The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-28

commendable thing about 1t Is the manner of
its relation 1t is the story Of young Ger
man gentleman who comes to America
meets, under circumstances that commend
themselves, charming specimen of American
gir.hood. falls in love with her and exe,npli-
fies the working of his passion in fasion
unique to this stage. His love-making is
idealic and his struggle to tell that love, in
spite of his lack of acquaintance with the
language In which he seeks to express him
self, is exquisitely droll. His lapses into his
native tongue are perhaps more eloquent
than any other lines he speaks. Mr.
Clements treatment of the character Won Ho-
henstaufren Is remarkably c.ever study, and
II he Is not great actor-then so much the
better. He quite fills the eye and satisfies
so much of the min as is involved in the en-
1oyment Of his world
The New Dominion Is adequately sup
piled in the matter of other talent than Mr.
Clements. 1t is intelligently Interpreted by
capable people,
Miss Nell McEwen is a very sweet Flora
May Randolph, the ingenious young Virgin
ian.
MISS Kara Kerwyn is extremely c.ever
actress and makes a charming Mrs. Duarey.
Miss Gertrude OMalley looked the part of
the mountain girl, and also played it, Posi-
bly, there was a trifling fault In lack of CO.
herence In her delivery in the more impas-
stoned lines, but not worth while oavi.ing
at.
Mr.. Thomas F. OMalley quite fills the re-
qulrements of the character of the old negro
servant. and the other members of the com
pany DID we'll all that was required of them
Taken all in all 1.-THE New Dominion" is
evenly balanced as to the company and beau
TRULY illustrated to the stage pictures
Mr.. Clement was accorded a curtain call at
the end of every act, and the whole company
was called out once
The engagement will continue for three
more and matinee Wednesday,
GRAND
The Curse of Gold" is an odd title for
play. 1t doesn't mean anything. Neither the
phrase nor the play The latter is a cheap
bid for the sympathies of shalow-minded
people 1t might be pernicious in it's teachings
II 1t were strong enough to arouse anything
more than that sort of sentiment which
evokes the applause of the gallery when the
nero OF the old-time melodrama delivers him
self of noble sentiments and ''swats' the
| rich, rude and revengeful villain. 1t is not
a play of any pretensions. 1t shows a number
| of pictures for which there is little excuse in
the plot but it tells no continued story
The Curse of Golds' opens in the counting
room of a factory, and three or four persons
of very disagreeable character are there
| gathered for the purpose of conspiring to re-
| duce the wages of the hands in the factory
The conspiracy IS consummated and strike
| follows.
| The second act shows the strike in progress,
and gives person with marked resemblance
| to W. J. Bryan an opportunity to make a
| good many speeches CT most patriotic and
| ferVent nature and ipaideptaIJv to r,,i,, bi,,,
| self by buying off the people who are to take
| the places of the strikers.
| The third act shows the man with the re-
semblance to Bryan in the act of running for
congress and making more speeches, and the
last act gives a view, of the house with the
same character delivering a speech that
! abounds with odd growths of English and
closes with the passage of the silver bill by a
unanimous vote. 1t is cheap, very cheap and
the lines are oppressiyely burdensome at
| times.
But all this bosh is interpreted by capa-
| bic lot cs actors.
| The wld-eyed person who is made I'D for
Bryan froths at the mouth a BIT at times
but the lines require him to. Mr. Kearney is
by no means bad actor and he gets through
| part four times as long as the part of Ham
| let without breaking down. Dore Davidson
who has the part of most impossible He
brew, does some very clever work He made
! so much Of 1t in fact that he was accorded
more than once that supreme test of the
villains cleverness- was Missed = roundly
| for the sentiments he expressed
William Bonnelli is straight actor of
| merit, and made most manly leader of the
/ strike.
David Hanchett would do anything we'll,
and the little that is required of him in the
part of Judge Laws he does perfectly
Ramie Austin, as t'The Queen of the Lob
| BY portrayed with much nicely one of the
sort CT women one does not know, and Rose
| Stahl, as the wife of striker who is driven
to the verge Of madness by her sufferings,
was really fine at times
| Altogether 1.-The Curse of Gold" is a queer
mixture of balderdash and good acting; fine
speeches and sloppy sentiment. 1t is given the
| best possible Interpretation by clever people,
| but 1t answers none of the problems 1t pre-
tends to deal with. 1t is well mounted and
the mechanical effects are good. 1t will con-
tinue through the week at the Grand.