The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
THE METROPOLITAN.

At the Metropolitan tonight and the
first half of the week, with a special
matinee tomorrow afternoon, Frank
Daniels with his company will present
for the first time here a new operate
comedy entitled Miss Simplicity"
This diminutive purveyor of mirth
has succeeded during the several years
in which Kirk al Shelle has been his
manager, in building up for himself a
clientele of admiring friends that is in
all probability as numerically strong
and as Justify loyal as the following
that attaches to any star on the cal
endar. Daniels undeniable glsts in the
direction of creating laughter amount
to almost positive genius. He COM
Dimes in that uniquely unctious person
atty of his an assortment Of quaint
and comical traits which seem to result,
not only in easily making his audience
laugh, but in creating something of a
FEELING Of endearment toward the COM
edian himself.
Another possible explanation of the
intense loyalty that Daniels admirers
always manifest is the fact that in his
methods he is more than merely silly
and acrobatic' Instead of depending
for his effects entirely upon cheap
horSe-play and slap-stick buffoonery,
Daniels always gives evidence of the
fact that he is keeping his brain busy
as well as his anatomy. His work thus
appeals to the intellect of his audiences
and necessarily leaves a deeper and
more lasting impression.
Whatever doubt Daniels friends here
might have felt in his good fortune
in securing in Miss Simplicity an
1.-THE Wizard of the Nile" 1.-The Idols
Eye" and "The Ameer," has now been
removed by reliable reports from Bos-
ton and other earlier visited cities It
is stated that in none of his former
successes has Dauiels been equipped
with a role so rich in possibilities for
the exercise of his droll and clever
methods as he is in the part of Bios
SONS.
In this character he Is a former troll
ley car conductor who becomes the
valet of young English nobleman,
Lord Montfort. BY a queer freak Of
British diplomacy, Montfort has be-
come the king of a three-acre kingdom
on the Continent On his way to the
coronation with merry party Of Lon
don sWelis, he loses his heart to a pref
ty peasant girl. He finds that he has
to choose between the girl and the
kingdom, and the girl wins.
His friends remind him that no mat
ter what happens, the corOnat ton can
not be postponed, and after trying in
vain to persuade some one of his pals
to accept the crown, he is forcibly re-
minded of Blossoms, who has just en-
tered through space from an exploded
automobile. He commands the valet
to become king. That's where poor
Blossoms troubles begin and they
aren't ended until Montfort finds that
his peasant girl is the princess Of the
Kingdom in disguise.
1t will doubtless be easy for Daniels
friends TO picture the ludicrous figure
he makes out of this valet-crowned
king in spite of himself, and 1t is said
that r. A. Barnet, the author of Miss
Simplicity" has succeeded in turning
out highly diverting mixture of troll
ley-car "isms" and regal dignity for
the role. There are said to be nearly
thirty witty, jingling lyrics in the new
piece, a large number Of which fall to
Daniels, and much stress has been laid