The Saint Paul globe., 1902-05-28
Coliseum Benefit


The big vaudeville show at the Metro
poAtan prayed TO a fair audience yester-
day afternoon and drew a bigger one in
the evening. The show is the best of it's
kind ever presented in the West and on
its own merits should play to the capac-
1ty OF the theater at every performance.
The purpose for which it is given should
make every patriotic St. Pau1ite dig
down INTO MS pocket and buy at least
one ticket.
The proceeds of this engagement will be
turned over to the Coliseum fund by tho
newspaper men in charge of the affair,
and TINS is intended to be the contribu-
ton OF the local press to the new Audi
torium Everyone who buys a ticket for
Fhe show this week is contributing the
amount of his purchase to the Coliseum
1lnd, and anyone who sees the perform
ance gets twice the worth of the money
spent IN hrst-clasS entertainment
When this engagement is all over and
the vaudeville people have gone back
East, there will be a lot of inquiry from
local Rip Van Wrinkles as to when the
show will come back here and whether it
viii play Minneapolis This is the usual
course when anything new strikes St.
Paul. The answer will be that this show
Will never come back and that it will not
play Minneapolis; also that it is very
IN the Twin Cities will ever again have
the opportunity of seeing in one COM
pany such an array of high-class yaude-
vile talent
The evening prices for the week are
% cents, so cents, rs cents and 81. A mat
iree will be given every day at popular
prices, % cents and so cents.
Love, the cornerstone of all emotions,
VIII hold sway during the engagement
OF N. c. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
Wf1en they present their delightful come
dies, when We Were Twenty-one'' and
AN American Citizen No plays on the
boards today are richer in Cupid's lore
than are these, and no artists possess the
ability to portray the little winged god s
emotions more gracefully than do Mr..
Goodwin and Miss Elliott. That these de-
hghtful plays VIII be given their just
tribute the already many inquiries re-
gardlng the date of this engagement
would indicate. Mr. Goodwin and Miss
Elliott promise most beautiful presenta-
ttons, many of the original company be-
ing IN their casts. All the scenic and
other environments that were used in the
productions in New York and London will
be brought along; therefore most not
able event can be anticipated. Mr.. Good
win and Miss Elliott will present ''When
We Were TWenty-one' Monday and
tuesday nights and Wednesday matinee
An American Citizen will be played
| "Wednesday night. The sale of seats
opens tomorrow at a. m.
The Percy Haswen stock company at
the Grand opera house has scored the
| most substantial success achieved in ST.
Paul by any stock organization in several
years The Haswell company is present
ing WllIlam Gillette's fine comedy, "Be-
| cause She Loved Him So" in excellent
shape, and each member of the company
| appears to advantage. Another capacity
| audience was present last night There
will be a matinee today and a special
matinee Friday at o'clock after the
decoration day parade has passed. Next
week the Percy Haswell company will be
seen in Shakespeare's beautiful comedy,
Twelfth Night" with Miss HasWelI as
| Viola.