The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-05
Foyer Chat,

Assurances Of houses that will break
the record Of the season at the Metro
politan are found in the advance sale OF
seats for THE College Widow the
George AIDE comedy, which Henry ".
Savage will offer for three nights and
Saturday matinee. beginning Thursday
evening. The play comes under the most
favorable possible conditions, advance re-
ports from every source .proclaiming it
the best play and company of years.
The phenomenal musical hit. Little
Johnny JONES' will be the attraction at
the Metropolitan for the half week OPEN
ing next Sunday evening. The tremen-
dous vogue obtained by Little Johnny
Jones' is the talk of the whole coun-
try, and the interest of local playgoers
is aroused to the highest pitch by the
announcement Of its approaching en-
| gagement here. The advance sale of
seats for the engagement will begin
| Thursday.
Grace George comes to the Metropoli-
| tan the last half of next week in the
drama tized version of Mrs. Humphry
| Wards famous novel, THE Marriage Of
| William Ashe' Miss George brings the
| original company and the entire produc-
| ton direct from the Garrick theater New
| York, where the play enjoyed long and
successful run.
"The Heart of Maryland' will have its
| initial presentation at the Auditorium
this evening, and with cast that Will
make the performance the best the play
has ever received in this city. Odette
| Tyler, Orrin Johnson, r. D. MacLean.
| John E. Kellerd and Wallace Eddinger
are names to conjure with, and 1t -
given out that the remaining members
of the big cast which Mr.. Belasco brings
here are no less efficient than the big
quintet that heads the company. The
production will be on the elaborate lines
that have made Mr.. Belasco famous as a
! producer. The engagement Is for three
nights only, and popular prices will be
the rule The evening performances viii
commence at SIS, and the matinee at
2:15.
Whimsical in conception and droll in
development is the theme of In New
York Town. Hurtig & Seamons latest
musical comedy. which comes to the
Biiou for a weeks engagement follow
ing Joseph Santley in. "a Runaway
Bow, The action is rapid. the lines
snappy, the characters clearly drawn and
the construction skiful. In the inter
, probation of the piece are included CHE
, Gordon, Charles Howard. Loney Hasken.
, | Winnie HenshaW ana georgia rlihsioii,
and they will have the aid Of big and
y. weu-balanced company of sixty-fve.
,t'The Cipher Code" a powerful soci-
, ety drama by Charles Klein. author OF
1.-The Music Master" and 1.-THE Lion ana
the Mouse was presented to two i'm
mense audiences at the Lyceum yester-
day. The play deals with the social ana
: political life of Washington and contains
Z some excellent material. One Of the
sanest plots ever conceived in a drama
= invests this sterling play.
The Unique presents an entire new bill
!. this week. commencing with a matinee
i. performance today. Chief among the
y big list of attractions may be mentioned
. the Buckeye trio, three merry men from
- Ohio DIN the comedy-acrooatic line AN
ME Leslie Williams. the Tyrone warbler
. and Evilla Sanford, the young lady cor
u netfst. are other headliners.