The Saint Paul globe., 1897-02-28

Monday night 'Spiritisme," Sardou's
latest play, had it's first American pro.
| duction. Simonie, beautiful young
woman, who loves her husband dearly
| and wants to be as warmly loved in re-
! turn, is the chief character She Is the
possessor of 10000 francs in her own
| right, says the New York Journal. Her
| husband is a scientist and an earnest
| devotee Of spiritualiSm. He becomes sc
interested in calling the dead back to
life and in slate writing and table tip
| ping that he finally neglectS his wife
/ and she seeks elsewhere for the affec-
| ton and attention that are lacking In
her husband. She listens to the protes-
tations Of love of one Manuel, a Span
lard, who proposes that they fee to
! Cuba, where they can spend theiI~lives
in the sunshine Of each others smiles
! Manuel is, of course, after the young
| Wife's fortune, but Simone doesn't see
| through his scheme. and, yearning for
love, she consents to his proposition.
| After telling her husband that she is
| going to visit friend, she elopes with
the Spaniard and takes her maid with
! her.
While waiting for the train the rail-
way station takes fire and the maid S
| body is almost burned to a crisp. The
| Spaniard and Simone, however, fly to
the formers home. The finding of the
maids charred body with a satchel of
| jewels belonging to her mistress arouse
! the suspicion, that the body is that of
| the wife. The spiritualistic husband,
however, refuses to believe that the
! corpse Is sthat of his wife, and he
! StralghtWay institutes a search for her,
and after many hardships he eventu-
ally finds her in MalueIs house. The
villain is unmasked, a reconciliation or
husband and wife follows, and happi-
qfT6ntjnn ~ Y~octn to
hearth from which they seemed to have
fled forever
OF course the restoration Of Simone
to her husband is effected with spirit
ualistic accompaniments of the weird
est and most thrilling kind
'The War of Wealth" will afford the
dramatic diversion at the Grand the
present week The play was presented
here last season and was we'll received
by the patrons of the Grand since that
time, it has undergone considerable
change and in it's present shape, is
said to offer much that is novel and
interesting. It's engagement in New
York, last season was noteworthy It
went into the city for a two weeks
engagement; it remained three months
The story deals with New Yorks
social and financial life, the two leading
hgures being a man Of the Ferdinand
Ward type of financier, and Western
capitalist, who has become the head
Of a big financial institution The
speculatOr, becoming involved in finan-
cial difficulties, plots to drag down his
honest partner, the man who has re-
posed in him unlimited confidence. 1t
is story of today. Scenically "The
War Of Wealth" is a big production,
requiring a large quantity of scenery
One scene shows the precipitous banks
OF the Hudson river with the Palisades
and the beautiful stream winding away
in the distance. A balcony oVerhangs
the almost perpendicular bluffs, and it
is on this frail balcony that one Of the
most thrilling scenes of the play occurs.
Another and the principal scene is
the almost successful attempt to wreck
the bank which figures prominently in
the story. The stage is filed with peo-
pie who have beseiged the bank and
are clamoring for their money. Their
mad cries ring out angrily above the
appeals of the honorable financier, who
has been caught in trap through the
dishonesty of his partner. The excite |
ment grows apace and the doors are
about to close when there is a sudden
and an express wagon dashes |
up to the door. Aid has arrived and the
bank is saved. 1t requires careful
to prevent this scene from be- |
coming failure. AS presented in "The
War of Wealth." it affords a strong
climax.
The company includes experienced
players. The character of Mai. Picky |
Pcindexter will be impersonated by
Thos. A. Wise, comedian Of talent. !
Well-known in this city from his prev
iCus visits here with the FrOhman at !
fractions. Geo. W. Deyo will be seen
in the role of John Warfield. The !
leading female role has been assigned I
to Miss Fanny Mcintyre, a well-knoWn |
girl Of acknowledged abili- |
ty. Miss Frances Whitehouse who is |
said to be a pretty and talented young |
Worley. Miss Whitehouse WAS last |!
seen here in support Of Robert Hill |
lard. She is a st. Paul girl.
Adelaide Hermann gravely inform |
ed the people Of Hartford that she all |
but lost her life in the bullet-catching |
trick which she performs A man went |
to the theater with loaded revolver. |
she said, intending to shoot at her |
when the squad of soldiers fired their |
volley, but at the last moment his |
failed, and her life was spared. |
Murray and Mack. the popular Irish
comedians with their farce comedy |
in their latest absurdity, |
'Finnegan's Courtship," will follow |
"The War of Wealth" at the Grand. |
There is plenty of singing and dancing |
and specialties galore. Among the lat
ter may be mentioned those by Del |
more and Wilson, the Sisters Deane. |
Kittie Wolf Oracle Cummings. the |
Trumbull sisters buck and wing dan
GERS. Fred De Noe, Mayme Taylor. the |
Of Murray and Mack, |
their burlesque circus boxing match,
and skirt dance, and a grotesque dance
by Mr.. Murray and Miss Polly Deane
''Under Martial Law will be pro-
duced in this city by Jacob Lift early !
in March. Among others who will ap-
pear in the production are William G.
Beach, J. M. Colville, Oscar Eagle Ed
gar Forrest, Otis Turner, Dollie Nobles
Alfred Johnson. Nettie Arnold, Esther
Lyon and Thomas James
"Shall We Forgive Her. is the title