The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16
Dramatic end Musical
GRAND.

In Gayest Manhattan" as presented by
company unusually pleasant in the ensemble
and distinguished by some very clever vaude-
VILE people, is a production that lacks neither
Vlvac1ty OF action, shapely women nor pop
ular music. Such a tremendous hit did 1t
make with the audience that packed the
theater to the limits of the law that an al
ready long programme was extended consid-
erably by the insistence of an eager audi
ence.
Jean McIlmoyle, as Melinda, continues the
star of the company, but her honors are
shared by some very capable comedians, al
though these do not approach her In looks,
and by some charming vocalists of her own
sex.
James A. Herman has three members of a
very talented quartette to assist him in THE
Dandy Sparrow Cop" performance, which is
laughable as ever and admirable in musical
way. This quartette consisting of Messrs.
Roland, Thrum, Stuart and Anderton, ap-
pears in the last act, which is solidIy spe-
cialty. and made a very popular feature.
Miss McIlmoyle and Mr.. Herman also do
The Wedding Of the Chinee and the Coon"
and I'll Cahve That Coon with considera-
BILE JUNCTION, while Mr.. Herman, as Louis the
waiter convulses the entire second act with
pretty broad comedy.
Susie Smith From Troy and But Wasn't
1t an Odd Place to Do IT," give Miss Nc
Ilmoyle, winsome, graceful and clever as
she is, considerable opportunity to enslave
the front rows, and several shackles were put
on them last night.
Miss Octavie Barbe, who appears as Mrs.
Waldorf, and Miss Jessica S. Duncan, as Miss
Van Astor, are two valuable musical addi-
tons to the musical strength of the company.
The former made considerable hit with MY
Husband Taught Me to Be One of the Boys
but did not complete her conquest until the
speciality programme of the third act, when
her "chansons populaires," which being
translated means some French songs that
bear Partisan ring in spite Of their broken
English words, brought down the house.
Miss Jennie l.. Lewis, who appears as Tess,
sings very sweetly, and my Thoughts Would
Still Be With Thee was one Of the hits of
the evening.
Hiram Prindle is played by George Carr, an
excellent comedian, with a good makeup, a
sufficiently -mown-hay atmosphere, and
some clever burlesque, which Is embodied in
a travesty in the third act in which, assisted
by Miss Jordan, he runs the gamut from
Irving in Hamlet to the song and dance
team. Mr.. Carr has a good voice, and uses
it. as he does his other talents, with
fidelity.
Beside Herman, the company has another
strong eccentric comedian and knock about
man in Frank Gardiner, who impersonates
Nathaniel Mansfield Belgraff an elocution
teacher, and makes love to Melinda which
should be a good deal easier than some of his
specialties. His tour Of the vaudevlles, done
in ten minutes, showed considerable versatil-
ity as we'll as vividness.
Miss Alta De Kerwen, who appears as the
gay French countess, dances cleverly and
dresses and acts the part with an abandon
that was evidently considered by her admirers
fully in keeping with the type, possibly a
little unfamiliar here.
The minor people are acceptable, and the
chorus work good. The topical quintette, in
which Misses Barbe. Lewis and Duncan and
Messrs. Herman and Carr appeared preceding
the finale of the second act, was one of the
hits Of the evening that extended the per-
Torrance materially.
The ballet is composed of women for the
most part pretty in face and uniformly SO in
figure
The bill continues through the week, with
matinees Wednesday and Saturday.