The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24

that it's flavor can not be fully tasted
by one unfamiliar with it's contempt
rary history. It's motives and passions
are human and eternal; it's setting is
peculiar to it's time.
The period Of "The Lady of Lyons
is some years after the commencement
Of the revolution in France. Arising
Of discomfort had long been growing UP
among the middle and lower classes
against the sovereign power and the
aristocracy. Political intrigues and
crafty, remorseless schemes fed and
famed the flame which spread turnout
the country with fearful rapidity.
Many people lost their heads by wild
and hundreds of the nobility and gen
try lost theirs by the guillotine. And
so, in one continual scene of tlimult,
riot, debaucherv and blood, year after
year had passed on-now one party
ruling and now another, until, at the
period when the play commences, the
governing power consisted Of a body Of
/ ple-and termed the directory-all Of
them "citizens'' (the only term rec
ognized), degrees Of rank and nobility
F., having been abolished.
The authors good judgment is most
felicitously shown in selecting France
and, this period for. the action Of his
play. It's emotional style is precisely
Of the nature to be found in that coun-
try, and the events then in progress en-
abled him to send his hero into the army
and raise him naturally, and with a
rapidity that was then not at all IN
common, to honor and wealth instead of
resorting to the thread-bare stage de,
vices Of unexpected fortune, I" death
of wealthy uncle in India or the
discovery of a coal mine beneath the
front doorstep.
Claude Melnotte is the great part of
the play, but it is not a one-part play
by any means. for :'The Lady Of Ly
ons' is one Of the most skillfully con
structed plays ever written Pauline
is also wonderfully human and en-
crossing character. Those who see the
play for the first time should watch not
only the delightful story, but should
closely observe the fiawless artistry OF
4 it's construction, which, because Of its
than it is entertaining.
4 The complete cast follows:
Claude Melnotte ........... Lawrence GrattaI
Colonel Damas ............. Lewis 5. Ston
Beauseant :. Richardson Cotto]
Mons. Deschappelies Charles G. BURMA
Landlord. ..s.....: Charles Lindhon
Captain CAPITAL Gervas first offcerj !. Harry Plymptol
Major Desmoulins Second offcer> George Berr.
Notary ..................... Raymond Dome
Servant ....................... Emile Mordan
Pauline Eva TaElo
Nine Deschappelles .......... Kate Woods Fisk
MISREPRESENTATION Vaudeville.
Good bills at the Unique theater al
ways attract good audiences and thu
patronage this week has been about ell
: the theater could accommodate: TIL,
announcements for the coming weel
beginning with Monday performances
presage another strong show The lis
of entertainers include the Hamlins
: Richard and Louise. said to be grea
dancers and good singers; the Brother
DeVan, acrobats and hand to hand bal
ancers, who introduce top-mountin!
dog in their act; Woodford and Mari
boro, comedians in a sketch called ~
Timely Lessons; Crinninis and Mack
singing and talking comedians; AM
Wenercke, the Magician with ILLUSTRATED
songs and motion pictures thrown in TO
good measure.