The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-29

that Augustus Thomas has based on these
pictures and which Kirie' La Shelle and
Daniel Y. Arthur will soon produce Mr..
ment, and they are are said to e be practically ii
perfect embodimentS of "the Gibson
girl" The two Gibson men in pursuit of
these girls win be played by Bruce Bray,
will appear as Mr.. Pipp.
part in present day theatricals. and when
1T Is known that for the performance of
The Strollers,' the management had to
send to New York for a pair of trousers
the truth of the assertion may be imagin-
ed. The Stroliers," by the way. is one
OF the best latter day musical shows, just
briliiancy. 1t is translated from the Ger
man of Die Landstreicher' and is a
capital story of heart interest while the
lander and in that authors best vein.
The book play certainly is greatly
advertising. by popular familiarity with
the novel from which 1t is dramatized-
but certainly the authors, publishers and
booksellers ks fe of works Translated into dra-
stage production. A leading bookseller of
New Orleans sold no less than 1.016 copies
Of Owen Wister's story, THE yirginian, !"
used first presentation by Kirke La
Shelless company of the play at the
Tulane theater. and canny 'fakir," who
in the arcade outside the theater during
the week of 'srhe Virginian's' engage
ment, disposed of over 600 books at
handsome profit.
During Henrietta crosman's tour of
q 6a MIL har
greatest success, Mistress Nell.' In
which she was the talk of the country
three years ago She will play Mistress
not been seen, which will include this city,
appearing at the Metropolitan opera house
During this trip Miss Crosman will also
field for a few performances. Madeline"
is by Mrs. w. K. Clifford, of London, and
in it Miss Crosman made quite a triumph
In the East. Miss Crosman's trip will no
doubt be the feature Of the spring the
atrical season.
We surely may, while painting the life
of Richard III. upon the stage, endeavor
IN some measure to make him appear as
he really was, permitting his Character to
conform with the march of events and
his age to be somewhat measured by the
Gate of his acts. In dealing with his per-
Sonai appearance the actor has TO regard
the lines of the text:
THAT am rudely stamp'd
Cheated of feature by assembling ma
ture,
Deformed, unfinished before my
time
Into this breathing world, scarce half
made up.
And that SO Iamely and questionable
But it would seem as it the suggestion
OF this would be all sufficient, the more
so as it is we'll known that the slightly
deformed are highly sensitive and con-
stantly and grossly exaggerate their own
defects. Richard Mansfield
William Burress, who, as DR.. Pop
off, in ut Happened In Nordland," at
the Lew Fields theater, New York, is
supposedly very deaf. says to Mr.. Fields:
So! You can't convict me, because
I don't know what you say!''
Lew Fields replies: "Of course not.
You are too deaf!'
Burress says; Can't you send a deaf
Fields says: ssNo. 1t is against the
law to convict a man without a hear
ing"
ton twisted
Burress said: "A hearing is against
the law, isn't it?'
Fields replied, impromptu: IA hear
ing is usually very long brief. which
nobody hears and nobody reads Brief
is the legal name for something which
is so long and gets so tired that you
can't get it or the judge awake with an
Former Judge Alton B. Parker, who