The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-21

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physician.
''Foxy Grandpa" Staged.
A novelty in the theatrical line is "Foxy
Grandpa musical comedy which is anus
ing enough to fill the playhouse during the
time allotted for the stay. AS may be gath
cred from the name, the piece is based on a
series OF comic newspaper pictures involving
the pranks of two boys who attempt to play
jokes on their grandfather. and who usually
get fooled themselves.
Many of these pranks are carried out on the
stage, and are quite amusing as they were
IN the paper. and at times more so. But for
stage purposes, of course, they could not fur
nlsh the whole entertainment, and so the
dramatist R. Melville Baker. has introduced
lot OF complications which involve the old
gentleman in various tangles out OF which
he naturally escapes with triumph.
The piece is William A. Brady's first
venture in musical comedy, and he has
labored we'll. The def hand of that excellent
stage manager is everywhere apparent. and it
is easy to see where he has devised comical
situations and introduced telling bits of
business which apparently do not occur to
the average mind. There is no tagging in
the action, but something DOING every min
ute 1t is very good bit Of foolery.
Kaiser's Tars Get Car PRIVILEGES.
Open hearted hospitality has greeted the
Hohenzollern tars on every hand. Even the
Manhatten elevated scorns to accept their
nickels. With the coming OF the yacht an
order was issued to carry gratis the kaiser's
seamen, and each night when small parties
of the royal crew have been to Manhattan
and partaken too freely of the flowing cup
they have boarded the 81" cars and slept
while riding uptown and downtown time and
! time again until morning came and sent
sober ohap1v
Albright Lodging for Nickel.
Under drug store at Roosevelt street and
New Bowery is one of Manhattan's queer
institutions All the policemen on the post
know the place. and now and then they
turn their searchlights on the den to see il
all's we'll. known as 1.-The chair house, its
! tile is derived form the fact that human be-
ings so poor they cannot buy lodging at the
cheapest Bowery resorts put up cents for
chance to occupy chair for the night.
BY IL o'clock the nights contingent is fast
asleep in the chairs. the usual number being
twenty five thirty men, of all kinds and
degrees Of decreoit poverty.
| Thought He Couldn't, but He Did.
Frank E. Camp, one Of Brooklyn's mat
inee idols, is playing the suffering Jean in
"Sapho," while the generously proportional
Isabelle EVesson portrays the title part.
Camp is a bantam weight. scarcely 125
pounds, while Miss Evesson tips the scales
at thirty pounds less than 300 Last night
Miss EVesson the manager and the audience
became excited when the play reached the
point Of the SPIRAL staircase climax. when
Jean carries Sapho up In his arms. When the
critical moment came Camp gritted his teeth.
| Kissed few phrases of burning affection into
Sapho's ear, gripped her about the waist and
limbs and gave a sudden jerk that brought
her to a nesting position within his arms.
Her weight carried him forward. and he
staggered toward the stairway, while the au-
dience held it's breath. There were ten steps
to climb. He did it and a roar Of applause
went UP.