The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-27

I infancy with four frie Ills of his father.
WIG. for the sake OF oil ecnrldesh1p.
take W. the task Of re ''n.s ana couc;tt-
| Ing him. On attaining his majority he
is hetrothed to a beautiful English girl,
| but breaks faith in an ENHANCEMENT with
an adventures The valiant effort of his
guardians breaks her charm for him,
| brings him back to his senses, and makes
/ q man of him again The, play is rnagnii
Gently staged and elegantly costumed 4
| number of minor characters add to the
| cast, and leave the impression of Il dis
ttnctly large production.
Nat Goodwin was cast as Richard Ca
rev, the foster-father of the boy, Miles
Audaine. No better part could have been
given the old time favorfte, and The com
plete ease and LONELINESS with which he
carried the role bespoke its fitness Mr..
Goodwin was at his best. = faint touch
of comedy in his manner now and again
brought back "reminiscences Of his old
tire favorites, and his complete natural
ness as the man of the world striving to
discharge faithfully the difficult task of
making q man from boy was constant
pleasure. In a scene where the truth Of
the ''Imp's'' escapade becomes known,
and where, after revealing to the boy the
heart of the woman who had crazed him,
he learns of his wards marriage to the
1t was complete and powerful.
Mrs. Goodwin as Phyllis Ericsson was
given a part equally we'll suited to her
powers. Her character was one which
took up another thread of the story,
love story at that. AS the betrothed of
the Imp Audaine, without love, and
as the secret admirer of Carew until the
opportunity of making her love known
comes, she was at all times faithful to
her role, sl<illful in it's Interpretation and
engaging. 1t has been said of Mrs.
Goodwin that a certain natural GOODNESS
of manner mars her work in love scenes.
II this be true, it was not apparent
last night for the scene of Carew's
proposal was the prettiest of the play.
Mrs. Goodwin is woman of unusual
beauty, a distinct and clear eunnciation
and q well modulated voice which serves
her in good stead
The play contains three characters Of
the old school, sturdy English gentle
men, who win instant admiration. Neill
O'Brien as Sir Richard Plumley. Bart,
Frank Gilmore as Col. Miles Graham,
and Clarence Handyside as Terence Nc
Grath. the doctor, deserve well of any
audience. AS co-guardians of the
Imp, their parts are prominent. Henry
Woodruff was cast as Audaine, the
Imp" and scored a hit. His emo
tional work was fine and his conception
Of the character which he portrayed was
evidently complete His scene with Mr.
Goodwin as Carew in the last act, where
the Imp" experiences an opening of the
eyes and seeks atonement for his folly
was a production in itself, In which
both won equal honor Another charac-
ter, though minor enc, deserves great
credit for faithfulness. This was the
David Hirsch of Thomas Oberle. Miss
Mortimer as Mrs. Ericsson, the mother
of Phyllis, was another favOrite, and
gave a clever Interpretation of the char
acter. OF the minor characters of the
play, Miss Ysobel Haskins deserves
praise for the thorough excellence of
her Kara Glynesk, the 'Firefly'' of vau-
devllle, the. woman who captivates the
Imp" AS the woman whose histriOnic
fame is somewhat dimmed by personal
| renown, she was characteristic and com
petent. Others of the cast deserve credit
! for excellence, though individual mention
is unnecessary.
The audience carried home with them a
new fact concerning Nat Goodwin. He
is not addicted to the curtain speech
habit. Six recalls after the first act
failed to elicit more than a smile of
qualification, which was unaccompanied
by any effect at oratory. Mr.. Good
! wins success was without doubt as com
! plete for all of that
Is; GRAND.
In spite of the extreme heat, the coun-
ter attraction and the crowd attracted by
the carnival fire, the audience at the
Grand last night was Of fair size, and
what it lacked in numbers it made up in
quality and appreciation. The perform
ance of The Wife" by the Pike Theater
company, was even smoother than on
Monday night. Matinee today at 2:3O.
1t has been decided by the management
of the Pike Theater company to follow
the production, of Edwin Milton Royle' s
| comedy-drama, Friends" at the Grand
next week, with a revival of Jim the
Penman.''
Friends" will hold the boards from
Sunday to Wednesday night, inclusive