The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-10
ADJUSTMENTS
FOYER Chat.

Land of Nod, which comes to the
Metropolitan for three nights and Satur-
day matiiee, beginning tonight, is the
latest,s and by. far the most successful
of the. many musical shows produced in
tho, last few years in Chicago. AS the
title ouid indicate the scenes are laid
in mythical country and the characters
are with two exceptions, all imaginative
OF fanciful, presenting unusual opportu-
mites for elaborate scenic display and
costundng.
No one, can question the fact that the
greatest bunch of comedians ever as
sembled together in one minstrel show is
the support given to Lew Dockstader in
his best minstrel show on earth, which
comes to the Metropolitan for half week,
commencing next Sunday evening The
comedy element ofathe Dockstader show
is certainly an all-star cast It has for
it's end men Neil CsBrien, Billy Cawley,
John Foley John King, Williami. Foley,
Thomas Hyde, John DAILY and the great
Dockstader himself. One of the beau
ties of Dockstaders policy and one which
has lent so much, popularity to his show
IS the fact that he gives all these come
d1ans an opportunity to show the best
there is In them
much different vaudeville sketch pre-
sented by Harry Foy and Miss Clark at
the Orpheum theater, this. week under
the title, ''The Modern JONAH Scenic
ally 1t Is, one*of the most pretentious of
the many sketches produced at the Sew
Eenth street Vaudeville house this season,
While its humor is: so infectious as to
make the most blase. devotee of vaude-
vile laugh his loudest. AS the Jonah
sailor, Mr.. Foy makes his entrance from
the mouth of a: whale which is original
enough, and makes his exit by way OF
the flies. mermaid, inpersonated by
Miss Clark, and an amorous octopus com
plete the cast of this most amusing play
let, whose scene is laid at the bottom OF
the ocean, with fish darting all about and
Miss Mermaid maintaining a fiat in the
hull of the late Captain Kidd's sunken
treasure ship. Comedy. ,honors for this
the last week of the, Orpheum's season
fare divided between this sketch, that Of
I fered by Thomas ]. Keogh and Miss
Ruth Francis, Mitchell and Cain, an6
marvellous Frank and Little Bob, not for
getting the loop tte-loop dog, Tip"
! Two large. audiences were in attend.
ance sat the; Bijou yesterday Afternoon
and evening to witnessItile performances
of when the World Sleeps" Souvenirs
! were distributed to the ladies at the
matinee. A popular priced matinee will
! be. given Saturday. .:r1%,.
t.: s! = &; e.. : - :;
The new melodrama called 1.-THE Burg
lars Daughter written by Owen Davis
| and produced under the management O
! Vance and Sullivan, will have a presen
tation at the Bijou next week, commenc
ing Sunday afternoon. Scenic effects o
a jsensat ional character are introduced
and the company is said to be one Of I'm
tusual excellence. = =
I Patrons Of the Lyceum theater are en-
joying great treat this week in 9TH
Brixton Burglary. a screaming farce 3
English manufacture Ralph Stuart an.
] his excellent company are well bestoWe e.
Fin. the. brilliant piece which has been Sc
,Elected for the opening of the summe
comedy season at the. &Lyceur1.s Mex
week, ''Pinl Domnoes,'' Il a. FdeHghtfr
/. american comedy bubbling with fun, wi
be the bill. - =, 49,. 49,. -. p
Popular-priced vaudeville is crowdin
the Unique, theater.this week, where tn
fine singing Of the Buckeye, State Quartet
the brilliant little one-act play of TIL
Ann Hamilton company and the. singin
and acrobatic speciality of the Yorke
Herbert trio are the big acts. The, grea
Westin. character impersonator, Z is sals
in the bill this week. ~ j.. ~ Aa..@