The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-24
GIN OLD Kentucky"
1t VIII Renew OId-Time Favor ut
the Grand.

the Grand.
OF all the American successes there Is
mono that equals I'm Old Kentucky" in
popularity. For six years 1t has gone
On playing record-breaklng engagements
everywhere, and it is now in the sew
enth year Of its remarkable care"r. 1t
comes to the Grand for the present week,
commencing tonight. 1t is safo to pre-
diet for it stirring welcome
It Is established N popular favor here
and elsewhere, and it Is sufficient to say
that it will be presented by Manager
Jacob Lift with Il rong company and
with entirely new scenery gotten up
for this seasons tour. it Is a sharp,
dramatic and intense story, with intel
ligent, consistent and distinct charac-
tiers, and a clean anil reasonable plot,
sharp contrasts, Il strong racing feature
and q score of amusing and eNcellently
trined pi.,kgnfnnies. The first act shows
a wild and mountainous locality in Ken
lucky No tine is lost in getting down
to the story which starts out thoroughly
melo-drpmatic The characters are ad
miraby introduced. and double interest
is created, involving the contention of
the hero and the youth who thinks him
self Wrongcd, on the one hand. and the
hero ana The villain on the other When
the bridge over the chasrn IS shot away
to prevent the heroine coming to the aid
Of her wounded lover and when to save
him the girl bravely swings across the
chasm with the help Of a hanging rope,
the interest is intense, but the climax
is not reached until she lings over the
precipice the dynamite bomb which lies
primed and lighted at his side. With
roar 1t explodes as 1t drops into the val
ley and the curtain falls.
The second act goes to the other ex
IRENE and Is almost entirely comedy.
The scene is in the barnyard of n coNn-
try mansion, and a score Of darkles-lit-
tie pickantnnies-disp3 themselves.
The singing and dancing and music of
the pickarinny band are highly divert
ing. But the horse which must win the
Ashland Oaks and save the estate Is in
the barn. and thither the villain turns
mis- attention. The lmpetuous young
mounta1neer mfsied by the villain, comes
dangerously near adding a notch to the
butt of his rifle and making himself
villain, but he Is turned aside from his
purpose easily ana naturally and con-
sistentiy. The villain seeks to destroy
the stable by fire, but the heroine dashes
in where others fear TO venture and
rescues the horse from the flames The
third act includes the race scene. Ore
learns that the jockey is drunk-that the
mountain girl Is the only available per-
son to ride the horse-and that she con-
sents. A glimpse is gained Of the sad
ding yard, or paddock, which is eX-
ceedingly natural. Then comes the
famous race scene
Manager Lit has a reputation OF stag
ing his plays second 20 no manager in
the country, and for this reason is said
to have provided an entire new and elab-
crate stage eouiDment fo- this attrac-
ton. An excellent company Is promised
in the piece, including in the leading role
of Madge, Miss Elsa Ryan who win
make her first appearance here or this
occasion. Miss Ryan has enjoyed Sue
cess with different metropolitan organ
iZations In leading characters, and is
said to give the role of Madge one Of
the ablest inlpers onations 1t has ever re-
ceived, her beauty lending much 10 her
success. Some familiar names are noted
in the cast, and theater goers will doubt
i. less be pleased to greet Charles K
French as Uncle Ben, and Frank Day.
ton in his old-time representation Of
Frank Layson.