The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-07

the East. The play treats to large
extent of railroad life and is said to
abound in thrilling situations calcu-
lated to arouse the, enthusiasm of the
audience and strong climaxes that are.
admirably worked up. The scenes are
laid in and around Boston. The story
is unfolded in a slzillful manner and
treats of designing villainy plotting
against honesty and virtue, successful
for a time, but recoiling upon the
guilty ones in the end. The present.
ing company has been carefully Sc
lected and includes among others the
Misses Willie e. Francis, Elizabeth
Rathburn, Annie Ashley and Eva Ben
ton, while the male portion of the cast
includes w. A. Whitecar, Thomas IT.
win, Henry Bucklar, George Nichols
to offer unlimited opportunities for.
scenic elaboration which have been
taken full advantage of by the man
agement.
In the Adirondacks there are
thousand spots filled with beauty and
peopled with fine characters. Knowing
this, David Higgins and Georgia Wal
dron have laid the scene of their new
play, up York State" in that section
Of the country and are said to have
made drama well worthy4of the To-
Gale chosen. up York State" is an
nounced to be seen here shortly at the
Grand.
Playgoers will doubtless be pleased
to learn that "The Night Before Christ
mas" that charming rural play which
met with so much success when pre-
sented here last season, has been
booked for another visit to this play
house and will appear here during the
coming month. Managers Stair and
Nicaoli are said to have engageds-a a.
splendid company for this seasons pro-
duction of this play and it will doubt
less be accorded a hearty reception.
Two German comedians who have
come we'll to the fore in the last few
years are Mason and Mason, who are
scheduled to be seen here at the Grand
soon in their latest and most anus
ing comedy creation, Rudolph and
Adolph.'' Managers Broadhurst and
Currie are said to have provided a.
company of metropolitan excellence
and an especially attractive scenic inHs
vestiture for this years production of
this clever comedy.
One of the brightest comedians on
an American theme that has been seen
in some years is "All on Account of
Eliza" which Leo Dietricstein is re-
sponsible for, and which enjoyed a
very successful run in New York. at
the Garrick theater. 1t is capital
comedy, full of laughs and bristling
with amusing things. Jacob Lift has
the rights for this piece for the coming
season and will present it here shortly
with an excellent company and all the
scenic effects and accessories that We're
used during the New York rum
Charles E. Blaney's very successful
melodrama, ACROSS the Pacific which
for the past two seasons has never.
failed for thorough appreciation at the
hands of patrons of this style of dra-
matte entertainment, is scheduled for
another visit to the Grand in October.
Theatergoers will doubtless hail with
pleasure the announcement that those
monarchs of fun, Ward & Vokes, with
their splendid company of sixty people
in their latest laugh provoking vehi-
Gle, are to be seen here at the Grand
again this season. Originality is the
watchword of these clever comedians
and their performance this season is
promised to be replete with new songs,
dances, witticisms, etc.