The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-02
things the Bijou has had III the way * d
musical comedy this season. POPULAR

musical comedy this season A popular-
priced matinee will be given >Smorrow at
s2:30.
Commencing next Sunday,-.,tle Bijou
will present Broadhurst and Currie's mu-
steal comedy success, "A Son of Rest
This is the piece in which Nat M Wills,
the tramp comedian, scored so heavily
last season. Billy Swore, late of ."The
Wizard of o. company, has succeeded
Mr.. Wills in the principal part. and he is
said to have made decidedly good in it.
The production is up to its former excel
lent standard
In Tom Moore which Andrew Mack,
the eminent Irish comedian, will produce
at the Metropolitan the last half Of this
week. Minneapolis theatergoers will see
play built upon various romantic Incl
dents in the life of Tom Moore, Ireland's
national poet. The incidents, of course,
are slightly idealized, and the author has
not chung TO the musty records of the
British museum. Mr. Mack possesses a
| sweet tenor voice and will render Moore's
famous ballads.
Tim Murphy and his company are to
be at the Metropolitan the first half OF
next week, presenting that well-remem-
bered success. "a Texas Steer The re-
vlval of "A Texas Steer by Tim Murphy
brings to mind many pleasant remem-
FRANCES, Tor from a standpoint of popu-
lar1ty this comedy was unquestionably the
| most successful that Charles Fl. Hoyt
ever wrote and was the play in which
lin Murphy made famous the character
OF maverick Brander. Seats for this en-
gagement can be obtained Thursday
! morning. -4
/ r - > - r.
| When the project of a national theater
| hrst came to light in New York. one Of
the features Of the idea was the pronosed
establishment in. the institution of an
'ail-star' stock company which would
/ interpret the dramas chosen for produc-
/ tlon oy the directors to be elected for that
purpose. It was found that several nlav-
ers whose work in special lines had made
them famous had also been considered
for membership in the company, and the
| name that headed the list was that of
/ MISS Percy Haswell who is featured as
the little princess Yo-San in David Ref
asco's production Of '"The Darling Of the
Gods which will be seen at the Audito-
rum next week. For the last half dozen
years Miss Haswell has been at the head
OF numerous high-class stock organiza-
IONS ana IN every instance her engage
ment moved her up another rung on the
ladder of histrionic fame. It was her
brilliant work with the last stock com
pany with which she was associated that
attracted to her the attention of David
Belasco and led to his offer to feature
her In 1.-THE Darling Of the Gods III
/ With two clever sketches. charmingly
played by capable condolences and GOOD
support, two of the best singing acts
ever heard, the Dionne twin sisters ir
mandolin duets, a colored trio who leave
the mousse in an uproar, and the eight
Bedouin Arabs whose acrobatics astonisl
and delighted the theater's clientele las
year, the Orpheum has started on wha
looks IKE another record breaking week
4 salerne, the worlds greatest iugeler
VINO is In demand by vaudeville manager,
IN all parts of the world, and who ha.
put recently returned from a three-years
TOUR or Australia and is now returning
to Europe, will be the headline feat,,r1
i at the Orpheum next week.