The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-19
EoYer Chat,

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The story of Miss Dolly Dollars" the
musical comedy success in which Lulu |
Chaser is to appear at the Metropolitan |
for the week opening tonight, is simple !
yet pleasant. It Is embellished with some |
of Harry B. Smiths most brilliant dia- |
logue. In fact, the famous librettist |
has seldom, If ever, been seen or heard
to better advantage than in this. His
latest musical comedy has supplied a /
score that equals, If it does not surpass,
his best efforts. Charles Dillingham;, I'M
der whose direction Miss Chaser is ap-
pearing, has staged the piece without
regard to cost. The cast is one of I'M
usual strength and excellence, and the
title role, which was written especially
for Miss Chaser, enables that dainty
coincidence to appear to better advan-
tage than ever before.
Lew Fields, formerly Of the famous
firm of Weber and Fields, has never
been seen in this city, owing to the
fact, that the Weber and Fields spring
tours were confined to six weeks. There
fore there will be a lively curiosity to
see this well-known low comedian when
he appears here next week at the Metro
politan Opera House, at the head OF
| his company Of one hundred persons in
Victor Herbert's most successful light
opera, ut Happened in Nordland." This
musical play has enjoyed a longer run
! than any entertainment Of its class in
the past twenty years, having run for
over a year and a half at the Lew Fields
theater, New York, and for fourteen
weeks at the Grand Opera House, Chi
cago, last summer. Mr.. Fields brings
here with him his entire original COM
pany, including the fourscore singing and
dancing girls. It is the largest organiza-
| ton of Its kind that ever visited the
northwest: Seats for this engagement
will be placed on sale Thursday morn
ing.
i A summary of the situation regarding
the prospects for attendance at the Bern
fardt performances after the mail or
:. ders were all sent out indicates that the
biggest night Of the engagement will
be Friday, when the queen of tragedy
appears as Camille" The prospects
are excellent. however, for all four per-
formances and it is believed that the
receipts will exceed any ever drawn by
a dramatic star in this city. The box
office sale Is now open at the Metro
politan Music store and will continue
| tnere In6 week. 11lo
performances will commence at s p.m-
with the matinee at 2 pm. on Saturday
afternoon.
Comedy Of the kind that has received
, the approval of intelligent playgoers will
be the Offering at the Auditorium mex
week when David Belasco will presen
Bertha Galland in Sweet Kitty Bellairs.'
The play had q seasons run at th'
Belasco theater, New York, and is sait
to be altogether one Of the most delight
full products Of that home of successes
Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' will be at tn,
. Auditorium for the entire week, will
matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Thomas e. Shea, the eminent characte
> actor. under the management Of Nixol
. and Zimmerman, and supported by an ex
I cellent company, will commence a week
engagement at the Bijou next Sunda,
y afternoon, when he will present selec
+ ton of his strong plays. His repertor.
includes 1.-THE Bells" "Dr. Jekyll an
\ Mr.. HYDE tRichelieu,'' ''Othello,'' be
4 sides his latest spectacular success, INA
poleon the Great The engagement
v promises to be one of the notable event
of the Bijou season.
S Inc popularity OF the Lyceum as
t, place of amusement was demonstrate
y last night, when the house was sold GU
:. before Z o'clock. Every seat, whe.the
a box. loge or gallery, had disappeared be
s fore the big crowd got In line, and Mana
: ger Speers was simply compelled to thro,
e up his hands in despair and see hi
it friends "unhouseled, unannealed."
IS While Lyceum audiences are large as
a rule. it was the evident desire of friend
: of the house to see the Ralph Stua1
- players in a screaming farce. "All tn
Comforts Of Home Gillette's brilliar
a comedy was the bill, and 1t containe
g some surprises. For example, Lew
y Stone. the handsome, dashing young act
{, or In the role Of a broken-down, nervou
a musician, with makeup like King Lea
"A set the audience off in paroxysms {
II laughter before the real fun started TT
a play will be fully reviewed in Tuesday
1T Jour "a ].
L. One of the best bills Of the season
d promised at the Unique this week, whei
n, the Buckeye State quartet, the celebrate
III Julians. flying ring experts, and otht
" high-cl vaudeville performers wi
st make merry. Mary Madden, the talente
IS monologist, and Mills and Sanford, tw
Of clever sketch artists. will appear in
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