The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-01
FIT The Iheaters.

Not the biggest audience of the season
witnessed odd Jed Prouty'' at the Met
ropolitan last night but what it lacked
IN numbers it amply repaid in warmth
OF feeling and hearty reception to
these Who so meritoriously aided in it's
portrayal ~
"Old Jed Prouty" is easily one of the
best of the rural dramas, for the story
it teaches, is one of honest hearts and
upright purposes. The play is simple and
natural and yet withal inoculated with
sUff1cient realism to make it more than
interesting. The comedy is of the whole
some sort
Old Jed in other hands than Richard
Golden, might find satisfactory approval,
but the portrayal would not be the same
that has delighted the thousands who
have heard and witnessed the delineation
of this unique New England character.
The character has brought Mr.. Golden
fame and 1t is not undeserved, for his
art is certainly refreshing. His express
sion is perfect, and each detail is brought
aut with that care and simplicity that
has brought him success.
Characters peculiar to New England
village life find portrayal in a most salts
factory manner, not the least being Zeb,
the long legged teamster, and lack Will
eek, the village constable Harry M.
terpretations Quincy Pike as Joe
Slower, the leading merchant, is another
refreshing character.
The feminine portion of the cast is
most satisfactory, the work of Grace Nc
Leod, Katherine Kittleman and Leote
Sinclair, diminutive tot, receiving I'M
stinted approval from the audience.
The final act, a birthday party at the
home of old Jed, proves an excellent
Der of instrumental and vocal selections
that are really a merit. In this respect,
Harry McFayden and Melville S. Collins
are more than worthy of mere mention.
The characters whose realistic imper-
sensations are of unusual excellence are
Horace Rushby as John Todd, the village
Justice, and Coulter Howard, am I'M
principled attorney.
Blanche Walsh, who is starring this
season in Janice Meredith dramati-
Zation of Paul Leicester Ford's romantic
story of the Revolution, is well known on
the American stage. With her large sup
porting company she will be seen at the
Metropolitan Sunday, Monday Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of next week.
There are but four more performances
to be given by the Jolly Grass Widows at
the Star this week. The entertainment
proving eminently satisfactory to the
patrons of the Star, and big audiences
have been the rule dSring the entire
week Beginning next Sunday afternoon,
the City Club will be the attraction.
Judging by the active demand for seats
for the initial concert of the series OF
three to be given by the Minnesota State
band, local music lovers are going to
turn out in large numbers next Sunday
afternoon, which occasion will mark the
inauguration of this venture. The pro-
gramme for Sunday afternoon is promised
to be one calculated to please all classes
of music lovers and will include num-
Der of classical compositions and some
of the lighter character. The vocal fea-
ture of the concert will be the Metropoli-
tan quartette.
Plays that treat OF rural life seem to
find considerable favor with local thea
ter-goers, and this fact is being demon
strated at the Grand opera house the cur
rent week by the patronage accorded
Miss Rose Melville in the very entertain
ing play, isis Hopkins" The last matt
nee performance of the engagement will
occur tomorrow at 2:p.
Mr. Robert B. Mantel1 will open a
weeks engagement at the Grand opera
house Sunday night, inaugurating mis- en-
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