The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-24
Metropolitan

Metropolitan
The many admirers of Blanche
Walsh will no doubt turn out in large
numbers to welcome her to the Metro
politan theater tomorrow evening in
Clyde Fitch s play, "The Woman in the
Case.'
The part played by Miss Walsh isl
that of Mrs. Rolfe, a woman of culture
and refinement, bride of three weeks,
whose husband, thru complications of
circumstantial evidence, cunningly con-
trived by "the woman in the case is
arrested on the charge of numbering
his friend. This charge, seemingly alb
surd at the outset, assumes more grave
aspect as time goes on, until there
seems to be no hope of his being able
to extricate himself from the meshes
of guilt that his enemy draws closer
and closer around him.
AS last expedient the loyal wife,
never doubling her husbands limo
cence, conceives the idea of getting the
truth from the woman, Clair Foster.
Mrs. Rolfe rents the apartment of a
"resting" show girl in the same build
ing with the Foster woman. She makes
| the acquaintance of her husbands &C
cuser; becomes her intimate; aided by
and faithful butler, she appears to
be a, woman of the same stamp and
! to lead the same degenerate life as does
| Claire. Gradually she worms herself
j into her confidence, aided materially BY
| Claire's misery instincts and love OF
drink, until, the night before the day
on which her husbands trial is to
begin; she stakes all, and after conceal
ing witnesses in her apartment, by the
ala of her trusty friends and by con
stantly filling her companions glass
with bubbling wine, she accomplishes
her aim and saves her husband.
The engagement is for four nights
with special matinee on Wednesday.
Nance O'Neil, the great American
tragedienne, will be seen here at the
Metropolitan, commencing Thursday
evening, March 20, in repertoire Of
!, classical plays.
, when she made her first essay for dra
. matte honors in that city. Boston il
] known as the most difficult of all cities
, to please in the matter of the drama
and when the talented actress made he
debut in that center of culture, Their
3 were many ominous predictions as t.
j., the result. In one performance, Name
}, o Neil set the Bostonians talking abou
t her, and the result was that she playe'
f for six weeks. At every Performance
n was showered with lavish praise by tn
n press and public, and, as one distir
;, guished critic said: "Boston is Name
g O'Neil mad:'
l. For her engagement at the Metr'
y politan, Miss O'Neil will be seen In tn
c following productions: On Thursda
evening, March 20, in Sudermann
II problem play. On Friday evening, tn
n production Of Maeterlinck g much-di
cussed masterpiece, "Monna Wanna,
will be given, this being its first Prese1
! l. tation in Minneapolis. For the Satu
t. day matinee, .Sudermann' s ''Magda
n will be played, this being one of Mi
u. O Neil s world-famous successes. II
n engagement will close on the Saturds
81 night with "Macbeth,' with Mi
!, O'Neil in her thrilling portrayal
"a Lady Macbeth, in which she probab
10 stands without a rival today.
ID "The Love Trust" my Germs
n; Rose,O ''Gretchen, ''"Under the Hs
Ia vest Moon,' Glove Is All in All,
~ and "Katie. Krause,' are some Of t
is new songs that will be introduced
Al H.. Wilson at the Metropolitan q,
ing his engagement there tor the Ins
is week commencing Sunday, April
de when he will present Robert Sidney
as new comedy-drama, "The Germ
IRE GYPSY