The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
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The musical comedy hit, THE Chap
erons. pleased another large and en-
thuSlastc audience at the Metropolitan
opera house last night Walter Jones
Was given an ovation, as was Miss
lansuay WHO is a distinct hit in her
Sambo2 song The Chaperons' will
De seen tonight, tomorrow night and at
the usual Wednesday matinee.
ork State Folks" the beautiful
pastoral playr;that was seen here last
season, will play a brief engagement of
three nights and Saturday matinee at
the Metropolitan. beginning Thursday
night. Seats and boxes for this en-
gagement can be secured at the box
Office.
James -o'Nein will appear at the
metropolitan opera house next Sunday
night for four nights and a Wednesday
Inatlnee, presenting The Manxman."
by Han Game, the author of The
Christian"
In his new play, "a Prince of Tat
ters,' which Al. H Wilson is present
ing at the Grand, this popular German
dialect comedian is scoring the hit Of
his career. The piece is by far the
pest thing Mr.. Wilson has ever at
tempted.
The Little Church Around the Cor
ner, a brand new domestic play in four
acts by Marion Russell, will be the of
Ieflhs at the Grand the coming week.
Al H. Wilson, the singing comedian.
VINO Is appearing In "A Prince of Tat
ters at the Grand opera house this
week, tells g story on himself that is
worth repeating.
L was said Mr.. Wilson, playing
oates through the mining country up
pack OF Gunnison, Cripple Creek and
olher places where they dig out gold
and silver, and had about $4,000 saved
up.
mad four more weeks in that re-
glon, SO l determined to send my money
10 bank in Butte for transmission to
BuHalo, my home. Stepping into lit
Tie place where. the sign said Money
L forwarded, asked them how much it
would cost to send my money to Butte
Fifteen dollars was the reply, so l
counted out my money and incidentally
remarked that would be there myself
in two days. 2
On, by the way, if you are going to
Butte would you mind taking a little
parcel OF papers there for US %
No, [ don't mind said 1, and in
little while they gave me a neat little
t1NS-AOoN VI III lLiG duIeSS OI the banker
on 1t, to whom they had forwarded my
money: Arriving at Butte 1 presented
my order for the money and the pack
age also. Judge my establishment when
they undid the 5parcel and right there
Detore my eyes counted out all the cold
cash 1 had given to the agent in the
INNING town. l had simply acted as
the banks messenger and had paid
tnem $40 for doing 1t, Wasn't a good
thing?
OF the making of plays there is no end.
"A new comic opera has been accepted
by George w. Lederer to break the theat-
ricaf shell next October. The subject of
the libretto. which is said to be novel
a 10 me is stage. Is IN the Gilbertian style
ana is the work of John Grosvenor VIII
SON Max Hershfield has composed the
music. @i''. !. ,>1-i '''o
Charles Klein is to read Florence Zieg-
ielu lhe DOCK OF his new opera Red
FeatheT This is the production in
W Ty Manager Ziegfeld will star Grace
van Studdtford next year. and in which
she is to open the regular season at the
new Lyric itheater, now under construc-
ton - - 49, -
r, Sidney Grant tells this story of Nat
Elliot. recently attended a picture show
IN Boston; While wandering through the
gallery, MI Goodwin's eye was attracted
spect 1t more closely. Just then the
painter OF the picture in question hap
Pened In He recognized Goodwin. but
did not suppose the actor was aware of
his identity. Mr.. Goodwin, it seems, had
previously net the artist at a dinner. and
dld ssnot fail to recognize his face when
he saw him in the gallery. ,-Saunteringeu p,
to Goodwin, the painter. Seeming. as he
did; possible eulogy of his effort. and
perhaps a sale OF the canvas, remarked
You seem to like that picture"
Like it, answered Goodwin. smiling
meaningly at Miss Elliott "a man who
would perpetrate a thing like that ought
to get six months"
This was too much for the artist
Why, what do you know about paint
ing?" he exclaimed. You're only an act
or How can you know bad picture?
You never painted ONE
No" drawled Goodwin, that's true
enough. But 1 know bad egg when I
run across it. and would you believe 1t,
never laid one. either"