The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
AT THE PLAYH0USES.
The Most Brilliant Season In Min
neapolis' History Promised.
THEATRES TO OPEN THIS MONTH
The Metropolitan and Bijou Have
Famous Lists of Bookings-
Stock at the Lyceum.

"Our playhouses,'' as Goldsmith was
fond OF calling the theaters OF his time,
will all reopen before the close OF the
present month, and the season promises
much. The Metropolitan has secured the
best list of attractions in its history. The
Lyceum, remodeled and newly decorated,
will become the home Of a permanent
stock organization. The Bijou, with new
scenery. and extensive improvements upon
its stage, will open q week from tonight;
and the Dewey, new In the "Burlesque
Combine" will be enabled to secure at
fractions that have heretofore confined
themselves to the east. .t.=, .E> H.
When Manager L. N. Scott. OF the Met
ropolitan, was in New York recently, he
showed his list OF bookings" to Jacob
Lift who pronounced 1t the greatest list
Of attractions ever scheduled for any one
theater during single season. More
over. the old annoyance Of conditional
bookings" has been done away with this
year; and when Mr. Scott returned he
brought with him a list Of attractions, all
OF which will be seen here. irrespective of
conditions in the east. Formerly, when
a big thing was, booked for Minneapolis;
it was with the understanding that it
could be continued in New York II busi-
ness warranted, This year, the dates are
absolute; and a reference to attractions
on the list will persuade theater-goers
that Mr. Lift was justified in his opinion.
Strong Musical Features.
The Metropolitan season will be par
ticularly rich in musical offerings, and
Will include the appearance of several
prominent stars who have never before
Invaded the northwest, among them
Eleanor Duse. and James K. Hackett.
Among the musical attractions that will
come here are the Castle Square company
In rQnhrtnrv of standard ,, Enc1ts11
operas; Anna Held, who will probably
present "The Little. Duchess one. of the
big successes of the past season at the
New York Casino; the Bostonians in an
elaborate revival Of the ever-delightful
Robin Hood; Frank Daniels in Miss
adora," king Dodo,'' 1.-THE Wizard Of
o., said to be the biggest show on the
road; Richard Golden in Foxy Quiller'; /;
.'The Sultan of sulu," De Wolff Hopper, in
his offering, "Mr. Pickwick,'' a lyrical
version Of Dickens '.Pickwick Papers,; ;
new revised edition of "The Burgomas-
ter; Klaw and Erlanger's Troubadours
in 1.-The Liberty Bellies; 'san Toy; the
Whitney Opera company in "a Normandie
Wedding; and Pixley and Luders latest
work, THE Prince of Pilsen.' which
has run continuously in Boston since last
March, and which is still there. 80, :,
Famous Metropolitan Plays. =
Louis James and Frederick Warde will
present a big revival Of 1.-THE Tempest" !;
]. H. Stoddart will return in his charm
ing play, "The Bonnie Briar Bush; Her
bert Kelcey and Ef1e Shannon, who have
come in out Of the wet and are now
'managed' by the trust, will present, not
Her Lord and Master,'' as has been an
nounced, but 'Sherlock Holiness; Amelia
Bingham 8 company will give us "A Mod
ern Magdalen,'' successor to 1.-THE Climb
ers"; Stuart Robson will revive THE Hen
rietta" and COMEDY Of Errors; Otis
Skinner, than whom no more accomplished
actor eyer comes to Minneapolis, will be
seen in "Lazarre,'"5a new dramatization
of Mary rHartwell Catherwood's story;
James X. Hackett will play 'The Crisis;
w. II. Crane will give us David Harum'', !;
3. H. Sothern Hamlet and III Were
King; Alberta Gallatin, Adventures OF
Lady Ursala"; Charles 3. Hanford will re-.
vive Tanning of the Shrew" and Much
Ado About Nothing; Kyrle Bellew will
present "a Gentleman Of France; David
Warfeld, 'sThe Auctioneer''; Helen. Grant
ley, "The Girl and, the judge; Frank
Keenan,, Sol Smith Russells successor, "A
Poor Relation; Elizabeth Kennedy, cap
tain Jinks''; Adelaide Thurston, "At Coy
Corners; Ef1e Ellsler,: When Knight
hood Was in Flower Percy Haswell
1.-THE Royal Family; Elsie De Wolff will
introduce "The Way of the World" las,
seasons biggest hit in New York; and
| Gertrude Coghlan will play "Alice o1
Old Vincennes" while Ezra Kendall will
have a new comedy called "The Vinegar
Buyer
In addition to all these there will be
seen Chauncey Olcott in his new play
| cold Limerick Town; WAY Down East. >
with Phoebe Davis and Archie Boyd in
the cast; big revival of Louis Aldrich'
popular play, s'My Partner,'' with a spec.
| tally selected cast; Klaw and Erlanger's
great production Of Ben Hur"; Lewis
| Morrison, probably in Faust; Denmar
Thompson's latest play. "Our New Min
ister"; york State Folks: Lee Diet
richstein's comedy, 'Are You Mason;
:'The Penitent," in which Maude Claire
Shaw, a Minneapolis girl, starred las,
season; Jane Remark in David Belasco'.
big production of Under Two Flags; the
| Phillips German company, in repertor,
of German comedies; Leon Hermann IL
feats of magic and sleight Of hand; Al e.
Field and Primrose & Dockstaders' min.
strels, and Daniel Sully, who may produc,
a new play here for the first time on an,
! stage.
! Some time is still being held at th.
| Metropolitan for new productions, but th,
attractions already listed assure the hous
| the most successful season Of it's history
at least from an artistic standpoint:
The Bijou Bookings. ~.
! The Bijou will reopen next Saturda,
with Elsa Ryan in, new play entitled
ttNevada.'' Miss Ryan played Madge II
t'In Old Kentucky" several seasons ago
and last year was here with ''King Dodo
Other attractions of the early season al
this playhouse are isis Hopkins .Ur
York State,'' an unusually successful
"down east play; the perennial I'm Ole
Kentucky "Her Marriage Vow" .fRu.
dolph and Adolph,' farce comedy thai
made big hit in the east last season
."The Night Before Christmas" Blaney't
ACROSS the Pacifc;'' Ward and Vokes II
a new musical farce comedy; Kellar, the
magician; and "All on Account of Eliza,
4 comedy that has met with great sue
cess wherever presented; and that wa.
Originally produced in New York by Clars
fLipinann and Louis Mann.
i Ferris "stock'' at Lycenm.
4 When patrons enter the Lyceum weel
4 from tomorrow night, they will b.
! greeted by a new stock company, IN
practically new theater. Just at presen
1.-THE auditorium of the Lyceum looks lik,
i q western boom town. 1t is completed,
filled with scaffolding and score Of mel
are at work remodelling and decoratin,
| a ..3YS