The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-24


drama with a mystery, as it's title
might suggest, but comedy with far
cical situations, laughable in the ex-
treme was presented at the Grand last
evening by Miss Percy Haswell and
the George Fawcett company. Besides
affording excellent entertainment it
served to reveal in a highly pleasing
manner the versatility of Miss Has
Well. From the portrayal of such sad
and serious young woman as Vera, in
Ouida's Moths" or stronger still. the
heroineS of Shakespeare, of whom this
actress presents worthy embodiments.
to the convincing impersonation Of
romplng, slangy, up-to- date girl, whose
laughter, like childS mingleS with
her tears, is striking transition. That
Miss Hasweil accomplished this his
trionic feat so successfully and de-
l1ghtfully is an evidence not only Of
native ability, but of experience in
school of acting that developed all of
the possibilities Of the student rather
than few hampering eceentricities.
'"The Great Unknown" is one of the
late Augustin Daly's famous adapta-
tions from the German stage. 1t is sig
n1f1cant of these adaptations by DAILY
that they are far more than mere
translations, transplanted in American
soil, where they never would have
flouriShed. Instead. they have been
completely surrounded with an Ameri-
can atmosphere that their locale
which is generally in or near New York
c1ty-seems the proper scene of action.
The Great Unknown is an amusing
satire on the literary craze which at
tacks some people old enough to know
better. In this instance the victim of
the insanity is a matron, Mrs Arrabel-
la Jarraway, with two daughters in
their teens. From successfully baking
pies and in other respects making an
ideal wife and mother, she scars into
the empyrean heights of literature,
takes TO writing trashy novels, utterly
neglects her children. goes abroad for
lengthy sojourn and returns in the
| grasp of what her husband aptly di
agnoSeS as literary malaria"
1t is in the last act, which is easily
the strongest, that she comes into con-
tact with her husband and daughters.
Her distressed husband jeremiah, in
vain approaches her with a connubiaI
welcome on his lips. She barely per-
mits him to shake her hand. But her
daughters give her. a reception of a
more heroic nature. They romp in like
couple of hoydens dressed in sloyenly
fashion and "holIering'' at the top of
their voices. Mrs. Garraway is shocked
beyond expression. To make matters
worse they sing. ragtine and execute a
Miss Hasweu plays one of the daugh-
ters, Etna, and it is in this scene that
she gives a striking exhibition of her
versatility. 1t is almost superfuous to
add that the cakewalk is encored. This
performance is too much for the lit
erary mother, who retires in confusion,
is afterward seen by her husband and
returns convalescing from her mental
ailment, and ready to forsake novel
writing for pie baking
There is concurrent story exploit
ing the love affairs of an ardent Irish
gentleman, The O,Donnell Don and a
young widow, Mrs. Shirley Munkittrick,
which gives ample opportunity for ca
pable players. 1t was vigorously en-
braced by De Witt c. Jennings and
Miss Evelyn Vaughan, respectively.
Mr.. Jennings was signally happy in his
impersonation Of the impetuous Hi
bernian, role which he enacted with
Irresistible spontaneity. Miss Vaughan
was also happy, in the role.
Miss Agnes Everett, a player who
appreciates the value of imparting in
divfduality to characters, contributed
an entertaining representation of the
literary Mrs. Jarraway. Miss Molly
Brady was quite satisfying in the role
of Aunt Penelope, who aids in setting
things right.
Mr.. Alfred Hudson's portrayal Of
J0ISi1lAdn jdIIdWdy WAS ell
joyable, and human. A restful, we'll
seasoned, capable player is Mr.. Hud-
son. Regain Hughston was acceptable
in the role of Cousin Ned.
But Miss HasWell's embodiment Of
Etna was the main source of enter
tainment. Repeated curtain calls fol-
lowed each act. F. G. H.
'The Shaughraun," Dion Boucicau1ts
Irish play, will be presented by Miss
Percy Haswell and the George Faw-
cett company at the Grand, for the
week commencing Sunday night. Most
all theatergoers will concede that this
play is easily the best of Boucicaults
works. The scenic artists have been
busy for the past week painting seem
cry for the production.
The Twenty first Infantry band, un-
der the leadership Of Charles W.
Graves, will play the following concert
programme at Fort Smelling tonight:
March-"The Boys of the Old Bri-
Overture. from Rossini's "stabat
Waltz-''L 'Estudiantina.' ..Waldteufel
Fantasia Mariana" ........ Wallace
Introduction to Act III. and Bridal
Chorus from ''Lohengrin.' Wagner
Selection Reilly and the 400.' .Braham
The last ladies' matinee of the sea-
son viii be given at the Star today
The company, which includes the Ban
wards and other clever vaudeville ar
fists, is a strong one.