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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

the receipt Of letters from her son, and
this fact the principal on the Orpheum
theater bill for this week cheerfully
admits.
~ adore him-Stuart, the younger,
even if he is at the awkward stage
now," she says. "But, heavens, he
was a terror when he was a. toll He
simply kept me in Juror every minute,
but now-he's such manly little fell
low, tho only IL and m as lonely for
him as any mother can be the first time
she is separated from her son.
cit was absolutely necessary to put
him in school. 1 couldn't drag him
around the country with. me, for he
must learn something. So I nearly
him away in St. Johns school-just
into the west for these ten weeks.
tiers, and I suppose I may be pardoned
for that. Here's a characteristic one:
"'Dear Mammal hope you are
well. I liked the book you gave me. I
am wearing my overcoat every time I
60 out. [ played pool all afternoon.
Give my regards to the company and
Otto. hope you will get good money.
Your loving SON.
"Can you think Of any more charae-
teristic solicitude for the son Of a thea
trical family than that 4 hope you III
get good money! It's the very nub Of
the business. Here's typical Thanks
giving letter from ganglin.g boy who
is more in athletics than society,
"'I pray, don't let me 60 to Mrs.
Blanks for Thanksgiving. I will have
much better time here and I just hate
to go there. I wish you would send me
a postal from every place you play at.
I will 90 and see the dentist when he
! comes here again. I wish your ten
weeks were over and we were going to
Cohasset. 1 will go to town to the
hotel for Thanksgiving dinner. 1t
would make me miserable to 60 to BIS.
I hope you will make hit. Your low
ing SON.
7sThat last hope hit the bullseye
with me-and little Stuart did not have
to go to the Blanks for Thanksgiving
| dinner.''
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WHERE ARE THE DRINKS?
Southerner Misses the Christmas Bev
erages Everybody Has in South.

''I'm waiting for some good old
Christmas drinks, if you have. them
here in the north" said a Georgia man
who now calls Minneapolis home. "This
is my first Christmas in the north, and
while everything else is all right, I
miss some of the preparations and pre-
liminaries that we used to have in the
south.
9sDown there, the Christmas drinks
appear at least two, and sometimes
three, weeks before the day itself. At
all the frst-class places they have big
bowls of Christmas mixtures and
everybody calls for them. There is the
old reliable 'fTom and jerry about
forty kinds of punch, apple toddies.
peach toddies and the rest of the toddy
family, eggnogs and twisters, mulled
wines and elders, and, in fact, all sorts
of cheerful Christmas drinks.
81 have found one or two Tom and
Jerrys up here, but have looked in vain
for some of the others. Christmas
would not be Christmas down there
without them as a preparation, and [
sort of miss them. | had my mouth
all made up for some of them, to tell
the truth. A friend of mine, tho, in
the West hotel, has promised to do
something for me. so [ hope to have .
Christmas, after all. -
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in the slums. The woman died with
out ever knowing who the girl really
was. After the child had been left to
her own fate she donned boys clothes,
in order more easily to earn living
and also that she could better protect
herself. Because she dressed as she
did she is called Josie, the Tomboy
Girl. She is, unknown to herself,
Virginian heiress. An uncle, gaining a
clue to her whereabouts, comes to New
York in quest of her. A scheming
lover, DESTROYS Of gaining her sisters
hand in marriage, and also securing
her wealth, secures the assistance of az
desperate to accompany him and frus-
trate the designs of the uncle. The
lover recognizes Josie, and reports her
to the police for masquerading in boys
clothes. She is arrested, but released
by her uncle, Old Fury, who thwarts
the plans of the villain and brings Josie
to her Virginian home. E<s
Failing in his scheme, the false lover
returning south, abducts the sister who
refuses his offer of marriage. With the
aid Of a negro guide Josie, who dis
guises herself as a man, rescues her Sis
ter from the captivity Of the outlaw
band, who have held her prisoner In
their cave in the mountain and by her
wits gains happy ending to the play.
Other characters around which the
plot revolves, are an old negro nanny,
foster mother to Josie and her sister;
German baron, who falls in love with
Josie; little waif Of years Of age;
an outlaw, Black Jack; Diavola, an
octoroon, governess to the sisters, but
who is made to believe by her mother,
a negress, that she is Old Fury's niece.
Among the many striking scenes in
the play is one of an old southern plan
tation, introducing all the unique melo-
dies Of plantation days. There are alto
gether twelve scenes, divided into four
acts. Other scenes shown in my Tom
boy Grip are West Twenty third
street ferry, New York city, Forty
second street at Times square, entrance
to the subway; the cave Of the noun
tain bandits, In Virginia.; the Jefferson
Market police court, New York, and a
private apartment in the Waldorf-As-
toria hotel, New York. Three interior
scenes are laid in southern homes.
The musical portion Of the play is a
big feature, there being many original
musical numbers with choruses and in
cidental music, all prepared expressly
for the production. A chorus of TWEEN
ty persons is included in the cast, which
altogether numbers fifty. In addition
to the regular Wednesday and Satur-
day matinees, a special holiday matinee
will be given tomorrow, Christmas day,
starting at Dm
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Orpheun1-Modern Vaudeville

The personifcation Of feminine iol-
lily, Mrs. Stuart Robson, heads the bill
Of good Christmas cheer with which
the Orpheum theater will greet its
clinetele during the week, commencing
with today's matinee.
Those who so well remember that in
comparable comedian, Stuart Robson,
cherish fond memories of the
impersonation Of the spirit of light
heartedness inevitably associated with
the name she bears. As all those who
were happy in the presentation Of "The
Henrietta know, Mrs. Robson is the
embodiment of laughter. Laughter
comes naturally to her and is so con-
tagious that her audiences are in
stantly in accord with her.
When the creator of many comedy
roles therefore decided to cast her lot,
temporarily, with vaudeville, she Sc
cured, as a vehicle for her talents, a
little comedy written by Edmund Day
and entitled THE Saving of Mrs.
Shaw in which Mrs. Robson and her
capable company have been more than
successful. Mrs. Robson is large wo-
man, both as to artistry and avoirdupois
and the Kansas City World makes this
pat comment on her vaudeville offer
ing: Compliment could go no higher
than to say she finds a big place on
the stage for herself"
The whole bill promises to be glad
some Christmas affair. Increasing the
enjoyment offered at the Orpheum by
the Christmas-New Years crowds, will
be Edwin Latell, a black-face musical
monologist, who can be funny without
being vulgar. Of him the Denver News
says: He is so trimming full of good,
clean wit and humor that it bubbles
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Auditorium-Sara Bernhardt

WIFI 10 sign OF diminishing powers,
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt continues to
progress, with astonishing success, upon
her farewell American tour. She will
reach this city Thursday, Feb. %, and
her appearance will constitute the prin-
cipal dramatic event Of the season. Her
engagement will be at the Auditorium
and will consist Of three evening per-
formances, with Saturday matinee. The
repertory will be ella Sorciere,' ola
Tosca,' "Camille' and "Adrienne
Lecouvreur."
At an age when most theatrical Gel
ebrities are thinking Of retiring, this
wonderful woman still sways her au-
dience as in the days Of her youth. Her
history is a romance. She was born at
Paris in 1847. Her father, after hav-
ing her baptized, placed her in con-
vent; but she had secretly determined
to become an actress, and in her course
Of study at the conservatory she 80 dis
tinguished herself that she received a
prize which entitled her to a debut at
the Theatre Francais. She selected the
part Iphigenie, in which she appeared
on Aug. II, 1862; and at least one
newspaper drew special attention to
her performance She afterwards
played other parts at the Theatre Fran
Gals, but soon transferred herself from
that house to the Gymnase.
After a tour in Spain, Sarah rea
turned to Paris and appeared at the
Odeon, where she created a number Of
characters. At the end of 1872 she ap-
peared at the Coincide Franchise, and
with such distinction that she was re-
tanned first as pensionaire, and after
wards as societaire. IT,.
In 1880 Emile Anglers comedy
HsL Aventuriere was revived at the
Coincide Franchise, and the author con-
tided the part Clorinda to Sarah Bern
hardt. After the first representation,
however, she. was so enraged by an un-
complimentary newspaper criticism
that she sent in her resignation to NJ.
Emile Perrin, director Of the theater,
Quilted Paris and went to England,
where she gave a series Of representa-
tions, causing veritable sensation In
London society.
It was at this juncture that Sarah ac-
cepted the offers of manager for a
tour in America. From America she
returned to Paris where she revised all
utT Ulu SuCCCSSCoJ WHY, III Aooo, CIV
the Odeon, she produced a one-act COM
edy from her own pen, entitled
HL 'Aveu.''
Minneapolis, which missed "The
"tDarling of the Gods, one of the
greatest success Of recent years because
it had no Independent theater when the
attraction was last in this section, is to
see the play during the week COM
mencing Jan. s. This famous drama of
old Japan, written by David Belasco
and John Luther Long, will be pre-
sented at the Auditorium by David Bel
asco's company, of which Miss Percy
Haswell and Robert T. Haines are the
principal members.
ssThe Darling Of the Gods" is re-
markable scenic production and the
spacious and thoroly equipped stage OF
the Auditorium will offer ample facili-
ties for displaying the oriental gor-
geousness Of the settings.
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Bijou-ftM Tomboy Girl''

81 Charles E. Blaney's latest play, My
Tomboy Girl, which was recently pro-
aduced for the first time at Blaney's
theater, Baltimore, with Lottie Will
Hams as the star, is the Christmas week
attraction at the Bijou, commencing
with matinee today at 2:30. The
new play is said to have scored the
greatest kind of hit and affords Miss
Williams the best opportunity for the
display of her versatile talents she has
ever had. No money has been spared
by Mr.. Blaney to make this play sur
pass all Of his previous successful pro-
auctions. It was written expressly for
hottie Williams.
ssS The plot discloses Josie, New York
street waif, who has been stolen when
80 baby and placed in the hands of a
poor woman by the villain who alb
Quoted her. She has been brought up
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performance. There lis a clever plot,
in which rich American farmer wants
to marry his daughter to a nobleman,
she is in love with a young American
millionaire and objects to marrying
any one else. Theys&meet two bogus
foreign noblemen and after series of
events, some Of which are extremely
funny, the rich manadecides that ga
Yankee Doodle boy' is good enough
for him. The play thruout is entirely
American. ISL, ..> 49,.
Manager Miner has secured the high
est and best acts only for the oio.
Those who appear here include Fisher
& Clark, Joe Goodwin, May Butler,
and as an added feature, the phenom-
email and sensational melodramatic
moving picture, "The River Pirate';
the four Conleys, singing and dancing;
the American trio, Belts, Reynolds &
Fox, and the Breakaway Barlows.
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Orpheun-

Orpheun1-
Evidently the orpheum theater pro-
poses to usher in the new year with
bill whose strength will set a good pace
for the weeks to follow. Heading the
bill will be Francesca Redding, one of
the best actresses now in vaudeville, in
a bright sketch by Will Cressy, called
!" Her Friend from Texas of which
the celebrated "Chicot, = former critic
on the New York Morning Telegraph,
and known as q the Alan Dale of vaude-
ville,' says: "It was as good bit
Of high comedy as we have had in some
time
The Eight Bedouin Arabs, who were
such sensation last season, are on the
bill for that week, as are Estelle War
dette and company in her own sketch,
"A Honeymoon in the Catskills. - Miss
Wardette will be supported by Jules
Kusell, the former leading man for
Gus Heege. There will also be four
musical acts Of high variety on the bill.
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Unioue-Continuous Vaudeville

The Unique will be right in the pro-
cession Christmas week with one Of the
best vaudeville bills in the history Of
that popular little theater. This is
made possible by the fact that the
Unique now has the exclusive right to
the bookings of the International Thea
trical company, which formerly played
all of it's attractions at the Lyceum.
Now that the Unique has a clear field
in the realm of popular priced vaude-
vile, bigger and better shows than
ever will be the rule, according to Man
ager Elliott, who is elated over the
prospects for big business with the bill
to be presented tomorrow afternoon.
For today's performances, the bill
containing the fine act of the ''Three
American M's,'' and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Young's famous fddling stunt,
will be the attraction. 49,. IL.
The new bill will be chock full Of
comedy, as an effort has been made to
secure acts conceived in humorous vein.
Of these, the one which has been Sc
lected as the top-liner will be pre-
sented by Burgess, Daniels and Bur
CESS, star acrobats, who introduce the
famous London burlesque, '|the singing
barmaid and her admirers. - This is
European novelty, Of which only the
incest things have been said.
The -Four Ellsworths, in a comedy
sketch, is another high-class attraction
which comes well recommended. The
Ellsworths are veteran comedy artists,
and their new vehicle is said to be the
best they have ever appeared in.
An interesting feature is promised in
the lightning painting stunt Of Stan
Arden, the chap who makes oil paint
ings in minute. This is an artistic
and beautiful exhibition of skill which
has won much favor.
The Rafertys, in clever Irish COM
edy sketch, and Jim Dalton, a lone
comedian, who "never needs help -
are other fun-makers in this week 8 Of
fering.
Irene Little, talented young singer,
who was formerly great favorite with
Unique audiences, will play a return
engag cement Christmas week, appearing
with Harold Beckrow and Herman La
Fleur. in singing Christmas anthem.
Many beautiful scenic effects are pro-
duced in this act.
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DEN/E LILLIAN RAYMOND
NTH NLWERJ AIZERZCANJ

The Italian Doria Trio, a woman and
two men, will present a beautiful fan
tastic novelty, GA Night in Venice"
Miss Marion Carson, described by a
critic as ga little girl with big
voice. will sing ballads, the Twin Sis
tiers Dionne will prove revelations in
mandolin playing, and the Three Funny
Mitchells, whose dark hued humor made
such hit last season, will come back
with a new repertory Of coon songs and
dances.
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Bijou-

DtJOu
There are said to be no less than a
round dozen musical numbers Of excep-
tional quality in ''The Errand Boy"
the musical comedy production, in
which Billy B. Van, the well-known CO.
centric comedian, is starring this sea-
son, and which will be the attraction
at the Bijou New Years week. There
are several Of them, such as "Glori-
ana," "Say, Sal, Do You Want to Be
My Gala' ''Mary Canary "Happy
Jappy" and fThe Battle Of the
Daisies and the Ferns.' They are
full of snap and 60 and have the right
ring with which to inspire whistling.
There are other features connected with
this musical comedy innovation which
cannot fail to find hearty appreciation
notably the color schemes utilized in
the beautiful costume creations. Mr..
Van is surrounded by company of
sixty people, and the production is said
to be one of the most pretentious en-
tour.
"a Son of. Resi- with Billy Swore,
late of s'The Wizard Of Or" company,
in Wills old part, will come to the
Bijou in the near future.
A military pedant, stationed at Fort
Hamilton, N. Y, once wrote to Angus
tus Thomas, criticising the use of the
old Sharpe's carbine by the cavalry
men in "Arizona' He said it was a
pity. that Mr.. Thomas had not paid the
same attention to the details of arming
his soldiers that he had evidently be-
slowed upon their uniforms and drill.
Mr.. Thomas promptly replied and called
his attention to the fact that while sew
eral infantry regiments had received
the Krag-J orgenson rifles previous to
the outbreak of the Spanish war, the
only cavalry regiment to be equipped
with the new small caliber arm before
arriving at the camps of concentration
was the First United States volunteer
cavalry, Colonel Roosevelt's famous
Rough Riders. The officer was courte-
GUS enough. to acknowledge his error.
"Arizona'' comes to the Bijou soon.
The many whistleable musical num-
bers, together with the laughable sit
uations that follow each other in rapid
succession have been potent factors in
making Eva Tanguay in ''The sambo
Girl' one Of the greatest successes OF
the year in the musical travesty field.
Miss Tanguay and her fellow funmak-
ers will appear at the Bijou.
Among the attractions that will visit
the Bijou this season is Sir A. Conan
Doyle's and William Gillette IS stSher-
lock Holiness the famous detective
play.
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Dewey-ts Miner's Americans

All that is new and novel in vaude-
vile and burlesque has been incorpo-
rated in the performance Of Miners
Americans, who open their engagement
at the Dewey today. Manager Miner,
with his long experience in this line
has spared neither time nor expense in
putting on the Americans this sea-
SON. " A Yankee Doodle Girl, in two
acts by Barney Gerard, was written
for laughing purposes only. There is
not dull moment turnout the entire
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
MRS. STUART ROBSON
ENJOYS SONS LETTERS

The greatest pleasure, next to sue
cess, given Mrs. Stuart Robson during
her initial western tour in vaudeville is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
COMING ATTRACTIONS
Metropolitdn-

After highly successful engagement
in Australia Andrew Mack has returned
to America and will be seen in this
city for one week, beginning Sunday
evening, Dec. 81, at the Metropolitan
opera house. 27-.~...
He will present his very successful
play "The Way to Kenmare,' which
will be seen during the early part Of
the week. For the last half Of the week
Theodore Burt Sayre's comedy, "Tom
Moore,' will hold forth.
The same company which has been
so long associated with Mr.. Mack will
appear here and that this popular COM
edian will receive adequate support is
practically assured. The Melbourne
Times speaks of Mr.. Mack g first ap-
pearance In that city and says: "a
hattering reception was given to Mr..
Mack and his company at Her Majes-
tvs theater on Saturday night, when
they produced for the first time in
Australia tom Moore There was
genuine freshness about the piece and
the company, and the great audience
was responsive. @r
"The play is built upon the incl
dents in the life Of Ireland's national
poet, Tom Moore. ~ The incidents, of
course, are idealized, and the author
has seen to it that the poet occupies
leading position in the events Of his
day. The play may not be strictly &C
curate from historical point Of view,
but he would be a poor playwright who
chung too close to the musty records
of the British museum.
"Mr. Mack proved to be bright
and finished actor. He does not rush
his work and his deliberation and re-
pose are deughtful contrast to the
usual stage Irishman. He possesses a
sweet, light tenor voice, and during his
performance won enthusiastic applause
for his rendering Of Loves Young
Dream and 'The Last Rose of Sum-
mer.'
"There is no doubt that in his own
particular line Mr.. Mack is a master.
| At the close Of the nights perform
ance he was presented with large
floral Irish harp
A revival of Charles H. Hoyt's great
est farce comedy success, "A Texas
Steer, with Tim Murphy in his orig
inal role Of Maverick Brander, will be
the offering at the Metropolitan for the
half week commencing Sunday even
ing, Jan. Z.
'sThe Castle Comedy" romantic
play dramatized from the novel of the
same name, will be the vehicle used by
Walker Whiteside. during his engage
ment Of three nights and matinee at
1.-The Metropolitan, beginning Thursday
might, Jan. ll..sats. sxess.s s'
/ Other January bookings at the Met
ropolitan include 1.-THE County Chair
J man., .nThe Liberty Belles,N Hay
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The mikado of Japan is good hunt
er and fisherman and an excellent shot
with a rifle. His devotion to lawn
tennis is marked and he is an excel.
lent wielder of a racquet.
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Other January bookings at the Met
ropolitan include 'sThe County Chair
man. The Liberty Bellies, Hav-
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"The Castle Comedy" a romantic
play dramatized from the novel OF the
same name, will be the vehicle used by
Walker Whitesides during his engage
ment Of three nights and matinee at
the Metropolitan, beginning Thursday
night, Jan. 4 Is 60.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

A revival Of Charles II. Hoyt's great
est farce comedy success, A Texas
Steer" with Tim Murphy in his orig
inal role Of Maverick Brander, will be
the offering at the metropolitan for the
half week commencing Sunday even
ing, Jan. z.
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Among the attractions that will visit
the Biiou this season is Sir A. Conan
Doyle's and William Gillette's "Sher-
lock Holiness the famous detective
play.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

"a Son of. Rest,' with Billy Swore,
late of "The Wizard Of Oz' company,
in Wills old part, will come to the
Biiou in the near future.
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UNW0NTED BURDEN
ON sWEDEN'S KING
Continued from First Page.

royal. family is entirely united in that
him, he would never put any Of his
descendants in such a position that it
might be repeated. The kings Of a
dynasty thus founded would be slaves
to the whims Of the storthing. The
only condition under which he would
give the matter consideration would be
request that he do so from the Swed-
ism riksdag-an absurdly improbable
event.
Ad1nires Roosevelt. ",
Oscar expressed the highest admira-
the greatest American president since
Lincoln. He enquired with interest
about; Miss Alice Roosevelt and the
probability that "suitable marriage'
would be- arranged for her. Evidently,
he. regarded her as a sort of American
princess whose marriage to someone Of
equally high estate was a matter Of
the highest public Importance to be
treated in quite the same diplomatic
I did not attempt to explain to him mo that
Miss Roosevelt would doubtless bestow
her hand where her heart was engaged
and would brook no interference by
gray headed statesmen in the remote
contingency that any could be found so
| foolhardy as to Hbutt in.'' It would
be difficult to make a European mon
| arch understand how American primo
esses marry. So I simply told him that
the Americans were very fond of the
president $ daughter and5$with one &C.
cord wished her a happy and suitable
marriag ore. ~ ~ is, -