The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-23

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but that they didn't care, for what z
they wanted was to see the famous b
tragedienne. All of the French clubs !;
1 in the city have been holding extra3
meetings! for. the past fortnight inss
air that was plainly discernible. The
group of women who meet Wednesday
afternoons with Mrs. Edmund G. Wall
ton of Mount Curve avenue, ~under the
direction of Mile. Dreyfus, and who
/ made special study of the Bernhardt
! plays, sent tribute to the great French.
1 woman of a great laurel wreath enelos- I
| ing a star Of violets tied with flow
ing ribbons. 1t was handed over the
footlights to M. De Max, who had to
make hurried little run in his gor-
1 geous robes as Cardinal Ximenes to es-.
cape the descending curtain.
! Is 1t was very smart audience and
very smartly clad that gathered in the
Auditorium, and it did not matter SO
much that many of them were late for
the tragedienne was even later, as the
curtain did not rise until after 500
o. CLOCK The handsome light gowns of
the women were most effective against
the black dressclothes of the men, and
the Auditorium showed brilliant color
effect. Not only were the societypeople
Of Minneapolis present in their best
bibs and fuckers, but there was large
group from ST. Paul, who came over
on the interurban and made those
with the women in their gay evening
wraps. Many of the towns and cities
thru the northwest were also repre-
sented, and there was a merry exchange
of greetings while the audience waited.
H. After the play, any number Of peo-
10 had i
clubs and cafes, and over their oysters
and ices the women talked of the won
, derful preservation of the 61-year-old
Bernhard. and the men wondered what
, was the use of giving a play in French
!, when English would have served so
much better. IS
This first night performance was a
feature Of the Al1-Star course, and SUBJ
scribers generally, seemed to approve
the selection of ola Sorciere - To-
: night Bernhardt plays "Camille.'
Foyer Chat 81.
Lulu Chaser and her excellent support
:, ing company continues to please large
/ audiences at the Metropolitan in Victor
) Herbert and Harry B. Smiths delightful
musical play, Miss Dolly Dollars" The
,, engag cement will conclude with perform
: ances tonight and tomorrow afternoon
, and evening.
TT Happened in Nordland," with Lew
t Fields and the entire Lew Fields Theatri-
y cal company, numbering 100 persons. will
: be the attraction at the Metropolitan for
= the week opening Sunday evening. It is
e asserted that 1T Happened in Nordand''
is one of the best equipped, one of the
+ most deliberately costumed and scenically
n effective productions that is now in course
: of presentation on this side of the At
1orn 10 ia1I HI, -oJF
q this Instance a role that is thought by
many to be the best suited to him of any
:, in which he has been cast in his ex-
', tended career, embracing his many tri-
g umphs ataWeber and Fields. .
The antics of Buster Brown" and his
, famous dog ''Tige" were greatly enjoyed
. by two capacity audiences at the Bijou
y yesterday Aside from Buster and
= "Tige" this famous cartoon comedy has
lively music, melodious songs, pretty
girls, fine choruses and no end Of hurnor-
. GUS creations and situations. The en-
gagement will close with the perform
{, ances Of tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
s evening.
:, Strong interest Is being evinced IN the
e coming engagement Of the noted char
: acter actor, Thomas e. Shea, at the
y Bijou next week, in a repertory of stand
It ard plays, namely, A2"The Bells" Or
Jekyll and Mr. HYDE Cardinal Richie
lieu" "Othello,' and Napoleon the
Great"
' Unusual interest centers in the coming
l. production of "a Courier of Fort11neI
e next week by Ralph Stuart and his ex-
8 cellent company at the Lyceum The
i play Which is dramatization Of March
h monts successful novel, has never been
t produced, altho it was dramatized by the
J., author and Mr.. Stuart "Al the con,-
4 forts of Home the brilliant farce which
= is the bill this week, continues to attra ~
large audiences
Tonight VIII be amateur night at the
O | Unique, and an unusually large bill of en-
+ tertalnment has been prepared. The list
:, OF applicants for an opportunity to try
J conclusions with the audience Is a Ionc
y one, and everybody will be given a,
e chance. There are young misses and old
! ladies', young men. midde-aged men and
! dotards, who think they cansact, In to-
n nights list.
s The Colby family, appearing in nau-
y slcal sklt at the Orpheun; theater this
week, is the genuine thing in more WAYS
r than one. Mr.. and Mrs Colby are musi-
u clans OF rare ability and versatility and
~ their talents have descended to Frank
a, q and byrle The boy is not only a splen-
=; did singer and instrumentalist but q
20 mimic and cartoonist as we'll His imper-
~ sonation of Creatore in his widest mo-
y. ments appeals. strongly to local audiences
"a who are SO familiar with the eccentric
- Italian leader.
lie With but two days intervening before
lie the opening Of the second annual engages
or ment OF the Orpheum Road show at the
IS Orpheum -theater Sunday afternoon there
If is an unusual rush for seats for the week
er indicating another record breaking seven
lie days for the theater and Martin Beckrs
IS great assemblage Of vaudeville talent...s
Bertha Galland viii come to the Audi
le torium on Monday for a weeks engage-
a ment with Wednesday and Saturday mat
?. inees. in David Belasco's charming
10 comedy, Sweet Kitty Bellairs," which
~ had run of over 800 nights at the Bel
II, asco theater in New York. Sweet Kitty
10 Bellairs'' was written for Miss GaIland.
y but at the time her services could not
be secured The title role offers her a
q q better part than she has yet played. and
~ is absolutely suited to her unusual tall
ents. The play is founded on Edgerton
Castles ''The Bath Comedy" and "a
r. quantity pretty, filed with interest frouu
s. the beginning to the end.