The Minneapolis journal., 1906-04-08
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"Queen of the :Highbinders.' .

Queen of the =. .>Highbinders,' the
new A. H. Woods, reduction opens at
the Bijou theatef at 2:3O pm. today,
for week s engagement, which will
include the usual w ednesday and Sat,
urday matlnecs,2 has a very Interesting
plot: The opening, scene represents a,
New York, and 1l to This 81 place come npeI Kai
Tong, leader Of the Highbinders: Harry
Arlington, his accomplice; Ikey Isaacs,
poor but honestzHebrew; Sarah Sharp
eenstein, keys sweetheart; George
Stewart and his pretty wife, Alice; her
brother, Webster, and Bettina Otis, the
wicked but beautiful "queen' of the
highbinders. Kai Tong determines to
get Alice into his clutches and take her
to China if possible. Webster, her
brother, on seeing life-size portrait Of
the "Queen Of the Highbinders' there
to obtain the picture, and, if possible.
the original of it. Alice learns the true
character of Bettina and tries to pre-
vent her brother from making a fool
Of himself. But Kai Tong outwits her.
bidding for the picture himself, until
Webster finally pays $4,000 for it. Dur
ing the bidding Bettina steals behind
the picture, and when Kai Tong asks
Webster what he will give to meet the
queen in the flesh, he exclaims, ''My
entire fortune!"
The second scene discloses Dream
! land, Coney Island, at night. Bettina
has completely ensnared Webster and
he is her willing slave. Tong plots
with Bettina and Harry to kill Charles
and then abduct Alice In the third
scene-an empty house in Pell street.
New York-Alice appears, lured to the
den by, letter saying that her brother
is IN danger. She quarrels with Web
ster over Bettina, and finally leaves
him: After her departure. Webster
realizes that he has been a dl1pe of the
queen who only wants his money and
| denounces her. He is stabbed and left
| for dead by the woman and her ac-
| compllce, but manages to muster suf-
hclent strength to crawl to the end of
the room and write the story Of the
crime erin IN his own blood. His strength
fails, however, before he can add the
names Of his assailants. When the con.
|spirators find the words they add the
names of Alice and her husband and
then notify the police. Meanwhile
Alice returns to the den and is fol
lowed there by her husband. and both
are arrested by the police on the scene
of the murder. key, friend of the
/ SteWarts, takes wet sponge and
washes off the bloody accusation much
to the ANNOYANCE of the plotters.
1 The remaining three acts Of the play
move rapidly. Thrill crowds upon thrill
and the spectator is enthraled as wei
4 as interested. Thru Tons influence
4 Alice is adjudged innocent, but hel
husband is Imprisoned. Alice, left
1 alone with her baby boy. has man,
Z thrilling escapes from Kai Tong and hi.
i gang not the least interesting being
z that when she uses :" human stair
4 case'' tot get out of his den in China
town. Uncle Sans boys in blue d,
the staircase act and make a stirrins
finish to wonderfully interesting act
George manages to escape from prison
and turns up in the nick of time to b
of assistance to his beloved wife, ant
with the assistance of their devote,
friends, Ikey and Sarah. they fnall,