The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-21


opera Is to be presented on Monday,
Thursday and Saturday evenings and at
the Wednesday matinee. The Balfe COM
position will have Miss Norwood as the
airline all Of the week, Miss well as the
queen or the Gypsies, Mr.. Carrier as the
han will sing Thaddeus alternately. "Thc
Bohemlan Girl is to be presented on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Friday evenings
and at the Saturday matinee.
A week from Monday night the company
VIII return to this city for the farewell
present Carmen" on Monday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings and at the
Wednesday matinee and ."Tannhauser' OH
5Iuesoay, Wednesday and Friday evenings
and at the Saturday matinee. Miss Ivell
Will be the Carmen, both Miss Rennyson
and MISS Romano will sing Michaela, Mr..
D'Aub1gne and Mr.. Gherardi Don Jose and
Mr. Carrier the Toreador. In "Tann-
hauser MIR. Sheehan and Mr.. Gherardi
VIII share the title role, Mr.. Golf will be
the Wolfram, Misses Norwood and Kenny
son will alternate as Elizabeth, Miss
Ramey Will sing Venus and the Shepherd
Boy will fall to Miss DuFre and Miss All
Drlght The opera festival is certainly
treat for the music lovers and it is more
than probable that the engagement Of this
company Will be made an annual affair.
"Hearts Of Oak"
TO James A. Herne, the author Of
Hearts of Oak" and Shore Acres and
other famous dramatic successes. the
American stage is deeply indebted. for
with the advent Of the Herne domestic
plays an epoch was marked in the history
or the drama. The number of plays that
outIYe a success Of five years can be
counted on the fingers Of ones hand The
average play holds. attention for a few
hri nI. H..
livion.
Plays that can attract after an existence
OF decade are as rare as four-leaved
clovers On the Herne plays of Hearts
of Oak" and 'Shore Acres" the play-going
public has set the seal Of approval Sea-
son after season have the Eierne produc-
t1ons been presented and each years story
is one of unqualified success. Not only
DO the Herne plays draw crowds for their
domestic CHARM but also for their realism
Attention Is given to the slightest detail
as we'll as to the most important If the
play calls for a dinner scene, the dinner
Is given; If it calls for farm-yard scene.
there IS the actual adjunct Of the farm
presented and (as one famous critic said
after seeing Hearts Of Oak,) the odor
OF the sea and the sweet breath of the
QeV-mown hay are waited over the foot
lights. The men and women are types of
those to be found on the New England
oAAO6So' AAC dI0 1lOI Iu0 I'M
possible ones usually found behind the
footlights but real and natural beings.
They do just what countless thousands of
children do in. real life every day. It is
this realistic naturalness in the Herne
| domestic plays that marks the great
secret Of their success. In witnessing
Hearts Of Oak" or "Shore Acres" the
| spectator forgets that he is in a theater.
He seems to be rally with and one Of the
honest folk Of the New England coast and
can almost hear the thunder of the surf
upon Its rugged shores. ~
The interesting story Of Hearts ofOak"
hinges on the love Of Terry Dennison,
middle-aged New Englander, for the ward
he has raised from childhood, showing
how she consents to- be his wife, even
| though In love with Ruby Darrell, whom
| Terry had also raised from childhood.
He, too, rather than wound the heart Of
his generous friend, crushes out his own
happiness and gives up his bride-to- be
| to Terry. In after years Terry discovers
| the truth, and stricken with remorse, he
| leaves his wife and child to the care of
Ruby and goes on a long voyage to- the
| Arctic regions, expecting never to return
He leaves word for Chrystal and Ruby
/ that in the event of his not returning in
! given time, his wish is that they are
to wed. Time passes; Terry is given up
for dead, and Ruby and Chrystal prepare
| to carry out his last wishes. On the day
| of their wedding Terry returns, blind and
! decrepit, with only a few hours of life
remaining to him. In dying he bestows
his blessing on Ruby and Chrstal and his
own little child, nov grown into a girl of
6. The story is replete with love and
self-sacrifice, pathetic but yet not with
out plenty of comedy situations.
The company this season is a specially
selected one and the play is to be given
with wealth of scenery and effects. The
company includes James Herne Edward
Wonn, J. Leonard Clarke, w. J. Gross,
Albert Wahle, William Nash, Walter
Coupe, Elise Ryan, Emily Macpherson.
Leona Evans, the child actress, and Grace
Estene Clarke, and splendid male quar-
tet. Il. Hearts of Oak'' is announced to
appear. here at the %Bijou for the coming
week, commencing with Sundays matinee.
For the first time .Hearts of Oak will
be given in this city at popular prices.