The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-23
AT THE THEATERs.
METROPOLITAN

Vaudeville farce needs plenty of pretty
girls and reasonable infusion OF new
jokes to make it attractive. THE Rog-
ers Brothers in Wall Street." current at
traction at the Metropolitan, is not lack
ing in this respect, and the company
which presents it is adequate Gus and
Max Rogers, Maude Raymond, Jeannetta
Bageard, Edith st. Clair and several 9TH
er old-time favorites are included in the
cast, and, with the exception that the first
night presentation included a few tire
some waits between acts, it was sufficient
~ breezy to make it entertaining, and nu-
morous enough to provoke continuous
laughter.
The best feature of the farce comes in
the guise of half dozen ballots of bril-
lance and vivacity. The costuming is in
excellent taste, and the chorus makes
a hit in appearing each time with some
thing new. The farce is set Oft with con-
siderable new music, the work IF Maurice
Levi, who is not unknown in this line
The orchestra is under his pers nal direc-
ton. Among the specially pleasing lnu-
steal numbers is the quartette, Beware
of the Innocent Maid,'' the Rogers broth
ers, Edith st. Clair and Jeanette Ba-
geard; AN Ethiopian Mardi Gras,'' with
the chorus; THE Promoter and several
other new things. You Told Me You
Had Money in the Bank is given by
Maude Raymond with a pleasant little
whirl and plenty of spice.
Max and Gus Rogers made an outfieId
hit last night with their dialogues, which
are sufficiently above the average to make
them worth listening to. Their quips in
clude a fund of drollery and witticisms
with the trade marks still on them Ross
Snow, in the role of the Wall street pro-
moter 'of everything" is keln and we'll
stocked with emergency jokes. Jim Parr
sings a number of ballads, ard displays
a good baritone voice. His numbers were
favorites. To say nice things Of Mauds
Raymond is always pleasure. She fur
nishes life and vivacity to every thing she
does. The same could hardly be said
of Georgia Game, and the suggestion is
not without timeliness that her songs
would be more appreciated were they
sung and not spoken.
: The hit of the evening was the ballet
and chorus, athletic Girls Introducing
an infinite variety of sporting costumes,
IL which more pretty girls than one cares
TO count appear. Ada Lewis won three
recalls in a Bowery skit, assisted by the
Rogers brothers, the Rogers brothers ana
Maude Raymond again carried off their
share of applause with the sketch, |'Three
Cops" and a burlesque Spanish opera.
The farce is well staged, and carries a
large company. Last nights audience
was unusually good for the Metropolitan
Sunday night.
''The Rogers Brothers In Wall Street"
continues through the week, with a
Wednesday matinee
The box office of the Metropolitan will
open Thursday for the sale of seats for
the engagement Of Henry Irving, Miss
Ellen Terry and the London Lyceum COM
pany, which is for three nights, begin
ming April So
| For the first night Sardou's Robes
pierre" will be the bill. The second night
is allotted to the very popular double bill,
Nance Oldfeld" and 1.-The Bells Miss
| Terry appearing in the former exquisite
| comedy, and Henry Irving in the latter,
| in which he plays Matthias, one of his
most powerful performances. On the
closing night, Wednesday,, 1.-THE Mer-
chant of Venice will be given with Irv-
| ing as Shylock and Miss Terry as Portia.
parts in which they have long stood
without rivals.
''The Village Postmaster, the highly
successful rural play Of New England
/ scenes and characters, and which played
an engagement of 200 nights at the Four
teenth Street theater, New York, will
| come to the Metropolitan Friday and
| Saturday Of this week, with the complete
! New York production and cast, led by
Archie Boyd, who was long nd favor
ably known in the character Of Joshua
| Whitccmb in '"The Old Homestead" This
will be its first presentation here
Paderewskii the greatest of living plan
lists, will appear at the Metropolitan in
one grand concert Thursday evening Of
| this week The sale of seats for this oc-
| casion is now in progress.
GRAND.
Some one should select a more fitting
name than "A Hot Old Time" for the
of hn
! cause the name fails to convey an I'M
derstanding as to the volume of genuine
| entertainment the piece contains-simply
! because it does not convey that under
| standing as thoroughly as the entertain
ment furnished deserves There is not
much in the play. The art of the man
| ager is displayed in getting together
| number of the best people in the business
| in roles that preserve the thread of the
| story, which is of the adventures and
mishaps of Larry Mooney, express wag-
on driver, whose horse runs away and
| deposits him in the wreckage of his wag-
! on on the lawn of Gen. StoneWall Blazer
| an enthusiastic American, who has
| hobby on patents. Blazer is expecting a
| visit from ODonovan Dunn, Esq. mem
| Der of parliament, and discovers Mooney
! in the yard, mistaking him for the ex-
! pected guest From this point the play
| is a concentration of mistakes in which
| Mooney becomes associated with Jack
| Treadwell, Yale quarterback, who is in
| love with Blazers daughter, but forbid
! den the premises. They assume the same
dress and manners, being frequently con-
| founded by the other members of the
household.
The parts of Mooney and Treadwell GRE
/ taken by John W. Jess and William Nc
| Brodie. who present many new and re-