The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-17

marked feature Of every performance. The
situations are dramatic, and there is plenty
of local color, with an abundance of whole
some and patriotic American sentiment. Mr..
Lift has staged the piece deliberately, and a
number Of picturesque scenes are promised
The story tells of the adventures Of Richard
Vance, American citizen, who has become
separated from his wife. Lucille through the
Vaccinations Of one Don Julio Valdez, of the
Spanish secret service who is himself in love
with her. Vance believes his wife to be
dead, and she has been led to believe that
he is dead also. Lucille takes the veil, be-
comes sister Of mercy and goes to Cuba
volunteer in he last stroke for liberty.
Husband and wife meet but Lucille mtstak-
emily believes that her vows nun now
stand between them. Don Julio. who holds
commission in the Cuban army, but Is still
spy in the Spanish service, plots to obtain
possession Of a large sum of money which has
been collected for the Cuban Junta. and also
to have Vance arrested on the charge OF be-
ing a spy, so as to get him out Of the way.
He induces Sonora Martinez. Spanish sym
pathtzer. to assist him. but the latter dis
covers that his real purpose is robbery, and
that his motives not prompted by loyalty
to the Spanish cause, and with the aid of
United States consul and Cuban priest. who
Is an intense patriot. she circumvents Don
Julio, saves Vance from being shot and has
the traftorous spy condemned. Vance and his
wife are reunited. The characters include
hearty, courageous United States consul; his
niece. a bright young creature who has an
abiding faith in the stars and stripes;
young American lieutenant serving under
Gomez for the excitement of the thing and
in love with the consurs pretty niece; a
brave Cuban priest, and others of lesser I'M
portance. The cast Is a good one. including
Frederick de Belleville, Oscar Eagle, Scott
Cooper. Harry Mills. Otis Turner. Edgar
Forrest, Howell Hansel Celia Alsberg Esther
Lyon, Maribel Seymour and others.
Tomorrow evening will be Military
Night at the Metropolitan opera house,
Companies and d. of the Minnesota Ma
uonai Guard, having arranged to attend the
performance of The Nancy Hanks" in a
body, in full dress uniform Gen. Bend. the
winner OF the box offered by the management
OF the Nancy Hanks company. has selected
the Monday night performance.
A practical joke was perpetrated on Fran
cisque Sarcey, the critic of the Temps" the
day after the first performance of "L'Eva-
sion at the Coincide Franchise, which Is
attributed TO the younger CoqueIin NJ Sar-
cey had written particularly bitter criti-
clsm OF the play, and vented unusual spleen
upon Mile. Lerou. who played the principal
part. In the afternoon of the day on which
the criticism appeared more than a dozen
persons, In one way or another, informed
NJ. Sarcey that Mile. Lerou had committed
suicide after reading his article. NJ. Sarcey
is kind hearted old gentleman, but he alb
sOlutely denied having sent the floral
wreath which toward evening arrived at Mile
Lerou,s hotel, accompanied with the card
piece of black ribbon Mile. Lerou imme-
diately sent the wreath to NJ Sarcey's. in
the Rue de Douai, with the following scrib-
pied across the back of the critics card:
The dead do not laugh. l am laughing"
Following the County Fair at the Met
ropohtan opera house Clay Clement will ap-
pear for an engagement Of four nights and
a Wednesday matinee. Mr. Clement will
present The Bells and The New Do
minon.'
Neil Burgess New County Fair" which
viii be seen Thursday night at the Metro
poHtan opens, in the first act with beau
tiful picture of New England home IT is
said by those who have travelled extensively in
the country districts of the New England
states that this is an exact counterpart of
dozens or farm houses one may come across
In a days ramble AS for Aunt Abby herself
she actually exists not many mile from Bos-
ton She has seen The New County Fair
three times, and yet strange to say she does
not recognize her own portrait on the Usage
barn scene where Gold Molasses," the noble
thoroughbred, rubs his nose against Aunt
Abby's face, as if he understood her troubles
and would offer sympathy. Then there is the
race that Gold Molasses' wins. The me-
chanical track which enables all the horses
TO be IN full view of an audience from start
to finish, affords an excellent opportunity for
the animals to ct into their natural stride
They thunder down the stretch with every
nerve strained and it is exciting a sight
that when Gold Molasses" pushes his nose
to the front and wins by neck, nearly every
body gets up and yells.
There is not a word an action through
out the play that can offend the most fastid-
lous taste. On the other hand the humor is
neyer-failing in producing honest hearty
laughter. w. H. Brinkerhoff, who Is directing