The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-10-09
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Herbert Kelley and Miss Effie Shan
non will begin an engagement of three
nights and Saturday matinee at the
metropolitan opera house tonight In
William Gillette's dramatization OF
Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes" The
play is remarkable product Of the
dramatist's art, and Is considered one
OF the greatest melodramaS ever pre-
sented init this country. Sherlock
Holmes" was first produced in New
York, where it ran for 800 nights at
the Garrick .theater. 1t was afterwards
taken to London and had run Of over
a year at the Lyceum. The play con-
tains all the elements of a successful
drama, heart interest, comedy and
chain of interesting situations and stir
ring climaxes that hold the attention
OF an audience every moment OF the
performance
citation of the possibilities of the quiet,
repressed school of acting, of which he
is past master He realizes the
perfection the character of the cold
blooded, impossible, philosophical
criminal hunter. Miss Shannon is
Ideal as Alice Faulkner and the sup
porting company is strong and well
balanced. The scenic, mechanical and
electrical effects are very important to
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entire Lyceum theater equipment is
carried on this tour. The large adj
vance. sale of seats indicates that great
interest has been aroused in this en-
gagement, and there is no doubt that it
will be one Of the big dramatic sue
cesses Of the season.
Lewis Morrison, in his new produc-
ton of Faust" will open his season
at the metropolitan opera house Sun
Iic oroc aYt
for four nights and Wednesday matt
nee, and seats may now be secured for
any of the performances.
Cali on account Of Eliza" drew two
audiences of splendid proportions to
the Grand opera house yesterday after
noon and evening and if the present
splendid patronage keeps up for the
rest Of the enga cement, and there is
every indication that it will, the play
FSWill have set al mark in point of re-
ceipts which will undoubtedly remain
untouched for some tine. Mr.. Lift has
provided am unusually capable COM
pany for the presentation of this very
clever comedy and the scenic effects
and accessories are exceptionally elab
crate and realistic. It would be hard
for one to imagine anyone better suit
ed to the portrayal of the role of Eliza
beth Carter than Miss Stella M. Kenny,
whose very artistic work has won her
much praise. Edward See divides the
honors of the performance with Miss
Kenny, and his Interpretation of the
part of Franz Hochstuhl is not only ex-
cellent as to its, comedy, but his work
throughout is Of high order. The
final matinee performance of the en-
gagement occurs Saturday.
The sale of seats opened this morn
ing at the Grand opera house box office
for the engagement at that theater
the coming week, commencing Sunday
night, of Blapey's great melodramat-
ic success, Across the Pacific" The
story of the play is too we'll known to
require rep1tition at this time. The
production this season is promised to
be on an unusually elaborate scale,
with an especially capable company
and some entirely new and exceptional
ly beautiful scenery. Harry Clay
Blaney will again be seen in the role
of Willie Live, the enterprising young
newspaper correspondent, a part which
he is eminently well suited to and of
which he gives thoroughly enjoyable
impersonation. 1t is safe to assume
that ACROSS the Pacific" will be ac-
corded hearty welcome.