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The week just dosed has furnished a
genuine surprise to St. Paul theater
goers, and will certainly mark a new
era In the theatrical history of this
city; it has been a revelation of the
DOSSlbilltiefl of popular price stock
drama, which will be appreciated by
all classes of play-goers. The Wood
ward Stock company came to the Met
ropolitan opera house a week ago,
practically an unknown organization;
the «'laimK made for them were quite
modest, considering me strength of the
company and the successes it had won
in other cities. It was simply stated
that tin- Woodward Stock company
had been one of the features of th>-
Trans-Mississippi in Omaha, that it
was a sto.k company first -class In ev
ery ref=r*»ct, and that in addition to
the regular performances well selected
vaudeville specialties would be intro
duced bet ween the acts.
The prlc s annoumed were bo low
#S*s %|.
W11.1.1S p. SMIHTVIM.
Tli* great mln-strel oomedlan with "A Female Drummer" at the Grand.
th.t; it v\ ;t > difficult for the local public
to believe that dramatic perform
worthy of the name could be produced
profit to the management, and for
that reason many people who would not
have liesitHie.i to pay tht regular
theater prices* did not feel Inclined to
ize it. The engagement thus far,
he tvever, has proved that It is more
profitable t<> play to crowded houses at
i'rices than to play to empty
at high price.". The opening per
formances, Sunday m.itinee and even
ing, drew immense audiences., and tht
attendance throughout the week as
sured the complete success of thi^ up
to-date theatrical venture; the excel
lent character of the production of
o's "Men and Women," togetht-r
With the splendid vaudeville features
I as specialties, made an en
tertainment well worth double the price
of admission, and a discriminating pub
lic hus Indicated by generous support
that this clever organization will meet
with the success It merits.
Oomnenclas today's matinee the
•took company will produce the great
military drama, "The Fair Rebel "
from the pen of Harry P. Mawson
vrlt-ten In four acts, the third act be
ing: the interior of the Llbby prison
revolving and showing the exterior of
the unie scene. The play is full of
life and action, and abounds with com
•flj- end eentiment, villainy coming In
tor Its Juet deserts.
The ereolal features will Include
Watson. Hutching* and Edwards in
their laughable comedy skit. "The
k Drumatio Agent;" Solaret, the queen
t p( light, in her wonderful dances, and
;the Davenport brothers, comedy acro
batic novelty artists.
Th-
Coi. Esra -M^.«on. First f. S. CAV*!ry—
„ , , Carl Smith
* is j- surgeon, V. s. Army-
Charles Pevkhaai
: Savf>r> df l\ rrin
Walter Gre«n
Ma •'•• x r;*. C. S. Army—
v . Cbaries Hvan
an eld house wrvan: win D*t««
. - -hrtdeu
*• ktont«iUi. C. S. a..l>.- wit; Citnua
Capt. Stone, U. S. A George Salisbury
Capt. Harding, U. S. A Charles Ellis
Bill Wood, the Guerilla Eason Wells
Sergeant. U. S. A Frank Merritt
First Bummer. U. P. A Allen Seymore
Second Bummer, U. S. A Edwin Carlton
Corioral of the Guard, U. 8. A—
Herbert La /son
Telegraph Operator, U. S. A C. E. Emery
Clairette Montelth, "A Fair Rebel"—
— Beatrice Lelb
Joan Fltzhugh, "Capt. Tommle'"—
Inez MeCauley
Miss Margerette Wyeth, Aunt Margie—
Lettle Allan
Mrc Wood Louise Rtpley
Union prisoners in LJbby prison. Confederate
soldiers, squ:id of small boys, etc.
• • •
Many "pood things," theatrically
Kl>( aking, have been given at the Grand
opera houso thit- sianun. and theater
goers have » videnocl their apprecia
tion of this departure by the most flat
tering attendance. It i? Bal<l that th'a
plenitude of hlgrh-class at^rat^tlon^ will
continue, and that the iresent week
will witness the advent of one of the
Reason's biggest Burpriees in the com
ing of "A Female Drummer," the big
extra vagi n/.a success, which com
mences a JF«ek> engagement tonight.
Chas. E. Blaney, who achieved con-
Blderable distinction through his au
thorship of a number of light frothy
comedies, recently attempted a comedy
of a more eei-fous description, which he
baptized by the unique title of "A Fe
mcle Drummer." Boston was the birth
place of this play of queer cognomen
■
WALTER GREEN. DEWITT CUSTOS.
Of the Woodward 9u>ck Coirp»'ay.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1893.
GEORGE It l< HARDS A\D EI(JE\E CA>FIEJ.D,
With "A Fen- *le Drummer" at th« Gr«n4.
and for seven weeks It played in one
of the lexding theaters la that city to
overflowing business at $1.50 prices! Its
tour has cml. raced a vi.sit to the larger
cities of the East <md also included !
a two weeks' stay at McVicker's
theater in Chicago, where nxin the
commodious auditorium of this famous
playhouse was found trx> *:null to ac
tornmodatp the theater-goers.
Some critic has .=aid "that a farce
cpnu-dy with a plot would be a suffi
cient novelty alone to draw the pub
he." Mr. Blamy claims to have in- i
froduced a plot in "A Female Drum-
M't." a plot of considerable more
strength than is found In the usual
play of this order. It is an admitted
fact that the success of a comedy as
a iule depends w,.>re upon the talent
of its producing contingent than upon
the sequence or coherence of its con
struction. A comedy that will attract
audiences at $LSQ in Boston and
other cities must needs be of a h^h
cla&s order, especially in it? producing ;
cast. The arguments ard adjectives of !
the average advance agent are taken
by the public with a grain of salt, for
while all agents claim to have the best
show, it is well known that all shows
cennot be the "bert." The advance
agent of "A Female Drurrrmer' I 3 not
modest in hts claims, and insists that
his company is the largest, the princi
pals the most a rustic, the girls the
handsomest, the scenic equipr.:e>u the
m..<t elaborate and the entire produc
tion the most expi nsivo i>f anything in
the comedy line on th^ load this sea
ton. To prove his contention, he re
fers to the names of the principals in
the ca?t, whioh.it cannot be dei:i-d,con
tains some of the mo^t noted creators
of humor in the proffesstaii.
In the title role is promised Miss
Johnstone Bennett, heietofore famous
in the Frohman cum-^dies. especially in
"Jane." In which play she won dis
tinct favor in the title role, and she
is also known as the most expensive
artist in vaudeville. Miss Johnstone la
by personal -harm and natural talents
peculiarly suited to present the ti'!.>
role of this play, and in it slie is said
to make a distinct personal hit. Wh-n
Hoyt's comedies were in their greatest
favor. Richards and Canfield were
names that were prominent in each
producing cast. Their unique methods
have won for them a host of friends
and admirers and in this piay both are
said to find more than successful roiea
Black face fun never had a better
exponent than Willis P. Sweatman
who. in time gone by, was at the heaj
of the biggest minstrel organizations
of the day. In this play he is said to
rind a congenial role, one that evi
dences his versatile ability thoroughly
Amusemsnfs.
I There are a number of other names in J
the principal portion of the cast. In
cluding Nellie O'Nell, Oscar Figman,
Frank David. Helena Sallinger, Tony
Williams and others, nil of which are
familiar to theatergoers through their
Stellar appearances here in the past.
The story of the comedy branches
out into new linen, avoiding the well
beaten paths of plots In the past, and
Is said to Ire Inlm fuH of bright, witty
Baying* and pleasing Incidents, As I
th«i story runs, two old department
store proprietors, Smooth and Silk, and
a clever '"female drummer" (Uasa Bar
gain, l>y name) are tne especial people
around whom the play revolves. The
humor of the story is said to be con
tagious and the audience is kept happy
from the rise to the fall of the cur
tain. The action of the play, running
through three acts, discloses the offices
of Smooth & Silk, with a glimpse of
the interior of the store in the dif
tar.ee; second act, full interior of the
large department store with its bar
gain rushes, so dear to the feminine
heart, in full swing, prices being mark
ed down from one dollar to ninety-nine
cents, bargains not comprehended by
masculine brains. The last act is the j
scene of the salesladies' ball In the !
tropic*] gardens of a prominent New-
York hotel, and is said to be perfect
in every detail.
"AT IMXKY RIDGE."
'I lie Cl*v*r Southern Play Under
lined for Next Week,
The South is something more than
the Wood-sti;in€-d field of war an<l the
babtUU of the negro walk-around. It
is the home of a great proportion of our
common people, and theee people are
a part of ou; nation. It seems puerile
to make such statement? as the above,
but in connection with the theater they
are in in— MJ . fcr a mere grotesque
series of human carkat ares never cam«
i from the pen of a N'ast or Davidson,
tl.an strut and fiet through the two
hours and a half <»f th* ordinary so
called Southern play — libels on the
South and its people, every one. In
this state of thing* t\v-r seasons ago,
I "At Piney Ridge," .t Southern play
i 1-uilt on old lines, btrt with new faces,
j.ut In its appearance .n.« ni*fct In New
York, and In the rMrnJjfcfc a new and
r».cr gnizeU dramatist hsd been added
to the list of Aniermtwprriters. It is
nut only in its mat^aSthat this play
euc-ceeds, but in th* rvey and natural
treatment that h^a b^ef given its in
cidents and characters. they
se?m reaJ, they talk, plan, succeed and
fail in their efforts, like living folks;
even the hero is the sport of circum
stance as w«*l as the lesult of hia
chronic good luck and never-failing
power to get the best of it. Right
triumphs, its true, but in the due or
der of a rational story and not to send
the curtain down in a hurrah without
sense or reason. This quality In a
melodrama, was somewhat unusual,
and, as th* play as a u"n».ma still held
a full amount of Interest and was in
tensely exciting, even In its portrayal
of simple and homely incident; it sue-
Cftded from the start and its author
actor has betii a factor in the theatrical
world ever finer-. Mr. Higgins support
ed I y a fine company, will present the
flay at the Grand for one week, begin
ning Suuday. Doc. 4.
STVGK TALK.
Local comedy lovers will be pleased \rtth
the announcement that among the attractions
scheduled for an eariy visit is Included "At
Gay Coney Island. " ore of the most popular
of last season's successes. Smfth and Camp
bell, a duo of inventive will hea4
a strong comedy cast la the production.
Of the various operas that Sousa has jrven
to the American etage. it is a question if any
will ever attain the popn'.srity of "El Capi-
Un." This favorite, opera, with a strong pro
ducing company, is among the expensive hixh
cl*i« attractions that ar» tmderlined for the
Grand opera house in the near future.
"Gayest Manhattan" .Droved one of the
most delightful entertaliTmeJTts at the Grand
opera house last season, tod local theater
goers will be pleased withttSe announcement
that the early bookings* at thia pjay house
■will include a visit of tils attraction •with a.
•tronger company and greater Keaic magntfl-
Cfcr.cc than «T«r W£ur«.
In Music's Realm.
Of the 1,000 course tickets which Mr. Feld
hauser has placed on sale, 647 have been
sold, leaving 353.
The ladies of the Schubert club have en
listed heartily In the cause. At the last
meeting of the club each woman took two
tickets for the Thomas concerts — 500 in all —
agreeing to dispose of them, aud the club
has taken 200 course tickets.
The club is setting an example of faith
fulness and enterprise to the balance of the
city.
The first Thomas concert is to be given
on Thursday, and meantime there must l>e
one mare effort made to insure financial suc
cess.
» • •
Mi*s Margaret Milch will give a pianoforte
recital tomorrow evening iv Dyer's music
hall. She will be assisted by Friti Schlachttr,
violin, and Louis Milch, 'cello. Following is
the programme:
Kleine Preludii, c moll Bach
Bine Fuse c dur.
Sonate — D dur Haydn
Allegro con brio, largo c eosteniuu,
presto, ma non troruo.
Kluderscenen. Op. 15 Schumann
(a) Am Camin.
(b) Qluckilches Kind.
(c) Traumerei.
(d) Hasche Mann.
Groupe Populaire — •
(a) Melody. Op. 107, 2 • Hoffmann
(b) Alburuleaf, Op, 7, 2 Kirchner
(c) Idylle, Op. 11 Kullak
(d) Valce (posth). c minor Chopin
Trio — Op. 39 for Piano, Violin, "Cello. Jans+n
Allegro non troppo, minuecto grazijso,
adagio expressive, allegro scherzandu.
Miss Milch and her ttfei.-.tants will repeat
the programme iv Minneapolis Wednesday
evening.
• • »
A concert will be given for the benefit of
the Woman's Christian Home, at Conover
hall Tutflday evening, Nov. 2y. by Mis* Whit
ridge, Mrs. De Wolf, Mrs. Colville. Mr. Col
ville and Dr. De Wolf. The programme is:
Quartette — "Cobwebs" Caldicott
Recitations —
a.. "I Have. Have You?"
b. "Time's Test."
o. "Fairy Stories."
Miss Whitrldge.
"A (\>in Song" Coleridge*T*jrlor
Mr. Colville.
Trio — "Madre del Suomo" Campaur
a. "Irish Love Song" Letomana
b. "Maids of Cadiz" Delibes
Mrs. De Wolf.
Monologue— Written by T. T. Mackay —
Misa Whitrldge.
Quartette— From "Martha" Flotow
• ♦ •
The St. Paul Coucordia society will open
the 189*-D9 season at Mozart hall npxt S"n
day evening, whfn they will j-resent the "Beg
gar Student" in German. The society ha*
been rehearsing the opera fcr the past three
months and have their first full dress and or-
I ch^tra rehearsal today at Mozart hall. Sei
\ berts orchestra wiil furnish the music and
Frank Werner will bftve charge cf the stage
[ in the absem-e of President Platte. The opera
i will bo given under the direction of Prof. L.
i W. Harmsen. the director of the society. The
■ cast for the production is made up as follows:
! Paimatlca, Countess Xowalska —
Mrs. Con Freund
Her Daughters —
Laura Miss Gertrude Naehtsheim
Bronl.siava Miss Bertha Enderlein
Col. Ollend'orf. .governor city of Kra
kow Gustave Hennecke
Officers in the Saxon Army—
Yon Wangenheim George Winter
Yon Henrici F. L. Heunis^h
Yon Schwdnita William Kemstedt
Yon Klchthofen J. Leon Conrad
BoguiT!il Malachcrwsky, ctiunt of Kra
kotv. PaiTiatUa'B cousin ..George M. Mayor
Eva. his wife Miss Adele Hedemanu
Students at the Krakow University — f
FRAWCOK DAVIE«.
A baritone, wh» Is on* of tb* start la tht ThomM eene«rts.
THE METROPOLITAN
Tel - 346 L. IN. SCOTT, manager. Tel. 340
THE
STOCK COMPANY
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fill WFFV SSSlvf* NOTICE OUR SPECIAL
l ttKJ!! i !SM ONBa - FEATURES.
Tbe Great Military Drums, in Four Acts,
by llarry J\ Mawsou, 117 4 »V/-» /~v It T
—xhe_ WATSON,
i Producing their Leunbable Skit,
mpnpi " THE DRAMATIG AGENT -"
j^naa f&mJB H^n
H 9HB WBBUr 9BH tSB The Queen of Light, In Her Won.
Uerful Dances.
sv.\>. thi; 6BJBAT
LIBBY PRISON SGENE, the garpos brothers
By Becuring your 6oat» iv R'tvftnco you will
no; be disappointed. Comedy Acrobatic Novelty Artiste
IF YoiHAvTNOnfTENDED, ASK YOUR FRIENDS
26C 1.060 Seats-Ist and 2d Floors 25C
Jan Janlaky O. W. Rohland
Bymon Rymanovlcs Albert FrtUche
Entorlch, Saxon Invalid and Jailer—
_._, J. W. Wegnian
Plfrkl, porter at the castle ot Kra
kow Theodore Weidner
Ounphrie, Palmatlca's Servant—
J. S. Hoffmann
Key, an Inn keeper Louis Ue-hrenbaeh
Time of piay, Krakow, 1704; undf-r the reign
of Frederick Augustus 11., talkd 'The
Stroug," king ot Poland.
*» • \
A musical and reception will be jtiven at
St. Luke's parochial residence, Tuesday even
ing. Among those who will take part In the
musical programme aio PTOf. Phillips. Master
Leo "White, Miss Prendergast, of Minneapolis;
Mle« Evelin Foley, .Mrs. Buckley, and the
Twin City Mandolin rlub.
• • •
A sa<Ted coDOfirt w!i! be given at tho
First Baptist church tomorrow evening for
the benefit of a mif.Bionary sanitarium la
Africa. Mr?. C. B. Schere a*nd Edmund B.
Schere, of Chicago, will take part.
The following prjgn-.iu.me lias been ar
ranged:
Organ— Suie Religicso (from "10
compoa. for Organ." Kdifon J.
Fifher & Bro. ,\\ V.) Theo. Dubois
(a) Prelude, \la«*to«©; (c> Invocation. Ex
pressivo; (d) Offertory, An4*«!e; (c)
Po«tlude, Allegro.
Vocal— "o Divine Redeemer". .. .Ch. Gouncd
Organ— (a) Cantllene Thoo. Salome
£4) Scherzo from C Sonata op. 80—
A. Guilmant
fc) Serenade (Standch^n) arr. by
H. Lemare F. Schubert
Vocal— (a) "Eye Hath Not Sees"
from Oratorio "The Holy CUy"—
A. R. Gaul
(b) "Agnus Del" (O lamb of God)—
W. A. Mozart
"Agnus Dei. »jul toilis pessata mundi. miser
ere nobis. Dona nob's pec*m.
O Lamb of God, that tak«=st upon thee the
the Mn« of the world, hare mercy on ut.
Givfi us pea^e."
Organ— la i Toccata ar.d Fugue. D
Minor (or Fugue, G Minor, Urn»
lesser) J. S. Ba/*h
(b) Fun«ral March. Op. 35 — Kr. Cnopln
(c) Varlstions on "Hume, Sweet
Home" (Concert Etude) Wenham Smith
Vocal— (a) "Babylon" Michel Watsoa
(b) Evening Song. Op. 22. No. 2—
H. W. Parker
Organ— fa) "Harvest Home" (Rustic
■oene) from "Vesr-er Bells" W. splnney
(b) Final Marche. From "2 Puit>.
Op. 27" L. Boellmana ■
• • •
J. Arn&t Morris 1b a St. Paul musician, who
though not more than 19 years old, has for
come time been engaged in mueical com
position. Th* first pieco to appear 1n print
is a berceus; — a rong of plaintive Import, and
artistic spirit. Mr. Morris has ju£: completed
an operetta.
• * •
The Schubert Club orchestra Trill rehearse
tomorrow evening in Room 251 Drake block.
• • *
4 recital will be given by Mr. Rhys-Her
bert «nd Mr. Titcomb Monday, Dec. 5, in the
Howard-Farweil mueic rooms.