The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-23
THEY LOOK LIKE
The REAL THING.
RooSEvELTERs LEARN TO WEAR
PETTICOATs WITH GRACE.
A .sProfe ssionap Among the Four Hun
bred Invited Guests at the Dress Re-
hearsal Yesterday Declares that in
s'Cinderella and the Prince" They
Rank with Best Road Companies.

Cinderella and the Prince, the new
Barnet opera which will be presented
at the Metropolitan theater for three
nights and q Wednesday matinee, be-
ginning with, the performance this
evening, is all that the local clubmen
witty, very tuneful, beautifully cos
tuned, and above all, most deliberately
staged. The stamp Of approval has al
ready been placed upon it by nearly
four hundred Minneapolitans, who were
the invited guests at the professional
matinee given at the theater yester-
day morning.
The Roosevelt club has been claiming
for three months that this years opera
would be the most elaborate production
ever put on by the club members. To
many outsiders this seemed very
broad assertion, when the excellent rem
dition of "Baron Humbug' Of last
made good it's claim, as nothing SO elab-
crate and spectacular has been seen here
for several seasons.
In order that the opening perform
ance tonight might be given without a
single hitch, a full dress rehearsal with
was given at the Metropolitan yester-
day morning. To this were invited all
the theatrical people now in the city,
newspapermen and few friends of the
club members. In all nearly four hun
dred guests were present and Judging
from their frequent and prolonged ap-
plause, they enjoyed the performance
thoroly. S~% r..
cit is simply WONDERFUL said one of
the members of the Ferris Stock com
pany. ":We have always heard the
Roosevelt club shows spoken Of very
favorably, but this is the first chance
we have had to see them. It isn't a
good amateur show: It is better than
sented as it is ranks with the very best
professional road companies. The show
girls are certainly stunning, The boys
certainly should be proud Of their sue.
| cesses. -
Of course the dress rehearsal was not
absolutely perfect; It wasn't expected
to be, but was given for the purpose
+! Of finding the defects and remedyine
them before tonight: The trapdoo1
didn It always work at the proper mo.
ment, and the fairy queen was thereby
a minute late; Saturday and Robinson
Crusoe 8 goat were not on the best, of
terms, but they, became better friends
as the play advanced, and one mem
Der Of the chorus couldn' t locate he,
dainty slippers and had to appear in
! No. 9 street shoes. These minor de-
fects will all be perfected by tonight
anu d I'd pAu, PolLect peI1oIuauco IL "
be expected.
The play opens on pretty street
scene in Fairyville, showing on the one
! side the store of Titania, exclusive
dealer in fairy wings, and on the Other
side the gift shops Of Santa Claus, deal
er in everything Only D few minute.
Of dialogue takes place before there
is a rapid change to the island Of Jua1
Fernandez, the home Of Robinson Cru
1 soc. This is a scenic painters master
piece. On all sides is seen the -luxu
RANT foliage of@A tropical country. TIL
back curtain shpWssa broad expanse o.
:water, over u eals rising e beautif f
Il full moon. ~ ~ s# Ss.H
], The sscondsad portrays the interio
|. of the castle of Hearts Desire, an
;: this is also complete in every detail
The third and last act contains tw
scenes. The first shows the ding.
kitchen, with it's huge fireplace, in tn
clad in her rags. The good fairies en-
wands the scene is changed. Befor
the audience realizes it, the dark an
dingy kitchen scene is gone. In it
place is most beautiful stage setting
with the entire company participatin
I In the very spectacular ballet, entitle
1.-THE Night Before Christmas. Thi
scene, with its pretty setting and it
! rapidly moving chorus, most elegant
e costumed, promises to be by far tn
. most elaborate thing ever given b
the Roosevelt club.
). Tonight's audience will be a repr,
> sentative one. The boxes and most c
S the parquet will be filled by well-know
= Minneapolis society people.