The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-16
Foyer Chat,

. Az the, metropolitan on thursday even
ing George Primrose and his big minstrel
company will present a program of pure
minstrelsy. Beginning with picture of
old-time minstrel show, this scene
changes to a, twentieth century first part,
with the entire company in evening
dress, and the entire stage framing pic
ture that is both large and attractive.
In the second part Mr.. Primrose will be
seen in series Of dances that are beau
tifully staged, showing old time planta-
ton scenes in the SOUTH in which he will
be assisted by a score Of we'll drilled
dancers. 49,
"The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"
which is to be presented for the first
time in the twin cities at the Metropolitan
during the first half of next week, open
ing Sunday evening, is a spectacular pro-
tduction of ponderous proportions and sur
passing splendor, which was: imported
from the Drury Lane theater, London
Eng, by. gKlaw G. Erlanger, and made ia
nous blythe notably successful all sea-
sons run in New York at the Broadway
theater three years ago. Sale of seats
will open Thursday morning. .~t
Ernest Hogan, the well-known colored
comedian, will appear at the Bijou next
week in Rufus Rastus" .
"The Eternal City" the remarkable
play evolved from Hall Gaines powerful
novel, was presented at the Lyceum last
night to one Of the largest audiences Of
the season. The dramatization, by Mr..
Gaines own hand, has been skilfully done,
and the mass Of incidents and plots which
crowd the main story move with celebrity
in the version employed by Ralph Stuart.
The production of 1.-THE Eternal City" Is
stupendous and requires a small world
Of dramatic material and theatrical ap-
pointments. There are many picturesque
scenes and brilliant passages, in which
Ralph Stuart and his excellent company
have fine opportunities. The play will be
reviewed at length in this column Tues
day. s- -. ,:....-.. .. w.
Princess Trixie,'' the beautiful mare
who has been delighting thousands of
people at the Unique will be the big at
traction at that theater all of this week
The crowds have no mind for anything
but the marvellous performances of Trixie
altho a vaudeville bill Of high-clas spe-
cialties is offered at every performance.
All new faces in this weeks BILL
Mrs. Leslie Carriers coming as Adrea-
opening at the Auditorium next Monday
| SVSAlllS-llttS USGn dI event long iOOkeC
! forward to by Minneapolis pIaygoers
The fame Of what many have declared tc
be the most notable Of her many great
timpersonation was swept westward last
season on tidal wave Of popular ap-
plause. She electrified New York when
on her Adrea's first night at the BeIascc
theater she revealed new beauties, new
talents, new powers, going in one fal
bound from her familiar line Of emotion.
al art to that Of great and uplifting trag-
edy. Her play will be found to be one Of
tremendous power, and its very period
that of the Byzantine empire, is one Of
tempting promise in its pictorial side
alone. Mr.. Belasco will be in Minneapo
lis personally to supervise Mondays open
ling performance and to give it all the
glory and eclat of a typical Belasco the
later first night. Special emphasis is lait
on the announcement that the curtain
will be raised promptly at o'clock
/ Mrs Carter will be seen in her famou.
representation Of zaza at the Wednesda,
matinee and on Wednesday evening.