The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18
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'The Wizard of o." the new spec
tacular production which comes to the
| Metropolitan next Monday for one
! week, Is not musical comedy of the
kind now popular, nor is it an extraVa-
ganza of the Old fashioned type which
used to be Variously characterized as
burlesque or Christmas pantomime, but
1t is said to be a happy combination
/ or all these p1quant entertainments
with additional fri1ls for supposed good
| measure.
| The story is derived from a modern
fairy tale. Rudely blown away by a
| terrific cyclone, little Dorothy, the
heroine, finds herself in the realms of
| 'The Wizard of o. where she en-
| counters two strange fellows, a scare
crow and tin wood chopper. The in
! cidental plot concerns the efforts of
| the dethroned ruler, Pastoral, to re-
| gain his crown from "The Wizard and
| incidentally Dorothy's desire to secure
| some sort of transportation back to her
| home in Kansas. A good fairy, whose
! gift of ring to Dorothy brings the
| scarecrow to life, and restores the tin
woodman's joints to their former lu-
briefly, is a potential figure In the
| story, and so, too, are hosts of MUNICH
! kin youths and maids, human poppy
|
| Emerald City and beautiful inhabitants
Of dreanland9
Naturally production like the
| Wizard of Or" t;necessitates the ap-
pearance of all kinds of pretty girls,
blondes and brunettes, tall girls, short
| girls, 1.-the girls and plump girls. The
essential feminine contingent will be
up to the highest standard of choral
| pulchritude. I'D ~
| Of hn ancsf y,,ucfarinJ1c and in
| applicable performances ever present
| ed for scientific investigation is an
nounced for Sunday night at the Met
| ropolitan. The world famed white
| Mahatma" in his wonderful Himalaya
| Seance, which is a reproduction of the
| mystic manifestations of the Hlndoo
adopts of India. is an attraction of un-
usual merit of its kind, and should
| draw an immense audience. The pro-
| gramme is replete with sensational
novelties along the line of occultism
and so -called spiritualistic phenomena,
| and is said to be Of very weird and
startling character, altogether out of
| the ordinary.
| Haverly's Mastodon Ministries, the
| greatest organization of minstrel tai
| ent in the United States, will begin an
engagement Of three nights and Sat
| urGay matinee at the Metropolitan
opera house tonight. Haver1ys ag-
| gregations of burnt-cork artists have
always been popular in this city, and
| the present company is stronger than
| ever before, both in comedians and in
| funmakers. This Is the first minstrel
show of the season and should play to
big business at every performance.
| George Wilson, the assassin of the
| blues, is the star of the company.
George Morgan, the phenomenal male
contralto, from Moore e. Burgess min
strels, ST. James hall, London, England,
| is The star vocalist. In conjunction
| with him are such singers as John j.
Roland, basso profundo, late Of "The
Bostonians;" Master Charles Richards,
| the phenomenal boy baritone; Frank
| Coorahs, lyric tenor, and Samuel Man
| keyille. a silyer-toned alto OF renown.
prank Van DENSE, one of the most
prominent musical directors We have,
has left nothing undone that would
| make this end of it attractive. This
| grand orchestra is much augmented
and praised. The comedy part Of the
show has not been overlooked either,
as Happy Johnny Swor and Brother
Burt, Hughey Griffin, Luke So1nniers
| and Eddie Clinton are the principal
comedians. The Carl Dammann troupe
of sensational gymnasts and aero
bats, Garden and Sommers, kings OF
| the novelty musical world, and a chorus
of twenty and an orchestra of fifteen
are with Hayerly's Ministries.
Pastoral comedy drama has never
| failed for appreciation at the hands of
! local playgoers, and this fact Is be-
| ing thoroughly demonstrated by the
splendid patronage being accorded
CUP York State,"9 in which David Hig-
| gins and Georgia Waldron are ap-
| pearing at the Grand opera house this
| week.
| In the rolel5of Judge Phillips in 4'The
| Night Before Christmas" which opens
a weeks engagement at the Grand
| opera house next sunday nlght, WAL
| be seen Elmer Grandin, who, aside
| from his appearance here in this role
| last season, was last seen here in the
title role of. Jacob Lifts big produc-
tion of caleb West" Mr.. Grandin is
an actor of rare attachments.
A good story is told at the expense
Of Edward J. Hassan, general man
| ager of Thomas w. Broadhursts at
| fractions. One of the attractions Mr..
Broadhurst is sending out the coming
| season is a play called 1.-THE Black
| Hand" 1t is founded on secret or
ganization known as the society OF the
| ssThe Black Hand" which is a very
powerful factor in politics in Russia,
eral branches of the order have been
established in America. Among many
other unique advertising schemes pre-
| pared for the attraction, Mr.. Broad
hurst had several hundred oxidized
scarf pins made and Mr.. Hassan has
been wearing one of them in his white
silk neck-tie for the past few weeks.
A few days ago he had occasion to
go to city not a thousand miles from
New York, which is known to be a
yeritable hot bed of secret societies.
| to arrange for the production Of the
| play. While walking along the prin
cipal street he was suddenly accosted
| by a couple of men, one of whom
eventually proved to be Russian cob
| Ter, the other a German saloon keeper,
and after a few Introductory remarks
proceeded to make several different
signs, which, we've not understood by
him. Becoming incensed at his ap-
parent indifference to their overtures,
| and taking him by either arm they
| conducted him TO nearby saloon.
They introduced Thim to the red faced
knight of the goblet as a visiting
| brother on d secret mission, who re-
| fused to recognize their signs, and all
| three delving their hands into their
pockets. fisfled out pins almost similar
| to that worn by Mr.. Hassan, put them
| upon their Breasts, and proceeded to
drink the health Of the visiting 'broth-
er" at his expense. There was moth
ing left for the theatrical manager but
to take his medicine. which he did
with the best possible grace. After
several rounds iall at his expense)
each of the three men gave him pc
| culiar hand shake, remarking at the
same time Brother, we will be on
| hand when needed" Mr.. Hassan
grasped the first opportunity to make
a retreat, and the first boot black he
| met, was the recipient of very pretty
| scarf pin, who remarked: 'Huliy Chez,
its great"