The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-29

| III tnlS play an element which Will never
| lose in interest while human love contin-
ues to go zig-zag at times, to repent in
| the solitude OF uncongenial Incompatible
| ity. In 'Enoch Arden" Tennyson has po-
etically exploited the idea; in Hearts
of Oak Herne has presented the dramat
| ic possibilities of the same principle
| The story of the play is almost as ia
miliar as that. Of Uncle Toms Cabin"
Advance notices have placed its details
| In the hands of every newspaper reader.
Hearts Of Oak are personified in Ruby
Darrell, the sailor lover, and Chrystal,
| his sweetheart, who niarries her bene-
factor, Terry Derfnison, from a sense
of duty. Two years afterward the re-
nunciation of these loyal young people
is discovered by Dennison, and then his
| short period of Happiness hardly com.
pensates him for the abyss of despair
| into which he is plunged 1t Is a pa
thetic play throughout enlivened in the
third act by the presence of a real baby.
and some excellent comedy business by
| Thomas NJ Hunter andc Nat d. Jones.
| With few exceptions, the company Is
creditable one. ne. p Sullivan. in the
| concluding acts does ample justice tc
the part of Terry Dennison. Messrs.
| Hunter and Jones. as Uncle Davy and
owen GarroWay, respectively, bring out
| all the possibilities of their roles. AS
much as this can hardly be said Of James
Horne as Ruby Darrell.
The Chrystal of Ida Hamilton is
| fairly good presentation, and perhaps her
lines are at fault In not conveying more
| forceful expression at times to really
| tense and dramatic situations. There
| are six sets Of beautiful scenery in the.
| present Hearts of Oak" particularly
| the ones representing the interior of Ter
ry Dennison's mill and the old boat
dwelling Of Owen Garroway. So forcibly
reminding one of Peggotty's domicile in
David Copperfield."
| The play will be seen three nights
more, with Wednesday matinee.
| The success attending the presentation
of the moving pictures of the Passion
| Play last week has encouraged the man-
| agement of the Metropolitan to arrange
! for another series of matinees through
| the present week, this afternoon at $780,
| and also Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
| afternoons.
| There comes to the Metropolitan opera
| house on Thursday evening Mile. Fiji
| naughty little person, but one who Is
| said to be far superior TO many of nor
| classmates in the school of French farce.
| Eff is hailed as risque, racy and rare,
| but whatever there is of this descrlp-
! ton in the play has been to a large de-
gree hidden beneath bounteous clever
ness in it's construction. There is enough
of the suggestive; in Eff. just the sama
| to prevent any damage eto the reputation
for plays unsuited to seminary dramatic
| societies already gained by Managers
| Brady and ZiegfelA but the farce teens
with brightness and originality; so much
so that even the representative must for
give the few flights into the French
! atmosphere. &c
| GRAND.
That relatively small element of the
population that Is Bent upon perpetuating
! it's sorrows will be compelled to remain
| away from the Grand the whole
| Of the present week The amusement
| presented there is Of the row-dispelling
| kind, and no person entertaining grudge
| against him or herself or the laughter
| seeking public will feel at home. Full
| gora's Star company of vaudeville and
| specialists filed the Grand to the doors
| last night.
The Hunting trio presented something
new in the way of extravaganza in knock
| about business of acrobats and dancers.
The business of their act was new and
cleverly designed, requiring the whole OF
| the stage. Their dialogue is new, and
the act makes a successful opening for
chapter in which there Is nothing but
| laughs. ),
| Stuart Barnes and Mabel Sisson have
an original new absurdity entitled "A
| Marriage Broker They were given
three recalls on their topical coon songs.
while their. crisp dialogue and musical
| talent entertained y the audience thor
oughly. 80 ~ So
When Little Fred introduced his trained
animals it was not expected that the dogs
in the aggregation would take part in
the ground and lofty .tumbling, but so
narfo cd n. faatS
before exhibited that the animals won the
applause rather than the trainer. The
finale of the trained animal act was
game of football, In which half a dozen
dogs took part. In his anxiety to bunt
the ball one of the shaggy players fell
over the footlights into the drummer's
lap in the orchestra, and both stage
boxes were invaded during the game. The
game caused quite as much excitement
as amusement, children enjoying the ca
pers fully as well as the grown people.
Billy Van, the minstrel monologist,
made friends with the men by directing
his shafts of satire against the women.
His new stories were readily identified by
the audience, and his profound acknowl-
edgment of the appreciation shown for
the new ones was almost pathetic. Dur
ing the intermission The people had a
rest from laughing, For the remainder
of the week the programme will announce
the intermission as "time to straighten
your features
The brothers Forrest gave entirely new
features to their musical act in the way
of Juggling, hat throwing and gymnas-
tics.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Sidman presented
quietly humorous sketch that re-
called home In a hamlet with the best
parts of 1.-THE Old Homestead" or Blue
Jeans" While not so riptous, the appre-
citation Of the work of Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
man was none the less In volume.
With a whirl that startled the house
Josephine Gassman made her appearance
in short skirts and won applause with
two coon songs. Then the pickannnies-
three of them-ranging in height from
eighteen to thirty-six inches. From the
time the pfckaninnies appeared there was
no holding the house, and encores were
given until the curtain was lowered and
the final act called. In 1t the Misses Cook
and Clinton did some excellent shooting,
including novel tests Of accuracy with the
rifle.
Through the Breakers returns to the
Grand next week with cast claimed to
be stronger than ever Among the old
favorites Fanny Mcintyre. J. Hay Co.'S
sar, Sol Aiken, James Bevins and William
Stone have been retained, while prominent
among the new members of the COM
pany are Joseph Keefe, Charles Stewart,
Antonette Walker and Francis Sheen.
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