The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-09
FIT the Iheaters.

Inc metropolitan was dark last night,
but that did not prevent large audience
from witnessing clever show, for dark
skinned gentlemen held the board. Hav-
erlys minstrels, headed by George Will
son, gave a clean, attractive and up-to-
date entertainment. All the members of
the company are entertaining-some are
decidedly clever. When the curtain rose
last night it disclosed an ensemble pic
ture of black-faced performers variousiy
clad in golf red, in black and in white
suits. Edwin B. Platt was the inter-
locuter, and Dan Altman, Billy Pearl,
George Wilson and Eddie Mazier end
men. A few of the jokes were new, and
those that were not were the sort that
are funny, even though more than tiwce
told. In the first part of the entertain
ment George Wilson, the veteran min
strel man, and George Morgan, the Lon
don imported male soprano, shared hon
orS; the latter because he is decidedly
sweet voiced; the former because he Is
just George Wilson, with a keen appre-
citation of all sorts of fun, even his own.
Mr.. Morgan sang "Thou Art Nine" a
sentimental ballad, and Hello, Central,
Give Me Heaven" Mr. Wilson, besides
telling funny stories, sang a medley Of
rag-time airs, ending with when Reu-
ben Comes to Town Eddie Mazier, Jo-
seph w. Bury and Billy Pearly sang, re-
spectively, "Cindy,'' 1.-THE Game of Eyes
and Carrie, and each was desrevedly
encored. Dan Allmans two coon songs,
Manic and 'Honeysuckle and the Bee
were lively and tuneful. Harry Rich
ards stirring ballad, Mr. Volunteer
one of the best songs in the show, was
well sung.
The olio introduced some excellent sDe-
cialties. Maud c. Dupre the only woman
in the company and a clever dancer,
danced a skirt dance and German
dance ODD nm
Monaghan, astonished the audience by
his athletic feats and convulsed them
with the Chinese blandness of his coun-
tenance. Messrs. Mazier and Conley
sang parodies on some of the popular
songs and otherwise entertained the au-
dience Messrs. Garden and Somers play
ed on musical glasses, rang bells and did
other musical tricks. With bells attach
ed to their wrists, ankles and hats, they
played a game of cards, and in a panto-
mime quarrel and reconciliation led the
orchestra in a popular air Messrs.
Marion and Pearl and the Young broth
ers performed some exceptional aero
also in the olio and delighted the audi
ence with what he sang and what he
said
Haverly's minstrel show will remain at
the Metropolitan throughout the week.
Hunting for Hawkins" which opened
the week at the Grand last night, has
much that is meritorious in it's construc-
ton, but there is a lack of finish in it's
presentation It is a three-act comedy
by Guy f. Steely, a Chicago journalist,
just launched, and this fact is possibly
responsible for the absence of finish
that was more than apparent last night.
The play has Hoytian tinge; it is a
~ ncyIIrr ,1f fi0ey
the main are clever, though at times
their effect is lost by the hammer and
tongs style with which one absurditv
follows another
The story is cast around Matthew
Hawkins, an obliging friend, who i'm
personates a society lauded poet at the
behest of a love-sick artist. The alb
surdities and intricacies in which Haw-
kins becomes involved as a result are
cleverly woven and as meritoriiusly pre-
sented by John l.. Kenney, who has been
seen at the Grand before. His interpre-
tation of the character Is refreshing, and
assisted partially in removing the lack
of finish that is apparent in some of the
support. His singing speciality found
unusual favor with the audience.
Dick Singleton, the artist. who is re-
sponsible for Hawkins predicament, is
in the hands of Frank c. Young. His
work is above the average and helped
materially in reducing to- laughter the
humor and absurdities with which the
comedy is filled.
There is an element of merit In the work
of Miss May Thompson. who poses as
proud society woman. likewise Miss
Mamie Conway, whose affinity for Haw-
kins, caused that gentleman much trouble
of mind. The remainder of the support
Is fair.
The specialties are few and the ma