The Saint Paul globe., 1903-03-01
At New York'S
Play Houses
Special to The Globe.


have awakened any particular wild
clamor Of delight on the part of the
general public. Miss Cahill herself is
spoken of as being about all there is to
the show and this perhaps is the rea-
son of the general apathy with which
1t is regarded. Not that Miss Cahin
isn't clever and competent perform
er. On the contrary, she possesses
ability both unique and of high or
der. But she has made the mistake
very common among actors and ac-
tresses when they first become stars OF
thinking the people only want to see
and hear her individually and care
nothing for the minor members OF the
company. When Miss Cahill was play
ing Nancy Brown" through the one
night stands for a week before bring
ing it into New York she carefully
cut out nearly everything that her
principal comedian, Edwin Stevens,
had to do, taking all his songs away
from him and eliminating his princi-
pal comedy scene. Now Mr.. Stevens
is recognized as one of the very best
and most versatile actors in this coun-
try. and his complete subordination to
Miss Cahill has not helped the per-
formance in the least. The public
likes Miss Cahill immensely, but hasn't
quite reached the point where it de-
sires to applaud a three-hour mono
logue, with this actress perpetually
in the center of the stage. Many a
star has gone upon the rocks through
the same kind of mistaken judgment
as that under which Miss Cahill is
steering at present. NJ B. Curtis, who
used to groan inwardly whenever any
member Of his company was applaud
ed, and May Irwin, who year after year
absorbed more and more Of the work
that should have gone to others, at
ford instances which occur at this mo-
ment. Curtis, whose vogue was I'M
mense at one time, can't draw half
house nowadays, and Miss Irwin re-
tired when her receipts were dwin-
ding alarmingly.
The Atlantic cables have been writh-
ing and sizzing at great rate ever
since Charles Frohman arrived in Lon
don. The very first day he was in the
British metropolis he bought two or
three plays in the most casual manner
imaginable. Inside forty eight hours
he had arranged for the building of a
new theater for his own use, had en-
tered into contracts with/George Ed
wardes for a series Of musical produc-
tions in London and for the American
rights in all the Edwardes pieces, past,
present and future, and had tied up
three we'll known European authors
for the first call upon their writings
during the next five years. The Eng
lish people, who are accustomed to do
ing things upon slow. easy going and
alf-somnolent methods, must view
with the utmost amazement the whirl-
wind proceedings Of Americas fore
most theatrical manager. On second
thought, Mr.. Frohman ought to be call
ed England's foremost manager, too.
for he now controls more London thea
ters and more travelling provincial
companies than any other man in
Great Britain.
De Wolf Hopper appears to have ac-
cess to some pretty good inside tnfor-
nation concerning the movements OF
stocks in Wall street. When the SEN
sational bear raid on Metropolitan
Street Railroad stock was made early
last week Hopper was short for a
big block of shares which he bought
in just before this security touched it's
lowest mark. Then he went 'long" of
Metropolitan, and kept his holdings un-
til the stock had very nearly recovered
its previous price. Hopper's most in
timate friends say he cleared up a lit
tie over $4,000 upon his transaction
very nice little side-line to add to his
profits upon Mr.. Pickwick," which Is
still drawing full houses at the Herald
Square. i,,,-.,-,
David Belasco is really going to Eu-
rope after all, in spite Of the doubts
expressed by his friends and associates
as to his inability to drag himself away
from his business interests in this
country. There isn't any tangible rea-
son why he should remain here, for
everything with which he is connected
is doing an immense business. Mrs.
Leslie Carter, over in Philadelphia, is
packing the Broad Street theater to
repletion with "Du Barry as the play.
Here in New York Blanche Bates in
''The Darling Of the Gods" Is observed
by densely crowded audiences at the
BeIasco theater. "On the road David
Warfield is playing to steadily large
receipts wherever he appears, while in
other sections of the country Mr.. BelaS-
cos older plays, "The Heart Of Mary
land" and ''Zaza," are bringing him in
a lot of money every week. The au-
thor managers profits, collectively,
must reach an enormous sum, and he
can readily take his departure for the
other side Of the water without the
slightest uneasineSS regarding his busi-
ness affairs 1t is now probable that
he will remain abroad until Mrs. Car
ter proceeds to Europe at the end OF
her tour of America.
F. c. Whitney is back In town after
fortnight's visit to Lulu Glaser and
her company, appearing with unbroken
success in Dolly Warden" Mr.. Whit
ney yesterday ordered a complete new
equipment and costumes for this at
tractive operetta, and although these
materials will be delivered in the course
of the next six weeks or so, they prob
ably will not be put in use until next
fall. Il might as we'll have them now"
observes Mr.. Whitney, "for, in the first
place, this arrangement will enable me
to avoid the rush which always takes
place in the spring and summer, and
in the second, will be safe against the
| possibility of accident by fire or other
wise. I'm believer in the old theory,
In time of peave prepare for war.
THE Girl With the Green Eyes" will
turn her baleful optics upon other COM
munities, beginning about the middle
Of March and continuing her travels
for the remainder of the season. This
satirical comedy, with it's almost tragic
finish, has enjoyed a remarkably sue
! cessful run at the Savoy theater and
has served to firmly establish Mrs
Bloodgood among the best of our stars
1t will be followed at the Savoy by
Henry Miller in "The Tanning of Hell
en-
II don't remember having seen any
published reference" said a member
of the business staff of the New York
theater, "to at least one odd feature
Johnny Comes Marching Home at this
establishments The story of the oD-