The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-20
Foyer Chat.

Louis James never gave a greater
token of his consummate art than as the
tious, ''fat John Falstaff," the character
which he is to present. in The Merry
Wives of Windsor at the Metropolitan
for the half week beginning tonight. He
embellishes the role with that subtle in
telligence, that discreet humor and that
unctuous personality, which, gives it sub
stance, vitality and the keenest human
interest The scenic surroundings are
the most elaborate - ever given this
sparkling comedy, and the company sup
porting Mr.. James is made up Of we'll
known Players. =.
When it became known :, that George
AIDE was writing a comedy satirizing col
lege life, the wiseacres shook their heads
ominously and declared the subject i'm
possible of effective treatment How far
they were wrong was quickly manifest,
for 1.-THE College Widow" from it's mi
tial production, took rank, and has since
held&it, as the best of American come
dies There seems to be no limit to its
popularity in all sections, and the en-
gagement here at the Metropolitan the
first part of next week, judging from the
advance sale recorded at the box office
today will be one of the most conspicu-
Ouoly SuCCCool vi VI llAC oSeAooAA'
Owen Davis new melodrama, "At the
Worlds Mercy, continues to furnish
thrills for large-sized audiences at the
Bijou. Aside from the sensational
features, the comedy element is pro-
nounced, and is brought out to good ad-
vantage by number of well-drawn
types The production has an unusually
! handsome setting, with numerous me-
chanical and electric devices. Souvenirs
will be given away at the Saturday
matinee.
A story full of interest, thru its west
ern types, strong interplay of the most
stirring human emotions, complicated
love plot, genuinely humorous types OF
character, refreshingly wholesome comedy
situations, and its unequaled equipment
of scenery and ingenious stage devices
is told in Lincoln J. Carriers new Amer
! lean play, "Bedford's Hope" which opens
at the Bijou Sunday afternoon for q
4 weeks engagement. George G. Staley
Mabel Bardine and Jack Webster head
1 the cast which is a large and capable
Zone. /~7,.. @--:;
The Frawleys are winning golden opin.
! ions from all sorts of people at the Ly'
Eceum this weel. with at@splendid produc.
ton of ''The Charity Ball. This play
BY David Belasco and Henry C. DeMille
has been before the American people fol
twenty years, and has become the
standard society drama of the. stage. L
has been produced thousandsof times
and still retains it's hold on the2affection:
of the playgoing public. 49,
The funny act of Tegge and Daniels a
mi Naa[ has c9nplt. TIT
fancy Of playgoers as no similar piece o
nonsense has in years. Tegge and Dan
liels are German American comedians
I with ANEW batch Of scrambled talk, bu
!. they are so. happy in delivering 1t tina
4 the audience screams with laughter
4 Other jhigh-class turns are presented b.
i Gus and Marion Kohls. the juggierl AM
the soubrette, Miss Lillian Clifford. tn
sweet singer, and by La Reno brothers
flying ring artists
An unusual arrangement in moder
vaudeville is that which finds two sol
singing numbers on the same bill at tn
Orpheum theater this week. The stu
alton is all the more interesting to regu
+ lar vaudeville habitues as it shows hoy
two acts which look much the same 20
paper are quite different on the stage
Miss Lee White. the first singer to ap
pear, is tall and statuesque, and. tn
young men who sit in the front rows an
I want to get a good look at her good
looking face, have to elevate their chin
extraordinarily. Miss White sings simpl
songs after the manner OF an artistic !
drawing room, and departs with he
need Of applause Miss Beatrice Nc
J, Kenzie is not so tall, but IS. OF the ope1
, attic world. and she sings each song
ldifferent costume, changing from even
Il ling gown to cowboy. or cowgirl effec
u and finishing with the trouba dour costum
D 50 frequently noted. The audience like
, her, too, and all parties concerned al
! satisfied. s: ~