The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27

member OF the company was In read
i mess TO take his place. But the Count
arrived at the theater with the longed
Tor package Just after Harlan had
gone on the stage. There was still
/ plenty of time to make up, and he
maue MS entrance at the proper time,
greatly to Harlanis surprise The hat
/ ter, however, forEetful of his surround
/ ings Tor the moment, said to him in
what ne thought6was whisper, HAS
i my laundry come?s
i The other members of the company
were almost convulsed with laughter,
i ana the remark also made a hit with
the audience. who rthought 1t was
sarcastic allusion to the usual yoca-
4 lions or Italian counts. Harlan, how
ever, Is anxious to hear Mr.. Hoyt's
comments when he learns of the in
| PRODUCTION OF theynew line In the play.
Miss Bessie TAYLOR, the leading lady
| of THE Ensign company, is the niece
OF H. D. Stocken Minneapolis law
| yer. She Is alsosrelated to John Jack
| son, one OF thef Minnesota pioneers,
| who settled in Lake. City in 1879 Her
father was one of the first to volun-
teer for the late civil war and re
manned in q Minnesota regiment at
| the front until the surrender of Lee.
.
Mathews and Bulger, the star come
dams Of AT Gay Coney Island," conf
pose all Of their songs. nsssts s5g
There are few plays which never
seem to grow old. I'm Old Kentucky"
Is one OF them. 'sIn Old Kentucky"
Will be seen in this city at an early
cate, and the visit will serve to in
troduce a cast including Laura Burt
Frank Dayton, Burt Clrak and several
or the favorites, including the only
and original Wang Doodle Pickaninny
band.
Eddy Foy will star this season in
an up-to-date version Of "Off the
Earth
Who was the proud and noble lady
who was the first in New York to take
1t into her head to go out between the
acts OF a play, inquiries the New York
Herald. She already has a large and
ever increasing company of followers.
For years woman have been at de-
c1ded disadvantage in a playhouse 1t
has been her lot to sit alone during
extracts gazing fixedly at the back of
the head Of the person in front of her.
since 1t was not CONNIE ii faut for her
to turn and look at the faces behind
her. Those few minutes while the hus-
band, brother or even escort has gone
out, since the habit is so common, have
probably been among the longest in her
life.
The attraction ION the stage has
ceased for the moment, the orchestra
is playing noisy pot-pourri, the air
seems more hot and Sitting than be-
fore. viii he never come back 2"
Some such ideas as these must have
inspired the heroine who first joined
the men and went out for a sniff Of
fresh air or glass of soda water be-
tween the acts. The action is novel.
IL has only been noticed within the
past two weeks. AT one Of the first
openings, on very warm night, half
dozen women were seen to leave their
seats and saunter out into the lobby.
"A week later twenty or thirty women
made their exit In the same way. re-
turning promptly for the curtain Last
Monday night. at Wilson's opening,
over hundred ladies left their seats
and lounged about the lobby and side
walks, evidently greatly enjoying the
novelty of the procedure and deriving
great diversion and refreshment from
it.
We have, therefore, to chronicle a
very important revolution in woman's
relations to the theater and the theater
to her. This is no fad Of the moment.
It has evidently come to- stay, and
whether man likes it or not his wife.
daughter and sweetheart have taken it
into their own hands
Now-and this subject must be ap-
preached with the greatest diffidence-
let them take one other thing in their
hands, or, better still, leave it home
altogether
Or course this refers to the bonnet,
the hat, the eadgear-whatever it
may be that sobstrtlcts; a fun and fair
view of the sta gre. q There are few
missionaries working in this line, and
how pretty and cool and appropriately
flvr 1rNaIy ],
mats: How the men approve and adj
mare! Yet there is no such following en-
nasse of this innovation as of tbs, ego
dus between acts, yet it adds infinitely
mere to the comfort and pleasure Of
all concerned. eae7
There is no use in being cross or even
Iacet1ous any more about the hat nuis-
ance. We men can only put our heads
on one side and say: "plea-s-e'' in our
most winning way, and we do saw it
| here now in a most heartfelt and re-
| spectful manner.
During recent visit to Wales. Miss
Laura Burt attended reception given
to the Prince of Wales and states that
| In acknowledging thespeecf of welcome
delivered in Welsh, the prince stated
that unfortunately he had never
learned the Welsh language and while
his heart and sentiments were with his
otOJCNto, iIC LluSl reply IN 3s English.
Miss Burt utilizes this incident in her
coming production of her new play by
Fl. Grattan Donheily, 1.-THE Lily of
Llandoff"
The plot Of "A Goldbug," the new
| comic opera to be produced at the New
York Casino tomorrow night. is wound
about the adventures of Wilt Float
who has been appointed secretary of
| the navy. Constant Steele, a party
"boss:" Lady Petty Larceny, comic
adventures, and Lngard Long, an
Office seeker, area trio of unique char
acters who circulate about Float and
figure in his plan to marry his niece
Lolita Bonda, to lord Tudor Clare. Lot
ia is in love with her uncle's secretary,
Penn Holder, and their efforts to out
wit old Float supply the sentimental
interest. In his youth Float was an
Indian agent and had married q
princess of a wealthy tribe of Indians
He had repented of this and fed from