The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-04
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Janice Meredith over into a play the
playwright has ignored most of the in
c!dents that occur in the story but has
preserved the characters and the general
trend Of the plot The result is a STIR
ring military play eminently suited to the
Dung Person, for it teaches her a pleas
ant OBJECT lesson in patriotism and emf
nently satisfactory to older people. for
It's vivid pictures of revolutionary DAVIS
stlmuistes afresh their love for country.
The audience that saw Blanche Walsh
and her company present the play last
evening at the Metropolitan was not large
out it responded bravely to the fire.
quent appeals made to it's patriotism and
applause was frequent curtain calls num-
erolls. Thanks are due the maker of
the play for preserving in the stage YER
sion of the novel all the charm of the
heroine, Janice. There are few revolu-
uonary heroines so preversly charming
as Janice. Perhaps none so altogether
human. l know not that word-co-
'quette,' says Janice in the play. frowning
down the insinuation of one of her ad.
mlrers. Bue if this revolutionary maid
knew not that word at least she had at
her fingers tips all the arts the word i'm
plies.
So far as appearance goes Blanche
Walsh seems a rather mature Janice
However, she entered thoroughly into the
spirit of the character, her art concealing
any lack of spontaneity in her acting.
Miss Walsh read her lines with fine eff
feet and those lines are very good, in
deed.
rather corpulent hero is Robert Lowe,
who plays the part of Charles Fownes,
afterwards Col Brereton Mr.. Lowe has
but poor chance in the play-Janice
holding always the center of the stage
but he is a dignified lover and looks i'm
posing in his regimentals Mason Nit
chelPs Philemon Hennion was a good
piece of character work. The transfer
nation of the country lout into the dig
n1f1ed British officer was especially we'll
managed. R. Patton Gibbs, as Ford
Cloves, was a rather melodramatic viii
liam. Robert Harold, as Squire Mere
dith, and Denham Maley, as Squire Hen
mon, made the most of not important
parts. The audience recognized an old
favorite in Enmet Shackleford, who play
ed the part Of Col. Rail- last night. Mr..
Snackleford, in the character of the gal
liant old Hessian evinced his usual clever
ness in character work. So dainty a
Tabitha Drinker did Rose Braham make
one could only regret that Janice seldom
gave her an opportunity to display
either her talent or, her pretty face.
Harriet Sterling, as Mrs. Meredith, was
decidedly amateurish The rest of the
cast was fair
The climax of the play occurs in the.
third act, which shows the Hessian camp
ait Trenton and ends in the capture OF ms
camp by Washington's men, who have
crossed the Delaware The act is the
best in the play 1t is excellently staged
and the climax is well worked I'D and
unusually stirring.
Janice Meredith" will be continued the
first half of the week with Wednesday
matinee.
At its best Richard III is narrowing
tale, replete with hypocrisy and the
assassin's knife, yet natural repugnance
and horror must give way to admiration
for the art that permits its masterful de-
l1neation. In this most favored of Shakes
pearian roles Robert B. Mantell appeared
at the Grand last night and while his
work is refreshing the character surely
is not his masterpiece
Physically Mr.. Mantell ill becomes the
deformed ruler that he attempts to por-
tray. His voice is full, however and his
enunciation clear, and this with the dra-
matte earnestness that he infuses into the
portrayal, partially makes up for a lack
that is painfully apparent His best work
is possibly in the scene where success at
tends the cruel ruler in wrestling the
throne from its rightful owners and the
final act, where vengeance concludes a
bloody career.
Unless it be Miss Minnie Monk. as
Elizabeth, Mark Price in the dual role Of
Henry, Earl of Richmond and King Hen
ry VI and w. J. Bowen, as the Duke of
Buckingham, the supporting company is
hardly adequate to the delineation of this.
one of the greatest of Shakespeare's PLAYS
The work of Miss Minnie Monk and Mr..
Price bears considerable finish.
The character of Lady Ann was assign
ed to Miss Marie Booth Russell. She has
a magnificent carriage, is tall and state
ly, but her voice is faint and her lines
not well handled at times A refreshing
Characterization is that given by Master
Richard Hudson, as the Duke of York.
The City club furnished excellent enter
tainment at the Star yesterday afternoon
and evening, the performance being quite
as good as any that has been here this
season. The opening satire, 1.-The City
Club at the Seaside" contains much good
music and movement The olo is espe-
eially strong. Grace Leonard, whose APP
pearance dispenses with the necessity for
the programmes label of "Up-to-date
Girl sings several snappy ditties The
most popular people with yesterdays
audience were the three Gardeners Va
riety in the spice of a good entertain-
Tnent, as well as of life, and the Gard
ners certainly have the variety. One of
the gentlemen sings some new coon
songs, at least they are new here, one
Of the best Of which is entitled 81 Got