The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-04
DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL.
METROPOLITAN.

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Could except the 7allusion to New York
city as the Tombstone Of the East-is
merry always, and with a number of clev-
| Ell people to introduce specialties In bal
! ance with their capabilities, the perform
/ ance was very Qleasng
"A Black Sheep" is entrusted to George
| W. Allen, and 1t is not case of mis-
placed confidence. ftThe tmpersonation of
MI Goodrich Mudd, for a time under the
| does not bristle with originality, but 1t is
one which does not suffer by comparison
! with others whfelrqhave been seen here.
| Mr.. Aliens Mudd does not plaster itself
| always on the center Of the stage, but
permits the talent of the company to be
displayed with equal prominence.
| VIM. Devere, Familiarity known In the
| traditions of the Hoyt comedy as Big
| Bill and whose identity with the char
acter of Goodfellow Cunning, the editor
| of the Tombstone Inscription and master
mechanic of the alcoholic trolley line, IS
| fixed through long association, Is as
| mirth-provoking as ever in the part he
| created. AS matter of fact Mr.. Gun
ning's editorial duties, while In view OF
| the audience, at least are very light,
and his portrayal of breezy type of Ari-
| iona character is ever refreshing. Enc
| laughing song was the best speciality OF
|
| lafde Nye, Ada Steele" was another
| popular success.
| Charles Landie's Jarvis Field, the New
| York lawyer, was neatly done. The dis
| covery Of Goodrich Mudd and the college
| songs showed Mr.. Landie's varied talents
| to advantage.
| Joe Natus. beside filling acceptably the
| not very exaeting role Of Jack Aspen,
sang with good effect "The Picnic Girl
| and the even more popular line Gift L
| Loved in Sunny Tennessee"
Harry De We're gave some clever pan
| tomime work, in a decidedly effective
| makeup, as Under Dog" and his V1o-
| lin number, Pop Goes the Weasel, was
| cordially greeted.
George Hutchins, cast as Count Smorl-
| talk, gave some excellent limitations OF
| familiar sounds in the farm yard and
| elsewhere, and assisted In the choruses
| not little.
| Thomas J. Beeson, as Slater the bar
| tender and as Fitzjames, the Chester
| field Of the prize ring, was equal to the
| demands, but his chief claim to favor
was his dancing act with the Misses Ken
| wick ard Lulu Beeson in the first act,
| delightful Interpolation which met with
| distinct favor. Miss Beeson especially
| danced her way into immediate popular
| ity.
| Miss Matte Keene, as ''Lida Skfddons,
| the Queen Of Burlesque," was seen to ad-
vantage, as we'll as heard likewise, In
| Gust Little Niger and Poor Little
| Innocent Girl"
| Miss Kenwick's ''Whose Black Baby Is
| Your" deserves to be added to the list
| OF entertaining features.
| Not the least entertaining member Of
| the company is Miss Adelaide Nye as Ada
| Steele and her solo was not less excellent
| than her acting.
| There is one fault to be found with the
| programme as printed, and that is that 1t
| bears scarcely more relation to the play
| and specialties as now being presented
| than a chart Of the earth on Mercator' s
projection has to the style of women 8
| bonnets In Budapest. Frequently Mr..
| Hoyt's programmes are purposeiy made
! more or less problematic, but the sup
| posed index to the snecialties, contained
| In the current programme" contains no
| key to its own secrets. 1T could be ed
| ited little. revised a little at less ev-
! pense of money than there would be gain
| of intelligence.
ga Black Steep'' viii cor+'nue through
| the week with a snecial Labor day matt
| nee today at nopnlar pric-s and the usual
| matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
GRAND
| For fully five ri~!itas after the battle
! scene in Jacob Lifts spectacular revival
/ of Bronson Howard,s great war play,
''Shenandoah." at the Grand opera
house last night the vast audience
! cheered and apD1aHded1 and would not
| be denied repeated glimpses Of the peo-
pie who bad aroused their enthusiasm to
such a high pitch. That was the test
of the, play. Realism on the stage is
what the public demands. and the lover
I who can win the. sympathy Of his hear
ers, the comedian who brings smiles to
the many and the villain who is cor
| daily disliked from the time he appears
on the stage are the successful inhabi-
tants Of the mimic world in which they
move
Mr.. Lift is to be congratulated on the
! reproduction of this most appropriate
war play at time when America and
Americans are so deeply interested and
concerned in affairs Of war. The play
| Is gorgeously staged. There is no lack
realism that clothes the drama with in.
terest At the entrance to the Grand
| the first taste'of war is given in several
stacks of arms and three big cannon
| that have seen service. They are of
the Misunderstanding sort that would have
but little chance to gain glory in this
age of rapid-fre guns, but they are for
|
war spirit for the evenings entertain
ment.
The plot Of the play is a pretty one,
weaving into happy finale Of the try
| ing scenes that began in 1861 and ended
! four years later Patriotism, honor,
| love and all the emotions have a part in
Shenandoah" There is the loyalty Of
the Southerner to his state and it's peo-
pie, the answering integrity and patriot
-1rI,0
ervation of the Union and the stars and
stripes-the conflict between love and
| duty that swayed the Southern man and
woman whose hearts were entwined in
| love and yet separated by the e1ashing
| of arms-Where brother was pitted
against brother on the field of battle
all terminating happily, to the delight Of
! the hundreds who so thoroughly SYM
pathized with the various actors in the
| drama that became, as it progressed, so
realistic as to convey the impression of
being actual experiences in everyday
| life.
OF the company it can be said that 1t
| Is evenly balanced, and that the people
are all high-class. w. A. Whitecar as
Gen. Haverill Robert Elliott as Col.
Kerchival West, Louis Hendricks as
Gen. Buckthorn and the Sergeant Beckett
! of Otis Turner gave perfect satisfaction.
The Capt Heartsease of J. D. Cooper was
| as pretty a piece of acting as has been
seen in ST. Paul Together with his
| sweetheart, Jenny Buckthorn Julia
Bachelder) Capt. Heartsease gave much
| toward the play AS Gertrude Filing
| ham EsteIla Dale was natural and clever.
I The same can be said of the Madeline
! West Of Alice Neal the Mrs. Haverill of
Miss Riker and the Old Margery of
! Florence Slower
The villain of the play Capt Thornton.
| secret service, C. s. A, by Joseph Stay
ter, is worthy Of special mention. From