The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-13
sWHITEWASHlNG JULIA" AT THE
METROPOLITAN

Fay Davis, in Henry Arthur Jones'
latest comedy, embarrassing Julia"
will be the attraction at the Metropol-
itan opera house for three nights and
a matinee, beginning tomorrow even
ing. Miss Davis and members OF
Charles Frohman's Empire Stock COM
pany, will enact the story of a charm
ing young woman who, owing to some
indiscretion of which little or nothing
is known except that it concerns a
puff box and dressing bag, is white
washed" by her former friends.
The term embarrassing is little
confusing to Americans, but in Eng
land it is very expressive. The process
would be called cutting in this country.
The play is said to be in Jones' hap
piest vein, and those of our theater-
goers who have seen THE Liars" and
Mrs Danes Defense know what that
means.
Miss Davis was born in Maine and
grew up in Boston. For several years
she was popular as a reader, at enter
tainmentS in and around Boston. In
1895 Miss Davis went to England for
what at the time was intended as
pleasure trip. However, she was in
duced to recite at a benefit given Hen
ry Lorraine, the veteran actor, at the
Criterion theater, London. Charles
WYndham, who was in the audience,
was SO pleased with her work that he
offered her an engagement in his stock
company. This was Miss Davis first
appearance on the professional stage.
The next season she was secured by,
George Alexander for his stock conn
pany and she remained under his man.
agement for six years. Just previous
to coming to this country last season
Miss Davis created the role of Iris in
Pinero's drama of that name, and play
ed the part for four months at the st.
James theater, London.
In the cast supporting Mr.. Frohman's
new star are: Guy Standing, w. H.
Crompton, F. Newton Lindo, Herbert
Mckenzie, Ida Vernon, Lillian Thur
gate Louise Drew, Maggie Holloway
Fisher, Ida Waterman, Elizabeth Stew
art, Doris Kenae and Others
THE SIGN OF THE FOUR" AT THE
GRAND.
The, drama made from A. Conan
Doyle's detective story, 1.-The Sign of
the Four will be presented by Walter
Edwards and his company at the
Grand this week, beginning tonight.
The character of Sherlock Holmes and
his many adventures are familiar
wherever the English language is
spoken. Mr.. Edwards is said to have
found in the character of Sherlock
Holmes a role admirably suited to his
methods.
No drama can be complete without
love interest, for in life, the greatest of
all dramas, the universal appeal, is
1oVe.tlJThe spectator of 1.-THE Sign of the
Four" cannot but expect that from the
first act, when Mary Morston comes on
the stage, the Indifferent Holmes must
sooner or later be impressed with this
dainty distressed creature against
whom all the Vaccinations of the viii
lains are directed. And, indeed, In her
delivery from their intrigues springs
the story of the drama. The dramatist,
has taken the plot of Doyle and inter-
woven with it a love romance, which
adds greatly to the interest of the story
and to its dramatic and happy conclu-
sion.szs= j.
Fog the other characters in the drama.
the management has selected actors
said to be suited to them. ANY
evidence of the care taken in the
selection of the cast Frank Tucker
was engaged to play the part of jon
athan Small, character which Doyle
describes as wearing a peg-leg. Mr..
Tucker has been on the stage since his
youth, but a few years ago he met with
an accident which necessitated the am
putation of his leg, so he is able to play
the part and make it up with a peg. as
Doyle intended he should. There are
few one-legged actors on the stage to-
day,-.and usually when a part demands
a peg=leg it is either faxed" or a man
who has never had stage experience is
cast for the part merely because he
looks it.
The familiar figure of DR.. Watson,
Holmes conf1dant and friend, plays an
important part in "The Sign of the
Four" The readers of the story will
remember Tonga, an East Indian
dwarf, who is the instrument used bv
Small in executing his vengeance:
Athelr1ey Jones, the laundering and
pomppus Scotland Yard detective: the
irresistible street arab, Virgins, and