new and elab-
crate.
The attraction booked at the Metro
politan opera house to follow Otis
Skinner is the celebrated actress, Miss
Rose Coghlan. During her engage
ment here Miss Coghlan will give a
dramatized production of Carmen" in
addition to the usual repertory Miss
Coghlan has just scored a great sue
cess in San Francisco in the role of
Carmen" The sale Of seats for her.
engagement begins at the box office
Thursday morning
David Belasco has been an exceed
ingly preoccupied individual for the
past few weeks. The task of rehears-
ing and directing the production of
w. A. Brady's Under the Polar STAR
has been a great one, and the brilliant
dramatist has been living more or less
in the clouds or at the North Pole. A
few days ago he had occasion to go
to the telegraph office at Thirtieth
street and Broadway. He wrote on