The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Foyer Chat.

Foyer Chat.
Little Johnny JONES' has been fur
nishing unailoyed enjoyment to large adj
diences at the Metropolitan this week
musical play ends with tonight's per-
Torrance.
Grace George as Lady Kitty in the
ldramatized version of Mrs. Humphry
Wards successful novel, 1.-The Marriage
of William Ashe." will be the offering
at the Metropolitan for three nights and
matinee commencing tomorrow night.
The character Of Kitty is drawn with all
the fine lights and shadows that have
distinguished Mrs Wards work in the
past She is not, however, the only char
acter in the play, and the story has
abundant merit in plot, in narrative and
dramatic interest. The play is superbly
staged and Miss George has the assist
ance of an exceptionally strong and we'll
! balanced company.
/ Fort the first time In her career as q
star Miss Lulu Chaser will be seen in
| modern costume in the musical comedy,
Miss Dolly Dollars" at the Metropolitan
/ during the week opening next Monday
evening. This musical comedy achieved
i a wonderful success at the Knickerbocker
|
1t Is by Victor Herbert and Harry B.
Smith, and has been pronounced by met
ropolitan critics to be the best work
| that has yet emanated from these col
/ laborators. Seats for this engagement
1 can be reserved tomorrow.
| Ralph Stuart and his excellent com
i pany are busily engaged in rehearsine
'.AI the Comforts Of Home" at the
i Lyceum theater. This great comedy, one
/ of the standard American plays along
humorous lines, will AFFORD the first op'
i portunity Of seeing the Lyceum's play
i ers in a funny play There is a gay
/ henpecked husband, a man crazy witt
! his nerves, an ardent young man, a swee
comic opera singer and other lll-as
sorted characters
4 The Unique has an excellent bill thi.
week which includes two high class nov
elites, the Armstrong;, trick bicyct
riders, and the Four Comedy, Hills,
family of comedy acrobats. I:ie sing
ing of Miss Jansen in the brilliant sketch
.sThe Second Mrs Fiddle is also I
taking feature McManley and Donovan
, singing and dancing comedians have
lively ten minutes. while Frank Dun ex
centric humorist, is. one Of the hits OF tn
| bill.
'In New York Town. Hurtig and Sea
, mons big musical comedy production, !
: playing to big business at the Bijou. Tn
) piece carries the auditor thru success
. sion of scenes and incidents mostl
) unsteady told, from the. world-renowne
, Bowery in New York, its famous China
i town and lower East Side district, to tn
roof garden on the roof Of the Hote
| Aston
Cluster Brown the successful car
1 toon comedy, comes to the Bijou Sunda
afternoon, for weeks engagement
Every one knows and likes Buster, a
8 Richard F. Outcault has pictured hin
e 4 He is a boy whose sense of humor an
g mischief appeal to all, and surrounde
: with large and brilliant company, ir
n Guiding chorus and ballet, he ha
> proven most attractive as stage favor
r lite. Matinees will be given every day.
: Happiness is being purchased cheap I
: the Orpheum theater this week. Caref
s computation of the waves Of laught'
l. that swept over the audience at the Lii
/, coin day matinee shows that of the fl
: comedy acts on the bill Flo Adler g
n five laughs on her one comic som
h Mills and Morris also secured five, OF
a for each old-time minstrel joke; A
) Grant, assisted by Ethel Hoag. was r.
Z. warded by seventy; Thorne and Carl,
J. ton recsived 135, and the Picco1o. Midget
= of which Otto is the. capable clown, fort
e while the kinodrome pictures elicit,
a sixteen. AS the total of these ensemb
n expressions of mirth is 271 and the a
" mission to the Orpheum matinee is
IN cents, the patrons secured their laug
j. at something less than a mill laugh.
te -
IF Marshall P. Wilder, who is the pri
g cipal feature Of the Orpheum bill ne
week, is known the world over as ''t