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house this week commencing tonight at
Sis, will be Magician Kellar. This ma
gician is thoroughly we'll known to st.
Paul audiences and is popular with the
playgoerS in this city For a number of
years he has entertained large audiences
here and Eis efforts have never failed to
please his patrons. His acquaintance with
the mysterious work of necromancers of
India is well known and his exploita-
ton Of their most perpleXing achieve
of the greatest living magician. He has
endeavored from year to year to so finish
and perfect his illusions that he may
present them in such manner as to
leave not the slightest shadow of a clue
by which the method Of their production
may be fathomed. He believes that if he
can step to the footligllts and command
/ the seemingly impossible to occur, and
his commands are obeyed, that the effect
upon his audience is far greater than if
subterfuges of so palpable, nature as
to suggest the means applied, are made
use of Following his theory he has dis
carded the use of covers, screens, con-
Venient drapcries, etc, and works entire
ly upon a fully lighted stage.
One of his masterpieces this season
may be briefly described, as a sugges-
ton of the character of his entire enter
tainment: He places a pot of sand upon
chair in the center of the stage and
walks down to the front to explain to
the audience how a agic orange tree
grows. He commands it to grow, and it
grows from the seed The entire prog
ress of its growth, from seed to maturity
is seen by everyone, and when the rip
ened fruit is plucked and distributed IN
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it is doubtful whether there is another
class of people, with the exception of
the exceedingly rich, who spend as much
as do the Thespians all of which helps to
make the world go round.
Managers Of theatrical companies say
that each actor that arrives in this city
will pay the railroads So for transporta-
ton, going and coming, for many of them
do not stop between here and Milwaukee,
and this item alone in the course of
season amounts to considerable.
The three theaters in this city give
steady employment during the season to
$50 people, who live here and spend all
they make here. Some of these are
high salaried men, and some only make
good living wages, and in this respect the
theater is like any other business concern.
There are stage hands, carpenters paint
ers and decorators, janitOrs, ushers, ticket
sellers, and others to whom the theater
furnishes a means of making a living.
The merchants Of the city are directly
benefited by the stage. There is stylish
furniture necessary, carpets, rugs, br'c-a-
hrsc, which from the nature Of It's treat
ment is short-lived, making frequent pur-
chases an absolute necessity. The bill
poster and his employees depend for the
most part upon their thea tricaI work for
their remuneration, and the transfer
companies that haul the scenery AMI
trunks back and forth from the deD)t to
the theater receive a sum OF some i'm
portance during the course Of the season.
Added to this list is the jeWeler, the
clothier, the tailor, milliner and host
of others, who supply the many wants
of the profession. There are furs to be
bought, suits to be made, hats TO be
purchased, and thousand AMI one things
that keep money in circulation.
In st. Paul it is estimated that there is
fully S,004000 invested in theaters, which
makes them business concerns of cousid-
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commercial Value
, Of the Actor -
How the Thespian Keeps the
Greenback In Circulation.
st. Paul Gets SI7z, ooo a Year
from Theatrical Folk -.

earners There are on the average 100
actors, actresses managers and others
connected with travelling troupes in st.
Paul for every day in the season. These
ali must have. a place to sleep and eat.
Their stay is comparatively short, and
they are compelled to stop at hotels.
The stars and the high-priced vaude-
vile performers stop at the best hotels
in the city, while the others find a stop
ping place consistent with their salary
To say that each of these spends 81 a
day for board and room would not be an
eXaggeration. The star may pay 81, while
the chorus girl pays s.. This one item
brings $500 a day to the hotel keepers
Of the city, which is more, possibly, than
any one class of travellers. This idea
carried out, would show where cooks,
walters, butchers, bakers and others too
numerous to mention are directly bene-
flied.
Board and rooms are necessities that
must be had, but the expenses do not
stop here. The actor is generally in
strange place, and a stranger in a strange
place invariably spends money that he
would probably otherwise save, and this
amount for the performers at the three
theaters in the city will leash add an
other 500 to the daily expenditure, which
would make the total amount that can
be confidently expected $500 per day, or
S2,lUO week.
During the past holidays this amount
was multiplied many times, and a great
part of the holiday prosperity is attribu-
table to the members of the different
troupes in this city at that time One
incident will suffice to show that this is
quite possible, and likewise quite proba-
BILE The manager of one of the theaters
in the city had occasion to see the pres
ents bought by four of the players play
ing at his house. One had purchased
+ diamond ring for his wife, for which he
paid the jeWeler $3.50. One of the women
in the cast, seeing the present, went out
and in a short time returned with a like
ring intended for her husband; another
actor bought a ring for $3.50, and still an
other bought an eagle emblem, for
Which he paid a like amount, making the
total spent by these four $1,1O0. These
We're only one set of presents, and it is
quite easy to believe that there were
others.
It is the custom of all players, when the
holiday season approaches, to draw two
weeks salary in advance, with which to
buy presents for friends, and as a
general thing every cent is expended in
whatever place they happen to be, and
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many theaters in this country, and is
said to be the best product of his brush.
The picture represents a mammoth
landscape in a massive frame. 1t takes
up the entire space of the prosceniura
opening, thirty-siX feet square. The sub
Ject is a view of Mount Index, on the line
of the Great Northern railway, near Sc
attic, Wash, magnificent specimen Of
Western scenery. In the foreground the
turbulent waters of the Sl1yhomish river
come tumbling over the rocks of its shall
low channel, a typical mountain stream
The sportsman will recognize in the pic
tured Skyhomish fishermans paradise
and in imagination will see the big trout
and salmon lying in the pools and among
the rocks.
On the right bank of the river a strip
OF timber land is shown. and on the left
are towering clumps of fir, spruce and
mountain pine fr!nging the waters edge
and running back along the hills to the
snow i.ne of the mountains In the back
ground are the Index Peaks" three in
number, snow-capped and avalanche
Scared, pointing like gigantic fingers, a
tull mile above the water level. Around
the summit of the peaks feathery patches
of f1eecy clouds are tinged with gold bv
the last ra- of the setting sun, sinking
in a flood of glory beyond the noun
tains. From the ripping waters of the
Skyhomish to tn first lofty peak Is five
miles as the crow flies, but the artist has
given the impression Of even greater dis
lance. The treatment of the lanscane Of
Iers an excellent study in perspective ana
IeHects great credit on Herr CIaussen
manager Scott is exceedingly proud of
TINS latest addition to the Metropolitan's
Icrnlshlhgs' and feels amply repaid for
tEe expense he has gone to in providing
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COMING ATTRACTIONS.


Walker Whiteside, in his new play,
Robert of Sicily" comes to the Metro
politan for an engag cement of four nights
and Wednesday matinee, beginning sun
day, Jan. IL.
Primrose & Dockstader's Ministries are
underlined for the Metropolitan, Jan. 16,
II and IS.
Jeff De Angels and his big opera COM
pany in "A Royal Rogue will be seen
at the Metropolitan this month. This
will be the first light opera of the new
year.
Lost in the Desert" comes to the
Grand following the engagement of Kel-
lar.
Manager Arthur C.. Aston has bought
Hal Reds new play AT the Cross
Roads" and will present it in the near
future at the Grand opera house.
Lost River Joseph Arthur's pastoral
nelodrama, will appear at the Grand
opera house the latter part of this
month.
''The Heart of Maryland" is included
in the list of early bookings at the
Grand.
lyon Yonson". will be seen at the
Grand later in the season.
when We Were Twenty one" is an
nounced to be seen at the Grand shortly.
Gus Hills Royal Lilliputians'' are to
be seen at the Grand again this season.
Are You Buffalo?" will be present.
ed here at the Grand in March.
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treatment at the hands OF some drunken
Hess1ans, and Immediately falls in love
with her. The heroine does not resnond
IaVorably to D'Arcy's approaches. but
views him as an enemy, and says some
very irritating things to him. With his
resourceful Irish wit DARCY turns these
capt1ous remarks into pleasant ones and
grows TO like Pamela more and more.
Pamela's brother returns suddenly one
night, followed by a British spy d Arcy
takes pity on him, and saves him. believ-
ing him to be Pamela's lover, but is
overjoyed later to discover his mistake.
He renews his assault on pretty Pane
la and bombards her with his witty love-
making sallies, but she remains appar-
emily as cold as marble.
Subsequently council of war is held
IN DArcy's apartments. A negro
servant tells Pamela that an attack Is
to be made on the American forces that
night, and the heroine starts out to in
form them. Darcy learns of her pur-
pose and stops her Pamela seizes
D'Arcy's pistol and warns him to let her
go. He remains firm, and she fires.
wounding him severely. With the
knowledge that SIC has shot the MAJOR
of the Grenadiers, Pamela discovers that
she loves him also, and forgets her mis-
sion in the anxiety for his life. The
servant carries the news to the Amer1-
can camp.
In spite of Pamela's pleadings, Darcy
goes to the attack, not wishing it known
that Pamela had shot him.
Darcy finds himself quite i'll after the
battle, and Pamela nurses him. 1t de-
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velops that Pamela is suspected of hav-
ing warned the Americans, but DARCY
by witty evasions diverts the suspicion
and shortly afterwards forces a confess
sion of love from her lips by announcing
his summary return to England. Mr..
Miller has an extremely brilliant support
ing cast.
Grace Georges run in "Under Southern
Skies" at the Theater Republic will
come to an end on Jan. l. The success
of Mrs. Lottie Blair Parker's latest play
has been fully established, and Miss
George has achieved the most unquali-
fed success of her career. t'Under South
ern Skies is one of the best plays New
York has seen this season, and it has
been handsomely staged by Manager
Brady. New York parts with Miss
George so early in the season with un-
feigned regret. Miss Georges tour will
take her to Poughkeepsie Troy, Albany,
Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo,
Newark, Philadelphia, etc.
Weber & Fields have not yet produced
their new travesty, but "a Message
From Mars is holding it's own as
strongly as ever, and ''Hoity Toity,' the
sprightly chorus, together with the other
big attractions, continues to make this
theater one of the most attractive places
of amusement in town.
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Importance. Naturally, the scene of the
play is laid in the reign Of Louis XIV,
and the plot covers, in general way.
the career of that monarch's mistress
and her final downfall.
Mrs. Carter's playing is all that could
be desired, and bears out, if it does
not amplify her reputation, as one OF
the leading actresses of the day.
Mr.. Miller and his, excellent company
have won an instant success with
darcy of the Guards" at the Savoy
theater. The play is new one to New
York, but has been seen elsewhere. 1t
was first given in San Francisco last
summer by Mr.. Miller and continued by
him on the Eastward route.
'D'Arcy of the Guards is another dis
tinctly American play Here is a brief
outline of the plot: Maj. Jack Darcy,
of the Grenadier guards, and on the staff
OF Lord CORVALLIS. has been CHARTERED
upon the Townshends, a rebel family,
consisting of Pamela, the heroine, her
mother and her cousin. The cousin is
Letrothed to Pamela's brother, who is
one of Washingtons officers, and who
retreated with the army at the coming
Of the British
DARCY makes his appearance just in
time to save Pamela from discourteous
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RICHARD cARvEL TONIGHT.
Noted Romantic Actor in New Play
at the METROPOLITAN.


at the metropolitan.
~, What with the coming of Henry Irv-
ING and his magnificent production of
tragedy, following which came Mrs. lie
Moyne In the Duchess of Marlborough
then the veteran actor, J. H. Stoddart,
folloWed by Eugene Blair in Peg Wof-
tngton," St. Paul theater-goers practi-
cally ran the gamut of the drama, eX-
cept the one note which will be SUP
piled by, the elaborate presentation Of
boards of the Metropolitan for the limit
ed engagement of four nights and one
matinee commencing tonight.
WITH the production Of Richard Car
vel ST Paul play-gOers Will again have
the pleasure of welcoming the distir-
guished young romantic actor, Andrew
ROBSON who a season ago appeared
here as James Clarence in a beautiful
play, The Royal Box" written bv fha
eminent English actor-author. Charles
Coghlan, The dramatization of Nj.
ChurchilIs novel, used by Mr.. Robson.
is the one made by Edward E. Rose for
John Drew and in which that actor ap.
peared with SIGNAL success.
In lifting the story for the stage Mr.
Rose has been fortunate in the selection
OF both the lines and in the scenes and
chmaXes. The atmosphere of Old colonial
days surrounds the players and tn ,
courtly grace of manner and delicatelv
turned compliments to the fair sex re-
hex the best TRADITION of the period The
coStumingS will be found to be rich and
accurate as to the fashions of the time
when powdered wigs. shoe buckles and
delicate silks and satins and dainty laces
Were necessary. In the title part Mr.
Robson has found a role suited to his
talents. His portrayal is admirable in all
respects. His Interpretation of the ~sur-
dy young American gentleman, believ-
ing in manhood above title and position
under monarch; his hearty contempt
Tor the svcophants and parasites of the
British aristocracy and his love for home
and freedom are all strongly shown N
Roses admirable arrangement of the
dramatic story
Mr.. Robson is singularly fortunate in
his selection of a company. No mat r
where he appears. great credit is given
him for his discriminating taste in the
selection Of his support. A great charm
OF the performance lies in the fact that
the play is presented with the entire
stage stage paraphernalia used in the John
Drew presentation of the plav at the
Empire theater New York which en-
loeyed a run of some seventeen weeks in
that metropolis. AS Richard Caryei''
has an especial charm for the feminin .
element Of society. it is evident that il
girl. '''iS {
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graduated from its ranks The list of
the Frawley stellar graduates includes
SUCH names as Jane Remark, Lansing
Rowan, Macklyn Arbuckle, Belle Archer,
Charles w. King. Phosa McAllister.
Blanche Bates. Gladys Wallis, Wilton
Lackave, Theodore Roberts, e. ]. Nor.
gan, Katherine Grey, Theodore &iaml}-
ton and Frank Worthing. The Frawley
company, as it will appear here, consists
of Miss S94ary Van Buren,, Blanche Doug
las, Phosa McAllister, Christine Hill
Lillian Branscombe, Margaret WELLER,
Harrington Reynolds, J. r. Amory, Ben
Jamin Howard. Frank Matthew, Ii. S.
Dutield, Wallace Shaw. Reginald Trav-
ers, Herbert Ashton, Alnar Acton, Roy
stevenson and George Thomps IN. The
repertory for the engagement will he
as follows: Thursday evening, Gniette's
Sc cret Service Friday, THE Liars -
Saturday matinee, Lord and Lady Al
gE," and Saturday night, The Only
Way"
The sale of seats for the enga cement
of the Frawley company will open Mon
day morning at o'clock.
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Political economists, as rule. list I'M
der the heading of .unproductive labor
all theatrical performers, and are thus
responsible for the opinion that, in the
economic world, the actor is a drone,
whose only service to mankind is TO
amuse, for the passing hour, or to in
struct, according to the light in which
the stage and drama are viewed From
their point Of view their classification
is strictly correct. The players produce
nothing but plays, and the tangible
wealth of the world is not increased
by their performance They may in
crease the amount in the treasury of in
tellect, but the economic writer's care
nothing for anything which cannot be
brought into some connection with
"land."
Very few people are political econo-
mists, yet the same idea in an apbreviat-
ed form is prevalent. 1t is not an unusu-
al thing to hear it said that shows take
money away from the town." and there
are some who are opposed to the thea
ter for the sole reason that they think
that every dollar that goes into the
box Office is a clear loss to the COM
munity.
The real state of affairs is entirely
different, and while the actor may not
be a producer, he is an exceDttonaIIv
good consumer, and a consistent distrib-
utlng medium, performing two functions
that make production possible and profit
able.
The actor has his value in the COM
mercial world. which is scarcely less i'm
portant than the part he is playing in
the intellectual sphere. The reason that
this is not generally appreciated by the
general public is that there is Moth
ing about the actor to identify him,
when he is helping the financial wheel
to make its revolutions.
AS matter of fact, however, the act
or probably spends more money every
day in proportion to the salary he draws
than any other class. This is generally
conceded. but is qualified by the state
ment that he always spends it some
where else, and the benefit to the COM
munity is diluted in a direct ratio to
the distance that separates the two
places.
AS a matter of fact, theatrical compa-
MES in the city of St. Paul are response
BILE for a weekly expenditure of fully
$500, which in the course of a season
of ten months amounts to a respectable
sum.
The hotel keepers. perhaps, derive the
most benefit from, this class OF wage
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THE POINT or VIEW.


Much in this life depends upon the
point of view. Here is a story which apt
~ illustrates this:
At one of the reunions Of the Army of
the Cumberland several eX-of1fcers of the
Union army fell to discussing the wounds
they had received during the Civil war.
At last one of their number turned to
Col B, a tall fine, soldierly looking
man, who had remained silent during the
discussion, and said:
well colonel. you seem to be the only
one of the party who escaped uninjured. =
oh no, didn't answered the colonel
quickly; & was shot at Antietam. A
bullet went through my nose, taking the
gristle out. He wiggled his nose from
side To side to Prove the truth of his
statement.
''Ah, well, you were quite fortunate,
after all, said Maj. NJ >consolingly;
If the bullet had struck a half-inch
farther in your soul would have been
launched into eternity"
Yes, said the colonel, ''and if thu
blamed thing had gone haIf-inch far
ther out it wouldn't have hit me at all .
" f. Howard, in January Lippincott' s
Magazine
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cradle proportion. There are dividends to
pay, expenses for water, light, heat and
fuel, taxes and insurance, all of which is
Of monetary benefit to the community.
All this will easily bring the weekly
amount of money spent in this city from
theatrical sources, excluding the salaries
paid to residents. up to $500, which in
the course Of forty-weeks' season viii
amount to 100000, which Is expended I'll.
and directly due to actors. T1s Will
make an average of LOCO apiece, figuring
tEat the average number of actors in the
city is 100 for the season.
Making the average salary Or the $50
employees Of the theaters $12 a week,
they will receive $180O, which at the end
of the season will amount to $4,000, which
will nearly all be put into circulation,
making the grand total $172,OO) that is
yearly spent here by the theatrical peo-
pie. and it is doubtful whether there il
another class Of people who number but
25O who spend a like amount
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EMBARRASSING SECRECY.


A few days ago Senator Cullom, of
Illinois,. was credited with remarking
upon the righteousness of President
Roosevelt who, as is well known, does
not hesitate to speak loudly while hold
ing conferences with his visitors
The other morning Mr.. CuIlom went
to the White house. AS soon as he APP
peared in the president s reception room,
the president saw him. and walked over
to him, With much solemnity-Mr. Cul-
lom took Mr.. Roosevelt over into a cor
ner of the room and whispered inaudiblv
into his ear for fully five minutes. The
president listened with smiling coun%e-
nance.
All right, senator" he said in loud
voice when Mr. Cullom had finally con-
cluded his confidential communication.
nobody, shall ever hear what 1 say to
you in the future"
But how about this particular mat
teri queried the anxious senator
The president put his finger to his lips.
''Sh-u-u-h!" he whispered, mot a word!
Somebody might hear u.s.
And so the senator went away He
does not know yet what the president
might have said.-Boston Journal
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the audience. the amazement of the spec
tators may be better imagined than de.
scribed. While he is talking his head
floats gaiiy. off into the air, wanders
around while in a most conlicaI man
ner as If seeking better resting place
and then returns to the place which ma
ture designed it to ornament. These
weird bewidering things occur through
out his entertainment, and there is alb
solutely nothing used or seen by which
one may even form a theory of explana-
ton.
Many of the large illusions to be pre-
scented here are the masterpieces of KEEL
lars creation. The titles of some of Ma
gician Kellars new illusions are sug-
gestive of. mystifying surprises to come
The Gambling Ghost" 'Reincarnation, >
Princess Karnak,' Self ecapitation !"
Simla Seance' and THE Hindoo Clock -
Matinees will be given as usual Wednes-
day and Saturday
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CARTER IN NEW PLAY
HEROINE OF "zAZAv SCORES GUC-
CESS IN DAVID BELAsCO,s
NEW WORK
IS A SPECTACULAR AFFAIR
Henry Miller Achieves Notable Fri
Umph With ssD'Arcy OF the
Guards'-New York The
atrieaI Gossip.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4-David Belasco's
long expected "Du Barry, play has ar
rived in town, ana Mrs. Leslie Carriers
charming self has again won the hearts
OF hrst-class. audiences at the Criterion
theater. The play opened Dec. 25, Christ
mas day, and there has been standing
room only since
The drama is very spectacular. 1t has
ballet some tumblers and a feast of
lanterns. Mrs. Carter has the bulk of
the work to do and, although there are
fifty-six speaking parts in the play,
three or four of them only are of much