The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-19

Got My Eyes on YOU" and John J..
Roland's bass solo, "The Sea Is Calling
Me-" George Morgan, who possesses a
lady-like contralto, won the approval
of the gallery, especially with his SEN
timentaI ditty, 1.-THE Song 1 Heard One
Sunday Morn
Mr.. Roland, who is interlocutor as
we'll as soloist, failed to obtain any
bright flashes of wit from any of his
minstrel friends last evening, not even
excepting George Wilson. Fortunate
ly for Mr.. Wilson, it is not so much
what he says as the way he says it
that convulses his audience, and they
laughed at his really funny manner
isms last night even when they could
not conscientiously applaud his very
poor jokes.
The second half of the programme
is taken up with the athletic feats of
the Young brothers-very good of their
kind; the music of Garden and Som
mers, the chimes players; a monologue
and songs by Mr.. Wilson; and the clev-
er acrobatic feats of the Carl Damman
troupe. All of these specialties are
very much above the average. The
members of the Damman family are
especially clever in their work.
The show will continue the rest of
the week at the Metropolitan, with the
usual Saturday matinee. b,
A Chicago success comes to the Met
ropolitan next Monday for a week.
1.-THE Wizard of o." which has scored
so complete a. success in Chicago tho
past summer, has been praised with
unstinted aencomiums for it's spectacu-
lar beauty. The costumes and scenery
are said to be more beautifully harmo-
nized in color and tone, better designed
and richer in material than any spec
tacular production that has ever graced
the American stage. Each succeeding
scene brings out new glories of con-
lection, the chorus sharing with the
principals in the glory of raiment.
There are eight superb stage pictures
in '"The Wizard of o." and each RI
walls It's predecessor in splendor and
glitter. From the first scene, showing
the Kansas farm, where there is pam
tomime alone, to the last scene, show
ing the palace Of the sorceress in
dreamland, there is a succession of
transformations that have never been
surpassed in productions Of this ma
ture. 1.-THE Wizard" is said to eclipse
in every way the Henderson extrava-
ganzas of a decade ago, which hold the
record for sumptuousness of setting.
Patrons who intend to witness 1.-THE
Wizard of Or will do well to remember
u
for the evening performances and at
2 o'clock for the matinees. The first
scene Of the first act is the Kansas
farm, which is struck by cyclone and
whirled away to Fairyland. Those who
miss this part Of the show will lose
the thread Of the story and will fail
to understand much of the humor and
comedy which runs through the play.
There are mysteries and mysteries,
some Of them capable OF solution, 9TH
ers battle the best of minds. Among
the greatest engimas that have agi-
tated the public mind in this country
with the seemingly inexplicable per-
formancesf of the white Mahatma,"
who is to appear at the Metropolitan
next Sunday night. His work is quite
out of the ordinary line, and whereer
he has appeared the largest theaters
are taxed to their utmost capacity.
He is conceded to be the most clever
entertainer of MS kind on earth today,
and whatever may be the explanation
of his marvellous demonstrations, they
are of an intensely interesting charac-
ter, to say the least.
It is a pleasure to note the splendid
success which has attended the en-
gagement of Cup York State" at the
Grand opera house this week. David
Higgins and Georgia Waldron are
both very popular with local theater-
goers and they have surrounded them
selves with a splendid company which
does full justice to the many pretty
scenes which the authors have evolved.
The engagement will conclude with
performances tonight and tomorrow
afternoon and night.
Sunday night Hal Reds 1.-THE Night
BEFORE Christmas" will open weeks
enga cement at this theater and judg-
ing by the demand for seats it will be
accorded a splendid reception. The
company this season is headed by Mr.