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The Neill Stock company begins a
brief engagement at the Metropolitan
opera house tonight, presenting for the
opening performance "Jim, the PEN
man. the repertoire for the remainder
OF the week Is as follows: Monday
and Tuesday evenings, Diplomacy"
Wednesday matinee and evening and
Thursday evening, "Mr. Barnes Of New
York" Friday and Saturday evenings
and Saturday matinee, "Aristocracy,"
This includes the most popular and
successful Of the Neill productions, and
they should certainly play to a big
weeks business.
In jim, the Penman," Herschel May
all plays the title role, and should give
the part strikingly forcible rendi-
ton: Diplomacy" which was Rose
Coghlan's greatest success, has not
oeen presented in this city for several
years. 1t Is one of Sardou's best pro-
auctions. Mr.. Barnes of New York"
was put on by the Giffen- Neill Stock
company during their first engagement
In this city three years ago; it scored
a Dig hit at that time. The week will
close with the production of Bronson
HoWards "Aristocracy," one Of the
pest society dramas" ever written:
Inls play was originally produced at
falmer's theater comparatively short
time ago, and although It's satire on
New Iork's upper-tendom is pungent
ana decidedly severe, the success OF
the play was tremendous. 1t Is the
latest Of Mr.. Haward's plays, and the
author considers it his best work
Arlstocracy has never been seen
mere, and its presentation by the Nell
company will be awaited with interest
James Neill will be seen as Jefferson
STOCKTON, Herschel Mayall as Won Hal
denwald, the German prince: Miss
chapman, as Diana, and Charles Wyn
safe as Sheridan Stockton The full
strength of the company will be re-
CURED in the cast, and a splendid per-
romance may be expected.
Adelaide and Leon Hermann will
commence weeks engagement at the
Grand opera house tonight in what is
PROMISED TO be the most diversified
a ~. startilng bill Of magic given In
thls CITY In years. New features nre-
dominate, and several of the acts are
sensations. Leon Hermann, the bril-
Hdnt nephew and successor of Alex
amer Hermann, has been famous in
france (h1s native country for MANY
years He was to France what Alley.
amer Hermann was to America, the
priice OF maglcians. 1t is said of AL
eXander that, when he first saw his
nephew perform, he remarked: 'The
hermann name still has MANY wears
to live. When I fall by the wayside
tnls youngster will keep the name
prominent, and the American public
VIII take him to their hearts in much
the same way as they did myself"
America is the goal all foreigners
strive for, and Leon Hermann. who
is now In his third year in this coun-
try, has already become Americanized.
and assumed American citizenship.
His success in the realm of magic has
peen phenomenal and he has retained
and added to his famous uncle's large
following. Adelaide Hermann is well
known and immensely popular She
will present for the first time in ST.
Paul, during the present engagement.
her latest creation. LA Femme Came
leon," In which she changes her cos
tunes fifty times in ten minutes with
out leaving the stage, and in full view
OF the audience. Among the many
costumes she will wear in this act NAV
be mentioned the costumes Of the prin-
cipals in the New York Casino success.
'The Bell of New York;" also the cos
tune worn by Edna Wallace Hopper
(Which is the talk of New York at the
present time), and the costumes seen
in the ballet of universities represent
ing Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cor