The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-29

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was a good one. and he had Shaksperean
Rprecedent for the theft. And the music!
None better was ever written for such a
PURPOSE The tender harmonies Of the
LULLABY" and the Good Night, song
are We'll matched by the military swing
of the All for Glory marching song
and the festal Tilt of other melodies Per-
haps Jakobowski borrowed his tunes, too;
tnat would be cause for nothing but
gratitude.
It is truly a. stellar cast that comes with
MT. Wilson and a production thoroly sat
is1ying IN all Its appointments Marguer-
ia sylvia never sang better or looked pref
Ter than last night. Her bell-like tones
1loated out from her lips without the least
seeming effort, and in the Lullaby mum
per could be heard-soft, clear and pure
nigh above the beautifully restrained
s elal She made Of Erminfe the. bright
puoyant creature she was intended to be
Jessie Bartlett DAYS. makes dashine
captain Delaney, full of martial spirit
ana with a quick eye for pretty face.
she acts the part inimitably well and with
charming assumption Of Imasculinity
put Her singing shows an accentuation OF
ner Old faulty voice placing. She has two
voices. quite distinct in quality, one OF
which she uses in the upper register and
the other In the lower. She never has
learned how to pass from one to the other
smoothly.E Mrs. Davis was received with
a cordial welcome IS i, 3s WI
William Broder1ck as the bold and re-
sourceful thief leaves nothing to- be de-
sired lie is graceful IN bearing as OF
yore and exhibits delightfully."-, at the rare
intervals afforded by the score, his fine
pass voice. Jennie Weathersby, the only
one left Of the original colleagues of Mr..
wilson, appears once more as the princess
and dear, delightful silly old lady it is
to be sure. Clara Belle Jerome is the
Javotte, and a sacoquettsh figure she
makes, her best work being done in ar
interpolated song and dance with Mr.
wilson, of%5Which the audience coul6
! scarcely eVeF8get enough Robert Brod
erick, asthe kindly and courteous ole
| marquis, and Signor Perugini, as the fop
plsh cheValter, present excellent i1nper
| sonations, while William C. Weeden a.
eugene wins a success with his singinf
OF an 1nterpolated tenor solo, if not will
his acting. 11
I The audience last night was of record
breaking size, and demonstrated its an
I probation in SO lively manner that Mr.
| Wilson was persuaded to come down t.
the footlights and deliver one Of hi,
Famous curtain speeches, full of audaciou
drollery. w. b. Chamberlain.
Iyceun1-"A Soldier of the Empire"
Romance Of the highly colored sort ro
mancesin which there is much Of SWORD
play and plenty Of situation has beer
written about the Little Corporal" ant
it is not to be wondered at that Howard
Hall, with his ready appreciation of how
much such romance is in demand, shoule
nave made the great Napoleon responsible,
| 1or one more drama based upon the ia
NOUS hundred days between Elba and st
Helena. .,T@;5z ;.5.t !
"A Soldier of the Empire" as played b,
DICK Ferris. is one Of those who in fol
lowing the fortunes of the emperor find.
himself faced with the necessity of ar
resting and sending to prison and pos
slbly death the brother of his bride.
lnfatuat1on for this soldier an infatua
ton beginning with an alta chment in thu
younger years Of each, leads Hortense d.
Greysant, governess in the house of Ma,
Dame Mathilda Girard. to attempt to re-
veal to Gu1lbert de Montville, the soldier
OF the empire, the identity of Eugene
Count de We're, for whose arrest as ar
enemy to the empire De Montville hold.
warrant. Hortense hopes at the same
time to destroy the happiness of boil
husband and wife in revenge for Thu
sllght DE Montville puts upon her. is
11cCcSSdIy
his sisters honor by declaring, his 'iden.
tlty Eugene places himself in De Mont.
V1lle's power. In true romantic fashion
the soldier of the empire destroys thu
warrant in the presence of his emperor't
OFFICERS and the two flee. This opens The
way for fierce conflict in the fourth acl
where De Montville, single handed, routs
four of his assailants and throws the
villain, commander Of the empires forces
MAJOR Dumont, into the 111tllrace.
OF course, the battle Of Waterloo
changes the fortunes of all concerned ant
the dawn breaks just at the darkest par
OF the night, restoring the fugitive Eu.
gene to his own, bringing happiness ane
certificate of character to Louise dc
we're and her husband, De Montville, anC
leaving the villain under arrest and the
vllllanous governess in Constantinople.
1t Is the sort Of play that rouses the
Lyceum audience to the highest pitch OF
enthusiasm, is prettily staged and cos
tuned and is quite as good thing as
the company has done recently. Mr.. Fer
risy is in his favorite role as the soldier
of fortune; Grace Hayward makes a
pretty Louise, queen of the Chateau de
We're and bride of the soldier Of the en-
p1re; Leslie Bingham contributes to the
SUCCESS sof the play as the governess and
the Others are. in the main, satisfactory
~ 7. 8 Earl G. May