The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-27
SH(IRt 70 The S|ERRAS
"RoGERS BROS. IN CENTRAL PARK,
AT ONE THEATER-"SI'LISS"
AT THE OTHER
NELLIE M'HENRY's REVIVAL
Annie PixIey's Old Success Is Given
RejuvenatiOn-"Wine Women
and SOnE' at the
Star.

There will be great fun at the Metro
politan tonight, and the Klaw & Er-
LANCER Comedy company, with the jolly
Rogers brothers as leaders of the frolic
will be the cause Gus and Max Rogers
and their able aids will then unfold here
for the first time their newest compound
of gayety, melody and dance, called
1.-The Rogers Brothers in Central Park"
This merry tumble was designed for them
by John ]. McNally, who has written
more musical farces than any man living,
and is a well known Boston newspaper
writer To him the Rogers brothers were
indebted for their earlier success. In
nothing, however, have they achieved
success so great as in the ufesent per-
. Torrance. The Victoria theater, New
York for months was too small to hold
those who wished to partake of its fun
making. At Chicago the public evinced
the same craving desire to see and enjoy
this show. In fact the business has been
uniformly enormous from the first night
of the season, thus indicating peculiar
qualities of merit from the puolic's point
of view. No attraction travelling last
season of the merry go-round order Gull
tiVated by these comedians left a more
pleasing impression than the vaudeville
conceit labeled 1.-The Rogers Brothers in
Wall Street" 1t is known that the quail
tiles of tune, dance, song and joke that
gave so much spice and jingle and merri-
ment to the medley of last winter is sur
passed in Mr.. McNally's latest work,
1.-THE Rogers Brothers in Central Park"
The fun begins in the Office of a matri-
monial agency, quickly turns to the Ca
sino a Central park, and ends uproarious-
ly on the roof of the Waldorf-Astoria,
New York. The two fat-Witted little Ger
mans, upon whom depends the merry
fireworks of the story, such as it is, go
to this agency for wives and pay their
Gov ocly1 y1ia Of fpxy
called Central Park, instead of life part
ners. OF course they think this is the
Central park of Manhattan Island fame,
and to celebrate their ownership they in
vite all their acquaintance from the mat
rimonial agency. This makes a conven-
lent way of introducing specialties and
ensem bles. The finale of the act illus
trates what is called a "dark-town barbe-
cue" involving all the conApdny in pic
torial dress and enliVened with negro
melody and dance. In this number the
costuming is gorgeous, the tunes spar
king and catchy and the dancing special
ties uniquely attractive. The scene of
the third act is the roof of New York's
famous hosiery at night. An especially
pleasing song in this act with chorus
refrain. is named eff Cabby Told Half
That He Knows" and another taxing
number is a negro ensemble, Run, Brud-
der Possum, Run" sung by the Rogers
brothers and the whole company. Per-
haps the most captivating song in the
long list is when Reuben Comes to
Town" a companion to 1.-The Innocent
Maid" which tickled the fancy of every
body last season.
AIessrs. Klaw & Erlanger, who direct
the business fortunes of the Rogers
Brothers, have made a beautiful produc-
ton of the new piece. 1t is marked by
good taste, as we'll as splendor and cost.
The costumes of the big chorus are
dainty in fabric and exquisite in coloring.
In the company, besides Gus and Max
Rogers, are Isadore Rush, Grace Free
man, Louise Royce, Jeanette Bageard,
Edith st. Clair, Emma Ffancis, Hill H.
West, Lee Harrison, Johnny Page, Ar
thur Gibson. The names of account are
too many in the long programme for
individual mention here.