The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06

play that is, a tremendous success in one city
is very apt to be direful failure In another.
Tnat is the case even with reference to Bos-
ton or Chicago as compared with New York.
ana yet the inhabitants of all these cities
speak the same language, live under prae-
ucaiiy the same laws, follow the same GUS
toms.
How, then, can we suppose that play that
pleases an English or French audience will
be equally enjoyable to an American? The
theatrical manager knows very we'll that he
can suppose nothing of the sort. Scenes
must be localized as we'll as language and in
doing that very often the whole point OF the
piece is lost.
Ward and Fokes and the aggregation of
farceurs with which they are surrounded
VIII make merry at the Grand opera house
for two performances commencing Wednesday
afternoon, June 9. The skit in which these
caricaturists revolve is called, for want of
a better name, "A Run on the Bank" 1t
tells OF two impecunious hoboes who be-
come possessed, by accident of the creden-
tials OF two titled foreigners The first act
SHOWS the country residence of a wealthy
old banker and two marriageable daughters.
Inc Two lmpostorS appear, and on their ap-
propriate plumage of Lord Percy and Baron
Harold, they are hailed with delight by the
old banker and his daughters. They finally
manage to get the banker to set them up in
the banking business, and the manner in
Which they conduct the Percy and Harold
bank makes all the fun in the second act
They plunge into all kinds of speculation,
cumstances, and are obliged to call on an
old friend of theirs who deals in green goods.
They contract with him to supply the bank
with quantity of queer money, and it ar
rives just in time to avert a run on the
bank. The fraud is soon discovered but the
Napoleons of finance have flown. The third
act shows parlor off the ball room of the
Palace hotel, San Francisco, and the straight
enlng out of all the complications and the
marriage of the real lord and baron to the
bankers daughters. From the foregoing de-
n hn
one, but such is not the case. The three
acts were subjected to most minute ex-
animation and Just enough of story was
found to make the plot herein given.
Surrounding the stars will be found an
unusually large company of clever entertain
ers. Lucy DAILY will be remembered for her
superior work in "The Passing Show" two
years ago The pickaninnies were her own
idea, and from it she scored a great hit
and made million admirers. Miss DAILY is
playing the soubrette role of the typewriter
/ In the bank She is veritabe dancing
whirlwind. and will be seen in several spe-
cialties. Charles Guyer, an acrobatic come
dian, who has made an enviable reputation
during the years in which he played the
clown in Hanlon Bros. fairy spectacle, "Su-
perba," will be seen Bow, the Office boy
in the bank. He stands as past master in
in several of these features Margaret DAILY
Vokes, the creator of the stage "bowery
tough girl" presents one of these precocious
parts as Sassy Moll." She is sure to make
Vokes, present a Conversation dance spe-
cialty that will introduce the trio in an
tirely new line of work Gilbertie Learock
a handsome young lady fashioned very much
on the lines of Isadore Rush. Roland Reeds
leading lady, will be introduced as an en-
terprising book agent Miss Learock is said
to be bright coincidence Kelly and Mason.
a team OF unctuous singers and humoriSts.
will entertain as a typical confidence man and
German sheriff and in laughable speciality
creation. Petite Eleanor, one OF those dane
art of Terpsichore She is said to be
marvel. There Is Of course bouquet of pret-
ty girls. who are cast as friends of the
family" and have little 90 Go but wear the
handsome dresses, which have earned for
this company the distinction of being the
best dressed farce comedy company in Amer
ica Ward ard Vokes will give as their
part of the specially programme their cele-
brated conversazione of Percy and Harold
the piece of nonsense which first brought
them into prominence. and which has been
given by them over 700 times in New York
city alone.
Speaking of the seasons close and the ap-
proach of roof garden pleasures, it is re-
markable how, at this period. the up-to-date.
1rrepressible press agent, with carte Blanche
in his inside pocket, is given to girding up
through the possibilities of the English Ian
guage. He is great at all times between
seasons he is delicious, says the New York
Mail.
the following. from which the Identification
marks have been eliminated:
Entrancing, fancful and audacious in its
ballets, chromatica}iy " ravishing in It's lingerie
and Delighted ensemble, p1ultifariously di-
verting in its caricatures. delightfully."- local
and often. spectacular in its settings, it sin
the first flash of an electric success. Author
3 composers and managers have now condensed
their tide of display and rsrriment into three
hours, instead of the four needed for ventila-
tion the opening night. Highly colored
sembles nightly command admiration. Fleece
lingerie and 6 litter run a race that is as swift
anything ever dreamt of in the Orient
men and engaging fenninity. The closing
picture showing corruscating fancy of rain
| bow hues, is. perhaps, colorfuly preten-
tious as anything ever attempted here
Verify. as Moth declares of Holofernes and
Sir Nathaniel: "They have been at great
Had l but this particular genius for a COM
panion I should have need of no other ex-
travaganza.
All arrangements for his coming tour hav-
ing been completed Comedian William H.
Crane has retired for the summer to the
place where soubrettes are swallowed and
such tender morsels might be supposed
says the New York Press. He will open his
New York season in the Knickerbocker thea
ter about the middle Of January. The con-
tract for this engagement is for IAN in
definite period" He will have several new
plays one being comedy by Eugene Presby
called "A Virginia Courtship.'' Louis N
and Leo Deitrichstein, have also written plays
for him. Still another play is up his sleeve
but until the moment for production little