The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-11

Is ABOUT 70 De accomplished. The critic is al
ways behind the times. Tor he cannot set
forth his Judgment until after the play is
over. The editor is always ahead of the
times. because he is well informed about
things that have not yet happened. The
critic belongs to the past, the editor to the
future. The critics purpose is art the edi-
tors Is business The critic achieves most
fame but the editor earns most money.
When he dies the critics memory may be
clothed in half calf. but while he lives the
editor is arrayed in purple and fine linen.
The critic is a scholar. or should be; the
editor Is hustler. and has to be. The crit
les purpose is to increase the reputation Of
his journal; the editors to aid It's financial
prosperity. Oddly enough, the dramatic ed
an editorial position. But this is subtletry
that cannot be understood except In journal
ISM SO there Is no use bothering about it.
Among the many strong attractions booked
at the Metropolitan opera house this season
there Is one of especial interest to local the
ater goers. the announcement of which will
Dc received with much pleasure by those who
want the very latest sensation of the day
The management of the Metropolitan takes
great pleasure in announcing the early ap-
the famous English "coster singer, who
was the rage in London and New York last
season. The exact date of his appearance
Will be announced later.
William Gillette's new play, Secret Ser
vice., made a splendid impression at the
Garrick theater In New York last Monday
night. The author likewise scored a hit in
the leading role.
!, Last Monday evening was busy one for
New York held a large audience to welcome
the first appearance there as a star of
Georgia Cayvan, who appeared in MARY
bennington. Spinster." The welcome was
nearly. and the play was Irife weak but
MISS Cayvan's splendid art triumpned over
it's slight deficiencies.
Evans & Hoey, in "a Parlor Match" and
Anna Held. the petite and pretty Partisan,
are drawing tremendous audiences at the
Herald Square theater. The theater is pack
ed to the doors nightly.
Mathews and Bulger and their company
have RECALLED local theater-goers during the
past week with the best sample CT farce
long long while. The funny cracks in
AT Gay Coney Island" are showered upon
you with such rapidity that YOU cant count
1nem, much less remember them After
leav1ng the theater you are simply conscious
OF strange sensation in the muscles about
the mouth as that feature resumes its nor
mai expressions, which reminds you that IT
h mas oeen N, busy laughing for nearly three
hours: me company surrounding these two
comedians Is likewise unusually capable
noOaDiy MISS Jennie Whitbeck, the soubrette
Next Sunday night at the MetronoJitan
opera house THE Old Homestead' viii he
presented. OF the play itself it NAV he inst
y salo that there is play now before tn.
paI,'c ehas Is more deeply rooted in the an
1als OF the American stage, than Denman
inompson's pastoral drama. From its var,,
nrst presentation and throughout its Ions
~ run OF four years at the Academy of Music
~ IN we" YORK city, it became firmly seated
IN the hearts of theater-goers The haa,'t1
Iul scenic effects. notably the renresentatio,
OF Grace church, with which every ,isitaa
Viaw view W f or Is familiar and the picturesque
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charm OF the play "cs Inc
Of -frisbr 10y telis funny one about a counla
nor +n,,,.i, VINO were standing ON the cor
ner srying TO nix meeting place for +ha 81 81
r loving day They finally agreed n me ioi,
Halstead and M says Pat: "I'n meet you on
ing at o, and II get there fret NE Is,i morn
stone on the curb, SO that von;I1 - piace
I've been there" 'o KNOW that
push "u II osp ;, get there before you do will,
push on says Mike. W. VIII
ou np,o Tto OF the coming engagement ., -,
r iS nHolnas delightful play I'm Nizzo,,r au
tne title is a fair idea Of the rae1 spellng OF
asion, qlnerent from that generalIu o ~ l
from 9A PA hg his reason for his denartnrc
author ra nva.ea track, Augustus Thomas the
Stor,e' t.sysponds with the following an,nsino
n neory fou know that just south If nS ing
puo o OF Arkansas, annoyed beyond ena, lie
49, ~ me various RECOMMENDATIONS of ~ =
lame OF their state, brought the smhtoo+ ' ne
the attention Of the Legislature and tLot 70
-; special enactment fixed the pronounoiss'
1 uon as Arkansaw. Missourians feel the samo
mate ssniramt tSs4 9h They detest the effem-
upon them. and the diminutive sonnd ~ az TX
scbonihu l remember well when I was a
NV 10y, IN IN missouri and anxious to show
name OF the state Miss-sou-ree. NV S.ts me
oVeIneard me, and told me never to coll a. %
asaln. obeying him next day at school II r
gave the real trans ississippi sonrd ~ o. =,
recitation and l was promptly called IN ~ IN
ny the teacher explained that paw had
But that makes no difference. I'm teach
say Miss source ou nese
1 Ioid my father at supper how the teacher
haa nsuraovely wiped up the floor with him
re,u the geography class. The goy'nor
over there-and went out and ehewed +ohppoa
on the back porch. He thrashed aronnG ~
pea all night. and when morning came he was
~ at uayngnt; trying to push the time ahead
70 ., "nen school opened. Then he took ma
oy the hand, and we went into school To-
gether trifie late for effect. The 90, ~ ~
nao good eye for stage business He planted
his progeny in the center of the stage befora
the astonished teacher DeAoi
That's my boy" The Young woman
looked us both over and seemed inclined to
grant It, Impressive wait and the gov'nor
giving cues He was born i'm Mizzonraw
Where are you from?' ;"
me young woman said Boston, and gave a.
drowning-man-look around for her diplomas
tnat was somewhere under the map of Asia
but the old gentleman was setting a faster
pace.
What's Boston got to do with it? What
GO you say the Eame of this state fS9r
Why, l thought Mfss-sou-rie-"
mot at all. Tom Benton said Mizzouraw
when he addressed the senate OF the limited
thaniel p Lyon, who died at Wilson Creek
said Mizzouraw: and Frank Blair always said
it-understand?"
She understood
And years ago on the first survey man n
was printed as the Indians called 1t full NJ
zs-and the gov'nor hung on to the tail end
OF the alphabet like cross-cut saw. The
teacher was wincing, as I'd seen her do uhen
boy scraped his pencil edgewise on a slafe
and paw went on.
This is my boy. He's going to say Mig
zouraw. The teacher nodded-"going to say
1t here in school'-she bowed again The
gov nor turned to the class. And every boy
here that respects his parents and the congti-
tuition OF the United States will always say
MiZZouraW.''
He went home and 1 don't think | ever
said Miss-sou-ree again.
"a man who studies a part for the stage
observes the finished actor. J. E. Dodson
often changes ali his preconceived notions
OF the character as soon as he finishes the
nrst rehearsal: When ! get new part
read 1t over three or four times to get
general idea Of the character. Then / con-
ceiye in my minds eye what the character
should be and fall to studying When /
get about half way through 1 run across
little sentence which changes my entire
estimate Of the character feeling as ! do
that man who would give expression to
such and SUCH thought would not be con-
sistent il shaad picture him as / had first
intended THen% go to rehearsal and
presto! theszwhoie fabric Of the character
totters. l see the man now in his relation
to other people glance Of the eye from
another player, a smile. g. sigh, a word a
look-all bear upon the mental character
had pictured and 1 find my error Then
again build but this time from an obiec-
tive point of view. And, speaking general