The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-20
"A COMMENTED WOMAN"
Charles HOyt's Comedy to BE the
Bin at the Grand.


rare treat is In store for lovers OF
Charles Hoyt's humor Thanksgiving week at
The Grand. commencing with q performance
tonight at s.l5 "A Contented Woman" will
make its initial bow in this city AT pop
uIar prices. The production is sumptuous
one ard all the scenery used in the piece
1urinE its phenomenal run at Hoyts theater.
New York will be seen here. This scenery
Is all OF a special design, and from the brush
of the well known scenic artist, Arthur
Vocetln. The piece Is a bright ana rolnck-
Ing satire on politics as treated by women
In some OF the Western states where the
Jaw gives them the right 10 vote and TO hold
office. II is written In Hoyts most humorous
vein replete with witty dialogue, sparkling
music absurdy funny situations and host
~ vaudeville features that are said to bs
new and many Of them bordering upon the
sensational order. The plot OF the piece Is
lad in Denver where women are allowed
20 vote. Bentor Holmes has been nominated
as the reform party's candidate for mayor.
The only element which he fears Will ln-
lerfeTe with his election Is the women. Holmes
has been recently married and is very much
in love with HIS wife. Grace, who returns
his affection ardent,y. The serpent In this
little paradise in Denver is Aunt Jim,
a relative II Mrs. Holmes, who is a wom-
ans right advocate. Holmes is irritable over
the coming campaign, and his one fault, his
belief In the capacity OF woman comes 70
button on his coat two inches from where
IL should be causes him 10 lose his temper.
Just then Grace is feeling badly at the
fancied cooling OF her husbands love- Aunt
Jim" offers her the womans candidacy for
mayor. Thinking that she might be able
10 show her husband that she is good for
something, she accepts the nomination. With
her acceptance the first act ends. The sec
ond act shows the interior Of the house,
with the headquarters OF the two opposing
candidates on opposite sides Through both
this and the following acts the various
phases OF the campaign are shown. The
ward-heelers OF beth parties here congregate
TO talk over the chances for the election Of
their respective candidates. The third ano
fourth acts take place on the day OF tn.
election. In the third act Grace goes 10 the
polls TO cast her first vote; she returns In
tatters and rags, and covered with mud. Her
husband wants TO know where the Ameri-
can man is who could so treat woman;
Grace replies that il was not the American
ac- the bulletins show that the vote is go
ing to Grace. Ii is then that she decides
that she does not want to be mayor, and
when she finds she is really elected, she
shows the real woman by saying that she
win not be elected. At last her brother who
u, tnu, iutcauH hst that she is not OF
legal age all OF the votes cast for her are
void, and her husband is elected in spite
OF the fact that the most votes were cast
for her.
The cast will be headed by Miss Belle
such artists as Fanny Denhouse Rouse. Hen
rietta Lee Bonnie Lottie, Jno. L. kerney.
Arthur buchanan. c. p. Morrison. VIII
Granger, Phyllis Young, Lenore Lockwood
and Eugene Taylor, the beauty trio, last
seasons sensation with Jack and the Bean
stalk"
In addition to the regular Wednesday and
Saturday matilees, there will be a special
afternoon performance on Thursday Thanks
giving day.