The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-18
At THE THEATERs-
THE BURGOMAsTEpu

CnlCAGO, June 17.-"Tbe R,r9or,os
Iei' an original musical eomedy, h.,
frank PlXley and Gustave JudarS hotS
~ NnlcaSo' received its initial produc-
tlon tonight at the Dearborn theato, he
lore an Overlooking audience and scored
an emphatic success. The piece has =
pIoiogue and two acts, and the stage
SetOlSs, winch are elaborate, show New
Amsterdam in 1860, Broadway Marba++o
Beach, Madison Square Garden D.
dolph street, Chicago, and tbe CONT nF
honor at the worlds fair.
individual hits were made bv William
norris, Della Stacey, Knox Wilson Ada
DeaVes, Charles Allison. Patti T.ouise
Rosa William Riley Hatch, Bessie Mil
Ter and Josephine Newman.
GRAND.
Inc valentine stock company scored a
decided hit at the Grand last nigbt ~
wa III zeIle. There We're a number of
features that the audience had nor ev-
Pected' and they added to the finn of tn
"a 49, - .elllllilelt TO such marked degree
- variant thelr reproduction through
Out the week. Meta Maynard essaI,od
the dlfhcult role of Ma m zeIle. and Win
DIT OF practice her dialect will ba all
mat could be desired In every otbor
particular she was certainly IN +o bar
usual nigh standard and at once wan
ner way to the hearts Of the and;ance
nate Blancke was never in battor b.
NOR nor has she been seen in ST pa,
III role that she handled better Than sha
Iru tIleiI Oh MIS-. Louisa Tuper. Anne
DIanGhe as Mary, a domestic, who is
.S iIe9s' was as bright as a sunbeam
ana won her share of the generous in
plause accorded the company from The
rise to the fall of the curtain
Charles Fleming has more opnort,,ri+1,
IN the character of Tarleton T. Tuner a
husband who is Snubbed, than he has
mad since the Valentine COMPANY onaned
thefr summer engagement in ST. PauI He
carried the role acceptably throughout
Ihe Lionel Leslie of Mr.. Mawson was in
me with the always excellent work of
that popular and conscientious actor
Jack Webster, as the theatrical manager
VINO is prosperous, developed a vein of
comedy that caught the audience and
won for him new laurels. Ed. Morrison
made an excellent lawyers clerk. who is
Jealous of Man zelle's little affair with
Mr.. Tuper
Robert Evans again demonstrated that
ne Is an actor possessing that rare ac-
complishment-versa marked
degree. His Francois, a Frenchman
who is mysterious, was masterpiece of
mimic life. His appearance in a box
where he demanded an audience with
Ma m zele, was the signal for an out
burst of merriment in the audience, and
for the remainder of the evening each
appearance of Mr.. Evans was the signal
for applause and laughter
All the members of the excellent COM
pany seemed in splendid humor and high
spirits, and the play went through with
sim that made it all the more reIished
by those in attendance
There were introduced a number of
features that were catchy, among them
Kate Blancke's drink song. In the
scene where Ma M zelIe makes her debut
as an actress. a number of specialties
are given, all of which were meritorious
Leonora Croome sang NAH Babe" and
Mary Taylor a catchy song entitled
Follow On" which Won for her an en-
core Both Miss Croome and Miss Tay-
lor have voices that would win for them
In regular speciality work.
Helen Wilton and the little mascot Of
the company, Fanny Johnson, sang I'D
Leave My Happy Home for You" so
cleverly that they were compelled to re-
spond to several encoreS.
The sketch in black and white was also
a clever diversion. Summed up,
ma m zele,' and the specialties intro
duced during the presentation of the
catchy play proved decidedly the best
work of the Valentine company In st.
Paul