The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22
N SPECTACLE AND FARCE
THIS WEEKS THEATRICAL Of
FERINGS WILL NOT BE
HEAVY
TRAGEDY COMES NEXT WEEK
When Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
Present "a Repertoire at the
Metropolitan Opera
House.

The best of good cheer will be on tap
at the Metropolitan theater next Sunday,
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday nights
and Wednesday matinee. The popu ar
German comedians, Rogers Brothers, will
appear in their latest success, The Rog-
ers Brothers in Wall Street" This vau-
deviue farce is from the pen of John j.
McNally, and has proved the best me-
dunn for fast entertainment that the
Rogers Brothers have had This Is an
nouncing a good deal to theatergoers who
remember Pleasantly the jolly show OF
last year, called "A heign OF Error" This
skit was also from the pen of John j.
McNally. The accepted way of passing
on the merits of a performance Is 10
judge from its popularity with the public.
The Rogers Brothers in Wall Street
easily walks away with the honors by
this comparison. The Rogers Brothers
and their clever associates appeared be-
fore crowded houses at the Victor ia
theater. New York in this farce for four
months, and then carried Boston in the
same way. The business has been steadily
OF the crowded character that makes geh-
eral talk and frequently wonder.
The success of The Rogers Brothers In
Wall Street" has been pronounced.
That the world likes to laugh, the Rog-
ers Brothers are a convincing proof. The
plans for suggesting and excusing the
liveliest gaiety in song, dance. frolic and
humorous text and episode. The Rogers
Brothers are talented and resourcefuI
leaders in a game of this sort, and they
are always aided by a company of dis
tinguished individual value. They never
fail to have a dozen or inure speciality eX-
perts whose differing ways of entertain
ing harmonic JOLLY with their own in
producing an evenings bill of delightful
features. More than this they have a
chorus assistance of fifty or more young
women, who are well trained and well
chosen for the beautiful groupings and
captivating dances and marches which
Ben Teal, the general stage manager for
Klaw and Erlanger knows so well how
TO devise.
Leo Schwartz, one of the owners
of The Little Donkey" -. Gus Rogers
Fritz Weiss, one of the owners of
THE Little Donkey. Max Rogers
Terrence Rafferty,, rich and eccen-
tric c.......................... John G. Sparks
Otto Winnie, promoteF....... Ross Snow
Rege Maitwell, in love with Flor
Stillman Hunt, a detective. Lee Harrison
Mike Scrapweli.......... Peter Curiey
jim Bunns ..:....,S.......W Willie Torpey
Policeman B. Hinde.. Albert Froom
Purchase Short. Harry Brown
GeOrgette Jollier. Georgia Caine
Lotta Winnie, Otto Winnes daugh-
ter .,.'.'.'.. ..,.,....... MAUD ElbertS
Lotta Hurtz, q Ada Lewis
Carrie Rafferty,, Rafferty's daugh-
ter.-......................Je Jeanette Bageard
Florence Rafferty,, Rafferty's daugh-
ter .........................Ca Carolyn Elberts
Blanch Winters. Edith st. Clair
Willie Want messenger boy. Elsie Davis
Arthur Snow, messenger boy
Isabelle Cranston
Andrew Flush, messenger boy
Madge Pierc
Adam Kidd, messenger boy .Leonie Dueth
Mile. member of the Bronx Bo-
rough Ladies' Athletic associa-
NlOil. .1tOSlta Rivera
Tilie, member of the Bronx Bo-