The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

Thru the county chairman s manipula-
ton Wheeler wins and also gets the
girl. The time is the early eighties
and the costumes represent the styles Of
that period. The scenery is typical Of
Mr.. AIDES theme.
Mr.. AIDE has worked out typieally
western comedy, rural in atmosphere,
but avoiding the conventionalities. He
has made promising selection of char
acters, and has garnished his political
theme with a love element quite differ
ent from anything he has ever before
written.
The scenery possesses strong sug-
gestion of local color, and the company
will be large one. There are twenty
two in the cast, and in addition, about
one twenty-five extra people viii be
employed in the pictorial feature Of
the campaign. The cast is headed by
Theodore Roberts, and includes George
Thatcher, the well-known minstrel for
whom Mr.. AIDE has written some capital
comedy lines. Mr.. Thatcher will appear
as a colored politician.
Lyceum- The Holy City"
1'The Holy City," the wonderful re-
hglous drama that has created such a
profound impression, and is now being
played by no less than seven companies
thruout the country, has been secured
by Manager Dick Ferris Of the Lyceum,
and will be given fine production by
the Ferris players next week.
No biblical play since "Ben Hur'
has created so much and such favorable
comment among, critics, ,pIaygoers,
clergymen and church people eas this
reverent, powerful and beautiful drama.
and characters Of the time of Chr;tt,
and the sacred theme has been so skill
fully handled that reverence is deep
ened and religion intensified by it's in
fuence.
A number of great historic figures are
revivified and lend to its deep dramatic
interest the attraction which ever at
tends the sight of celebrated and famil-
lar personages moving before one as in
Magdalene, Barrabas, Martha, Lazarus,
Salome, Pontius Plate and the apos-
ties Peter, John and Judas.
AS beautiful as the play, and filing
it with the atmosphere Of low-hilled
Palestine, when Christ walked the
earth, are the scenes of "The Holy
City, which faithfully reproduce ia
nous buildings and views in and about
painted for the production by the Ly-
ceum scenic artists, and special cos
tunes and properties have been con-
structed.
Mr. Ferris, who lost no time in secur-
ing this big dramatic novelty for Ly-
ceum patrons as soon as it became avail
able for stock work, will spare neither
pains nor expense to give it an adequate
setting.
Florence Stone will play the deeply
emotional role of Mary Magdalene, and
those who have seen her in parts which
search the depths of the feminine heart
under stress and sorrow, need no assur-
ance of her adequacy as the beautiful
penitent.
At the performance Monday evening
Manager Ferris will present to every
one attending a beautiful illustrated
book upon Jerusalem by the wellknown
author, Nine. Mamerov, who lived for
thirty-fve years in Jerusalem, and
illustrated by eighteen full-page photo
gravures.
Dewey-Reiley & Woods Show.
Pat Kelley, who will bring his big
company, the Kelley & Wood s show, to
the Dewey theater, beginning tomorrow,
declares that it is larger and stronger
than ever before, and that no pains
have been spared to crown it with the
success it deserves. The scenery used
has all been done by Mr.. Kelley him
self, to do which has been pleasure, as
he is q natural born painter. The public
may look for something startling in the
way of scenic effects. The costumes are