The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
THE PLAY OUTLINED
Plot Of the Queen Of the Ballet :
Necessary to the Understand
ing Of the Play
More Than Thread to String To-
gether Fine specialties Of
the "Roosevelters.

Comic opera usually signifies no plot,
but one thing the Roosevclters promise
Of the Queen of the Ballet, is a plot,
a real live plot, although they do not
ask or expect the public to promise to fol-
low the story in detail, for compared to
such task the hazardous search for a
lost golf bail is mere cl1ild's play. At
any rate for the benefit Of the few unfor-
tunates who will be unable to have the
exceptional pleasure Of viewing this real
" beautiful Queen of the Ballet" the fol-
lowing may be Of interest:
Jack HarWick, a loVelorn, sentimental
youth, is heir to all immense fortune, but
to come into the fortune he is prohibited
from going into ii question: BILE society,
which excludes drinkers, smokers, ETC.,
ETC.. and theatricals. Unfortunately he
falls in love with. a ballet dancer named
Beatrice, Jerome, and to obviate the ques-
| tionable society, he starts bank and
| makes the bewtching little ballet dancer
cashier. She is surrounded by blondes
and brunettes of various shades and sizes
for directors, telers. etc. The villain ap-
pears almost Immediately III the person
/ of David Tooke, who formerly befriended
! Miss Jerome, and Harwick manifests a
wonderful amount of faith in this cold
| blooded and simply terrible man. and
| makes him an officer of the bank. In the
| next round after a lively set-to between
1 Tooke and the lady officer, two shining
Il
cry Jim and Phyllis Argyle. They are
| old pals of Tooke and are handy in the
big init and put me to-sleep' method of
earning a living. Tooke in his new posi-.
ton of bank officer at first ignores them,
but as soon as his memory is logged a
little about some Of the former Jobs he
takes Jim and Phyllis into his confidence
and the three little lambs" decide to
hoodwink IIarwick into buying an mag
mary railroad.
Harwick's uncle also left part Of his for
tune to all unknown street dancer by the
name of Little Lola, and this is not known
to Jack, but is known to the trustees OF
the will, who by name are Bogy Bulgel
and William 5Putter. They only know
the initials l.. L. Of this unknown dancer
and have her picture in q loCket which Is
a duplicate Of the one worn by the dance,
} marked L.. L., and naturally they are
hunting for her, as Jacks uncle is dead
and the time to pay oyer the money tt
Jack has almost arrived
There arc several songs and dances
thrown In and the first act ends after
; Jim has posed as the bunco railroad presi
dent and the sale Of the ina ginary rail
road to Harwick has been prevented by
the trustees. Harwick, more III love will
, Beatrice Jerome than ever, and the trus
tees go to Porto Rico In search of the
. little dancer whom they yet do not know
: as Beatrice. Gretchen. one of the 1oanl
officers, who is very proud Of her COW
: boy lover Dakota. thicl5ens the plot
e O. Hara the bank Waterman. appears from
time to time, also A1gy Vandemeer. al
S thing causes great specula ton as to TIN
: outcome of the second act. which open
: with a scene In Porto Rico.
/ A Stage HoId.up. ',s
There, Beatrice jerome, who really i
> the unknown dancer is held up by Jir
: and Phyllis, and THE apparently yalueles
: ! locket IS taken froinn1er!9 She Is rescued
3 but not the 4oeket, by IIarwick, who doe
nes bseq fGf M ss sassss gr
: FTooke appears and takes the lockct fror
= Jim and Phyllis and proposes to sell il
II but the "three little lambs discover tina
, they hold the locket which Identifies tn
II heir to part Of the fortune, and a yer
|; tra111ati scene .ei1sues between the trus
: tees, Bulger and Putter, Jim, PhyH
il and Tooke in which Phyllis poses as til
: lost heir and Jim and Tooke as her BROTH
ers. They obta in some money on accoun
dress lavishly and throw away diamond
!. con lining flaws. Then the scene sue
denly changes to a charity bazaar Whel
I'd Tooke Jim and Phyllis are identified ali
t. the whole scheme is exposed and they al
l. arrested by O'IIara. who has Joined I'll
l. police force in Porto Rico, the locket II
| turned 10 bedLI1CC. VIII ldllS VII IldL W N
- neck, the lambs go to Jail and everybod
goes home satisfied.
R. Patience and Janet, the two bank maid
+ have been talking bank, golf and socie
~ -. through the two acts and add much to tt
&c brilliant picture. The chorus Of jolli
girls who help out everybody with song
etc, are extremely pretty and attractiv
Il Any bank would be a success if it en-
ployed such a host Of fascinating clerks.
- All questions will be answered if the
% is any doubt or apparent disconnectit
g. in the plot or story, if the manager
Sc appealed to, and pains will be taken
-. help any one stretch his imagination
- much as possible # notice is given t
;, proper officers and actors in the Queen
'e+ the Ballet
AZ Seat Sale.
q The advance sale of seats for the Que
W Of the Ballet will open at the box Off
IL of the Metropolitan opera-h house, Wedne
day. Feb 25 The first days sale "
81 be only for those holding exchange tickt
20 purchased in advance. The cash sale
45 seats will open Thursday mornll
Feb. Is.
so For the benefit Of those not KNOW
members Of the club, exchange t1cke
$50 have been placed OH sale at Voegel
'3333 drug store and the Andrus building Gig
70 stand where tickets may be obtained
rs those wishing to get exchange tickle
81 thereby awaiting themselves of the
90 portunity to get in at the first days sa
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