The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-28
Foyer Chat,

The engagement Of ''The Lion and the
Mouse" at the Metropolitan the first
half of next week will be the means of
attracting very heavy patronage from
outlying towns. The fame of Charles
kleln's play and Of Henry B. Harris pro-
auction Is widespread and for the first
time In this city mail orders have been
received from many points that will in
volVe journey Of a hundred miles or
more to witness the great American
Drama. The local management will give
special attention to mail orders from
suburban towns, when they are accom-
panied by remittance covering the full
price Of the seats ordered Experience
everywhere this season has proved the
WISDOM or mailing orders well in ad-
vance,, as the company is playing to all
the people the theaterS will hold and in
most instances turning hundreds away.
A refined entertainment calculated to
appeal with great force to intelligent
theater-goers, is being presented at the
Lyceum this week by the popular Fraw-.
leys. The play is entitled. s.The ONLY
Way, and is a drama tization Of Dick
ems famous novel, 1.-THE. Tale of Two
Cities" T. Daniel Frawley appears in
the great role OF Sidney Carton, the bril-
liant, but absolute, young barrister.
Tonight will be amateur night at the
Unique family theater and so many
young men and women, who feel that
they are budding actors and actresses
nave applied for permission to try that
manager Elliott is in despair. But a big,
bright amateur entertainment, with
young soubrettes, singers, dancers mon
o1oglsts' sketch artists and comedians
VIII make the boards Of the Unique groan5
tonight. -."~
Bradlee Martin, who plays the part of
Hon. Shifty Goode," in the musical
comedy, 1.-THE Umpire" which begins a
three nights engagement next Thursday
night at the metropolitan operahouse,
made the leap from drama into musical
| comedy with much success. He was last
season member Of John Drew's COM
pany PLAYING asleadfng comedy role. The
reception he has received from press and
people has convinced: him he has found
his forte, In musical comedy. :
The feminine portion Of the Orpheum
theater's clientele, and the masculine
likewise, will find the feminine portion of
the Orpheum theater's company this
week attractive beyond the usual charm
l attached to the women who assist, in dis
Penslng modern vaudeville at this house.
wired Clarke's company includes Miss
Iheo CareW' whom many regular thea
Ter haoltues remember as leading lady
Ior Ada Relan and with Augustin Daly's
New York company, and Miss Eleanor De
Mott an unusually pretty young woman.
MISS Ida O'Day made a splendid impress
! sion on the theaters patrons early in the;
| week, and has been a greater success at
! each succeeding performance Mrs. Ed
ward Il. Kempt, who delivers the lecture
illustrated by Mr.. Kemp's pictured
Tales of the Desert" is an interesting
hgure IN her far-western costume. and
fair femininity lacks not fer items rofgi I'M
terestS on the. bill at the Orpheum this
week. ~. -..-.-~,
Another audience that filled the, Bijou
Witnessed. the excellent performance last
n1ght OF Stair & Havlin's fine company
IN Lincoln j. Carriers master play of
| realism, "Bedford's Hope" Mr.. Carriers
| characters behave like real men and wo
men, with the result that the play IS re-
freshingly clean and wholesome. The
performance. of tonight, tomorrow after
noon and evening will conclude the en-
gagement. Souvenirs will be given to the
ladies at the matinee. .0..-t.,.. ...
| Another Blaney play will be seen at
the B1jou next week, when "Old Isaacs
from the Bowery'' will be presented.
Harry First will be seen in the role Of
,old lsaacs," and he gives a faithful
character portrayal of an old, honest and
industrious Hebrew. Some clever vaude-
vile numbers are introduced. during the
| action of the play ~. =. y @.-r-
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