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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

, Indians are heard returning the burgher
soldiers shouting their defiance and the
sailors of the good ship Bitten singing
a drinking song-all in a triple chorus
The first act shows upper Broadway In
modern New York, opposite Madison
square. A gang of street repairers is
tearing up the pavement, and in excavat-
ing Ole of them comes across what he
thinks is the top of a telegraph pole.
1t proves to be Stuyvesant's wooden leg
The Dutch governor wakes from his long
s,eep and is hauled to light-a Broadway
Rip Van Wrinkle. Doodle Is also found
and awakened.
spirited action is begun with the en-
, counters of the seventeenth century
Dutchmen with variety of types. They
fall in with soubrettes. rainy-day girls
Bowery girls, q Tammany policeman.
Thesophist a pugil:sr. museum man
ager and 'rounder." The latter willie
Van AstorbilD is one of the most impor-
tant figures, acting as guide in showing
the bewEdered Hollanders the sights.
Doodle artlessly explains his long sleep
and the circumstances of having been dug
out Of Broadway to the museum man
ager and is promptly made away with as
a valuable freak
purpose after that, the party accompany
ing Stuyvesant volunteering to look for
Doodle at the same time.
The second act opens at CoDey island
with the introduction of bathing girls and
yachtsmen and presenting a view of Talk
mgtons dime museum. Doodle who he's
been under guard as a freak. gets awav
in his anxiety to escape the woman the
osophist who claims him as an affinity.
From Coney Island the party goes to
Madison Square Garden to attend Mrs.
Splurger's vaudeville entertainment and
cake walk and then the hunt for Doodle
Is resumed.
This Involves a trip to Chicago and the
missing Dutchman is found in the
Worlds fair court OF honor.
The musical part Of .'1Ife Burgomaster''
comprises over twenty numbers. The
, music is of & distinctly popular order,
while possessing real merit in melody and
good scoring fer the orchestra. The great
hit of the production is THE Tale of the
Kangaroo" which is placed in the first
act. It is a trio with chorus and is ac-
companied by moving figures and In
genious light effects. In the same act the
song for the pugilist and Bewery girls,
the soubrettes' account of themselves and
the finale, '"The Liberty Girl" are very
striking The second act is particularly
strong in Its cake walk scene, and in the
frolics on the Beach. The prologue con-
tains several gems of choruses for the
burghers, Indians and sailors.
The Illuminated court of honor of the
Chicago Worlds fair, the mail scene of
the piece, is brilliant example of stage
setting, recalling its famous original
The production was staged by Mr..
Thomas Ricketts,, who will travel with
the company. Mr.. Luders. the composer,
Is the musical conductor.
The Burgonlaster' win have been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
MEMS Of THE TH[AIERS
METROPOLITAN OPENS THE SEASON
sssaSas1IT WITH "QUO
VADIS"
MATHEWS AND BULGER HERE
The New Star Theater Makes Bid
E%S Business, Presenting
as'tSS-'x Crook Jr.--The-
esricaI Notes.

THE ffrkt view OF Quo Vadis' as q stage
picture is to be disclosed at the Metro
pclitan tonight, and that there will be
a great interest manifested is indicated by
the fact that the house is almost entirely
sold out for the occasion. The produc-
ton is given by F. c. Whitney and Edwin
Knowles, and is SAID to be identical with
that with which these gentlemen created
such stir in London, New York and Chi
.caRo last season. 1t has been found
necessary to greatly augment the Metro
pohtan stage force TO exRedihously ma
nipulass the great variety of scenic para
phcrnAlia, and those who contemplate
visit " the Metropolitan this week may
anticipate with pleasure comprehensive
review of the diversified beauties of an
cient fLsme and her environs so wildly
pertrayea by the masterful pen Of Sien-
hewicS
The koz5s act OF the play introduces the
Epect ess SSto the house of Petronius, the
Romaa Eatrician and member of Nero's
court. Thither comes Viniciuz, his
nephew, ard tells him of the love for
Lygia which has gained a mastery over
him during his sojourn in the house of
her foster father, Aulus Platius Readers
Of the book are familiar with the story:
of Lygia's status as a hostage to Nero,
given ever to the custody of Aulus, who
has come to regard her as virtually his
own kin. There is not much i'll this first
scene to bring out the character of the
younger Roman-for that is matter for
DEVELOPMENT as the story progresses But
1T does bring out this early in the action
the fine, If not subtle, character of Pc
tronius, the man of wit, sympathy and
Fight feeling-the single example of man
bness in the whole of Nero's following
pne Of the neatest strokes in the dclinea-
Hon Of this character is the episode of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
"THE NIGHT OF THE FouRTH.y
Matthew's and BuIger In Comedy
by George Ade.

Matthew's and BuIger in Comedy
by George AIDE.
Fair week will be celebrated at the
Grand by the advent of Mathews &
Buger and the strongest assisting COM
pany they have ever had, in their latest
and laughiest success, 1.-The Night Of the
Fourth" In addition to the eguiar We'd
nesday and Saturday matinees a special
afternoon performance is announced for
Monday, Labor day.
The company has just finished a most
remarkable, successful and artistic en-
gagement at the California theater in San
Francisco, and is now en- route East
They will appear on this occasion III their
new musical comedy by George AIDE, the
we'll known humorous writer Of the Chi
cago Record. The company numbers
forty people, and includes, besides Mat
hews and Bulger, Mary Marble, so we'll
known as the daughter of the regiment
in "A Milk White Flag the favorite
New York comedian, Walter Jones' and
the famous English beauty, Norma Whal-
ley. Other talented artists in the cast are
Bessie TanneYAl, Phillip H RyIey. Tony
Hart, Ethel Kirwan and John w Dunno
Prominent among the special features
are the eight mascottes, English dancing
girls from the principal London theaters,
and especially imported to this country
as the star feature of 1.-THE Man in the
Moon" company during its run in New
York; Wiseman's male seranadefs and a
splendid chorus.
The Night of the Fourth" has been
written especially for Mathews & Bull
ger. Mr.. Bulger will play the part of the
retired Ice man, who has nothing to do
but go to the country, where he desires
absolute repose. He goes the eve of
Fourth Of July. He is disturbed by the
patriotic habitues of the hotel, and finally
decides to buy up all the fireworks in the
town, and stores them in the celler of
the Summer Rest Hotel, where he is a
guest. He hides in the cellar to eseape
the noise, and is rewarded by having the
only f1recracker remaining in town
thrown In on top Of him, the CONSEQUENT
explosion ends the first act and starts The
ball rolling for the remaining two acts.
Keenan, Swift, a lawyer who forces
damage suits against everybody on ac
count of the explosion, and successfully
acts for all the litigants, will be olaved
by ia Sherrie Mathews Walter Jones
will be seen as Arthur Strong, looking for
work, part written especially for him.
Norma Whalley will be Elsie Bolivar.
just from school, and Bessie TannehiIl
will play Laura Jean Frost, the ice mans
sister. Mary Marble will have an ex
cellent opportunity as Kitty, a ready
maid
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
~rHE BURGoMAsTER.v
Description of the Musical Comedy
That Has Caught Chicago.

Dissertation of the Musical Comedy
That Has Caught Chicago.
The Burgomaster'' is a musical com
edy, the libretto being by Frank Pixley,
and the music by Gustav Luders. While
1t is fanciful, all the scenes are actual,
and two Of the characters are historical
Peter Stuyvesant governor of New Am
sterdam, and Doodle Won Kull. his sec
rotary. With these two personages the
story deals chiefly
The Burgomaster" is made up of
prologue and two acts. The opening scene
is in New Amsterdam. where Stuyvesant
is at outs with his own burghers, who
have been overtaxed: with the Indians.
who are restless and troublesome, and
with neighboring colonies of Swedes and
British. who are encroaching upon Dutch
territory. Peter, seeing that the accumu-
lation of events is likely to overwhelm
him, has written to Holland rendering
his resignation, and is expecting his sue
cessor by the next ship.
The ship comes and with it Stuyvesant's
reappointment. In desperation he drinks
some heavily drugged whisky, which as
a last resort he has prepared for thu In
dams Doodle also takes drink of it,
AS they sink into Inconsistencies the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

pretty girls and handsome men for those
parts, where good looks should be prom
inent.
In connection with the dramatic part of
the performance decidedly pleasing ad-
dition is the vaudeville portion, in which
several of the best and most artistic
members of that branch of the profession
display their skill and ability. The world
famed two Hewitts, in their revolving
globe and equilibrist act, are prominent
the ABBOTT brothers, who are marvellous
ground and lofty tumblers; the four
Glory sisters, in old-time dances; the two
Electros, whose turn is the most beautiful
musical act in the world; Misses Sulkey
and Chaplin, who are direct from the New
York roof gardens, and who are the pref
test and most artistic DANGERS before the
public; Bohannen and Corey, who have
an original and copyrighted dissolving
and illustrated song act: Mile. Fran
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
"BLACK CROOK JR.v

Spectacular Production to Open the
New Star Theater
When the curtain is raised at S:15 this
evening at the new Star theater 1t will
go up on what promises to be one of
the greatest successes of the present the
atrical season. BLACK Crook Jr" is the
attraction that will not only open the
newly decorated theater, but will at the
same time inaugurate its own season. Re
hearsals have been conducted in this city
during the past two weeks, members of
the company having been brought here
from New York, San Francisco and Chi
cago. The full roster is thirty. acting peo-
pie, including such we'll known and clever
actors and actresses as Leon Henry, w.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

0. Kyle, Robert Bohannon, Frank Her.
man, Bert Leon, Misses Milly Freeman,
Nettie Abbott, Mile. Francesca, Virginia
Richmond, Jean De Vile, Martha Chaplin,
Agnes Sulkey and May Corey
There is, of course, a complete compile
ment of villagers, fairies, amazons, de-
mons, etc, such as is seen with other
spectaculars. with the difference that
great care has been used in selecting only
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
They Misuse Two words.

A Frenchwoman said a few days ago:
How strangely English and American
fashion writer's misuse the word mod
dressmaker, while it really Is a MILNE,
q maker of hats and bonnets." It Is true
that originally 1t was correct. bpt cN--
tom has so restricted its use tiat no
Parisienne. would speak of n d~es-nai5er
as a modiste. The term used Is invar'a-
bly, for dressmaker. coutIriere or r.
man, couturier.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02

played more than 100 times before leaving
chicago, and will open It's tour at the
Century theater, st. Louis, Sept 16.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
FormaIitv of Calling.

During an ordinary afternoon call
the hostess rises to receive each guest.
She makes sure that each one who en-
ters has seat If there are so many
in the room as to prevent general con-
versation she talks with the latest ar
rival When any Of her guests depart
she arises, but does not go to the door
with them. 1t is not necessary for
those who have first called. when there
there are several persons in the room,
to hasten away on the arrival of new
comers, although generally they
should not outsit the latter Ladies
who are calling do not arise on the en-
trance or departure of other callers,
except in the case of the very aged.
A general bow on entering or depart
ing should include all in the room. A
formal call should never be less than
Is minutes in length nor should it Of
ten be much longer. Cards are seldom
sent into the drawing room, but are
better left on the salver in the hall. A
lady must never forget to leave a card
for each lady in the family on which
she is calling. A wife leaves her hus-
bands card, motherless daughters
their fathers, but brothers and sons
are supposed to leave cards in person.
In some places one may call from to
6, in others, to 5, but the best hours
are from 4 to 6.-Leah LancefOrd, in
the January Woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
woman,sInfluence In Politics.

Women have had a good deal of in
f1uence in the public affairs of the
world in the 80 or 40 centuries which
have passed since Helen Laid OLD
Troy in ashes" It was the personal
appeals of his niece, Harriet Lane, sc
some of the gossips of the time init
mated. which prevailed on Buchanan
then old, in whom the fires of ambi-
ton had died out, to accept the candi-
dacy of 1856. Adele Cults, the second
wife of Stephen A. Douglas, who mar
ried Gen. Robert Williams a few
wears after Douglas death, and who
died last winter. was said at the time
to have melted Douglas to lead the op-
position to the LecomptOn prO-Slavery
constitution which President Buchan-
an and the South tried to force upon
Kansas in 1858. This was one of the
most creditable acts in Douglas ca
reer. and his wife'S hand in it Sug-
gests the presumption that if he had
married her a few years earlier he
might have avoided that blunder of
1854, in which the Missouri Compro-
mise was repealed, the Wing party
killed. the Democratic party split, and
the war of secession precipitated.
The refusal of Mrs. Calhoun and the
other ladies of the 'court circle" to
recognize" Mrs. Eaton. whose hus-
band was Secretary of War in Jack
sons cabinet, broke up the cabinet,
split a segment off the Democratic
party, turned Jackson against Cal
houn, put Calhoun out of the cline of
succession" to the Presidency, and
sent Van Buren, who had no wife Che
was a widower) and who, was, there
fore free to extend courtesies to Mrs.
Eaton, to the White House. 1t was
known that Dolly Madison had as
much influence in the administration
of her husband, the fourth President,
as Nine. Pompadour had in that of
Louis XIV. The ambition to destroy
the Dolly Madison legend of political
popularity was said to have been the
incentive which led Kate P. Chase to
put and keep her father, Salmon P.
Chase, in the Presidential field.
Several influential ladies were as de-
voted to Clay's political fortunes as
the Duchess of DevOnshire was to
those of Charles James Fox. Mrs.
Blaine. it was said at the time, die
tated her husbands attitude toward
the nomination on several occasions,
while Mrs. John A. Logan was as ac-
tive and powerful an aid to "Black
Jack" in politics as Terentia was to
Cicero.
The politicians would do we'll to
keep an eye on the American woman
She may alter the current of American
political history in 1900.-Leslie's
Weekly
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
In Defense of stepmothers.

"Most Of us have been brought up
on the good old orthodox fairy tales" :"
Is the position taken by NJ. E.. ]. Ke1-
ley when making "a Plea for the
Stepmother," in the January Wom-
ans Home Companion. eve have i'm
bibed with our earliest draughts of lit
erature the notion that stepmothers
are all wicked and cruel fiends. The
novelists of later date taking their cue
from the fairy stories. have elaborated
on this assumption until the very
name of 'stepmother' carries with it a
suggestion of cruelty and oppression.
We find it quite credible that when
the sweetest girl of our acquaintance
becomes a stepmOther she will feed
her own babies on angel cake and
make the dead wife's children get on
with plain brown bread. We are
shocked, of course, but we expect all
manner Of atrocious things from STEP
mothers.
1.-The stepmother's side of the case
Is never heard. 1t seems to be the first
wifc's friends who rush into print al
ways. AS rule, too. they are the
ones who stir up trouble in the first
place between the children and their
stepmother. Once in awhile no doubt,
there. is a wicked, cruel stepmother
of the story book type, because there
are still come wicked. cruel women in
he world in spite. of all the evidences
Of women's advancement. When talk.
ing about stepmothers, however, we
rarely recall the fine types OF step
mothers who stand out so bravely IN
the pages of more than one biography.
There was that remarkable family to
which Maria Edgeworth belonged.
with its more than 20 children and two
stepmothers. Their father had been
married three times. and each STEP
mother was mourned as heartily by
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
THE -woMAN's PAGE"

Blest gateway through which modest
man
The boudoir's mystic bounds has
passed,
And. bungling hither, thither, can
Clean knowledge Of their secrets
vast.
o! great enlightener of us
Who have no sisters and no wives
I scan your columns, credulous.
And learn how my Belinda thrives.
That velvet plumpncss of her cheeks
l know the three ingredients,
(Ouite harmless" and in two short
weeks
Results arrive as recOmpenSe.)
This "creme's" not greasy" neither is
The stuff that makes her hands so
white,
(But with the latter better it's
To leave some gloves on over night.)
Perhaps Belinda is Marie"
Who yearned for fluffy hair-for, 10!
It is a fine success, 1 see,
The formula right well / know,
know how full should be her skirt,
How long a swell reception train;
And should her gloves be soiled by
dirt
How she can make them clean
again.
Those eyes, those lips, those dazzling
pearls!
That figure plump, with grace de-
fined!
o! queen of all the happy girls
A "Woman's Page" has e'er de-
signed
From observation close l may
To all it's dictates lay my pen,
But I will witness bear that they
Are not so "harmless"-to the men.
Judge.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
TOURIST TICKETS TO FLORIDA
AND WINTER RESORTS
IN THE SOUTH.

Ticket agents of the Pennsylvania
lines will answer inquiries about low
fares to Florida and winter resorts in
the South. Full information concern
ing tourist tickets, time tables, ETC.,
will be furnished free. Persons COLI
templating Southern trip may Sc
cure valuable information on the
subject by merely inqniring Of
the nearest representative OF the
Pennsylvania lines, or by addressing
w. w. Richardson, District Passep-
ger Agent, Indianapolis. Say where
and when you wish TO ko, how many
will be in the party, starting point.
ETC., and you will be promptly poster .
The inquiry will not cost much ef-
fort-it will cave considerable bother
in arranging details as they will be
looked after gratis.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
One way to Thread a Needle.

An ingenious lady has suggested an
Improvement in the method of holding
needle for the purpose of threading
it. 1t is to be held between the third
and little fingers of the left hand, in
stead of by the thumb and fOrefnger,
palm uppermost.
The advantage Of this is that the
thumb and the first finger can be used
to grip the smallest end of the thread
as soon as it protrudes from the eye,
a method preferable to that of letting
go the thread and endeavoring to get
hold of the end with the right hand.
This prevents the weight of the cot
ton from dragging the end out of the
eye again.-Cincinnat ENQUIRER.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
A Pretty state Wedding.

The marriage of Mr.. Clarence Dun
lap, of this city, and Miss Ora Nichol-
son, of Upton, Ind, took place in he
latter city last Thursday, and was
pronounced to be one of the prettiest
weddings OF that locality for many
years. The happy couple returned to
Iudiapapoi:s, where large reception
was gwen III their honor By Mr..
and Mrs. w. N. Curry, at their pala
tial residence in West Fdyette street.
Many young peCpie assisted Mrs.
Curry and Miss MAUD Bass, in enter
tainiGg the happy couple.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
The Care of E,Iannels.

A friend said TO me a few days
since that she wished the household
departments In domestic journals
would say more about the washing of
fannels. the best methods, etc., as she
had looked through a number of them
and could not fiEd a single recipe; so
1 hunted up a few good ones which
had been given me by old, experienced
housewives. and will tell you their
methods, which have proved successful
for a number of years.
Baby's f1annels are usually of the
softest and finest material, and should
be kept in the best possible condition.
A careless, inefficient laundress can
ruin the best of woolen garments in
a few washings, and it is a very ex-
pensive item to have the family f1an-
nels so treated. 1t not only rOughens
and shrinks them. but it is so irritat-
ing to the flesh, especially with babies.
The following method has been used
with success:
Use water that is as hot as you can
bear your hands in. for flannelS can
not be boiled, and hot water is neces-
sary to cleanse them. 1t is a stipulat-
ed fact by physicians that disease
germs can linger in woOlen goods and
can be conveyed to others, but if bo-
rax is dissolved in the suds it purifies
and softens the water. Dissolve
enough borax in the hot water and
enough white soap to make a strong
suds; wash the fannels through two
waters prepared in this way, plunging
them up and down and squeezing be-
tween the hands The borax not only
disinfects but it helps to preserve the
fiber and texture of fine flannels; it
softens them and makes very little
rubbing necessary, which is an item.
Rinse through clean, warm water,
having the water same temperature to
rinse in as it is first washed in, and
pass them through a wringer. Then
just before hanging out, pull and
stretch each piece in shape (this is an
imperative duty, for if not done the
fibers become hard and shrunken and
interlaced. Place them on a smooth
line, where breeze will blow through
them.-S H., in Maine Farmer.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
WORLDS BIGGEST THINGS,
Continued From 1st Page.

tended to surpass the most wonderful
instrument of this kind ever before
constructed. 1t is SO large that } coz
struct a building high enough for it
would be very great expense. 1t has,
therefore been planned by M. Gauther
to have a mirror, Go feet in diameter,
reflect the rays thrown upon it, so
that the instrument can be used in u
horizontal position.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
One woman's Ruling Passion.

"There goes a woman" said the girl,
"who hasn't thought on earth except
dress. l know that superior man at
tributes this particular weakness to
all women-but it's canard, as, of
course, are nine of ten male estimates
of women"
on her glove before she continued:
"But that woman who passed us is.
without doubt, the most dress crazy
woman l have ever met. She knows
no topic save dress-cnn speak of no
other subject. She spends one-half of
her time at the dressmaker'S. and the
other half is used in exploiting the
handicraft of the mOdiste. Goodness
only knows when she manages to get
anything to eat She's dead to every
feeling, l believe except that which
has to do with dress. And what do
you think she said. Saturday, l met
her as we were going out of the house
Of mourning. A young woman whom
we both knew had Gied-and we had
been at the funeral Coming down the
steps l noticed my friend. but the feel
ing of sorrow was tcO fresh upon me
to permit anything more than a nod
Of recognition. Then l said: Poor,
dear, Cjara-aIive ard we'll one week
ago. and now-n0w she's gone"
Yes answered my friend, bland
ly: but wasn't She dressed beaEtl-
fully? Really. it was treat to see
her"-Philadeiphia Press.
Adv;ca RI Cir1s ho.,t D-irlr;1r