The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-09

| ing his hopes and the other more than
restoring them, furnished the reason for
| thes name, which thus embodied a play
upon words.
| DR.. Burton made an attractive news
paper man. Of the nervous, energetic
type, but fell into slough of bash
fulness and confusion as lover-a
plight that furnished the motive for
| most Of the comedy. The lines fairly
illustrated the well known Burtonian
fondness for the picturesque in lam
guage, even if it does verge Oh slang,
once as to say "damn,n to the intense
| amusement of the underclassmen pres
| emit. The framework Of the playlet is
slight, presenting but two main situa-
tions; but it suffces for three clever
representations and some bright lines.
The faithful friend was Nathan Black
6urn, VINO played the part with youth
an arch, and attractive figure as the
1 woman in the case.
| The most elaborate Of the three bills
was the familiar and ALWAYS ENJOYABLE
my Lord in Livery" presented first.
1t is Clean, fast comedy all the way
| thru, and the young amateurs entered
into the. spirit of it with great zest.
ton been given in Minneapolis. Mar
Jorie Vance. Florence Hoff1in and Cath
crime De Veau made stunning trio
OF girls, their acting while masquerad-
ing as servants, and later, when
scared to death' by the presence Of
the. footman- burglar, being comically
realistic. John Sinclair, achieved a
STRIKING lmpersonation Of the long and
being wonderfully good Sam Andrews
was quite at home in his role of the
lord in livery, and Ray Chamberlain ex-
tracted no little humor from the part
1 OF the real and much misunderstood
| footman,
The SECOND offering, "Her Picture,n
was pitched in sentimental key-a
much more difficult one for amateurs
than. straight comedy. Despite this
handicap the cleverness of those in the
cast rescued the sketch from the dan
ger OF It's being unintentionally funny.
1M!aybelle Schneider read the serious
lines OF the misunderstood artists
sWeetheart with effective feeling, while
MARION Barber was sweet and girlish
IN the ingenue role, betraying a fine
adaptability for that kind of imper.
sonation. The masculine roles were in
the capable hands of Will Simmons
and Claude Randall.
Entr >-acte music was delightfully."-
furnished by the Euterpians, the uni
versity girls glee club, under the ba-
! ton OF carlyle Scott.
Foyer Chat.
There is such widespread interest In
the outcome of the gridiron battle on
Marshall field, Chicago. tomorrow, be-
| tween Minnesota and Chicago, that
Manager Scott has arranged for spe-
| cial wire service to cover the event for
the benefit of those attending the mat
inee performance Of THE Vanderbilt
Cup at the Metropolitan tomorrow af-
ternoon. All the important plays &C.
tie for the championship Of the west will
be announced to the audience during the
pauses in the performance.
1.-THE Rogers Brothers in Ireland" tho
latest big musical success of the Rogers
brothers, will be seen at the, Metropoli-
tan for four nights only, beginning on
Sunday evening. The entire original
company that appeared with the come
dams during their long run in New York
city will be seen here, together with the
beautiful scenic equipment and cos
tunes.
That Miss Rose Melville in Isis Hop
kins" Is as great a favorite as ever is
evidenced by the audiences which are
crowding the Bijou at every performance.
Miss Melville gives the part of sis an
i individuality which adds to the intense
interest which the story Of the play
arouses. The performances of tonight.
tomorrow afternoon and evening will
! conclude one Of the most successful en-
gagements of the season. Souvenirs will
be. presented to the ladies at the mat
inee, and results Of the Chicago Mime
sofa, football contest will be announced
T. from the stage.
The patrons of the BiJou will undoubt-
! edly find something to- their liking next
week in the appearance. of the actor
magician, Charles. T. Aldrich. and his
company, presenting the magical detect
I've play, Secret Service SAM, the
IMAM with forty faces. The leading
role, that of Sam Princeton, the detect
i've, will be played by Mr.. Aldrch.,
From the standpoint of the applause
Igiven her offering. Katherine Nugent is
/ scoring the big individual hit Of the cur
rent vaudeville bill at the Orpheum the
alter in her limitations of famous act
resses, altho every number on the bill
meets with most enthusiastic recep-
ton, and the high school riding of Mime.
REM, and the musical comedy excerpt
presented by clever May Boley and the
Polly girls, are OF such superior excel
lence as to cause more than passing
comment among the, ~theater's steady
patrons.
There Is 1,umor, pathos and tragedy in
"Blue JEANS" the attraction at the Ly-
ceum this week, where the Frawleys are
playing. The play has about it the
| unique charm that pervades the life Of
| the more humble, but whose emotions
are as equally intense as those of people
who live in higher stations. There is
about it the charm of the country, the
openness and freshness of unwalled
places, and it's drama of human emo
! ton partakes Of these characteristics.
| Next Monday will be special ladies'
night, when the company will present
Janice Meredith for the first time
| Tonight will be amateurs night at
| the Unique. The announcement always
| carries with it the promise of good
things. 80 There are several ambitious
Thespians who have signified their in
tention of appearing before the foot
! lights and their initial appearance will
be greeted with the applause of their
close circle of acquaintances. For the
evening the professionals will modestly
/ take subsidiary position, appearing, Of
1 l~,,k l.