The Saint Paul globe., 1898-03-27

0Cene IN the e-.CurSo OIL G0lQ.'
spring of fun of very Fpalatable sort.
"Hogan's Alley" Is probably the last
we shall see Of the .sYellow Kid on
the stage-which noNone. will be sorry
for. This particular piece is not bad,
but it is meaningless serving only as
vehicle for the introdaetion Of some
really clever specialties!
Mr.. Clay Clement will begin an en-
gagement of four nights and Wednes-
day matinee at the Metropolitan Opera
house tonight, presenting his clever
comedy, The New Dominion since
his first appsa1ande ins -t!fffss city two.
years ago Mr.. Clements popularity
has grown steadily, and he is now Il
strong favorite with local theater- -goers.
His Baron Hehenstauffen,' is an
original creation. artistic to a degree.
In ''The New Dominion the atten-
ton of the audience is held almost COM
pletely by the central character, the
cultured German gentleman struggling
with the difficulties of the English Ian
guage and unconsciously relapsing into
his native tongue in moments of
strong emotion. Around him are group
ed series of characters, each drawn
and standing out clearly and effective
ly in the action Of the play. The aris
tocratic, refined German, the chivalro Is
Southern gentleman, the dainty Vir-
ginia flower, Flo May Randolph" the
boisterous, registering, dissipated Mar
shall Boner," and the fiery, passionate
mountain girl" are sharply. contrasted
characters. which, in the hands of Mr.
Clement and the company supporting
him, make the performance of THE
New Dominion" most enjoyable.
"H. NJ. S. Pinafore" will be presented
at the METROPOLITAN Opera house next
Thursday night by a cast composed en-
tirely of home talent, under the per-
sonal direction of Mr.. Henry de Lorme.
This melodious comic opera, familiar
to all classes Of amusement lovers, Of
fers unexcelled opportunities for the de-
velopment ard display of amateur tai
ent, and under the direction Of Mr.. de
Lorme it is certain that nothing will
be overlooked to make this event a
success.
Mr.. ]. Edward McCaffrey will be seen
in the role of Ralph Rackstraw," for
which he is said to be peculiarly fitted.
Mr.. McCaffrey was to have appeared
in this character withsthe Boston Lyric
company in the performance of Pima
FORE by that Organization, at the
special request of Mr. Murray, the
manager. Mrs. Nellie Graves will ap-
Krieger as Little Buttercup,' and the
remainder Of the principals will be of
character to nIaintain this high
standard of EXCELLENCE The cast in
full is as follows: l@ :
Sir Joseph Porter, X. CslBt$Mr. J. U. Myron
Capt; Corcoran ssssMr, John Shepherd
Ralph Rackstraw -. q. Edward McCaffrey
Dick Deadeye i=s.Mr. John De Lacy
Is Carl winkler
Bob Beckett .ss.. viii Ganyaw
Josephine Captains sdaughter)-
Mrs. Nellie Graves
Hebe ................. -. Miss Jessie Wilde
First Lords Sisterss HIS Cousins, His
Aunts, Sailors, Marines. Etc.
Mr.. Burton Holmes will appear at
the Metropolitan Opera house Thursday
| and Friday evenings, April 7 and 8.
He will deliver two lectures. wonders
| Of Yellowstone Park" and More About
Japan" Mr.. Holmes lectures are beau
| to which he has included this season a
| series Of motion pictures, taken by
| himself and Mr.. Oscar Bennett de Pue
| his assistant.
"A novelty of the theatrical season is
1.-THE Curse Of Gold" which opens to-
| night at the Grand. The play has a
remarkable nlStOTy, WHICH, IL IL SalO
| goes to show its character and its pc
culiar quality. It Is said to have a
| mission. The name Of the author Is
| not yet known, or at least not an
| nounced by the American Drama COM
pany, which Is producing the play. II
| has been said that Senator Stewart
was the first to hear the play and he
| irdorsed. The people could not be kept
away from it, said he. It is said to ap-
| peal strongly to the sympathies and to
| be epigrammatic, even biting in its wit
In brief. 1.-THE Curse Of Gold," accord
| ing to its advance agent. unveils the
| gehenna Of gold, lays nbare the black
| hearts Of the money kings. and throws
| down the gauntlet in behalf of the
masses against the classes" which Is
| q good deal OF contract to be com
| pleted in four acts ~
It is said that 100 supernumeraries
are required to presentethe great scene
in the house Of representatives, shown
| for the first time In y 1.-THE Curse OF
| Gold." and the climax Of the play is
regarded as deeply thrilling.
The cast promises WELL including
! Alex, Kearney. late leading man with
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