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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05
*tThe Show Girl'

B. c.. Whitney's production Of "The
Show Girl'' will be the attraction at
the Bijou this week, commencing with
matinee today. This musical comedy
was presented here two seasons ago
and created decidedly favorable i'm
preston. It is a revival of the Boston
Cadet extravaganza, by R. A. Barnet,
transformed into a regular attraction
by that veteran musical extravaganza
producer, Edward E. Rice. It is de-
scribed as a jolly bit Of tomfoolery in
two acts. The book is by the author Of
1892. !, "Excelsior, Jr:,' :tThe Girl
etc. H. l.. Hearth, co-author of "The
Tenderfoot' and T.. w. Corliss have
contributed most of the music, the
tunefulness Of which is largely respon-
sible for the cordial reception accorded
the piece wherever presented. Mr.. Bar
net is we'll known in Minneapolis on ac-
count of having written and produced
for the Roosevelt club several of their
operas.
la stranded touring theatrical com
pany, some British nobility and q
magic cap - the possession of which
enables the owner. to realize the graft.
location of any wish, supplies the ma
terial for the comedy. Dionysius Fly
manager, leading man. dramatic au
thor, lightning calculator and second
sighter Of the Sophocles Grand Opera
company, stranded on the island of Cy-
prus, purchases the cap from dealer
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Orpheum-Modern Vaudeville

One year in vaudeville and top
liner over such well-known stars as Fay
Templeton, Virginia Earle and Stella
Mayhem, is a part of the record Of Ju-
who is the feature Of the Orpheum 8
bill this week.
Eltinge is An athletic young fellow,
whose professional appearance in fe-
male impersonations is the logical con-
clusion of many triumphal engag ements
with the greatest amateur organizations
of the country. In spite of an ample
physique, Eltinge has so mastered the
art of feminine dress, carriage and man
nerism as to make his disguise complete.
Known as "the male Vesta Tilley, - Mr.
distraction and shows pair of should
ers like Collamarni's.
Moreover, Eltinge dances as cleverly
as he looks and walks as cleverly as he
dances, and his is said to be the best Of
female representations. outdoing the
once famous Harlowe in "1492. -
| The bill has, among other exceptional
features, Eva Wescott and company in
her own sensational playlet, CAN Epi,
Daily News describes her playlet as ga
thrilling mixture Of comedy and trag.
edy.' -
Father'0 have made him one of the
funniest mcnologists known to vaude
vile: Accommodated by an airshiI
which travels with the rapidity of ligh1
and gives the audiences glimpses Of
the most famous show places of the
world, such as St. Peters in Rome, the
five Yankee Doodle boys sing "M1
Rosary then rush on to Spain, japan
and other interesting places, finally be
coming wrecked in a New Jersey barn
yard. The act is said to be a real nov
city. 5'
! y; Among The other good things will b
dancers; Dixon & Anger, in "Th
Baron and His Friend" and "Whist
ling Tom Browne,' who will be wei
remembered for his speciality with tn
Hoyt farces.
The kinodrome will complete the bill
with "The Mystery Of the >Jewe
| .
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wiUSTf to make up for lost. time, !
(. D last: week, which was musical
Y comedyless, is. succeeded by a
week which has musical comedy galore.
The-twe combination houses are each
offering such entertainment, and, odd
ly enough, both are of the amending
"Girl'' series. The Metropolitan
offering is "The: School Girl which
comes here fresh from those metropoli-
tan successes so dear to the managerial
heart and of so little real benefit in
''the provinces. But in spite of it's
New York run Of unnumbered nights,
the production gives promise of much
good entertainment. "The Show Girl
which comes to the Bijou, has been
here before, and we have had taste
of its quality. Beyond doubt, it will
please the Bijou s clientele to the top
of. their bent. Among the vaudeville
houses there are promises of teams and
stunts and artists galore. Among them
may be mentioned Eltinge, the Harvard
man who has made such a success Of
female impersonation that he has gone
into it as profession. The Lyceum and
Unique prophesy great hits for their
bills, and the Dewey brings to town
Cars Thorobreds, who ought to be
good if there s anything in name.
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HILDA THOMAS AND ..
HER PET ALLIGATOR

evidenced idiosyncracies that have
caused publicity for the press agent,
but Hilda Thomas, leading lady Of
"The Show Girl' company, which is
playing at the Bijou this week, has fur
nished new food for a menu of theatre
cal chaff.
While the company was appearing at
the Great Northern theater in Chicago
recently Miss Thomas stopped at the
Great Northern hotel, where the man
agement has blue penciled all bookings
of dogs and other pets.
When she arrived she carried dress
ing. case which she refused the bell
boys permission to carry. The trusty
watchman could not understand why
she refused assistance with that par
ticular piece of baggage. Shortly be-
fore noon one of the Titan haired
.chambermaids rushed down the hall
screaming for help, Billy O ''Brien, one
of the pefrters rushed up, inauiring the
syllables: Look! Look! Look!"
The porter discovered real live ALI
gator enjoying "a sleep just outside
Miss Thomas boudoir. The visitor
from the everglades was corralled and
then taken to the baggageroom, where
he was held prisoner. When Miss
Thomas awoke she was startled to find
her pet missing. When Informed that
he was persona non grata with the
be brought back aeaR to her oat
They refused, and Miss Thomas became
indignant. Il want my pet in my
| room or leave the hotel,O she remon.
strated. Miss Thomas left. allie
was soon shipped back to New York as
! too popular.
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SAM BERNARD
BACK In CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov. 4.-sam Bernard and
".The Rollicking Girl" with eighty
funmakers, including Hattie Williams,
fresh from the greatest musical comedy
triumph that New York has had for
twenty years, will come to the Illinois
theater, Chicago, Nov. IL. Bernard,
who was never funnier than now. in
the role of Schmalz tn ewigmaker.
Laugh follows laugh in swift success
sion, as Bernard directs the avalanche
of merriment. Hattie Williams, his
clever and dashing assistant in the fun
making, is also advantageously as
signed in the role Of nona. She sings
and dances to perfection and she has
four Of the song hits Of the production
and True "My Cabin Door" and
''The Girl in Ny Own Town" One Of
the features is the sensational swing
song, in which seven pretty girls float
out over the orchestra chairs. Among
the song novelties are the rafting
quartet, "Indians on Broadway and
"Lovey Dovey," which Sam Bernard
sings. The marches and choruses, in
which small army of pretty girls par
ticipate, are all attractive and eye-fill-
ing. ..,.
are employed in telling how Iona, a
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DRAMATISTS FOLLOW
EACH OTHERS IDEAS

Writing in the November number Of
Smith IS Magazine, the editor Of The
Show comments on the similarity of
plays submitted to managers for pro-
duction. The article is entitled t.'The
Writing and Reading of Plays and
it observes.
'Dramatists follow each other like
sheep, and the smaller the dramatist
happens to be the more closely he fol-
lows. Thus it is that whenever some
body produces a piece with situation
which creates comment, every second
manuscript one reads from that time
on contains exactly the same situation.
A long while ago / grew so much in
terested in the likeness between plots
and plot that tabulated list Of 200
plays, according to their general char
acter. The result was as follows:
Dramas in which woman goes to mans room
at midnight 81
Dramas in which woman betrays man and
then saves him .............'..... 10
Dramas in which wronged woman gives evil
q dcnce at end of play ..,............. ..... 6
Dramas in which man unwittingly falls in
love with woman meant for him, ......... 8
Dramas In which woman unwittingly falls
in love with man meant for her. ,..s...... 3
Dramas in which wealth is unexpectedly de-
rived from mine or patent .......... %
Dramas built on the question of love or
duty .............. .............. "A
Dramas built on the question of the fitness.
of, reformed man or woman to marry 16
Dramas in which man woman reforms
the person he or she loves ............. 3
Farces based on mistaken identity. ........ 3 81
Farces built around the necessity of man
lying to his wife ............ .........s.. %
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COMING ATTRACTIONS
METROPOLITAN

There is no star in the cast Of In
the Bishops Carriage the new Chan
ming Pollock play, which comes to the
Metropolitan next week opening. Mon
day., Nov. 10, but the cast Is full OF
good strong names. Arthur Byron has
the principal male role, that of iLatimer,
the moral philosopher, who is instru-
mental in. reforming the woman whom
he learns to love, while Mabel Taia-
ferro has her first strong emotional
role, that Of the girl thief, the benefci-
airy Of Latimer's practical instruction:
Mary Hampton, as Mag Monahan, one Of
the kind, like Tom Dorgan, upon whom
moral suasion has not much effect. The
part Of. Tom Dorgan, the thief whose
brutal courage has awakened in Nance
a feeling Of admiration, is taken by E.
j. Radcliffe, a capable actor. #
Robert Edeson will be seen here at
the metropolitan for half a week com.
mencing Nov. 90, in Strongheart,' :
the play in which he achieved signal
sentation here last season.
Florence Roberts in a new play by
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Unicue-Continuou Vaudeuilles

The Unique will make o new depar-
first time on any stageo Elliott and
Hanvey's Big Ministries. This is a
new organization, with new faces, new
songs, excellent soloists, a fine quartet
and Jokes not cribbed from old alma
macs. The minstrel show, will present
a. regulation "first part
MINISTRIES, Wills and Barron, two old
favorites, will present. their champion
.laugh.produceB :" Hooligan, the Insur-
ance Agent" a killing travesty which
possesses that. rare, quality, Of merit
which makes it worth seeing a second
or third time. Mr.. Wills, by the way,
is an old Minneapolitan and one Of the
first members of B. P. Q, E., No: A.. :,
A musical act of much merit is said
to be the mandolin and banjo playing
of Brent Hayes, an eastern vaudeville
star. Mr.. Hayes will play. several am an
NOUS overtures, with the assistance OF
the Unique's fine orchestra. Another +
act which comes highly recommended
is that Of Potter and Harris, aerial
artists, who perform many sensational
feats in midair. These performers have
met with success everywhere. New
illustrated songs by Herman La Fleur
and Harold Beckrow will again be q
feature of the Unique's program. A
surprise is promised in brilliant" set
Of new motion pictures, which have
never been presented in this city.
Anniversary week was the banner
week in the history of the theater in
point of attendance. The high-class
speciality of the ,BaaderLavelle trio
which is comprised in fast, tricky and
beautiful bicycle riding, is one Of the
best acts in vaudeville and scored a
tremendous success. The anniversary
bill in it's entirety will be the attrac
ton at all of the Sunday performances
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Metropolitan
"The School Grip

1.-THE School Girl' will make her
initial bow to Minneapolis theater pa
irons tonight at the M etropolitan. That
she will be o fascinating Girl' goes
without saying, since she is the crea-
ton of f. Leslie Stuart the famous COM
ilton, whose "The Duchess of Dant-
Zig won him renoWn in two con-
tinents.
y Carrie Reynolds will be seen as the
school girl. This dainty, fascinating
prima donna possesses a beautiful voice
and her Wlnsome ways are we'll remem-
bered by the local theatergoers. She
will be supported by carefully selected
cast of principals, which includes. a
thur Wooley, Robert Whyte, Jr., and
Barry Maxwell. Others in the cast are
Gus Vaughan, William Smith, S. P:
Pulem, William COPYRIGHT, Jerome
Hayes and Misses Helenea Byrne, Ma
bel Raymond, Harriet Merritt, Lucille
Villiers, Beth Stone, Julia Brinkerhof,
Evelyn Carew, Rena Farrell, Gladys
Coleman and others.
''The School Girl' comes direct from
it's notable success at Days theater,
New York, where it played for more
than one hundred and fifty nights. Pre-
viously the piece enjoyed run OF 4OO
nights at the Prince of Wales theater
in London.
An English critic termed "The School
Girl a theatrical pastel, by way of
differentiating it from the ordinary run
of musical comedies. 1t is genuine
comic opera, possessing all the qualities
Of elegant craftsmanship. The orches
trail coloring Of the music is said to be
fascinating in the extreme, ecllpslng II
E splendor of texture the. pretty strains
Of Mr.. Stuart s other famous success
"Florodora. The story is equally in
$ teresting. For once the theater patron
can feel some interest in the develop
ment Of a rational ,plot-a, story of
romantic school girl brought up in {
convent school, who, full of sympathy
for her lovelorn schoolmate, and burn
ing with Indignation at the worldl,
views of that young lady's parents, run
off from the convent, finds her way tt
Paris. and follows up a clue that bring
her into the bustling center Of the Stool
exchange, in the hope of finding tn
artist sweetheart Of her chum. In tn
unraveling of the many complication
numerous pleasing situations are de
velODed.
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Metropolitan-German Plays

The German Stock company will pro-
duce 1.-THE Two Escutcheons, - known
in German as "Zwei Wappen," at the
Metropolitan Sunday evening, Nov. II.
been thoroly rehearsed by M. Eiseman
and his well-known company, who have
prepared special scenic development
IN addition to other features. The pro
duction will be the first one given with
Otto Strampfer, the Berlin, comedian,
in the cast. Mr.. Strampfer arrived
this week from New York and imme-
diately began rehearsals with the COM
pany at St. Paul.
Frau Johanna Jansen, who scored
such a hit in ttMagda,'' will be seen
in the leading role. The play affords
each of the well-known players oppor-
tunity for good work. ..~~ .--.
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in curios. It's acquisition brings about
many amusing complications.
The company includes the fascinating
and sprightly coincidence, Hilda Thorn
as, Oracle Cummings, Esther Wallace,
Edna Glover, Marie lie Claire, Lou Hall,
J ohn Mylie, Charles Parcor, Raymond
Belmont, Nat Wixon, Harry Thornton,
Burt Eaton. William Fuller, the ia
NOUS "Troubador four" quartet, the
Rainbow sisters, the dancing dandies
and thirty singing and dancing girls.
Oracle Cummings is the. wife of Dr.
Henry s. Nelson, prominent practi-
toner of this city. Miss Cummings is
well and favorably known in. Mime
apolis. particularly 50 from the part she
took in the production by the Mime
apolis lodge of Flks Of IA Night in
Bohemia and also from her partici-
patton in, numerous socials held by the
Elks. In her honor the local lodge of
Elks, with their wives and friends,
have arranged to attend the Bijou Mon
day night. The theater will be appro.
priately decorated, and some special
features will mark the occasion.
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: EVA WEJTC OTT'
IN AN EPIJ0DE OF
rODERN LLEE-ORRHEUY

Paul Armstrong, entitled Ann ,} La
Mont, - will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan for the half-week begin
ming Thursday, Nov. %. -
i "The Maid saAdS'the Mummy will
be the Thanksgiving 3week attraction at
the Metropolitanw wis said to be one
OF. the cleverest bits IF. writing that the
talented actor-author, Richard earle,
has. yetigiven the stage. =. : - -
The German theater-goers Of Minneap-
oils will have their innings on Nov. IL
and 10, at the Metropolitan, for the
evenings of these two Sundays will be
devoted to the production Of German
led for a series Of Ge spns per Dfga
ances in st. Paul.
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Auditorium

Grace Van Studdiford and "Lady
Teazle' constitute a combination ex-
pected to make the Auditorium a place
of keen interest the week of Nov. IS,
when the beautiful lyric star Of cred
Feather and other successes in comic
opera will be seen for the first time as
the polite firt in the comic opera built
around the story Of Sheridan s splendid
old comedy, (" School for Scandal
John Kendrick Bangs wrote the book,
A. Baldwin Sloane the music and the
Messrs. s. S. and Lee Shubert are re-
sponsible for the cast and production,
which comes to the Auditorium as a
sample Of the Shubert attractions, Of
which. we are to have others as the sea-
son advances In the cities where the
Messrs. Shubert have found it. possible
to present their attractions "independ-
ent Of the theatrical trust the news
paper writer's seem ito think the brand
Of entertainment they offer is of very
superior order. Tickets will be on sale
next Thursday morning at. the Metro
politan music store. There will be six
evening performances, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday. nj. ".-
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non, have made a thoro examination,
and pronounce his voice the most won
deful in the world. It's effect upon the
listener is unique, thrilling the listener
with its power and penetration.
Morphy's singing is one of the unique
musical acts of the day. He has no
competitors as competition is impossible.
In 1896 he was engaged to sing during
the Mckinley campaign, and in 1900 he
made a tour with Phinney's United
States band of sixty-fve pieces. He
has become very popular with public
speakers for his exceptional ability In
arousing enthusiasm. He did the work
of a whole glee club and did it better.
His voice has always made q tremend,
GUS hit with his audiences.
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CHEER FOR A BOSTON COLLEGE

New York Mail.
Last night, in Boston the Breadwinners'
college opened it's doors for matriculation.
Reverently do we suggest the following
yell:
Rab. RAh! Rah!
Holler! Holler! Holler!
Sis! Boom! All!
Change for Dollar!
Symphonic! Who's Tonic? Ski-u-mak.!
Breadw inners! Breadwinners! Rah! Raht
Rah!
College .colors: Silver and Gold.
College widow: Hetty Green.
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SCHOOL GIRL


METROP School Girl " musical comedy All
the week with matnees Wednesday and Saturday.
BIJOU-The Show Girl musical comedy All the week with
matinees today, Wednesday and Saturday,
ORPHEUM-Modern Vaudeville. All the week with daily
matinees Eltnge female impersonator is the toplner
LYCEUM-Polte Vaudeville All with daily matt
nees and evening performances at and 10 pm.
UNIQUE Continuous Vaudeville Performances daily at
$50, 8 and 9: 80 pm. Amateur night Friday.
DEWEY-Carrs Thoroughbreds in buresque and vaudeville
All the week with daily manees Ladies' performances
Friday afternoon and evening. 4. a..
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"The Man Who Sings to Beat the
Band. -
This is the descriptive title of Bert
Morphy, a phenomenal barytone singer,
has been booked to appear at the Audi
forum, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day evenings Of this week. Morphy, IS
voice is Of such volume as to enable
him to sing with sufficient power to be
heard above the music of the full mill
tary band. While this singer is not
new to the American people he is new
conner to the west.
This tremendous power of the vocal
which has been developed by the singer.
Scientists attracted by the phenome-
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OW7QOE.- -. -
Wills AND BARROW

footlights On the bill will be big
novelty, the "Spooks' Minstrels,o Mr..
farces for which the twain are famous,
the Misses Carver and Pollard in orig
inalities, peculiarities and eccentrici-
ties''; Ethel Robinson, "the May Irwin
Of vaudeville; the Imperial Russian
troup Of dancers, and the Budd broth
ers, acrobatic specialists. =
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Bijou-

0JSA
There is one highly amusing situation
in ''The Grafter,'i the new musical
comedy, in which ||'Hap' Ward, late of
Ward & Vokes, appears at the Biiou
the week Of Nov. H. Mr. Ward is a
tramp who finds a long-lost cousin in
everybody with money he meets.
Sis Hopkins" which for nearly
decade has been one of the most popu-
lar plays before the public, will be
presented at the Bijou soon with Rose
Melville in her original character crea-
tion. -z5 # IT 2
Kellar. the magician, is. underlined
for appearance at the Bijou soon. Mr..
Kellar this season has new speetacu-
lar illusion called ft1The Witch and the
Sailor. - Valadon, the marvellous, is still
1.-THE Boy Behind the Gun, Harry
Clay Blaney's stirring new war drama,
comes to the Bijou soon.
Fred c. Wyckoff, George Sidney's
chief support, in Busy Izzy' for sew
eral years, is starring in a new rural
drama called eUncle Dan i. -
Billy Van, in the new musical com
among the Bijou bookings. a
Broadhurst & Currie's musical me-
LANCE, GA Son Of Rest which served
as the medium for introducing Nat M.
Wills as star, is, on the road this sea-
son with Billy Swore as Hunting Grub,
| Wills old part.
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beautiful Hungarian girl, runs away
on the eve of her marriage and becomes
an actress at leading Vienna theater.
She is introduced to the theatrical life
by Herr Schmaltz, a wigmaker. After
her success she and Schmalz are togeth-
er in all the amusing adventures that
fill the play, until Ilona, who has been
followed to Vienna by her lover, is re-
stored to him, when the music Of we'd
ding bells ends the story.
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Laird, the popular Minneapolis basso
cantante, will sing new illustrated
songs, and the lyceumscope will present
new moving pictures in comedy vein.
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SAD HEART

An Old Favorite.
o happy lark. that warblest high
Above thy Iowly nest,
o brook, that brawlest merrily by
Thru fields that once were blest.
tower spring to the sky,
graves in daisies drest,
love and life. low weary am !,
And how l long for rest!
-Tennyson, 1.-The Promise Of May"
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.Orphe,,u.,,,,-

Harry Corson Clarke, the popular.
comedian now touring the .Orpheum cir
cult in playlet called Strategy, = will
make his first appearance in vaudeville
at the Orpheum the week Of Nov. u.
At the age Of 10 months he was cast as
Harry Harris in g Uncle Tom IS Cabin, -
and as such was carried on the stage of
the old fremont theater, Boston, by
had bad attack Of stage fright and
that was his last Professional APP
pearance for some time. At the time of
his early debut his mother, Adele
Clarke, was starring as Topsy and his
father, H.. G. Clarke, and the late
George Nc Donald were managers of the
company. 1t is needless to say that he
survived his early prejudice against the
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Toxic is to have a fOur-track elevated rail