The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-30
VAUDEVILLE At THE GRAND.
Band of Artists of sterling Worth
Selected for This Performances

Band of Artists of Sterling Worth
Selected for This Performance.
Manager Hays, of the Grand opera
house, will offer this week. commencing
tonight, style of entertainments which
is conceded to be immensely popular with
the majority of st. Paul theatergoers. In
order to avoid continuity of comedy
and melodramatic plays, it was decided
to institute a week Of high-class vaude-
Vile, which departure is sure to meet
with splendid Endorsement at the hands
OF local amusement lovers
In selecting the artists to make up this
contingent an effort has been made to Sc
cure acts that are clean, bright and
amusing, and which would combine to
present performance high class trough
out and particularly enjoyable for the Ia
dies and children
Among the artists most prominent on
the bill are Girard and Gardner Eddie
Girard, formerly of Donnelly and Girard.
and Of Natural Cas- fame, is well
known to nearly all comedy lovers. His
remarkable success when that fun-Inak-
ing team were in vogue is we'll rcmem-
cered. AS comedian he is eccentric and
original and no one has ever been able
to give the role of stage policeman as
laughable an impersonation as he. lie
will be assisted by Miss Jessie Gardner.
dainty, pretty comedienne, who is said
10 prove delightful foil to Mr.. Glrard
In his comedy work, and whose singing
2nd dancing is pronounced a feature
dhey jointly 1.[Iy present side-splitting skjt
entitled The Soubrette and the Cop, ;
winch Is best described as a continuous
laugh from start to finish.
one OF the novel acts of the bill will be
furnished by the famous Ro ;ln3s, cor?le-
dams eccentrique who will luti ofl1Ice.
their new fun-making feature entitled
Fun on a Billiard Table" The act con-
slsts OF some novel acrobatic work, a deal
OF which occurs on an elastic billiard
table. incident to the act they Introduce
! number of marvellous acrobatic feaf s
and considerable comedy work. This act
| is universally considered one Of the best
comedy acrobatic speciaitieS Oh the X3u-
deVille stage.
| A vaudeville bill is Inc lmplete nova
DAYS without comedy sketch team and
to provide this feature for this week
there has been engaged Mr. and Mrs. AL
fred Kelley, two very clever artists who
VIII present delightful farce entitled
| of crisp lines, clever witticisn1s ard
| amusing situations. Mr.. ard Mrs Kelcey
have been highly indorsed as talented
! artists wherever they have appeared \
To especially cater to the ladies and
| children, there have been engaged La
! Favre'S dogs, cats and monkeys, an ami
| NAL act which is sure to create decided
| sensation.
What will undoubtedly prove one of
! the most enjoyable features of the bill
| is the appearance of Miss Dollie Ratn-
bun Chesley, the popular st. Paul So
| prano and balladist.
A quartette is always an enjoyable
| feature of a vaudeville bill, and in the
| Harmony Four the management has en-
| engaged what is considered to be Amer
| lca'S premier quartette and one of the
most enjoyable acts of it's kind now in
vaudeville. The Harmony Four will
| doubtless meet with the strongest sort
| of appreciation at the hands of local
| playgoers.
Vermette and Dionne, who are billed as
kings of the horizontal bars" will pre-