The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-06

| special management, are wonderfully
| true to nature, and, while the charac-
tiers may be slightly exaggerated for
dramatic effect and the purpose Of
, contrast, they come so near reality
that they might have been picked
from nature. AS a matter of fact, that
is the truth. Ditrichstein was spend
ing his summer in a small village in
the Adirondacks, where he could be
sure of getting complete quiet and
rest. He was busily engaged on "The
Last Appeal" a serious, high minded
play. The strain Of writing the in
tensely dramatic series of scenes of
| that play was proving too much for
him, and he sought relaxation in writ
ing comedy.
He found his characters all around
| him. Della, the housekeeper, was the
landlady he boarded with; Hochstuhl
was a boarder in the same house, and
it was an inevitable conclusion that
he was slowly but surely drifting into
matrimony with his landlady, much
against his desires; the postmistress
was likewise from nature, and the
large, pompous lady with the small,
inoffensive husband who dared not
call his soul his own, were close
neighbors. The hotel keeper with his
flashy diamonds and his fast horses,
his swagger airs and his general pa
tronizing ways ran the village hotel,
which was too bad for Ditrichstein,
compelling him to seek a boarding
house, and the village school mistress
was a plain little dressmaker from
New York, whose city ways, clever
ness and pretty frocks, her captivating
Of all the male hearts in the village
and her general attractiveness, set all
the women in the village against her.
1t appealed so forcibly to Ditrichstein,
l.! i Gel ~.
terplotS, of character studies and char
.acter combination that at glimpse he
saw the whole thing, and this bright,
breezy bit of nonsense was the result.
The Utopians are at the Star this
week. No better organization than
this has been here this season. The
standard Of it's excellence occupies a
lofty position, and any future company
that surpasses it will be entitled to
play a return engagement to the S. r.
0. sign. A shoddy show will no long
er draw anything like section of
seats at the Star. Its Sunday audi
ences are exacting critics and are it's
best advertisement. The audience
yesterday afternoon thoroughly enjoy
ed the performance. The opening
farce, ''The Magic Hat is productive
of considerable merriment. The olio
is lengthy and fertile in clever spe-
cialties.
Mentioning them in the order play
ed, they are: Rose jeanette, a dainty
chansonette, entertaining and good to
look upon. The La Velles, a remark
able duo of dancers surprising good.
The pantominfc dance called the
"Svengal DolF' is a marvellous exhibit
ton of physical elasticity and endur-
ance. Joe Madden, always good, and
John Jess in an Irish turn made a
hit. Theirs is not the commonplace
turn, and Madden borders on the le-
Ultimate in all but makeup. The
Josselin trio is the big act of the bill.
They are three clever acrobats, and
the climax of their act is picturesque
and graceful and is performed on
perpendicular rope. It is something
not often seen outside of a circus.
Joe Morris, a Hebrew parody singer,
had not enough songs to satisfy the
audience, so further comment on him
is unnecessary. Mark and Kitty Hart
are clever people in a poor turn. Their
ability would never be discovered in
their specially, but, fortunately for
them, they get a chance in the after
piece Charles E. Foreman sings the
illustrated songs, which apparently
never will lose favor, and they ELECTED
much applause. The conclusion.
Hotel Razzle Dazzle" is full of good
comedy and pretty costumes. Madden
scored a second hit in singing Mr..
Dooley," a song which, by the way, Is
clever enough to have been written by
+. p. Dunno himself.