The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-16
At ST. Paul Theaters

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! The. garb Of Beau Brummel effectu-
| ally. conceals Richard Mansfieids his
! trionic limitations. The beau retires to
/ put on his coat and the inference is
| that the d0nning of the garment con-
l SumeS time and demands infinite pa
thence, but when he appears with it on
4 IT is worn with such easy grace that it
4 Is instantly forgotten. And so it is
1 with the actor and this role. By what
ever laborious process he has assumed
| 1T. the fit, at least, is so perfect in the
] glare of the fOOtlightS that not one
1 Wrinkle Is discernibles to remind one
| that the role is assumed for the occa-
| sion Mr.. Mansfield's embodiment of
4 this part is familiar to the majority of
| theatergoerS, so it may be assumed
that it is the perfection of this particu-
Lar characterization Of his which at
| tracted so large an audience to the
/ Metropolitan theater last night. He
held it's close attention throughout and
came twice before the curtain to bow
! his acknowledgment of it's applause
! Ii is doing no injustice to Mr.. Mans
fields undoubted genius to say that the
/ role of Beau Brummel suits him so per-
/ fectly because it is a theatric role; that
! is, because it is fartheSt removed from
the elemental. This actor has never
| portrayed successfully character
| whose qualities included 1.-THE grandeur
passion But he is a past master in
| the art of depicting the telltaIe Inca
ments Of just such victim of the ar
! tificialities Of life as was Beau Brum-
/ mel. He touches them up as slxiIlfully
as the beau touched up his face Yet
| there is no appearance of eXaggeration
| in the results; everything is in as good
form as was the beau himself And
such a picture as he presents loses
! nothing when closely and frequently
studied. On the contrary, admiration
! of Mr.. Mansfields art grows because, of
its kind, his portrayal is a most genuine
piece of work.
1t is the. actors maryelously ex-
pressive voice which prepares the au-
dience for the transition from the
| debonnair and epigrammatic beau of
the fashionable world to the forsaken
and dying roue of the Calais attic
Eight minutes before, the curtain has
| fallen on very suaye and self-pos-
! sessed beau. who has sacrificed HIM
self with the same careless ease with
| which he was in the habit of offering a
| pinch of snuff. 1t rises on dodder-
! ing old man, concealed behind a high
| back chair, but the subtitle change in
the voice tells the whole story of neg
1ect, of poverty and utter forlornness;
and suggests, too, the encroachment of
1 the horrible disease that makes the
| tragedy of the final act. But this is
| just one Of the fine touches by which
! Mr.. Mansfield is able to make the role
stand out with such convincing dis
| tinctnesS
The support last night was adequate
The play gives opportunity to just one
person and that is Beau Brummel The
rest of the characters are not charac-
| ters; they are hardly more than au-
| donations, whose exits and entrances
give the one character opportunity for
4 revealing himself Ia 1an 11t
| the men and women who assumed the
| parts last night acquitted themselves
satisfactorily.
The -Four Cohans' will begin their
engagement at the Metropolitan opera
house tonight, playing three nights and
Saturday matinee
Running for Office the title of the
| musical friVolfty, lisa jiHgling farce by
G. M. .Cohan4 1t is in three acts. each
| plentifully Interspersed with catchy
musical numbers, ensembles and
groupings Unlike the majority of mu-
| steal comedies there iaua real plot.
| John Tiger, a Prohibition candidate
for mayor in the small town Of Tigers
| ville7 VT, takes unto himself wife
1 without unfolding to her that fact that
| he had been married before and has a
| daughter who is away at boarding
| school. 1t also appears that Mrs.
| marriage, by which she hasa son, who
is at college.
The elements are suddenly turned
| loose when the daughter and son un-
| expectedly appear on the scene. much
to the discontinue of their respective
parents, who make every effort to con-
ceal the innocent causes of their
| troubles. 1t is impossible to give III
detail all the ludicrous situations this
| condition precipitates.
| An enthusiastic audience gathered at
| the matinee of "Trilby'' at the Grand
/ yesteRday. After the third act ten dis
tinct curtail calls were accorded Miss
! HaswelT and Mr.. Fawcett. ''Trilby'
| will run the entire week, including a
| matinee Saturday.
| Two plays viii be presented by the
| Fawcett organization next week. Sun
] day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
afternoon and night Moths will be
| the bill. Beginning Thursday night
and for the balance of the week Au
gustin Days farce, 1.-THE Great In
known" will be presented for the first
| time in this city.
The Dainty Paree Burlesquers are
giving a bill at the Star this week that
| is a hit with the patrons of the house
| In addition to the usual buriesque and
| specialties there is a notable feature
| in clever biograph pictures.
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