The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-31
AT THE THEATERs.
METRoPoL1T4N

EI16OHOIIIAN.
Utterly impossible, decidedly funny
aau wicked In spots is The Girl From
Maxim s. Feyedau's farce presented
last evening at the METROPOLITAN. A jarss
audience laughed over its absurditirs,
ana Warmly applauded the capable com
pany that presented it, In Writine. tha
play the author was apparently bound
py no hard and fast laws of proba hiiitv
OF even possibility. AS a result the
sltuatlons are ludicrous in the extreme
ana follow one another rapidly enoueh
to make an audience wink. The plav is
distinctly Partisan in plot, costums
ana atmosphere. A sedate doctor
led estray by gayer friend
takes supper one night at Maxirn's q
care that opens when other restaurants
close. The doctor drinks too much wine
ana Wnen the curtain rises on the first
act ne Is asleep at home under an over
turned couch. Here his friend finds him
and condoles with him. They are in
terrupted by a laugh. Drawing asidA
some portieres at the back of the stage
the girl from Maxim's Is discovered. she
mas accompanied the doctor home and
taken possession of the spare room. Gen
Fetypont, uncle of the doctor, arrives
unexpectedly and takes the pretty dancer
for his nephew's wife This mistake
makes all the fun and the play isn't at
all dull. Hattie Williams is Praline. the
girl from Maxim's. Miss Williams docs
not make the part any coarser than is
absolutely necessary, but she presents
the Partisan dancer and not an imitation.
Her pretty face and infectious smile are
decidedly fetching. AS DR. Petvnont
Thomas Fl. Burns matched Miss VIII
Jams success. His odd grimaces and his
funny fashion of Swallowing a smile"
are manner1SmS that fit neatly into the
part he plays and add to its success.
Joseph Allen as Gen. -Petypont, made
an excellent impression. In playing the
part of Nine. Petypont, the elderly wife
of the doctor. Gertrude Whitty, has
thankless task, but she makes the best
of the character. AS the duke, John
Fl. Armstrong, has little to do but to
look funny. He does that satisfactorily.
The rest of the cast was fair
"The Girl From Maxim's'' will be pre-
sented during the remainder of the week.
Besides the usual Wednesday and Sat
urday matinees, there will be a special
New Years matinee tomorrow.
GRAND.
The HaLlons' spectacle, lie Voyage
I'm Suisse" a panromIme musical com
edy delighted and amused an audience
that filed galleries and pit at the Grand
last evening.
Interpreted, the title is, "a Trim
Through Switzerland" but the thread
sf the plot is soon lost in the maze
OF mechanical and spectacular effects.
with which the production is literally
1nterspersed. Specialties of merit com
pletlng a comedy that is truly refresh
ing.
With the Hanlons is ever associated
memories of the good old circus days and
IN lie Voyage En- Suisse" has been in
corporated much of the work that made
the brothers famous, their tumbling. The
danlons do not appear in person, but
excellent reproduction of their work is
found in the tumbling and acrobatic
features biven by Charles GlIyer and
William G. Schrode. They appear in
pantomtme, and appreciation of their
work Wes found in unstinted applause
and encores.
Mechanical and startling devices enter
largely into the production, features of
which were stage coach in
full speed across the stage
copy of the continental ex-
press in full operation and an avalanche
in the Alps. Each in its turn collapsed
In marvellous manner the finish fur
nishfng ludicrous situations and liberal
display of acrobatic work.
OF the specialiteS all are of merit, the
terpsichorean efforts of the Chappele
sisters and Miss DAILY finding few su-
periors. The four Hills, a musical team,
were We'll received, the winning mem
bers of this cuartette, however, being
two little girls OF tender years, yet gift
ed with grace and voice sufficient TO
send the house in a roar of applause in
its effort to compel a temperance. Sew
eral enthusiasts, on the second appear
ance of the children, threw coins on the
stage.
''Le Voyage En- Suisse" is built to
amuse and to startle and in these re-
spects it is a success. It will be seen
the remainder of the week at the Grand
with the usual matinees and special
one tomorrow afternoon,
STAR
Miner C Vans Bohemian burlesquers
make favorable showing with any SINH
lar production that has been seen at the
Star this season The first hurlesque is
entitled, "a Case of Con- and here Billy
B. Van is given a good opportunity to
show rare versatility in the hurlesque
line The plot hinges around the running
of "Jayville Sanitarium' and is spicy
and uncommonly quick.
In the second burlesque, ga Scrambled
Egg" Billy B. Van is again the leading
character, and as a bell boy in 'Hotel
Bohemia
Among the attractions in the olio are
the three Gardners, comedians and
singers Johnson and Hilliard. in 'From
Fifth Avenue to the Bowery,'', the three
Lane sisters and one or two others Of
minor Importance.