The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-21
Metropolitan Opera House.

For the first time Minneapolis amlse-
lnent seekers will have an opportunity
tomorrow evening to view the London
extravaganza, f7The Sleeping Beauty
and the Beast, when the production
is offered at the Metropolitan. The en-
gagement is for four evening perform
ences and the usual Wednesday mat
inee.
This spectacle, originally produced
in London at the old Drury Lane thea
ter. was the first of a series of similar
productions that Messrs. Klaw & En-
LANCER have imported to- America each
season for the last four years. Before
being produced in New York the piece
was rewritten, Americanized as it were,
and made into a huge musical extrava-
ganza. The spectacular features of the
performance were retained but bright,
witty dialogue and clever lyrics were
written in the piece by John j. Nc
Nally and j. Cheever Goodwin, while
numerous tuneful musical numbers and
unique vaudeville advertisements were
Iinterpolated.
The performance offers amusement of
the most frivolous character. Two
fairy tales, 'The Sleeping Beauty
and Beauty and the Beast,'' have
runs lightly thru the piece.
Barney Bernard will be seen in the
leading comedy role, that Of Lena, the
German nurse. His assisting comedy
contingent Ralph Edwards, Charles
Saunders, David De Wolf and Edward
| Marsh, are said to be amusing in their
respective parts. Miss Isabelle Under
wood appears as the dashing Prince, a
role which gives her opportunity for
the display Of her contralto voice.
Miss Rose Sartella, who plays Prin-
| Rnontu a1Sn in+roIneac
song selections. The good fairy queen
and bad witch are played respectively
by Misses Isabelle Miller and Edith
Arnold. ~ = = p.
The ballet and chorus in "Thc
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast COM
prises nearly a hundred young ladies.
Among the special features one of the
most important..is the musical numbers
! internolated by the Louvre Seminary
Girls band, from France. ii.
Announcement is made that Thomas
Dixon Jr.'s play, "The Clansman, y
will play an engagement in Mime
apolis at the Metropolitan operahouse
beginning Thursday night, April 20
Seldom in the history of the theater has
a play produced such a profound sen
sation, or been so much talked about
as has "The Clansman.' So powerful
is this play and SO strong its appeal tc
!. the public, that even adverse criticism:
have no influence in keeping people
away from the theater when it is play
ing:
The public knows what it wants AMI
it is evident that it wants Mr.
Dixon's play. Not only has it broker
all records Of theater attendance thi
season in all parts Of the country, bu
it has aroused the people of the United
States to the Importance OF the rae
problem.
The theater-g going public is evidentl.
fond of high-class melodrama. In tn
olden days such plays as 1.-The Silve
King, - "Romany Rye and others o
that type never failed to dvaw crowde'
houses. In these latter days, 9th
Clansman,' "The Lion and tn
Mousse and "The Squawman' are tn
f three big successes of the season.
The engagement in Minneapolis wi
: close with Saturday night s perform
+ ance. r. 't .2
Henrietta .Crosman will. be at til
:. Metropolitan for the half week opel
ing Monday evening, April 80 On thi
O occasion she will offer, "Mary, Mar,
a Quite Contrary.'
Richard earle, altho not So years {
age, has written many plays that he he
appeared in and has played in man
n pieces that he did not write, but of a
" these plays none seems to have attaine
+ + the distinction of "The Mayor of T.
: kio,' which he is to present at tt
n Metropolitan for three nights and
Saturday matinee commencing Thur
# day evening, May 3.