The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-12
AUTOS ARE HEAYIER(SURE TO MAKE A Hit
Roosevelt Club Players Hard at
Work on ''The Queen Of the
49,. Ballet
The Book Is a Clever One and the
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: Players Are Enthu- ~ -.@
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-Rehearsals of 1.-THE Queen Of the Bal
let r. A. Barnet's musical comedy,
which the Roosevelt Marching club is to
present at the Metropolitan theater for
four performances. beginning March :,
are progressing faVora bly, and club MEM
bers expect that the piece will make
even a bigger hit than did THE Viking"
a year ago. The music is lighter and
of even a more: popular character than
that of it's predecessor, and the great
success scored by the piece, both in its
amateur and professional productions,
augurs we'll for its success here r. A.
+ Barnet, who booked the comedy, is the
+ author of "1492," sack and the Bean
! stalk and"Miss Simplicity" which Frank
| Daniels is now playing. Although an in
| defatigable worker he has never yet
scored a failure. His pieces are first pro-
first night is always an event in the
''The, Queen Of the Ballet was given
it's premiere. BY the cadets in 1888. Last
year it was given a. professional produc-
! ton under the snames Of 1.-The Three Little
Lambs" It's cast-reauires fifty eight peo-
! pie and tl1ei parts will ALI be played by
club members. g The cast Of principals is
as follows: Jack Harwicke,* II. L.: Bel
KNAPP; James Carlisle Beachamp, Hungry
JIM DR.. Archa E. Wilcox; David Tooke,
Charles Lane; Colonel Bogey Bulger,z w
D. Morse; Willie. Putter, Edgar Hanson;
O'Hara, Nick Northway; Algy Wander
mere. Captain Roy Pearse; Gretchen Dare
Frank Lane; Beatrice Jerome. Hal Stew
ems; Lady Phyllis, Gilbert Byron.
|. A feature of the production will be the
appearance of the Jo1lity Theater girls
"show girls every. one of them, and &C.
complished dancers. The. identity O.
these girls will not be divulged until The
night Of the first performance. H. L
Belknap, who has the role Of TIarwicke, i:
Il a newcomer in Minneapolis. He is {
young man who came here to study must,
; under Fraulein Schoen-Rene, and VIII,
} joined the Roosevelt club soon after hi
) arrival. He is said to have really re
n1arkable tenor voice and will not b.
T heard in public until 1.-THE Queen Of tn
Ballet is produced. $780,. % sss.
The scene of the first act is the in
II terror of a bank where the clerks an,
t, officers are all women whose idea 9
3 financial credits has been gained from
their knowledge of the social position Q
those seeking loans Robert Gale is di
: recting the musical rehearsals; while Pro
fessor Holcombe has charge of the dane
) ing Designs for the costumes are no'
being painted by a member of the clu
who is said to have achieved excellen
and novel results. Following their fou
I performances here, the club will take tn
piece on the road, playing Mankato an
either Fargo, Duluth or Winona. q
y T.. The name Of the piece Is pronounce
~ ''ballet''' to ryhn1e with 'ballot;'' not
:, rhyme with valley This pronunciatio
, was declared correct in Boston, whey
:, even the hackmen are currently reporte
to be authorities on good diction an
where they pronounce valet as it I
a." spelled and not as though it were a mel
depression between two hills. z.. t-~