The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

where he is an inmate, with the result
that Mr.. Barrymore was found to be in
neither a better nor worse condition
than he has been for the last four
months. The actor is at times quite
rational, and he seems to be well posted
on theatrical events.
A new play is now being prepared
for r. B. Mclean and Odette TYLER.
called "The Red Carnation." It will not
be staged, however, until next spring,
as Miss Tyler will remain invaudeville
during the winter.
The company to support Viola Allen
in The Winters Tale for next sea-
son has been almost entirely engaged
OF Miss Aliens company for last sea-
son Miss Zefie Tilbury, Frank Currier,
James Young and c. Leslie Allen have
been re-engaged. Miss 1Tilbury will
1mpersonate Pauline, Mr. Currier the
Autolycus, Mr.. Young the Florizel, and
Mr.. Allen the Shepherd. Miss Allen
will, of course, double Hermione and
Perdita. Mr.. Henry Jewett will be her
leading man.
James K. Hackett has purchased a
new play by Mrs. Charles A. Doremus,
called 1.-The Fortunes of the King. He
will produce it late in the season, for
his tour starts with dramatization of
THE Crossing
During the last four weeks the man.
ayers of the BoStonians have received
applications from eighty-six Boston
girls who wish to secure positions with
this company for next season.
"San Toy" the Chinese musical play
which scored such a far-reaching sue
cess when it was first produced in this
country at Days theater, New York
city, will be exploited this season by
John G. Fisher, who has secured the
rights to the play and will put it out
with James T. Powers in his original
role of Lii, surrounded by several other
members of the company that first
sang it in this country. The produc-
ton will be an entirely new one.
.Maude Adams, who closed her long
extended season in Kalamazoo last
Saturday night remembered all the
members of her company in a most
substantial manner. After the final
performance of 1.-THE Little Minister"
Miss Adams called the members of the
company about her on the stage and
thanking them for their hearty coop
Grafton and expressing her apprecia--
ton of the happy associations she had
enjoyed, presented the ladies with
jeweled brooches and the male mem
bers of the company with diamond and
emerald stick pins. The little meeting
on the stage proved happy event.
May Irwin will return to the stage
the coming season and appear in a new
comedy by George Fl. Broadhurst. The
piece was originally written for Marie
Cahill, but owing to her change Of
plan and entering the Lew Fields COM
pany Miss Irwin falls heir to the We
star.
Mrs Madge Carr Cook and the play
ers in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch earn the distinction this season
of being the first attraction to start
the tour in the higher priced theaters.
After limited vacation Mrs. Cook and
the other Cabbage patchers opened
their second season in that play at the
Grand in Chicago last week. Chicago
critics are not overly enthusiastic re-
garding the dramatic version of Mrs.
Hogan Rice's odd little story, but they
have spoken gloWingly of Mrs. Cooks
portrayal of the titular role. In fact
Chicago seems to have taken more in
terest in the personnel of the company
than the play they are presenting, and
as Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch"
seems one of those odd conglomera-
tons which the professional playgoers
do not enthuse over, but which con-
tinues to draw large audiences, it will
likely duplicate it's success of last sea
son this year.
A storehouse near Boston contain
ing all the scenery for Henry w. Saw