The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-22
AT THE THEATERs.

"Shore Acres' with Archie Boyd in the
leading role of Uncle Nat, pleased the larg-
politan opera house last night The present
company gives a most excellent performance
OF this charming idyl of New England life.
popular price matinee will be given this
afternoon, and the engagement closes with
the performance tonight
Phinney's United States band, formerly the
Iowa State band, will appear at the Metro
poiltan opera house next Sunday, giving two
concerts matinee and evening.
Stuart Robson and his matchless company
OF players will present Augustus Thomas
ropoltan opera house Thursday Friday and
Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee.
me advance sale of seats has been par
throng of his admirers when the curtain rings
up on the first act of his splendid new play
Stuart Robson dominates the three acts Of
The Medd&h" He is one Of those rare per-
sonalities that attack the American sense of
humor with absolutely no effort. His stacatto
voice and his rare art in befoggng language
and distorting incident are known of DID, and
all of his comicalities said to appear in
The Meddler" He will have the assistance
OF one OF the best. companies he has ever
brought St. Paul. His leading lady is Miss
Marie Burroughs
There are three situations in 1.-The Jolly
Musketeer," which opens at the Metropoli-
tan Monday. Feb. 2S, presenting jeff De An
gels as an independent star for the first time
in this city, which are among the cleverest
things in conception seen in comic opera for
many day. The first is drinking scene
between jeff De Angels and Harry Macdon-
ough, the second is dancing lesson scene
between Maud Hollns and the star comedian,
and the third is most furious two-sded love
scene between Miss Hollins, Mr. Wheeler and
Mr.. De Angels, in the last act They all
converge to side-splitting -clmaxes, and in the
writing Of each Mr.. STANCE has proved his
wit and cleverness, for the lines are bright
and epigrammatic. hit the bullseye of the
auditors risibilities. Another strikingly
comic scene occurs at the first of the second
act, where, as the curtain rises, the whole
company, In magnificent ball costume of tn.
period, is engaged in a graceful minuet.
There is a set balcony above the dancers,
whereon are seated the musicians. The leader
of the curiously attired band commences
little desultory monologue the subject of
fddlers VS.. us Life Worth Lving?" One Of
his asides Spoken in mangled German Eng
lish that seems to particularly strike the
audience is 1T is bedder to be loafer as
fiddler" ETC., and so on, with a running
fire of comical references to himself and the
dancers on the stage. His disguise is finally
chestra turns out to be Count Henri De Beau
pref or the gay and festive De Angels, in his
his star character The sale of reserved
seats for the De Angels engagement at the
gins next Thursday morning.
For the matinee today Mr.. Robert Mantell
Will make another change of bill and will
present one of the happ5st selections in his
shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet. The cast
of Romeo and Juliet is as follows:
Romeo ................ Mr.. Robert B. Mantell
Mercutio .........:. Mr. Louden Mccormack
Tybalt ...................... Mr. A. ]. Whaley
Benvolfo ................ .Mr. Lawrence Lowell
Paris ....................Mr. P. Henry Crosby
Capulet ................M Mr.. James L. Carhart
Friar Lawrence mfr Beverly W. Turner
Apothecary .............. Mr.: James Hudson
Balthazar Mr.. James Mc1ldowie
Peter Observation-Disclosures. Mr.. Will ]. Mooney
Juliet .....: :..............Mis Corona Riccardo
Lady Capulet ..... Miss Marie Booth Russell
Tonight "A Secret Warrant" which met
with strong success on Monday night will
again be repeated.
Perhaps the most successful comedy now
before the public Is A. H. Du Souchet's my
Friend From India that comes to the Grand
next week. This play was made famiiary
by the Smythe & Rice Comedy company
season before last during bright engage
ment Of three months at the Bijou theater,
New York city. The company appearing In
the piece this season is strong one ane in
cludes Charles Bradley. George Mach, Charles
Mitchell, Forest Seabury Ernest Warde,
Lutte vroham Ada Gilman. Louise Arnott,
Mabel Strickland. Ethel Strickland and Mar
garet Otis.