The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-17
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The excitement of politics and the
interest in the primary campaign JUST
closed had no effect on the king
Dodo" business at the Metropolitan last
nlght, as that merry monarch played
TO the usual crowded house. Th1s snow
mas made a most pronounced nit ana
has gained much in attractiNeness and
popularity since seen here last season.
The engagement Of "King Dode" will
close with two performances today, tHe
usual matinee this afternoon and fare
well performance tonight.
Haverly'S Mastodon Minstrels will be
the attraction at the Metropolitan
opera house tomorrow night and the
rest of the week, with a popular price
matinee Saturday afternoon This or
gan1zation is headed by George wilson,
the premier minstrel Of the world.
The Wizard of o." the new spec
tacular extravaganza, which has been
opera house, Chicago, to audiences
limited only by the capacity OF the
theater, will be next weeks attraction
at the Metropolitan. "The Wizard OF
Or" will be produced in New York city
for an extended engagement, COM
mencing with the Christmas holiday
season. Previous to the metropolitan
production of the piece, however, the
spectacle will make pilgrimage OF
the most important of the Western
cities, and happily this town is to be
favored with an appearance Of The
Wizard"
Among the extraordinary men of the
present century is the famous original
white Mahatma," whose work in the
field of psychic manifestation has ex-
cited the admiring wonder Of the whole
civilized world. He has travelled quite
extensively throughout Europe, and
while in India acquired a vast amount
Of knowledge of the many manifesto
ton of the celebrated Hindoo Adopts,
or Mahatmas, of that country. He is
billed to appear in one of his startling
performances at the Metropolitan next
Sunday night.
The first matinee performance of
up York State" in which David Hig-
gins and Georgia Waldron are appear
ing at the Grand this week, will be Civ
en- this afternoon at 2:30, and as the
play is one which appeals forcibly to
the women and children it is safe to
predict-a large attendance
The stage at the Grand opera house
the coming week will be occupied by
that charming pastoral drama, 1.-The
Might Before Christmas" which, when
seen here last season, was accorded
cordial reception.
Henry w. Savage has engaged by
cable Mr.. William PAUL for his English
opera company. Mr.. PAUL created a
favorable impression when he sang in
New York two years ago.
lie the work of the Thoroughbred at
the Star theater. Two performances
We're given by the company yesterday
to large audiences.
Cornell students have sent to Miss
Lulu CHASER football uniforms worn
during their notable battles with
PENNSYLVANIA and Columbia last year.
Miss CHASER will have one altered and
will wear it when she plays in Ithaca.
Mr.. David Traitel, recently the man
ager of Mr.. Frederick Warde, is pre-
pairing to produce, early next month,
a dramatization of Ouida's novel,
Lord Strathmore," by Mrs. Verna
Woods, of San Jose, Cal. The role of
Lady Vassour will be taken by Miss
Virginia Drew Prescott, last season
the leading woman of Mr.. Wardes
company.
"Show Girls" engaged for Mrs. Os-
born's playhouse are Misses May Lii
las, Andree de la Montayne, Bertha
Warfield, Dix Carruthers, Claudine
Sharp, Anna Wilson and Amelia Pier
son. Several of them have never be-
fore been on the stage. Miss Montague
is member Of a we'll known family in
Kentucky.
Mr.. Richard Mansfield, after all, is
not to have a double life on the stage
this season. A representative Of Mr.
Mansfield announced yesterday that
the star had abandoned the idea Of
appearing as both Brutus and Caesar
in his coming production of Julius
Caesar" He will probably choose to
be Brutus. Mr.. Mansfield's company
has begun rehearsals of Julius Gaze
sar" at the Herald Square theater. The
scenery and costumes, which were de-
signed by Sir Alma-Tadema, r. A..
and made in England, have all been re-
ceived and inspected. Mr.. Mansfield is
living at his house in New London,
Conn. Mrs. Mansfield and their son
are still in England, where they will
remain until Mr.. Mansfield returns to
engagement at the Herald Square.
Mr.. Joseph Herbert has Joined Miss
Anna Held's company. He will play
the part in ''The Little Duchess" play-
ed last year by Mr.. Charles Bigelow.
Mayor Thomas L. Johnson. of Cleve.
land, Ohio, has been asked to censor
Iris" Miss Virginia Harned's play
which is to be produced at Cleveland
on Monday. The precaution is said to
have been taken by Mr.. Frohman's rep
resentative there because objection
was once made in the Ohio city to the
production of 'Zaza."
Glen Marlborough has been en-
gagged by Klaw and Erlanger to dram
atize 0noto Watanna's story "a Japa-
nese Nightingale" The play will prob
ably be produced in the spring.
With small fortune invested in
the reconstruction of the former The
atre Republic, it might be supposed
that Mr.. David Belasce's theater build
ing energies would be satisfied for a
time. Activity Of this managers
agents in several other cities. however.
has shown that he intends to flare
forth Soon as a greater power in the
theatrical world, with a circuit of his
own. Mr. Belasco admits that he
is planning to- control first class thea
tiers in Chicago, Boston and Baltimore,
and said that within two years he
expects to carry out his plans 1t is
possible that he will secure one or two
houses already erected, but if that is
impossible he intends to build.
Molly Pitcher, in the real, routed
armies, so history tells us. but last
Thursday night the heroine of Cap
tain Molly" did little retreating her
self on the stage of the Manhattan the
alter in New York Elizabeth Tyree,