The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-17

gedienne, and the union has brought |
fame and riches to both, !, :, 49,,
century, will be presented on Friday
evening. The demand for seats for
"Camille = is greater than for any of
the other plays, altho the indications
are excellent Tor capacity houses our
NPhedre," Racine s great tragedy,
has been selected for the matinee per-
Torrance on Saturday. OF this clas-
sic gem of antiquity, it is only neces-
sary to remark that it stands in the
relation oe to the n h renfa ng diama tas
greatest ambition Of all French 1 az 2,
| tresses being to appear as 'Phedre
The story IS founded on the ancient
Greek myth of Hippolytns, son OF the
hero Theseus, who is beloved by fne-
Dire. Theseus' wife. It is the only syan ex,
drama in Nine. Bernhardt,'s present
repertorv. It's action takes place In the
/ cradle Of the world, in an age when
GODS and men walked alike upon the
1 earth. Even it's authorship Is 10Y years
cd. This will be the play to, delight yl
beauties of classic literature. Inc play,
however. is of the highest dramatic or
der. else it would not have place IN
the repertory Of SO great an actress
as Bernhardt mac
ter ui aat"1 VIA Tosca. viii be the offer
inc This play is well known in Amer
i css. but it is one of those terrible
TRAGEDIES which should never be ap-
proached except by a great artist; &c
turing the ruin of sweet, glrhsn ~
i ali innocence and trustfulness, disclos-
mo piteously the Vaccinations OF a
iend, who seeks to encompass, her moral
win VIM It is a play which suffers when
enacted by ordinary actresses. "a
Tosca,'' driven to murder and suic "a .
by the fend Baron scarpla after I Inc
comes nurt@A a most fascinating terrible thing
; when impersonated by Nine. Bernhardt:
Nine. Bernhardt is supporte d by her
, own company and all her plays are
/ staged with magnihcence such as ~ y
other artist has ever attempted IN 1ni ~
{ country. with the possible exception VI
| Sir Henry Irving.
3 Lyceum-
:, "All the Comforts of Home,' one OF
!, the hest American comedies ever writ
4 ten by that brilliant, farcical fellow
F.. William Gillette, will engage the ablh
), Ties of the Ralph Stuart company al
4 the Lyceum next week.
I Everybody knows this exquisite farce
u with it's sane humor, it's legitimate SIT
uations growing naturally out OF nea'
| 0lOG Shll1VllS tACSiCNNA, CIV 49,
cut comedy characters. The chief IN
: terest in the play, however, is IN the OPP
q portunity it affords the Lyceum 8 ellen
e tele to see the Ralph Stuart compan.
:, in holiday attire and out for merr.
|" time. ~ :, .q.s
s'All the Comforts of Home re
y ouires actors and actresses Of first -clas
I, capabilities, and Mr.. Stuart declares n
a has given more care to bringing hi
s players up to the proper degree Of pre-
Y ficiency in this play than in any othe
1 since the beginning Of his engagement
ie The plot of the play unfolds the haE
IS penings which befell the magnifcen
y home Of rich old Mr.. Pettibone, VIII
le went to Europe with his wife an
< daughter, leaving his enterprising nepl
- ew, Alfred Hastings, to "look ate
Of the house, The palatial home al
US pealed to the. young man, who was i
OF need of money, so he hit upon the ide
e of renting out rooms. AS an induc
s ment extraordinary to his advertis
y, ments, he promised "All the Comfor'
=, y Of Home AS soon as the young ma
Is got a crank musician, an invalid wit
n q: crazy nerves, a giddy young comic ope1
Y lady, and a gay old hen-pecked bn
ee installed in uncle's house, the fun b
NJ gan.