The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-06
MOZART THEATER CLOSES IT'S
DOORS FOR THE SUMMER AT
LAST.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN THE END.
THE BLoODHOUNDs AND THE
HEAVY VILLAIN MOURN LOST
JOBS ALIKE.
EAGAN RETICENT,
MANAGER
But Intimates That the Suspension
Is Only Temporary-Further
He Sayeth Not.

An unappreciative public has forced
the New Mozart theater to close it's
doors. The old first nighters who an
ticipated witnessing the stock COM
pany in a new production last night
We're sadly disappointed when they
wended their way to the scene Of so
many stirring dramas and found the
box office deserted and the theater en-
veloped in darkness of deeper Egyp-
tan tinge than the Vaccinations Of
the william who was wont to arouse
their admiration by tragic Kisses,
murderous chances at the innocent
heroine. No placard Of explanation
met the enquiring glances for the de-
serted appearance of Thespis' temple.
and they turned away, wondering what
had become of the fair-haired leading
lady, who SO persistently fell into the
trap laid by the william, and the gen
tleman who but few short weeks
ago essayed Joseph Jefferson's por-
trayal Of Rip Van Wrinkle. Then there
was the ambitious youth who sang a
comic song or two between the acts;
was it possible that he had refused to
go on in the new production and thus
deprived the Sunday theater goers of
their usual evenings entertainment?
1t could not have been that either, be-
cause there was a young lady in the
company who occasionally warbled
plantation melody, right after the hero
had been separated from his wife or
convicted Of some horrible crime, and
In an emergency, she could have
filled in very acceptably
Probably the non-appearance of the
company was due to the fierce gentle
man with the cultural voice who took
the part of Simon Legree in Uncle
Toms Cabin last week. He might have
been cast in a less conspicuous role
and refused to go on. No doubt the
manager wanted him to take a part in
which 1t was necessary for the audi
ence to understand some of his articu-
lations in order to follow the plot and
ne objected to attempting so strained a
role. Perhaps-horrible suspicion-still
perhaps 1t was any way, that the the
alter had not been paying expenses.
The blood hounds which had chased
Eliza across the dreadful uncertain
chunks Of floating ice last week. had
q gaunt and hungry look, as though the
midnight saloon closing order had de-
pr1ved them of an opportunity Of en-
Joy1ng the lunch counter spreads, and
Ph1neas Fletcher had cut his tobacco
with a cross cut cake knife instead Of
the regulation bowie which he is sup
posed to carry. This latter argument
was conclusive. The theater has closed
on account of the dimunitive box Office
receipts, otherwise. Phineas never
would have taken chances on the audi
ence mistaking the cake knife for a
deadly bowie.
The first nighter who argued thus
was correct in his deductions. Poor
business and a heavy expense account
had conspired to make the further on
Grafton Of the play house an adverse
proposition In finance and temporarily.
at least, the theater will remain dark,
Manager Louis Egan was asked
about his plans last evening, but re-
ci1ned to be interviewed further than
to say that he had closed for the time
being. He did not assign poor business
as the cause of his action in depriying
ST Paul of it's daily summer theater
but 1t is well known that with the ex.
ceptfon of the first couple of weeks of
Its career the New Mozart PLAYED to
very small houses. The theater has
been running seven weeks, and was
carrying a stock company of ten per
formers.