The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-23
Things to See at the
Teaters Next Week
Metropolitan

Metropolitan
Miss May Irwin. Americas jolliest
coincidence, after an absence Of more
than two years from the stage, and an
absence Of four . years from Minneapolis,
week, beginning tomorrow night. in
George V. Hobart IS three-act comedy,
Mrs. Black Is Back The play ran
six months in New York last season.
Miss Irwin assumes the character Of
a widow, Mrs. Black, who has married
for. the second time a studious, book
loving, innocent-minded professor Of
bungalow on the Hudson river Mrs.
Black has wilfully deceived him, mas
much as she has pretended to be nine
years younger than her true age. By
her first husband Mrs. Black has had a
son who is 10 years of age, but as this
son is at school in England when the
play opens, she tells the professor, who
but 10 years old. The professor wants
to see his stepson, Little Johnny as
he affectionately refers to him. He
wants to dandles him on his knee..and
smooth the curls from his, brow and the
kind old soul buys any number of toys
In anticipation of the youngsters home
coming. .s: 1"s%'% - 4. r. = -.
Mrs. Black, however, informs the pro-
fessor that Johnny must remain little
longer in England until his school year
is completed. The professor agrees to
this and Mrs. Blacks mind is greatly
relieved, when suddenly she receives a
| telegram from Johnny, who has ar
rived unexpectedly in New York from
London, in pursuit of an American girl
with whom he fell in love in the Eng
llsh capital. Mrs. Black drops the tele-
gram and attempts to think out some
! quick plan whereby she may avoid her
predlcament; In: the midst of her
thoughts Mexican gambler makes his
entrance and presents her with an T.. @.
U. for $500 from Johnny whom he
swindled out of the money In a poker
game abroad. She Indignantly, refuses
to pay the money, whereupon the Mex
lean threatens to tell her husband about
the debt and collect from him. She@pic-
lures in her mind the effect on the pro-
fessor when he receives an I. O. U. for
$4OO lost IN poker game by his sup
posedly l0-year-oldo stepson, and it
frightens her almost into Mysteries.
Shortly after the Mexican leaves,
Johnny, a big. healthy looking young
tween his teeth, dashes in and folds his
mother in his arms. He stands off for
a moment to look at her and is lust
about to hug her once more when the
Pr %ss enters sp Unexpectedly and asks:
Mrs. Black is greatly confused but
manages to summon" sufficient presence
Of mind to introduce her son as a ply
steal culture Instructor from New York
whom her husband has engaged to put
him thru course Of exercise. johnny
of course, is tremendously surprised
but Mrs. Black, calls him aside anC
! quietly begs him to- demand no expla
nation until she has an opportunity tt
make matters plain. Johnny does a!
he is told, like a dutiful son, and afte,
procuring some gymnasium parapher
MALTA, he puts his innocent stepdadd,
thru course Of the most violent ex
ercise. The professor is almost ex
hausted when the real physical cultur
ist arrives from New York, and there
upon, to escape the. vengeance Of tn
man he has personifed Johnny i
forced to disguise himself as the cool
and take his place at the kitchen stove
! while the half.dead professor is rubbe,
with arnica and alcohol. =.
unrayelling the complications int
which Mrs. BLACK and, her family hav
,. been precipitatedl. s.sfTfrs is splendid:
. done by Mr.. Hobart, +Whe,; after an eS
citing and laugh provoking series Of in
, cidents, gets everybody out of troubl
. and brings the story to a pretty end
), ing. During the action Of the piec
Miss Irwin will sing a number of song
! Of the nature Of those in which she ha
| already become famous. They are al
new this season. -, Ea.. -.
, The popular Irish comedian, Andre7
! Mack, will be the attraction all Ne,
:, Years week at the Metropolitan i
), s'Tom Moore' and ''The Way to Ker
are''-another Of his very SUGGEST,
: plays. The latter play will be present
! ed during, the early part of the wee
: and will be followed by 'tTom Moore.
Manager Elliott Of the Unique al
l. nounces a superior list Of attraction
y for Christmas week at his playhous
h in which strong comedy element pr
$ dominates. In order to be, in line wit
d the festivities of the holiday seaso
q he has secured as many funmakers
entertainment, and as he has had tt
,s fine bookings of the International Th
n atrical company to select from,
# claims to have picked winners in ever
d instance. First in order are. the char
IS pion headliners Of popular-priced vaud
h London speciality artists, who will
a heard in the amusing skit, 'The Sin
q ing BARNARD and Two Admirers. p
, The -Four Ellsworths form a talente
-, quartet Of entertainers that has ma!
= one Of the best hits on the circuit. II
i Ellsworths will present their: ne
- sketch at every performance, and 1t :
: said to be the best vehicle they -ha'
;; ever employed Stan Arden, an orig
q nal chap Of artistic tendencies. W
Is make oil paintings while the audien
M waits, and promises to keep the int
>, est alive by his interesting work. Th'
II there are the Raffertys in an amus11
1. Irish sketch; james Dalton, CON
dian who saws he "never needs help,
and Harold Beckrow and Herman
Fleur in new illustrated songs.
A beautiful and appropriate featu