The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-01

locale for musical comedy as well as
the mythical domains of the fictitious
kings who reign in the average up-to-
date musical melange.
THE Tenderfoot" was referred to at
the outset by one critic as ARIZONA set
to music" That phrase implies that
the atmosphere of Augustus Thomas
popular play is there in abundance.
There are MeXicans cowboys, Indians
and Cinnamon, senoritas from over the
border and blue shirted alkali-duSty
rangers of Texas.
In direct contrast with these living
types Of the Southwest is Zachary Pet
tibone, a retiring, guileless and timid
tutor from Vermont, whom Mr.. earle
built adroitly to suit himself. Speedily
spotted as a tenderfoot the luckless
Yankee is made to drink more than is
good for him, is roped at dinner and
made to dance under the stress of re-
yolver shots. His mishaps furnish most
of the comedy situations.
The main story concerns Paul VIM
throp, colonel of the Texas rangers,
and Marion Worthington, a high-strung
and fmpulsive girl who owns a ranch.
The incident which sets the plot in
motion takes place at cavalry ball,
where Winthrop tears the mask from
Marion's face and kisses her. The
to offer the heiress his hand and for
tune, which she refuses scornfully, also
making the all-important declaration
that rather than marry one of that
regiment Of rufians" she would wed
the poorest beggar in Texas"
This challenge is taken up by Win
throp, who has remained masked dur
ing the episode at the ball and is not
known to Marion by sight. He puts
on a cowboy makeup and seeks her at
her ranch, where he finds her still
smarting under the affront at the ball.
Marion has been literally urged to
marry by an old friend and well Wisher,
honest John Martin. The engaging
cowboy arrives at this particular juno
ture when she is most anxious to marry
to carry out the spirit of her parting
speech to the rangers. She asks the
masquerading soldier to share her for
tunes and he accepts.
The rangers have been represented
at the ranch by detachment of troop
ers, detailed there to suppress an i'm
pending Indian uprising in the neigh
borhood. Shortly after the wedding
the soldiers receive marching orders
and winthrop has TO discard his chap
parcels for the field service of khaki. He
faces his bride in his TRUE personality
and leaves for the front.
The bride becomes doubly reSentfui
and having no recourse to another re-
venge, Marion puts on mems clothes
and follows her husband on the trail
of the Indians. He sees through the
disguise when they meet and readily
falls in with the idea of a duel which
she proNokes. Winthrop's soldier friend
manages to substitute blank cartridges
fer deadly ones in her revolver and
when they exchange shots he fires in
the air. He pretends to have been hit,
which has the effect of re-asserting the
woman in the bride and the end Of the
plot comes with the reconciliation.
The story as outlined, gives an idea
of the opportunity afforded the COM
poser, H. L. Hearth, to vary the themes
with the introduction of all border
types. The main song hit is my Ala
mo Love- sung by Mr.. earle and cho-
rus in the second act.
The production and cast for this en-
gagement is the original in every de-
tail and is said to be one of the strong
est ever organized in Chicago. 1t con-
sists of seventy-five players and COM
prises, jan addition to Mr. Carrie Ed
mund Stanley Henry Norman, Charles
Wayne, William B. Rock, Thomas Cam
eron, Daniel Moyles, H. L. Austin, Ed
ward Beck, Grace Cameron, Agnes
Paul, Ethel Johnson and others.