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THE Gay 4ona Quex" at the Metro
sispcIitan.
Originality may justly be claimed for
The Gay Lord Quex," for it is a dis
tinct departure from the more IA
! mlliar types of society play. But that
| TINS originality is in it's favor is open
10 question and as the piece was pre-
| scented at the Metropolitan theater last
night 1T can hardly be said that it was
IN all ways a pleasing performance.
departure from the well beaten paths
| appears to have been the ruling
| thought of the author, and he has ac-
compl1shed his purpose, although in
doing so he has sacrificed naturalness
| 10 an extent which puts his compost
tlon into that class of plays for which
there seems to be no excuse.
There is no great moral lesson in
| The Gay Lord Duck" to excuse it as
! an expose Of the immoral side of So
cial life In high circles and the preSen-
| tauon IS made with bOldneSS that
Is startling, If not actually shocking.
Brandon Hurst, who appears in the
| character of Lord Quex, is finished
| actor and personally is admirably suit
| ed to the part; and to his efforts is
que much Of the pleasure that the
| performance affords
Without any great strain upon her
| capabilities or opportunity for great
things, Miss Sylvia Lynden treats the
character of Sophie Fullgarney skill
! fully.
Miss Ann Washington as the Ouch
| ess OF Strood contributes scarcely less
| than the two principals already named
| TO the success of the performance, and
OF the rest of the players it may be
said that they are only acceptable.
Kerry Cow" at the Grand
| Joseph Murphy, whose Kerry Cow"
| ana Shaun Rhue" have been making a
| bid for popular favor for over a dec
| ACE, may not appeal to some, and his
| voice, peculiar monotone, with no
| lnhect1on whatever and little accent
uation, may not find favor with the
most exacting, yet his two productions
are undoubtedly well received.
Last night Mr.. Murphy inaugurated
the week at the Grand with the we'll
known Irish play, Kerry Cow" and it
struck popular favor to the extent
| that the gallery and the audience down
| stairs Wed with each other In extend
ing 1t and Mr.. Murphy an enthusiastic
! welcome. 30
The story of kerry Cow" is too well
known in st. Paul to require repeating.
Sufnclent to say that it is thoroughly
| Irish, endowed with enough native wit
| TO make it entertaining and with suffi-
| cient heart interest to hold an audi
ence without fatiguing it. The play
has Kathleen Mavourneen" flavor
| and this is sufficient to recommend It
to lovers of Irish drama
Joseph Murphy is still the Dan
O'Hara of the story. AS of old, he
| deity converts into a neat horseshoe
| a shapeless piece Of steel, dividing
the time with rapid fire of pointed
jokes and native Irish wit, but his voice
Jars. He looks the part, in fact, he
acts 1t-but that exasperating mono
tone falls to tell what the heart should
| feel.
Mr.. Murphy's support is very good
Miss Mary Firmer makes an acceptable
Nora Drew. Rosy cheeks and a be-
W1tching Irish air impart a true flavor
to the character and are further en-
HANGED by faithful attention to de.
tail.
An excellent Interpretation Of RAY
mond Drew is furnished by Franz
Donovan, the Maj. Cru # of John Daily.
Samuel Colt in the role of Patrick
Drew does commercially with a char
acter that demands much.
Kerry. Cow necessarily carries a
few villains and the parts that they
take In the story receive excellent rem
dftfon at the hands Of James E. Null
vey and William II. Sheehan.
An Irish. breakdown and a vocal
number, both excellent, were contrib
uted- by Miss Eillfan norris and Miss
Inez Barlow, Mr.. Murphy accompany
ing with music from his anvil
The feature of the attraction is a
blacksmith shop, in which Mr. Murphy
makes a horseshoe and deftly nails it
to horses hoof: - $3.50 3ag su
i. KErle Bellew, the DISTINGUISHED Eng
lish actor will appear atethe Metropoli-
tan Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week. He will be supported by
cast of New York players In Harriet
Ford's Naturalization of Stanley Wey-
mans famous story, "A Gentleman of
France.
"A Night son Broadway" at the Star.
Replete with fun, beauty and good
singing is "As Night on Broadway.
presented at the Star this week by
Harry Morris company. The show is
a musical COMEDY and different from
the class Of plays usually seen at the
Star. Instead of a hurlesque, an olio
and an afterpiece, there is a comedy
having plot dealing with the sequel
of a carousal on Broadway.
Henry Fielder candy manufacturer
and politician, gets into complications
through the exchange of a hat, and his
trouble, with several incidental occur
rences, is depicted in succession of
funny situations There is but one
speciality, that of Frank Emerson. as
bone soloist4
Harry Norris as Henry Fielder is the
feature and his handling of the part
was highly appreciated by the audi
ence yesterday. Mr.. Morris is sup
ported by company all the members
of which deserve credit for their clear
cut and effective acting Mildred
Stoller as La Minarda makes a good
impression. Carl Anderson and Ed
ward Adams fill their roles well and
Mr.. Adams evoked hearty applause
Nellie Fenton and Carrie Webber are
pretty and pleasing.
The production as a whole ia meri-
tGrious and the management of the
theater is to be complimented for Sc
curing it. The show Is entirely free
from Objectionable features.
President Getting Too FIeshy.
Special TO The Globe
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. g.
President Roosevelt is alarmed at his
rapid gain in flesh. He weighs near
~ two hundred pounds and cannot
keep his aYoirdupois down.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
Minneseta--Fair Monday, wagner in
west portion; Tuesday fair, colder in
west probably snow in east portion;
Upper, Michigan-Fair Monday; Tues
Wisconsin-Fair Monday, fresh west to
south winds; Tuesday probably snow.
Iowa-Fair Monday; Tuesday rain or
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