The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04
MATTHEW'S AND BULGER WILL EN-
TERRAIN THE PATRONS OF
THE GRAND.
LIFE "AT GAY COMFY ISLAND
SEVEN MORE DARK NIGHTS AT
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA
HOUSE.
"IN MrzzouRA" NEXT ATTRACTION
Alexander SaIvini Reported to he
Dying in Italy-GOssip of the
Stage.

The starring tour of the Well-known
eccentric comedians, Mathews and Bull
ger, has been inaugurated in what is
termed polite comic play entitled
AT Gay Coney Island" 1t will be
the attraction offered by the Grand
the present week, commencing with
a performance tonight at SIS. The
new play is said to be more than a
simple vehicle for the display Of the
talents of the young comedians. Coney
Island suggests nothing but amusement
to the average mind, and the author
of AT Gay Coney Island is alleged to
have transferred the most amusing
Of the features to his stage production.
The plot of the skit, If it can be call
ed plot, hinges upon a clause in the
Will of an erratic old millionaire, which
provides that his only heir, a beauti-
full young lady, cannot gain possession
of any part of the estate until she has
married and becomes a widow. Through
the instrumentality of an impecunious
and not over scrupulous young physi-
clan, she is welded to an old reprobate
who is supposed to have one foot in
the grave. but who instantly becomes
robust and troublesome after the mar
rtage ceremony. This delectable old
plotter has strong prediction for
the flowing bowl, and the efforts of
the young wife to unite the CALLING
knot, after she discovers the trap into
which she has fallen, furnish endless
complications and provide limitless OBJ
portunittes for laughable situations.
After frantic endeavors on the part of
the unfortunate wife to kill off the
husband, 1t follows that the marriage
was illegal, which denouement of
course furnishes a satisfactory termi
nation.
Before their advent into farce comedy
Mathews and Bulger, were among the
pest OF the comic teams Of the variety
stage. Their success in farce was I'M
nl1stakable and local theater goers will
Well remember the hit they made in
the comedy roles of Rush City" AS
originators of witticisms and other
farce comedy features, they are un-
deniably clever. cat Coney Island" Is
said to contain many of their latest
devices. The advance notices give as
surances of a clever company and some
realistic scenery.
Beginning with this week. a return
to the old system of Wednesday and
saturday matinees is announced. The
cast includes, besides the two stars.
M. l.: Heckert. VIM. Gray, Tony Hart
Jr., j. Roger West Basil Booth. Row
Sinclair, Jimmie Devlin, Clarence King.
Jennie Whitbeck, Josie Dewitt, BERTHE
Conway, Alice Montague, Minnie Pack.
ard and Florence Beardsley.
For one more week the doors of the
metropolitan opera house will remain
closed, owing to the small number of
ffVec 4r,,e-
out on the road. Rather than expert
ment with any more fly-by-night COM
panies Manager Scott has wisely con-
cluded to close the theater. He will re-
open 1t next Sunday night, however.
when Gus Thomas successful play I'm
Mizzoura, will be presented, with AL
Liprnan, capable actor, in the prin-
cipal role.
The Century theater in ST. Louis,
which has been In the course of erec-
ton for more than a year at a cost of
nearly 100000, was opened last Mon
day night The building covers half
square and Is of white marble with
gray granite foundation. 1t is said to
be the finest theater in the United
States outside Of Chicago and New
York. The play presented was lib
erty Hall. and 1t was acted by Charles
F'rohman's stock company from the
Empire theater, New York. Al Hay
man, of New York, and Will J. Davis,
of Chicago. have control Of the Century
theater, with James Jay Brady as local
manager. The opening was attended
by 1000 people.
1t is question If any eccentric cond-
Ian is more popular with local theater
gcers than Eddie Foy has chosen for
his vehicle the present season,
thoroughly reconstructed and up-to-
date version of his popular extrava-
ganZa comedy, "Off the Earth" This
attraction will follow eat Gay .Coney
Island" at the Grand Opera house.
w. H. Crane has new PLAY from
then pen of Martha Morton. It bears
the picturesque title Of fortunes
Fool" and is said to be founded ON a
German piece.
r. A. Barnet has been studying the
stage heroine and writes most inter-
estingly about that erratic young per-
Son.
IF there is one thing more than an
other in this world Of f1ckleness that
illustrates hope undying and steadfast-
ness Of purpose" rhapsodizes Mr.. Bar
net, 1T is the stage heroine. The hero
may have been said to have committed