The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-18
At St. Paul Theaters

raymond Hitchcock Henry w Saw
ase star IN the comic opera The Yam
nee CONSUL which Is being presented at
the Metropolitan the first part of this
week, is supported by the entire original
company as seen for i've months last
season at the Broadway theater. New
York city and for four months this season
at Wallack s and other METROPOLITAN DIaY-
houses. M. Hitchcock i'm the title role
mas scored one of the most pronounced
nitS ever made by a comic opera come
ulan There Is whole lot of funny ma
terial that has been intrusted to people
f thare enough TO bring the humor out, and
singers of ability TO sing it, These are
the real reasons why THE Yankee Consul
Is lasting success. although the artistic
scenery end oriental costumes play no
small par in the hit of the operetta The
engagement closes with performance to-
night, tomorrow night and the usual
Wednesday matinee.
One of the prettiest scenes of Florence
Roberts production of Tess of the D'U-r-
bervilleSH is the last one which shows the
ruins of an old Druid temple on the top
of the hill at Stonehenge. Here Tess and
her husband. Angel Clare. have found
refuge after fourteen days of hiding The
WOTnout woman can go no further and
sinks to sleep on the altar of stone where
the Druids sacrificed to the sun. The Of
ticerS come upon them and when Tess
awakes and finds them the first ravs of
the rising sun light up her features and
she says: Look. Angel. the sun has come.
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life for her in which her weary soul al
last finds rest and peace. The effect is
cieVerly worked on the stage and makes
deep impression on the audience Miss
Roberts Will begin her enSa cement on
Thursday night with "Zaza" and present
Tess of the D'Urbervilles'' on Friday
night Marta of the Lowlands" will be
the Dill for the last performance on Sat
urday night
Florence Roberts is the wife of Lewis
Morrison.
Interesting dialogue. clever situations.
novel climaXes are the principal exponent
parts or The Usurper." i'm which Nat c.
Goodwin is starring this season. Beside
this play Mr.. Goodwin will be seen i'm
two others, An American Citizen will
be seen on Tuesday night and on Wednes-
day night "A Gilded Fool" His plays will
be adequately staged. The engagement is
for half week only, beginning April "a.
Augustus Thomas play 1.-The Earl of
Pawtucket in which Lawrance D'Orsay
IS starring, will be the attraction at the
Metropolitan for four nights beginning
Thursday night, April p. The Earl of
hits last season, playing at four different
theaterS in succession.
An unusually large Monday evening
house greeted Bickel, Watson and WrOthe
in the musical comedy success Me. Him
and l." at the Grand last evening. Will
lard Holcombe. who wrote the book dis
CidiIlS any purpose or plot IN the piece,
except to produce a clean. lively, laugha-
BILE evenings entertainment, and in this
he succeeds. Bic<el, Watson and WTothe
are about three of the funniest comedians
seen here in some time. and they are sup
ported by large and capable company.
The chorus is made up of pretty women
who can sing and dance and their work Is
OF the rapid fire order at all times.
Some of the musical numbers that
caught the big audience were: The NIu-
steal Football Game" over the Moonllt
Sea" MY Yukon Belle and Harry.
Harry" The piece runs the entire week,
including matinees Wednesday and Sat
urday.
The first production in this city of THE
Way OF the TranSgressor" is announced
for next week at the Grand The play
will be Illustrated by number of scenic
effects. a special feature will be the
first appearance in America of the acting
Landseer dogs. Victor. Gear, Leo and Zip
said to be magnificent specimens Of
canine development.
A big chorus of pretty girls makes the
burlesque at the Star this week go with
a vim. The dill includes some good spe-
cialtieS.