The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-29
BY svengall, is one Of the striking features

by SVengall, Is one or the striking features
Of the play.
Before the curtain rises on the next act,
five years are supposed to have elapsed.
We are take nto the gilded foyer Of the
Cirque des Bashibazouks-rath fantastic
circus it is, too. Here Billee, the Laird
and Taffy who, not being able to get
across the hall, are overwhelmed on find
ing the familiar song, Ben Bolt is
Trilby-their Trilby And yet not quite
theirs, for when they plead to her for.
recognition, she Is cold and deaf, and in
his rage the lovesick Billee heaps abuse
upon Trilby. The death of svengali in
fit Of frenzied rage, supplies the truly
tragic and affecting ending of this act.
The last act In q measure is devoted to
the death scene of Trilby. She is re-
covering from the shock produced. by
Svengalis death, and is rejoicing at the
thought of her approaching marriage with
her sweetheart, Little Billee, when her
eyes alight on a photograph. The face
she sees before her Is Svengalfs, the evil
influence Of the hypnotist possesses her
again.; she Wanders; she fancies she is
being forced to sing again, falls back and
dies.
ever employed to produce any piece this
season. 1t has been efficiently arranged
by the company's able state manager,
Joseph Totten, as follows:
A. Byron Beasley will interpret the role
of Taffy; Charles c. Burnham, a new
Laird; Little BilIee will be taken
by Joseph Totten; Benjamin Horn
ing will be seen as Svengali; Ernest
Fisher as Geoko; Zou Zou will be taken
by George ]. Gilmore; e. p. Jerome will
be seen as Dodo; Bruce Delamater will
ny Dorner as Lorimer, another art stu
dent; Burt Mccain will be Colonel Kaw,
a theatrical manager; Thomas Swift will
be Philippe, a footman; Rev. Thomas Ba-
got will be interpreted by Burt Mccain;
Miss Grace Hayward will interpret the
role of Trilby; Miss Clara Lewis will be
seen as Mrs. Bagot, the mother of Little
Billee; Nine Wizard will be taken by
Beulah Watson; Maisie Cecil and Eva
Sargent will be seen as Angelina and
Honorine, grissettes
Following '.Trilby" the company will
be seen in grand production Of The
Sporting Duchess
DEWEY-Biue Ribbon Girls,
The Blue Ribbon Girls at the Dewey
theater for one week comm encing to-mor-
row matinee, Is a brand new show. The
costumes and scenery are elegant and
elaborate and entail an expenditure Of
over $4,000. The two burlesques are
something never before attempted In bur-
lesque theaters and the olio Is composed
OF the DIGEST UScullISTS III sVduQSVl16.
Ned Wayburn's Jockey club of sixteen
sprightly misses sing and dance cleverly,
and were the sensational novelty hit Of
Broadway the past season. The act is
headed by Miss Marie Russell, a dainty
little lady with a phenomenal voice. Others
are the Folly Trio in a new character
comedy sketch; Frey and Fields, a very
clever pair Of singers and dancers; Ortiz
and Fern a couple of funny comedians,
who can play a piano in a way that
pleases the most jaded; Glenroy and Rus
sell in a character change act replete with
singing and dancing; Kessner and Ben
nett in new idea of an Illustrated song
act direct from Weber & Fields Music
Hail. New York city,; and last, but by no
means least, J. Bernard Dyllyn, who made
such hit as Alkali Ike in the 'IIot Old
Time CO.. He has never before appeared
In burlesque. The music has all been
written especially for this. company.
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