The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-07
At the 5heaters.

Largely impossible, yet interesting; the
representations, at least the majority of
them, in the hands of artists; and the
SpecialtieS above the average, is in brief
sufficient eulogy for 'tOn the Suwanee
River" a comedy drama which opened
the week at the Grand last night The
play is a Southern romance, the famous
SuWanee river is its home, and in the I'M
travelling of a story which opens with
the murder of a Kentucky colonel and
closes with the restoration to wealth,
health and happiness of a blind daughter
and a demented son. there are sufficient
climaxes of the thrilling kind to satisfy
the most eXacting.
The dialect, which is of the period
'just after the wah,' is mongrel 1t
certainly would be repudiated in the
South, but sprinkling of gentlemen of
color, together with a black-faced mann
N.Y." furnished plenty of color, and it
is satisfying.
The work of the deep-dyed villains who
are responsible for the wrecked con-
dition of what was once a happy pros
porous Southern plantation, is in the
hands of Lew A. Warner, as the princi-
pal, and Fred Truesdell, as his monde
script secretary. Their portrayal of the
old and decrepid, both in mannerisms and
makeup, is meritorious.
Lawrence Atkinson, as Judge Hawk,
and Kate Weston Cherry are supposed to
be very necessary part of the plot, but
they each play a part that borders on
the impossible.
Stella Mayhem, as Aunt Indy is the
comedy Of the production. 1t is of the
wholesome, down South variety and she
pours it over the troubled waters in sat
isfying quantities. AS the center of
several specialties, Miss Mayhem was
compelled to respond frequently.
NH
len Bailey, as Jack Torrance a young
planter; Harrison Stedman, as Major
Halstead, a missionary, and Miss Eva
Mac Haynes, in the portrayal of Dora
Clayton, the blind girl.
A negro quartette renders number of
sweet selections, while good scenery and
effects go to make up an attraction
that is above the average.
Ed. T. Rushe's Bon Ton Burlesquers,"
the attraction at the Star this week. is
easily among the best that has been seen
at this play house this season Both
burlesque and olio are bright the music
is catchy, the ladies handsome and ele-
gantly costuned and what is more, the
work throughout bears the stamp of orig
inality.
Every member who contributes to the
olio is a top liner and this one attribute
pOSSlDly applleS more imam anyone else
to the travesty stars, Frank Byron and
Louise Langdon in a well built skit en-
titled 1.-THE Dude Detective" and We'll
and the clown juggler. The work of
the first named two is a happy departure
from the usual noisy knockabout and has
merit throughout. Mr.. Byron is a mas
ter of effeminate articulation and languid
gesture and contributed as largely to
the success of the two burlesques which
open and close the attraction as he did
in his own original skit. Louise Langdon
adds much to his work. Weiland, the
juggler, incorporates jest with his inimit-
able feats of spinning plates and doing
what is almost the impossible, and in
each is an artist.
Others who contribute to the success
of the olio are Marie Rogers, a sweet
songster, Mcfarland and hurry in a.
knockabout replete with jokes, the ma
jority of which are happily original, and
Misses Monroe and Marshall in some
meritorious soft shoe dancing
The two burlesques, which bear the
titles Americans in Japan and the
Bon Tons En- Route are replete with
costumes and scenic effects that are at
times gorgeous, and with their catchy