The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-26
AT THE THEATERS.
METROPOLITAN.

All men must like, and all women
should like Hadden Chambers comedy,
1.-The Tyranny of Tears presented last
night for the first time at the Metropol-
itaH- theater. However, as some of it is
rather delicious f1attery for the men, ard
as most Of it is very bitter medicine for
the women, 1t will probably count a
larger number of admirers among the
former, sex. The comedy is a successful
one in every respect It's unity is adj
mirable. There is not a character in it
that strikes false note, not one that
is not distinctly human. The lines are
smart without suggestion of being
forced. And-many people are still old
fashioned and good-fashioned enough to
demand this in play-it teaches it's own
sharp lesson. Tyranny of Tears is a
post-ma trimonial, not pre-ma trimoniaI,
history. Instead of seeing a hero and
heroine through many trials only to
drop the final curtain on them with the
not always convincing supposition that
they lived happily ever after the stage
wedding. Tyranny of Tears" shows
how false this suggestion is too apt to
be. The wife is to blame in the play.
She Weeps good deal, hence the title
Then there is a pretty secretary who in
nocently complexities matters, and there
is a man friend who doesn't help them
By her tears the wife has driven awav
her husbands friends, deprived him of
his club, robbed him of his independence.
Finally she sees the secretary kissing
his picture and fails to appreciate tie
purely maternal instinct that prompts the
act. She demands that the secretary
leave the house. The man, not knowing
the cause for the request, takes a firm
stand and refuses. In the last act that
man utters one of the neatest little
homilies on domestic life that has ever
been written.
A thoroughly capable company pre-
scented the play last evening Mr.. Reeves
Smith, as Mr. Parbury, the husband
gives a clever, clean-cut conception of the
part The scene in which he learns, or
thinks he learned, that his secretary
loves him, was as delicately acted as it's
strong refinement deserved. Miss Mar
garet Robinson, as Mrs. Parbury, is COM
PEELED to play against the sympathies Of
her audience, but her beauty speaks for
her, and her acting last evening Left
nothing to be desired. To Miss Wood
ward, as the secretary, is given the op-
portunity of presenting a tyne of the
modern woman that is generally carica-
tured On the stage, that of the business
woman. Her characterized ton is quaint
and delightful and strong withal. Charles
Bowser was an interesting Col Armitage.
Harry Spears a capable Evans William
Smith, as George Cunning the friend.
says most of the smart things in the
play 1t is difficult to keep I'D a running
fire of epigrammatic remarks without
looking conscious of it, and certainly Mr..
Smith did not by his manner suggest any
characterization of the effect of these re-
marks on the audience His youthful
appearance is in delightful keeping, how
ever, with his cynicism, and his acting
above reproach.
The audience was demonstratfye tn
the extent of several curtain calls last
evening. Clay Clement and the members
of his company occupied boxes. The play
will be continued the first half of the
week, with Wednesday matinee.
GRAND.
1.-THE Man From Mexico is paving st.
Paul a second visit this week. This year
che" comes as a popular price attraction,
opening at the Grand last night to
large and enthusiastic audience. George
G. Boniface Jr., who created the part Of
Jones in What Happened to Jones'" and
who is well remembered by St Paul peo-
pie for his clever work in that clever
comedy. has replaced willie" Collier
as "The Man" One would hardly care
to- say that Bonfface makes more of the
part than did Collier, for Collier is a de-
cidedly clever comedian, and one who
makes the most any role assumed by
him. but this n1uchs must be said for
Boniface he is just as good as Collier.
Boniface seldom nletst an opportunity go
by to create laugh, and, as 1.-THE Man.
he is extremely funny. In So far as the
piece as whole is concerned, the verdict
has already been rendered. 1t is like
practically all of Broadhurst Brothers
comedies, a great success. 1t is comedy
full of fun from beginning to end, and
it could not be better portrayed than by
the company to whom it has been en-
trusted this year. No more need be said
of it as whole on its second visit here.
The supporting cast, in the main, is
good. The part of Clementina Fitzhew
was taken by Adeline Mann, in the alb