The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-06

sire OF loving bridegroom to have
his home to himself during the honey
moon, at least. Smith, g. prosperous
seT-made contractor about forty-tWo
ears old, has been recently married to
the girl OF his heart, dasfing clever
young woman twenty years his Junior.
BUSINESS has prevented their taking
ene usual wedding Journey. and to
Smlths lnexpresslble disnay all their
friends and relatives had thought 1t an
exceHent time to drop in on them and
stay a few weeks just to show how
companlonable they were. By the ex-
ceptlon OF his maiden sister OF about
Iorty-nVe, and to get her off his hands,
ne mas invited her old and faithful
aolnlrer, MAI. Duncombe. to visit them.
me night before the opening of the
pray the major had proposed to Miss
Smlth, and her brather's joy on hear
lng the news is SO great that he in
asovertently reveals the reason why he
nad given the invitation to the major;
the result being that the faithful suit
or is rejected
10 make Things pleasant Mrs. Smiths
prpthef, young man still at college,
elopes and brings his bride to visit
men, and to fill Smiths cup of hap
plhess to overlooking, his wife's aunt,
VINO IS an aunt by nature, but moth
er- M-laW by instict, also sWoops down
on them accompanied by her husband
linen smith begins to plan on how
ne can get rid of all of them effective
". OUT gracefully, and it is around his
EFFORTS to do this that the author has
pullt the main series of complications.
Two manor roles run through the play.
one OF uhem concerns Mrs. Smith
maid, an apparently very demure and
unsophisticated but In reality very
clever and knowing, young woman who
cannot understand why Smith hasn't
tried to kiss her during the two weeks
she has been in his employ. But she
Is not worrying about it, as she knows
that In the natural course of events
ne will get around to it. The author
mas cortrtved q scene at the close of
the hrst act, where Smith, through mis-
take does actually kiss her which re-
suits In decided pecuniary benefit to
the girl and in great discontinue for
Smith. The second of the sub-plots
deals with Mrs and Miss Smith. Mrs.
Smith is much the younger woman and
when Count Wilhelm Won Guggenheim
sees them together and is told that they
are Mrs, and Miss Smith, he falls
desperately in love with Mrs. Smith,
thinking that she is the unmarried
one, and that Miss Smith is her mother,
and from this misunderstanding arises
number of situations which are ex-
pected to be unusually funny. The
Hoyt, and is said to be most elaborate.
The acting Is said to be uncommonly
good and those familiar with the stand
ing Of actors can see by the following
roster that the company Is an excel
lent one.
1t includes Maclyn Arbuckle, Fred
Peters, Harry Webster, Maurice Darcy,
M. B. Snyder, Marion Giroux, Annie
Yeamans, Dorothy Usher, Jessie Co
nant Gertrude Roosevelt, Rose Snyder,
Blanche Chapman, and of the above
there are two people who have gained
a great reputation in this piece-M aclyn
Arbuckle and Marion Gi1oux. Mr.. Ar
buckle Is splendid comedian and Miss
Giroux a. handsome and clever actress.
The latter was not particularly we'll
known to fame prior to her appearance
with May Irwin, and there she was
hidden under abushel basket, as are
all people who act with the rotund
coincidence. 1t is said that Mrs. An
ME Yeamans' work in the new farce Is
the finest thing Of the kind since Marie
Bates sketch in "Chimmie FNadden.'
Mrs. Yeannans can be as funny as any
woman ON the stage when she has
good part, and 1T is claimed she has
it in ''Why Smith Left Home" The
following presents the complete cast:
John Smith 1900. Mac yn Arbuckle
Gen. Billetdoux ..............Fred w. Peters
Maj. Duncombe ..............-,;;M.s b, snyder
Robert Walton .............. Maurice Darcy
Mrs John Smith ........ Miss Maria Giroux
Miss Smith 1900. =. Miss blanche Chapman
Rose Walton -. Miss Gertrude Roosevelt
Julia ...... ............ Miss Dorothy Usner
Elsie .......t. ............Miss Jessie Conant
Lavinia Daily ......... .Mrs. Annie Yeamans