The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-15

terestingly through the four long, dreary
years, full of trial, hardship and pain
that follow, bringing him in contact final
ly with the more pleasant scenes, at least
the more peaceful, at the close of the Bit
ter conflict. While presenting all the
horrors of war, with their kindred mis-
fortunes, the play Is nicely interviewer
With most interesting love plots, which
afford pleasing reliefs to the severity Of
| the characteristic theme. These nilder
veins are intermingled. much to the pleas
ure of the audience, and presented in
most adrOit fashion. The real pathoS of
fraternaI strife could not be more i'm
pressfvely brought out than is given in
the scenes of this play. With patriotism
and honor OF country arrayed against the
resistless force of lovers affection, one
sees the sacredness of duty rising above
any other power, and claiming the SOL
dier's direction amid scenes that are as
realistic as If witnessed in the original
1t is the strong resemblance to actual
being that, after all, commends the play
Whether in peace or strife the effect is
the same
The play reaches its climax In the third
act. The battle IS on; Confederates
against Federals are forcing their on
ponents steadily back, while soldier after
soldier in the Union ranks falls the vic
tim of an enemy'S shot; the turbulence
and DIN of hattie strife become wildly ex-
citing and thrilling, the day seems almost
lost the soldiers Of the Union, when
at last, amid cries and shrieks of the
oVerjcyed. but bleeding troops, Gen. Sher-
1dan, from Winchester, rides bodily, mad
ly lrto the midst of the fray with his
black charger almost white with foam.
The effect is most vivid AS if by in
st1nct the Federal soldiers receive new
courage, the entire regiment is stiTru-
lated to renewed attack, but the cur
tam falls too soon to disclose the bril-
liant achievements any further.
Close upon the third act, when the keen
misfortunes of warfare reach Their worst,
comes the fourth and closing act, finding
the soldiers and officers back frcn the
bloody fray to recount he Pains which
the dfsester has brought, There is
cheerful vein OF richest humor Injected
into the play in this act through the
kind instrunentaIity of Mr.. Otis Turner.
who has ably taken the part of Sergt
Barket, an Irish officer.
In the cast Of characters Col. Kerchiyal
West Is ably taken as one Of the leading,
roles by MIR. Frank RoAeston, Col. Robert
Bingham, a Confederate, finds an abla
champion In the person of Mr.. Charles
Edwards and Misses Julia Bachelor
ana Georgia Lafayette Fox merit special
credit as jenny Buckthor,l and Madeline
West, whila Miss Estel,a Dale wins great
admiration in her unique and skilIful pre-
S"ntation Of the part of Gertrude Elr;ng-
ham, beautiful Southern girl Grace
Franklin Lynch entitled herself to spe
cial mention as Mrs. HaveriIl and Mr.
Alfred Moore did the part of Gen. Hay-
erill. in very effective manner Gen.
Buckthorn was we'll presented by Mr.. M.
b. Kelsey and the part of Gen. Sic idau
was taken ny Mr.. PAIL Booth.
The European Sensational B11riesouers
opened their weeks entertainment al
the Star last night to a well filed house
The bill, which Is divided i1to three
parts-a musical burletta, an olo and a
burlesque-in a general summing up has
the merit of being filled with life
In these days of numerous vaudeville
shows, when anything from "a rag and
a bone and a hank of hair sto bud
ding beauty or a child comedian, is given
show for his or her white alley, it
oftentimes happens that some are placed
just where they show to the most ad-
vantage. In the opening burletta en-
titled "Mirthful Mishaps," Mr.. Charles
H. Clarke plays the part of a country
rube in a very clever way FIe has
whole-souled, laughable, healthy person.
atty. The plot in the skit attracts no
attention, the thread of it being TOO
loose Miss Helen Russell as Miss Min
ME Potter, and Miss Winnie Richards
as Mrs. Potter, together with Mr. Clarke,
are the major portion of the burletta
The rest of the cast fill in the pro-
gramme with singing and dancing, aero
hattie and otherwise
The main feature in the olio is made
up of the living pictures. 1t is from
these that the name of the show Is TAX
en- in part. The word ''sensa tional''
does not seem misapplied.~ The costumes,
in word are tights, decorated with IL
few discreet adornments. The posing is
the same as is generally seen in living
pictures. Charles H Clarke and The
resa Emmons. as the Farmer and the
Actress do well. and SO, too, Billy and
Sid Allen, the acrobatic comedians.
The closing burlesque, 1.-The King OF
Walla Walla' is only interesting in 50
far as the caricatures of Mr.. Clarke and
OF Mr.. lie Petre. the singing of Miss
Russell and the closing dance are con-
cerned. The dance was of the worlds
fair order and so were the costumes.