The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-19
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN

The Royal Box" with it's trapp;ngs of
rank and it's giimpses of the green room.
and the life of the players, appeared fer
the second time in ST Paul last ni,rht
at the Metropolitan and was greeted bv
q large and enthusiastic audience This
clever play, which the late Charles
Coghian arranged for the stage from
Dumas novel. and which tells an en-
PERTAINING story of love and intrigue, is
doubiy interesting because of the fact
tnat lt fas a freshness of treatment and
| a touch of novelty about it different
from the usual comedy. The crimson
oox to the left of the stage, with the
royal arms of England above it, is an
attraction in itself, and the fact that in
one act part of the action of the play
leaves the stage and passes to this box,
lends variety to the story.
Andrew Robson gives a capable inter-
| probation of the part of the actor Some
fine lines are put into his mouth, and
they lose nothing by his reading Charles
| Bertram, who plays the part of the
! Prince Of Wales, is equally competent
Indeed so favorable an impression does
this actor make that it is to be regretted
the part holds so little for him. Richard
Lyle, as Tips, the constable, furnishes
| much of the hunor of the play, and he
gives neat impersonation of the self
important officer. Another bit of good
acting was that of Rud HarrOn, as Wild
gets.
OF the women in the play Florence
Evans, as Lady Robert CRANKY, shared
honors with Mabel Wright, who plays
the part of Celia Price. Both wore ex-
ceedingly quaint and beautiful gowns,
and did the little allotted to them in
most satisfactory manner. The rest
of the support was coed.
The audience was exceedingly enthusi-
astic, and at the end of the second act
u Hota cd IN HOY
Mr.. Robson make a speech The vigor-
Gus shake of the head at his sixth reap
pearance before the curtain convinced
the audience Of the futility of further
urging.
The play will be continued this even
inc and tomorrow evening with Wednes-
| day matinee
Clay Clement in ''1'he New Dominion
will begin an engagement of three nights
ana Saturday m tinee at the Metropol-
itan opera house thursday evening. Mr..
Clements creation of the Baron Frantz
Victor Won Hohenstaufen is a classic in
its way.
A potent truth was told when the ir-
repressible press agent indited these
words:
written for laughing purposes only
and to drive away dull care"
'McFadden's Row of Flats was what
he probably had in mind when the above
effusion was launched, and the presenta-
ton of the farce at the Grand last even
ing fully sustained the imputation cred
tied to it.
To be brief, "McFadden's Row of
Flats" has little that is vulgar, much
that pleases and considerable that Is
clever. 1t is a farce pure and simple
and really fills the role for which it was
created, uproarious laughter.
e. w. Townsend, of "Chimmie Fad
den" fame, happily created a foundation
for this farce, and in the three acts
which constitute its presentations; the
dialect and characters peculiar to his
stories are credftably handled in the per-
sons of John Price and Alonzo Lang,
who conduct rival saloons under the IT,
ties Of Tim McFadden and Jacob Baum
gartner, and eventually meet in public
contest as aspirants for the office of al
derman of a fictitious ward located i'll
New York. This ward is cosmopolitan
In it's character, as housing many ma
t1onal characters, the most prominent of
which is Mrs. Murphy queen of the
flats, character taken by Miss Jennie
Lamont.
OF the many characters who appealed
to the large audience and received UNI
stinted applause for their antics and
clever work were Harry Watson and
Robby Ralston, two midgets who imper-
SOnated the yellow Kids InsfrniG-
cant in height and agile in movement
they captivated the audience and fully
sustained the impersonation of that
clever caricature.
Specialties of merit We're also given by
Miss Grace Tyson and Arthur j. Nc
Waters, who made quick representations.
The lady member OF the team Is prolific
in some excellent facial contortions
Military drills, with stereopticon and
color effects, were acceptably given by a
corps Of we'll drilled girls, abbreviated as
to costume, yet receiving unstinted ap-
plause from the audience.
The Frederick brothers, in their musi-
cal speciality, and also Harry Watson the
bicycle trick rider are specialties that
are good.
The specialties mentioned are only a
few of the number that go to fill in the
two and a half hours of 'reIief from
dull care" as the press agent gives it.
yet they serve to show what the fun
loving public will find in McFadden's
Flats
"McFadden's Flats" will be presented
for the remainder Of the week, with the
usual matinees.
STAR.
The Utopians held forth at the Star
last night, and very creditable the pro-
gramme proved to be. It consisted Of
three parts, the middle part being an
olio. AS Is usually the case in perform
ances of the class generally produced at
the Star, the olio was the SHOW" and
the rest was the filing in, a mixture of
songs, dancing, testing and farcical ac-
robatic feats.
The three Hickman brothers came in
for more attention than anyone else. In
the comedy line they are the best ever,
as far as the Star is concerned Ali
three are good dancers, all are acrobais
+ all can twist their faces in forty thou
sand different shapes. They are natural
comedians, and hearing and seeing them.
1t seems as if they could not say any
thing soberly by mistake Their move
ments remind one of a scarecrow flap
ping in a gale.
Nellie Sylvester, who also took a lead
ing part in the ollo did charIningly. She
sang her parts fairly well, and she mas
pleasing, imposing personality. The
two Whiting sisters were also enter
tanning. Their dancing was we'll done.
The first part of the evenings pro-
gramme was entitled "In Grand Utopia"
Here the singing and dancing took I'D
most of the time. Many and varied were
the costumes, all OF them interesting,
and the scenery was by no means an
unimportant adjunct to the perform
ance
The last part of the programme was a
satire on department stores. Here Geo.
Perry, VIII O'DeH and the Hickman
brothers took leading parts The
marches, at the close of the performance,
attracted much attention. Blue coats,
rough riders, and sailors could be seen,
and a brass band brought their evolu-
tons to grand finale.
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