The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-07
the usual Wednesday and Saturday mat

the usual Wednesday and Saturday mat
nees.
This merry melange is the joint work
If the eminent Western wit Frank Pix
lev. and the popular author, Gustav
Luders, and it is claimed that there are
few things in the, best of librettos neatcr
than some OF his qu:ps about the kiss
in."irfle Burgomaster." But not so many
have. known before of his peculiar fellc-
fly in the evolutions of musical and trip
ping verse. OF Mr.. Luder's music every
. body has had a good word to say.
The play consists of prologue and two
acts. New Amsterdam, now New York
city, in 1860, serves to introduce the Dutch
characters, who engage in proceedings
not set down in history as peculiar to the
life of that period. There are many
stirring songs and marches, including a
musical demonstration of the Dutch ca
Diet girls, introduced; in tact the state OF
unruliness and excitement is too much
fel. Peter Stltyvesant, the governor OF
New Ans terdam, and his secretary,
Doodle Won Kull, so they drink OF the
poisoned 1quor prepared for their enc
mics and slumber in peaceful Rip Van
Wrinkle style for over go years, from
whence they are awakened by some
Tannuany laborcrs who were tearing up
Broadway at Madison square, New YORK
city Naturally Peter and Doodle We're
as much surprised as the laborers, Woo
. thought zthey had struck an old telegraph
pole instead @of tie old governors Wo= d.
en- legs sAsiliEi1s bssS the way, had been
useless inasnluch as Stuyvesant had
during his long two-centrie S-and-a-hatf
doze, and peculiar as it may seem, Pc
ters legs have much to do with the plot
what there is of it," as the Old leg is
of n most peaceful and retiring tempera-
n2ent, whereas the new one is of a
most frivolous and inquisitive frame
of mind that carries the old gentleman
through numerous c!imes, much trouble
and with almost every, type Of the latte~
day stamp of American people. Early
in the game, or first act, when Peter
and Doodle are unearthed, young city
chap by name of Willie, takes unto him
self the responsibility of showing these
poor innocent Dutchmen life as can only
b. found in New York and Chicago First
they are introduced to a bevy of rainy
day daisies, or pretty girls with short
golf skirts. lust long enough to be COM
Portable and short enough for conven-
fence; then they meet a group of fasci-
mating Broadway soubrettes, whose an
ties fairly entrance the old man, and in
the excitement Doodle his secretary, is
kidnapped by an enterprisFng museum
manager, believing he has discovered the
missing link From now on Stuyvesant
combines pleasure and the hunt for his
trusted servant, and as a consequence he
runs across the Harlem Spider a pu-
gilist. who explains how 1t IS possible to
fight with talk and incidentally intro
duces him to his select circle Of Bowery
society bells, who enveigie the old man
into iaunt to the seaside. where the
sight of the bathers, draped in a small
piece of cloth and many smiles, simply
bewilders him, and. after buying a few
gold bricks, wienerwursts. and a visit
to the museum, from which DoodIes
mas escaped. he and his party take a
living trip to Chicago. visit the Worlds
falr grounds and at the court Of honor
discover Doodle
his merry melange is presented for the
Fole purpose of introducing wit, beauty
song corraling all the failures of bur
lesque, opera and vaudeville rendered in
the most artistic manner possible. by an
organization of over seventy people of
unusual eminence, including Harry Dav-
enport. of 1.-THE Belle of New York.
fame in both London and America: Knox