The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-26

the smallest parts being assigned to play
ers of large ability and wide reputation.
1t has been unanimously agreed by all
who witnessed recent performances that
Charles Richman and Margaret Anglin
have seized every opportunity offered by
their respective roles and act with won
derful power and distinction in 1.-THE
Wilderness" fully demonstrating their
worthiness for the important positions to
which Charles F'rohman has elevated
them. Miss Anglin has made a tre-
mendous hit in the role of Mabel Vaughn,
surprising and moving theater-goers by
the feeling power and tenderness that
characterize her Interpretation and stir
ring them as New Workers have not been
stirred since the days of Clara Norris
first triumph.
The popularity of Sweet and Twenty"
is assured at the Madison Square thea
ter. 1t was played successfully at the
Vaudeville theater in London for three
months before coming here. Annie
ONeill, who retired from the stage when
she married Mr. Miner has TIE leading
role and makes her first appearance in it
since her return to the footlights. The
story Of the play follows:
A fair maid whose age and charms are
suggested by the title of Mr.. Hoods COM
edy is the attractive central figure of
the story. Both brothers have been
CaptiVated by sweet and twenty and
~
er, who has a position in the navy, has
the inside track; indeed the maid, whose
name is Joan Trevelyan, really loves
only him. He goes to sea without hav-
ing confessed his love however, and the
coast is thus left clear for the sinister
brother, who has determined to win
jean at any cost. The young man gets
into trouble while on his cruise. He
drinks TOO much wine and in that state
insults a superior officer. He is dismissed
from the navy in disgrace and works
his way home as a seaman before the
mast. The elder brother, who is the
first to greet him, dilates upon the enor-
nifty of his offense and advises him. for
the purpose of saving the family from
further disgrace, to depart again at once
and remain away until he has lived down
his bad reputation. The young man ac-
cepts the advice and acts upon it. He
encounters Joan before he leaves and
there is a pathetic parting and a tender
pledge of each others love.
After his departure the elder brother
continues to practice his deceit in an eff
fort to win Joan from the object of
his affections. He deludes her as to the
position and prospects of the prodigal,
but all his MISREPRESENTATION fail to
change her heart; she remains loyal to
her absent one. Finally he plays his
trump card of deception, declaring that
the prodigal has sunk to lower depths
and VIII never be able to return. This
fills Joan with despair; but there is an
other besides sweet and twenty that
is interested in the absent boy-it is
faithful old family servant who loves
him and who knows that the elder
brothers statements are not true She
has found letter in the latter's pocket
III which the young man wrote of his
great success and she has cabled him in
the elder brothers name to come home.
AS all pretty love stories should. sweet
and Twenty" ends happily and patheti-
cally, for the erring brother is awakened
to a full sense of his wrong-doing-a po-
SitiOn for which his tOrturing conscience
has already prepared him-and the cur
tain falls on an assurance that marriage
bells will be ringing in the near future.