The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-02
ft The 5heaters.

typical Chauncey olcott audience,
large and cordially demonstrative, greeted
the temperance of the irish singer at
the Metropolitan theater last evening.
Mr.. Olcott's power of holding his audi
ence has not diminished in the least, On
the contrary, indeed His infectious
smile, his we-understand-each other air,
best of AL the gaiety and pathos of his
Irish tenor make an irresistible appeal
that an audience readily responds 10.
Then, 100 all the world except England,
seems Irish III it's sympathies, and on
this string the Irish actor invariably
plays, sure Of drawing forth sympa-
thetic chord
Mr.. oIoott's new play, Garrett
O'Magh, is neither better nor worse
than the other plays ne has presented
here III st. Paul. 1t offers a picturesque
setting for the actor, gives him plenty
of opportunity of Introducing his songs
which are all new and all -tuneful-and
tells pretty story in a simple fashion.
The lines are mediocre but the s.tua-
lions aregnatural and the characters hu-
man. Mr. Olcott himself, as Garrett
O'Magh, the Irish-American, is the sim
pie, ingenious fellow that the actor loves
to portray. He does some excellent COM
edy work in the second act, when he
helps his friend make love TO Josephine
the maid His song, THE Lass | Love-
bids fair to rival MY Wild Irish Rose
in favor, 1t is much more tuneful and
more ambitious than the latter ballad
Miss Edith Barker, who was Mr. Oh
colts leading woman last year, played
the part OF Eileen Magic last night Miss
Barker has a pretty Irish face and much
srace of manner but she speaks with a
drawl that is anything but attractive.
Miss Mary Moran's rather absurd broken
English was atoned for by a charming
stage presence and lovable little face.
She was attractive if not convincing, as
the French maid Josephine. Excellent
character work was done by Mrs. Eliza
beth Washburne as Maggie Lynch, an
Irish peasant, and by Luke Martin as
Darby Lynch, her husband. Margaret
Fitzpatrick, a wholesome locking woman
with contagious laugh, was very good
as Mrs. Mary Devlin. Charles M. Collins
as Roger Nable, a Dublin attorney, sllar-
ed honors with her. The usual bevy of
sweet-faced children was net the least
attractive part OF the play. Pretty seen
cry added also to it's merits.
Garrett O'Magh will remain during
the week. There will be the usual
Wednesday and Saturday matinee.
I'm Old Kentucky, the attraction which
will greet fair visitors at the Grand this
week, pleased a crowded house last night.
The company Is capable, and what is
more, the attraction, melodrama OF
the severest type, is interesting.
IN Old Kentcky, be it known, first
saw the light Of day in ST. Paul under the
management of Jacob Lit. That was
just nine years ago and since that time
ST. Paul has been listed in it's Ie-nerary
more. than once, but this fact does not
seem to detract from it's popularity
Madge, the flower. of the Kentucky noun
talnS still continues to make her dar-
ing leap from an insurmountable height;
Col. Sandusky Doolittle still finds more
than the usual comfort and selace in that
connection, which it is said the gods first
brewed, a mint julep; while Queen Bess,
the winner of the Derby makes her
nightly run and by her success fills with
happiness the hearts of her owners and
admirers.
OF the several casts who have assisted
in the production of the play before a
ST. Paul audience, Burt G. Clark must
be styled the veteran. AS the colonel,
he assisted in the first production of the
piece and his reception last night by
those who recognizedS him, was more
than cordial. His portrayal of that popu-
lar Kentucky character, the colonel was
ideal. With him and George D. Baker
as Frank Layson, a wealthy son of old
Kentcky, Alice Treat Hunt, as Madge
Briefly, the ulltainted flower of the
mountains shares in the honors Her
dialect might not find approval at the
hands Of a. Kentucky audience, but she
is capable. Others of the company who
contributed in more than ordinary meas
-ure to the many climaxes which char
acterize the play are George D. Game
as Horace Holton; ]. D. Williams, as
the moonshiner; Joe Lorey, Beatrice
Dauncourt as Barbara Holton. and AIDE
laide Eaton Cotton as Alathea Layson.
The Star theater opened it's season yes
terday, under auspices which must have
been agreeable to the management The
audiences both afternoon and evening
were as large as the house could Contain,
and both were almost wildly enthusi-
astic over the performance presented
Since Baby Lund began to lisp songs
upon the stage five years ago she has
always been a great favorite, but it is
doubtful if she has in her experience
ever received such a tumultuous greet
ing. She appeared in a sketch called
''Ehe Gypsy Princess" which has rather
more of a plot than the ordinary run of
vaudeville affairs of that kind. A party
OF actors out on a picnic rescue her from
band of Gypsies and return her to
her wealthy father, from whom she has
II ~,
everything from snatches of FRA Di-
avolo'. to acrobatic song and dance is in
troduced, including even some violent
emotional acting by H. Wilmot Spingold,
who doubles as the Gypsy Pat Grove and
the distracted father yearning for me
long lost c-h-i-e-l-d."
Raby Lund, as dainty as a. French doll.
sang, danced and acted with an artistic
grace that was the very essence of pre-
COCiOUSneSS Her, VOipa iS
clear and strong and shows no sign Of
strain. In the olio she presented the
same speciality in which she was seen
at the Metropolitan last spring. The
company is a strong one. Kerns and
Cole gave an amusing Teutonic sketch
which is a. novelty in its line. Genevieye
De Forest sang ballads very tunefully.
Ed R. Whelan and Marie De Trace had
an amusing hodge-podge of smart say
lngs. Tom Sawyer did not prove to be
much of a. mimic although he is a good
entertainer. Morris S. Silver contributed
Illustrated songs with an agreeable BARI
tone voice. The only turns of medi-
OGRE nature were those of Frank j. Con-
roy Ethiopian vocalist, and the Lock
art sisters. The fault of the latter was
chiefly that their songs were old A
pretty marching spectacle led by Baby
Lund was a pleasing feature.
A CLAM PIE INVASION.
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