The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-23
At St. Paul Theaters

Henry W. Savage will offer at the
metropolitan theater as the attraction
first joint work of George Ade and
Gustav Luders, the Korean comic
opera, 'The Shotgun" which has re-
Gently closed an engagement of six
months at Wallack's theater, New
York city, and the production as seen
here will be as complete as 1t was dur
ing its long metropolitan run, and the
company will be as capable.
The locale of the opera is in the i'm
aginary island of Ka-Choo. in the sea
OF Japan, and this admits OF some
artistic effects both in the matter of
scenic investiture and costuming, and
the preservation of much desired at
mosphere In every particular has done
much to make at least a part of the
success of the opera.
A combination of wit and melody has
placed the lyrics on a high plane of
popularity, and of all, the most fasci-
mating and diyerting are Your Honey
moon VIII Last" "Scheming," The Ir-
repressible Yank." 'Flutter, Little
Birdie" Il Am Yours Truly" THE
Sho-Gun of Ka-Choo" and others.
A cast to which New York playgoers
paid allegiance will be found in the
artists who will be seen here during
the coming engagement OF Shotgun"
1t includes such well known players
as John E. Henshaw, Christie Mac
Donald, William c. Weldon, May Ten
Brock. Ed B. Martindell. Agnes Caine
Brown, Thomas c. Leary. Henry Tay-
lor, E. p. Parsons and others The
chorus is reputed to be one of the
prettiest and best trained en- tour to-
day.
Edna Wallace Hopper, dignified with
the title of star. comes to the Metro
politan opera house for four nights and
Wednesday matinee, beginning Sun
day, Feb. 26. This dainty comedienne,
whose work we remember in so many
musical plays, marks a new departure
or line or work in this engagement, as
she Will be seen in straight comedy,
which was a London success and is
called "A Country Mouse" Its story
tells how demure young miss arriv-
ing from the country Is the guest at a
particularly smart house, Lady Sylvia
Bowlby, She brings with her the fra
GRANGE of rural training. The highly
polished men Immediately fall deeply In
love with her. She is ingenious, but
not such rustic as they fancy, and
her little fiirtations, which extend over
the three acts Of this sparkling COM
edy, keeps them all in hot water till
finally she gives her heart and hand to
the man of her choice.
A woman in love with her work and
who lives entirely for her work is Miss
Charlotte Walker, the beautiful South
ern girl who is, and has been for sew
eral seasons, the leading woman OF
James K. Hackett's company, which
latter half of next week in "The For
tunes of the King" Outside of the the
ater she allows herself few interests
or diversions, save such athletic exer-
else as is necessary for her physical
welfare.
"The Lighthouse by the Sea-" the
sensational melodrama now at the
Grand, contains an interesting heart
story. The story and intrigue are clear
and definite and the scenes and incl
dents manipulated in such a manner
as to lead up to climaxes that are
thrilling and effective. The storm
scene with the clouds and rain effects
Is well worked out. The company Is
adequate and the production salts
factory. The play runs the entire week,
with matinee Saturday.
An attraction that plays to crowded
houses wherever presented must be the
sort of play people want to see, and
that's what We are told that The Fatal
Wedding is doing. 1t will be the at
uaS'ioii dl tne GrdHu next week, Degln-
ming at Sundays matinee. From the
rise of the curtain until the end, the
audience is sustained in a state of ex-
pectancy, not knowing what Is coming
next The company is an unusually
good one, the action rapid and the stage
settings elaborate and modern. A spe-
cial feature of the production will be
Gertrude Haynes Choir Celestial of
twenty-five boys.
The bill offered at the Star by the
Gay Burlesquers company includes a
number of clever specialties. There