The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09

bearing old Neptune himself. They
rise above the water, sing, talk and
otherwise deport themselves like hui
mans. Then they dive beneath the
waves and are seen no. more. Knowing
the value of mystery, the management
sedulously concealed the secret of how
this was done. New York was thoroly
n1ystifed and excited. Now the
secret has come out. Below the sur
built like diving bells, These chambers
have air in them and SO the water can
not enter. Any boy who has dived
beneath an overturned boat and found
air there to breathe, will understand
the principle. The girls have crave
net costumes and waterproof wigs.
Nothing much is wet but their faces
when they dive from beneath their sub
marine chambers and appear above the
surface. These retreats have electric
lights, telephones, and all the modern
tirely up-tc-date. When it is time for
them, to appear, the stage manager
telephones them. It is all very clever
ami the illusion is said to be perfect.
Henry B. Irving, eldest son of the
lamented Sir Henry and by many
thought to be the inheritor Of large
share Of his fathers genius, is to ar
rive in Chicago next week on his tour
Of the country. He will be seen for the
first week of his engagement at the
Illinois theater in three different bills
the double bill Of !" 'Mauricette" and
" Markheim,' which was so well
MALI Charles Reade's famous drama
in which his father Was so popular, and
"King Charles J., another play identi-
fed with his fathers career. Doubt
less, many MinneapoHtans will make it
convenient to visit Chicago at some
time in the course Of the Irving en-
gagement, to judge for themselves of
the son s merit.
David Belasco's latest production,
reached New York, after having been
tried out in Washington and Boston
The critics seem to agree that it re-
fleets the highest credit on Belasco as
a master Of the art Of production, that
it favorably introduces his new star
to take Mrs. Carter IS place, in, the per:
son of Frances Starr, who is effective
in comedy but lacking as yet in the
strength to master the tragic note, and
ChaC as play 1t IS tlmeWOrn Of plot
and weak Of construction. The pean OF
praise to Belasco for his wonderful sue
cession of stage pictures and groupings
is practically unanimous. He is hailec
as the only really great American pro
| ducer--.but don't let Richard Mansfield
! hear that.
| Henry Arthur Jones seems to take tt
America like a duck to water. He like.
US and says SO frankly. He has beer
lectnring to the students of Harvard
and Yale on the relations of the drama
to literature and has been urging hi.
well-known contention that playwright,
/ should have their plays printed and pu
/ into circulation. In his Yale talk hi
had much to say Of the American Ian
! guage, which he declared sfhas NOR,
/ bite and sting" than Londonese, "ant
swarms with lusty young idioms strucl
off redhot with VITALITY He went on
hear them as / walk your streets
/ meet them as I read your iournal
and try to understand your politics
Your language is better fitted than our
for the modern living DRAMA
1t is to be- hoped that from MI
Jones visit here will result perhaps al
! American play with some of thes
4 redhot i6lioms sparkling in TIL
4 ". B. Chamberlain.