The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-20
Roselle Knott.

ROselle Knott.
Nearly every actor or actress. with
few exceptions, has some time or 9TH
er been burdened with a play that has
failed to satisfy the demands of the
theatre-going public, but we rejoice
to say that upon every occasion that
Roselle Knott has been seen here, that
both she and her plays have always
from press and public alike. And
from what the critics say in other
cities. which Miss Knott and her tai
ented players have visited this sea-
son with her new offering, "Alice-Sit-
by-the-Fire," the latest Barrie comedy,
will prove no exception to this rule
The public have always wanted to see
this talented actress in part of her
own creation assuming that it would
be artistic to say the least. Miss
Knots supporting company will be
all that can be desired. among them
the recognized New York favorites,
Mr.. Eric Blind, Mr.. Robinson New
bold, Mr.. Carlyle Moore, Miss Grace
Gibbons, etc. The production is a
most elaborate one. and the theatre
management is only requested to fur
nish stage.
Miss Knott will appear here for the
second time this season at the Metro
politan next Saturday and the produc-
ton will be given in its entirety.
Lillian Russell in tThe Butterfly"
In "The Butterfly" the new comedy
which will be seen at the Metropoli-
tan theatre on June 1, Miss Lillian
Russell plays Mrs. Elizabeth KILL
grew, the young widow of old Peter
Killigrew, who gathered up a great
many millions by stealing railroads
and invested a few thousand in saliva
ton by supporting church" At the
opening of the play. the financier has
been dead just year and day, and
his beautiful young widow, Betsy"
is blossoming out of her mourning
into brilliant colors. Betsy has never
been in love, and never expects to find
happiness from infatuation for any
man; but she means to find 1t, and
imagines that a title will bring 1t to
her.
She seeks coronet which belongs
to. the Earl of Dexminster, who is
only too anxious to bestOw It on her
and transport her with her fortune
to British soil. Betsy Is duly elated
at the earl's proposal, when new
will is discovered.
Old Peter Killigrew, before his
death, had determined to put up the
bars against fortune hunters. and his
method was to decree in his will that
should his widow marry a second
time, the happy man must be q native
born American citizen. If she should
take for second husband any man
not an American. then the fortune
should pass to nephew.
She first threatens to go into a con-
vent, but few moments later is over
joyed by discovering way out of
conforming to the will. and launches
herself on one of the most extraor-
binary and complicated matrimonial
adventures that ever convulsed New
York or Newport, the twin play
grounds of hasty marriages and con-
venient divorce-an adventure that
keeps all the characters of the COM
edy in swift swirl of excitement and
cross purposes up to the very mo-
ment of the final fall of the curtain
on the happiest solution of Betsy's
problem.
Should she marry an American who
would agree to convenient divorce,
then she could later marry her titled
English love. This plan she adopts
taking for her husband Of convent
ence a young American composer