The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-07
At St. Paul Theaters

Much OF the success as a play of Mr..
Winston Churchilrs dramatization of
his own novel. The Crisis" In which
Miss Nannette Comstock is being seen
at the Metropolitan the first half OF
this week, is due to the skill with
which the author has subordinated the
unimportant events in his novel and
brought into the proper dramatic focus
the love story Of Virginia Carvel and
Stephen Brice. This, in the novel, as
all readers of this book will remem-
Der, was OF subordinate interest to the
huge conflict between the north and the
south which doomed before the reader:
politics, too, played it's part. In the
play one sees all these factors, fully
as clearly as in the novel, but now
they are used merely to develop the
love story of the two principal charac-
tiers.
The announcement is made that the
comedian Richard Garlic will appear in
The Tenderfoot." the operate COM
edy, on Thursday evening at the Met
ropolitan. The cast, with two or
three exceptions, will be identical with
that seen in the New York and Chi
cago presentations. The book by Mr.
earle is funny without the least tinge
of vulgarity. The score by III. L.
Hertz is tuneful and spirited. The
cast includes besides Mr.. earle himself
the following well known people: Ed
mund Stanley. Henry Norman, William
Rock, Charles A. Morgan, Helena
Frederic. Nellie Lynch, Beatrice Nc
Kenzie and Minerva Courtney.
Mildred Holland will present her lat
est success. THE Triumph of an EN-
press" at the Metropolitan next Sun
day evening, in which she appears as
Catherine the Great of Russia. Like
most Russian plays IT deals with po-
htical conspiracies that afford plenty of
opportunity for thrilling situations,
but ii also has a lighter side which
practically comprises the first two acts
or the play and which contains much
of genuine comedy. Mildred Holland
as Empress Catherine dominates the
entire play, and most agreeably So
for she is an interesting, if willful,
character. During half the play she is
romping, devil may care girl, I'M
broken TO the harness of court eti-
quette. During the other half she is
the great sovereign, with a due ap-
probation of her rank and prerogatives
and commanding admiration by her
majesty and dignified benevolence.
Seats ready Thursday morning.
Nearly a capacity house witnessed
THE Factory Girl at the Grand last
evening. The piece is one of Charles
e. Blaney's and is a scenic melodrama
which champions the cause of honest
working people. 1t abounds in sensa
tional scenes, bits of pathos and sew
eral clever specialties. The scene in
the third act representing the factory
in full operation is a clever bit Of stage
mechanism. The company Is headed
by Leon Hascall. The first popular
priced matinee of the engagement will
take place tomorrow at 2:30.
One of the promising announcements
OF the season is Buster Brown" a
play built on Richard F. Outcault's ia
nous pictures in the New York Herald.
This will be given at the Grand next
week by Manager Melville b. Ray
mond, who has secured for the title
role the little comedian Master Clio
vanni.' The dog. Tige, will be played
by Jack Bell. the well known animal
impersonator. This is an elaborate
production entailing the services Of
some fifty people. including chorus and
ballet.
The World Beaters is rather a pre-
tentious title, but the aggregation of
burlesque and vaudeville people who
are giving the show at the Star this
week under that name make good some
of their claims. The bill is a thoroughly
ENJOYABLE one