The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-27

Lyceum-"TheIma."
Miss Grace Hayward, the favorite lead
ing lady of the Ferris Stock company, who
has been on a vacation at Long Branch,
will return to the cast tomorrow evening
in the title role Of Marie Corellts great
play of the Northland "Thelma." A brief
synopsis of the story is as follows:
Sir Philip Bruce Errington and George
Lorimer, while on their travels in Nor
way, run across an old-time Norseman,
Olaf Guldmar, a believer in the old gods,
Odin, Thor, the Valkyries and the others
of the creed Of his ancestors. Thelma,
beautiful as queen and fully accom-
plished in all that can be taught in a
convent, innocent and sweet, falls in love
with Sir Philip and they are married.
The young couple make their home in
London, where Lady Winsleigh introduces
Thelma to the fashionable world. Thelma
carries all before her like storm. Lady
Winsleigh soon grows jealous, Sir Philip
having been an old flame of hers, and
by sundry devious means causes Thelma
to believe that Sir Philip is violently in
love with variety actress, Violet Vero
Violet was married some years before to
George Lorimer, Sir Philips friend, de-
serted him and took to the STAGE On be-
half of Lorimer, Errington attempts to
induce the woman to leave the stage, and
writes her a letter which on the face OF
1t looks like violent declaration of love
from Errington This letter Lady Wins
leigh places in Thelma's hand, who leaves
broken hearted for her old home There
she finds her father, the descendant OF
vikings, dying from wound inflicted by
an old woman. Guldmar, dying, blesses
Thelma and Sir Philip, and is then taken
to his ship, noored III the ford nearby
which will carry him out to sea as it
burns. Thelma has by this time been
made aware of her mistake and the cur
tain falls as they stand with their arms
clasped about each other. The cast is as
follows:
Sir Philip Bruce Errington. ........ Lewis Stone
Valdimer Svenson .............. Ernest Fisher
Olaf Guldmar, the Bonde .......... Ben johnson
Sir Frances Lennox ......... Oscar Grey Briggs
Rev. Dy t Lawrence Barbour
Britta Thelma's faithful maid =. Leila Shaw
Violet zero; the actress ......... Claudia Lucas
Lazy Nlnsleigh Laurstte Hen
Thelma. a Norwegian princess :. Grace Hayward
Dewey-The Cherry Blossoms
| The Cherry Blossoms Burlesauers,
which will be the attraction at the Dewey
| tomorrow afternoon, IS a company com
posed Of twenty handsome young Lax dies
eight comedians, ten big vaudeville acts
and two very funny burlesques entitled
| "A F1rSr Night and AT NarraganSett
Pier" interspersed with all the latest
songs, dances and marches. The costum-
ing Of this company is said to be the
finest on the road. The choruses are very
strong and quartet has been engaged
| that adds strength and coloring to the
many big numbers in the burlesque. It is
| a pleasure to note that the comedy has
been divided among the comedians an6
not put in the hands Of one man, as ir
many similar organizations. Every mem
Der in 1.-THE Cherry Blossoms has some
thing to do. The burlesques, altho writ
ten for laughing purposes, and producing
a continual whirl Of fun, have consider.
able plot, that is interpreted by comedians
gathered from the leading vaudeville
houses Of the country. Seldom will ONT
find so many headliners in one company
as in the Cherry Blossoms 1t has beer
the aim of the management to have only
the best, no matter what the cost, ant
with this end in view a company of ar
lists has been drawn together that tn,
} public will stamp with the seal of ap
prevail. Among the names may be men
toned the New York Comedy -Four
Eclipse Quartet seymore Hill, Carlisle s
| Perry, Sylvester Morgan, O'Rourke &
Sauter, Frank Kelley, Burt Fuller, tn
Four Eccentrics and many others