The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-09
Rose Hill English Folly Company at
the Star.

Rice & Barton's Rose Hill English
Folly company, which opened a week s
engagement at the Star yesterday, met
with the usual warm reception which it
receives from Star patrons on It's Wis
its to this city. The production includes
nearly all the members it had a year
ago, but several new specialties have
been added. and the second part has
been notably improved.
George w. Rice, T. F. Thomas and
Tom Nolan repeated the hits they made
last season, and versatile Miss Kittie
Palmer proved as entertaining as ever.
frankie Haines, who leads the cast;
Cora White and Annie Mullin Dunn
were well received. The first part, en-
titled "The Baby Trust" is cleverly
played. The second part, ga Peep
Behind the Scenes" includes some Incl
dents adapted from last years show,
but is an improvement, giving the
large, Well-drilled chorus a better set
ting and more opportunity.
The feature of the olio is contributed
by Wolf and Milton, comedy gymnasts,
Springy pool table. Tom Nolan wins
generous applause as grotesq1e
tramp and has an able second in Cora
White. The Hughes, musical trio, the
Esher Sisters and the Wilson trio COM
plete the oliO.
Walter Lewis, a son of Horace Lew
is, the we'll known character actor, has
been chosen for an important role in
Otis SINNERS recent drama, THE
Harvester" Theater-go of this city
will doubtless remember this young
actor for his excellent creation of the
Indian boy in Mr.. SINNERS produce
ton Of 'Lazarre." Mr.. Skinner will be
at the Metropolitan the latter half Of
this week. Seats go on sale today.
Tonight we are to have the pleasure
of welcoming E. II. Sothern in his per-
fermance of his latest dramatic -crea-
ton, Robert of Sicily in Justin Huntly
McCarthy's miracle play, "The Proud
Prince" The event is one to which
theater- goers have looked forward
with pleasurable anticipation.
No dramatic artist visiting this city
has more enthusiastic following than
Mr.. Sothern. Yearly, theater- -goers, in
his visits to this city, have seen him
grow into his present eminent posi-
ton, and they feel with assurance that
whatever he performs is to be earnest,
artistic and of moment to the drama.
In his aim toward the classical drama
it may be said that no actor on the
American stage is more consistent. In
the interval from the performance of
the comedy of Lord Chumley'' to the
tragedy OF Hamlet he presented a
most interesting gallery of stage por-
traitures, ranging from light comedy
to romantic drama. Three years ago
he expressed himself that henceforth
he would bend his energies toward the
poetic drama, considering that as the
highest medium of dramatic express
sion. He was eminently successful In
his first romantic poetic production, IF
I Were King" which will be remem-
bered here as one of the most pleas
urable dramatic treats Of last year, and
tonight we are to see the second play
by the same author produced by Mr..
Sothern, entitled '"rhe Proud Prince" ="
What adds additional eminence to the
event is the fact that the theme Of the
drama was suggested to Mr.. Mccarthy
by the exquisite poem of Longfellow,
known as Robert of Sicily" and low
ers of the great American poet will be
eager to see the exquisite poem trans
posed to the stage.