The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-13
Foyer Chat.

l. IHeTef are over lUU persons concerned
in the production Of Babes in Toyland, y
which comes to the Metropolitan opera
house on Thursday, March is, major
| ity of them being girls. I Julian Mitchell,
stage director of the organization, is
we'll known as a. connoisseur in the se1ec-
ton Of a chorus, his long experience at
the Weber & Fields Music hall having
made him an expert in this direction.
Among the principal members of the or
leading parts are Ignacio Martinetti
Katherine Bell, Albertine Bensen Gene
Luneska, Maud Campbell, Katherine
Murray, Ida Ward, Gus Pixley, Walter
Schrode, John F. Ward, Edward P. Sui
tHvan, Robert Burns and James Wilson,
Checkers will make its second visit
Ito Minneapolis next Sunday for an en-
gagement Of four nights and Wednesday
matinee at the Metropolitan, This excel
lent character comedy, which is now play
ing it's third season, will be presented by
practically the original company the only
important exception being that Hans
Robert will play the title role.
The seat sale for the engagement of
| 'The Lion and the Mouse at the Met
ropolitan will begin next Monday morn.
ing. THE sLion and the Mouse by
| Sildl IAIClIAs duLllOI 4Ol l. u0 MUSIC
Master, = has proved to be one of the.
solid successes Of the current season
The cast will include Arthur Byron, Mar
garet Ellington, Grace Thorne, Joseph
Kilgour, George Parsons A. S. Lipman,
Edith Shayne, w. H. Burton, Lillian Dix,
Edward See, Florence Gerald and Flora
Juliet Bowley.
Yorke and Adams. the .inimitable diae
/ Loot 6foN ~ gr,,.o /
best musical entertainments of the sea-
son at the Bijou, and have made de-.
cfded hit with patrons of that playhouse.
! The many musical numbers and special
| ties introduced are entirely compatible
| to the performance, and the action and
| sgo'' of the piece Is at all times rapid
and artistic A popular priced matinee
will be given tomorrow at 2:30.
Next weeks attraction at the Bijou in
| the person of the popular comedian, Nat
M. Wills, and his big company in the
laughable musical travesty, .The Duke
| of Duluth, - which has recently closed a
successful run at the Majestic theater
New York, will undoubtedly prove a
strong drawing card. Mr.. Wills has al
ready established himself as a favorite
here, and has a large local. following.
1 IAAO"1lf lOI. Two QeCaQ6S. as line
March King Sousa's growing and last
/ ing popularity have earned him a new
/ title, Master of the Heart" In other
i words, he Is intensely human In his
music. and knows as few others the value
| Of rhythm, vibration and motion. as coun-
terparts of the heart throbs and pulse
i beats. Attendance upon a Sousa concert
means mental and emotional exhilaration.
Sousa and his band will appear at the
Auditorium next Monday for the first
time in two years, giving a matinee and
leveHing performance
Mary Dupont and company, who are
lcleverly presenting the one-act comedy.
left at the Post" at the Orpheum the
later this week, are also introducing to
the local public a sketch writer whose
first effort gives promise Of career that
4 will out Cressy Cressy. John Cope, the
Mary Norman, the talented society carl
4 eaturist, who was so popular with the Or
pheum clientele last season, and is, him
self an actor In leading roles The sketch
Is original both in ideas and development
and. being In capable. hands, makes one
4 OF the several hits of the current bill
4 Watson. Hutchins, Edwards and com
q pany in The Vaudeville Exchange;
Sydney Dean and company. in Christ
mas On BlackWelIS Island; Bruno and
s. Russell. and the musical clown, Ferry
Convey, add to the plentiful comedy on
the bill.
The famous August family, the great
est ensemble jugglers in the world. viii
q head the bill at the Orpheum next week
1 presenting their original act, "A Livel,
4 Supper at Maxim $. Z
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