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Tomorrow evening at the Metropoli-tan E. H. Sothern presents "The ProudPrince," the miracle play by JustinHuntly McCarthy, author of "If I WereKing," in which Mr. Sothern will beseen in his creation of King Robert ofSicily.

"The Proud Prince" is called a mi-racle play, because it pictures the mi-racle that befell Robert of Sicily, ofwhom Longfellow tells in his sublimeverse and Leigh Hunt in his charmingprose. The story of the downfall ofthe haughty monarch has long been afavorite with clergy and poets. Mc-Carthy has conceived its value as adramatic presentation and in his playhas introduced the religious, super-natural and ethical teachings that arefound in the legend. He has made ofIt a poetic drama, with scenes laid in

enveloping an intense love story.The play, like the poem of Longfel-

low's, is based upon the words of theBcripture: "He hath put down themighty from their seats and exalted themeek and humble." The proud KingRobert of Sicily, who scoffs at good

and the chanting of monks extollingthe magnificat, is transformed into thelikeness of his court fool, and underthe hoots and derision of the populacecomes to a realization of his wicked-ness. While king he has desired to de-stroy Perpetua, daughter of the execu-tioner, who had humiliated him. In hishumble position as court fool his en-ergies are now bent to save her, and itIs their love adventures in his changed

state that furnish the action of theplay. In the last act he is restored tohis throne with Perpetua by his side,after he has saved her life by masque-rading as the king's champion, and haschosen voluntary defeat so that the girlwho has been charged with sorcery Issaved from the flames.

J-ike the poem, the play has a deepmeaning in the transforming of a manof evil nature, yet with handsome ex-terior, into a being with exterior asevil as the inner self. The drama re-veals the steady ennoblement of thisbeing as he rises through successivemoral stages. In the ethical schemeof the play McCarthy has* allowed toenter the idea Wagner utilized in hisreligious opera, "Parsifal," in whichthe hero is beset by alluring enchant-resses and resists them. In Mr. Mc-Carthy's play the heroine is subjectedto temptations, but safely emergeswith the aid of the humiliated king,who himself becomes emancipatedfrom his evil life by contact with purityand sincere love for a good woman.

The supernatural element that entersthe play gives Mr. Sothern, both as anactor and stage producer, unusual op-portunities. In reflecting the scenesof the miracle, with its accompanyingtremendous storm effect, in the appear-ance of the archangel, and in thetransfiguration of the king, the dra-matic illusion is enhanced by ingenious

romantic and mediaeval surroundings,

and impressive stagecraft. The actionof the miracle gives Mr. Sothern a dualrole to perform. First, he is seen asthe proud, handsome king, and imme-diately following is the court fool ingrotesque motley. The character givesMr. Sothern an opportunity not only

for the expression of soft love pas-sages in which his art is seen in muchadvantage, but allows scope for broadcharacter portrayal as well. His Rob-ert of Sicily is generally conceded byscholars to be the most wonderfulstudy of character seen on the stage inrecent years. Through remarkablepsychological indication Sothern showsthe progress of morality over brutish-ness and the steadily growing ennoble-ment of a human being. The trans-formation from powerful king to grov-eling fool is accompanied in an instant,and Sothern causes* the character toreveal the king's desires and ambitionswhile placed in a fool's exterior. It isthe very summit\of great dramatic ex-pression.

Sicily in the thirteenth century is thelocale of the story. The play is divide™Into four acts, and embraces stage

and Saturday matinee of the currentweek, appearing in his latest creation,"The Harvester," an adaptation of JeanRichepin's romantic play, "Le Chemi-neau."

The atmosphere of Otis Skinner'snew play—"The Harvester"—takes oneback to the dreams of childhood rein-vesting the land of Longfellow's "Evan-geline" with picturesque grace andpoetic charm. The scenes are all laid Ina semi-Arcadian village of the French-Canadian border in the year 1850, andthe characters are typical of the sweetand simple peasant life, half-French,half-American, that was lived in thatday. The proximity of Indians andtrappers infused the one rugged strainin an existence otherwise entirely pas-

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toral. It was a simple, devout commu-nity that worked hard in the fields allday, and at night prayed fervently forGod's blessings on themselves —theirsoil and their cattle.

One day a handsome, young strangerwalks-into the village with a song—naught else —and asks for serviceamong the reapers. He comes fromdistant lands over the seas and callshimself "The Harvester." He beguilesthe maidens with strange stories of far

OTIS SKINNER IN "THE HARVESTER"

To Be Presented at the Metropolitan the Latter Half of This Week,

pictures of remarkable magnificenceand tableaux of striking beauty, re-vealing glimpses of Sicilian mountainscenery, the interior of the palace pic-tured in barbaric splendor, the impres-sive interior of a massive cathedral,and the brilliant grounds of the royalpalace of Sicily.

OTIS SKINNER AT THE METRO-POLITAN. ,

Otis Skinner will be the attraction atthe Metropolitan the last three nights

countries and sets the men by the earswith his masterful ways and prodig-ious strength. It is not long before hewins the love of "Toinette, the fairestgirl in the countryside, and then themoving story old in essence as the eter-nal hills, but ever new m its manifoldIncarnations, arises and takes Its ro-mantic course.

Tne scenes in which Otis Skinner'snew Richepin play, "The Harvester,"are laid, are said to be "very beautiful"by the Chicago critics who saw themset up and lit for the first time on the

stage of the Grand opera house inChicago. There are five of these "sets"and all are of the "fullstage" variety.Walter Burridge, of New York andChicago, is the artist, and himself ac-knowledges the soft impeachment that"The Harvester" scenes are the finestthat have ever come from his brush.

The first scene is a golden harvestfield glowing in the warm red-yellowsof the summer sun with a fair valleyof the St. Lawrence rolling away inharvest splendors to the river horizon.This scene is susceptible of magnificentshavings into deeper reds and brownsas the sunset "effect" comes on at theend of the act.

The second "set" is a typical cottageInterior of French-Canada in the ear-

TIN HUNTLY McCARTHY

At Sothern's House While Writing "The Proud Prince."

ly "50s and with its great fireplace,shining brasses and low, broad case-ments, wide-opened to a Millaisanscene of field and farm beyond, againwarm and glowing in the midday sun.This scene reflects in a remarkable waythe locale, epoch and poetic quality of"The Harvester."

The third scene shows the exteriorof an ancient village inn at Lorette andthe somber shades of woodland and hillin the brown-green tones of the dyingday. The fourth act "set" discloses thewalled garden and abode of Aline andher father—Master Pierre—the ownerof the fair demesne whereon The Har-vester and his fellow reapers beartheir brawny arms and wield theirshining scythes to song. This admir-ably executed scene suggests the tra-ditional garden of Gounod's Marguerite—spinning wheel and all—only that thecolor is French instead of German.

"UNCLE TOM'S CABIN" AT THEGRAND.

The Martin revival of "Uncle Tom'sCabin" will appear at the Grand thisweek. It is an undisputed fact thatthere is no better production of "UncleTom's Ca.bln" on the road today thanthat made by Al V. Martin severalyears ago and Improved with each sea-son since. It is the largest company,with few exceptions, such as specialrevivals, ever used in the productionof the play, for it contains a companyof the original "Georgia shouters," whoplay the negroes in the cotton field, andwho are seen in plantation dances andheard in plantation songs in scenesshowing the quarters of the negroes ona plantation where the master was ahumane man.

There are solos, quartettes and chor-uses in which the old-time negrosongs as well as the new ones are sungby voices having the peculiar negrosweetness. There are a number of ex-cellent dancers, and they dance thelatest 6huffle, called the "S'waneeShine." There Is a pack of genuinebloodhounds, gaunt and ugly lookingbeasts, such as were u9ed to track es-caped negro slaves and such as arenow used to track criminals In theSouth. These bloodhounds, broughtfrom the South and a part of a packused by a prison contractor at his con-vict pen in Georgia, are employed inthe scenes where the escaped slavesare followed, and with their deep-mouthed baying and impresslveness tothe escape of Elißa and of George Har-ris. There are also donkeys and burros,and altogether the live stock exhibit Isextensive.

The scenery is a special feature ofthe production. Some of the morenotable scenes include the humblecabin of Uncle Tom, and an old South-ern road. Skinner's tavern, the ice-gorged Ohio river by moonlight, thehome of Phineas Friend, the wild rockypass in Southern Ohio and the trans-formation called "The Holy City."

FAWCETT STOCK COMPANY COM-ING.

No dramatic announcement of re-cent date has been more gladly re-ceived by the theater-going publicthan that made by Manager Theo. L.Hays, of the Grand opera house, inrelation to the coming summer stock

THE ST. PAUL GLOBE. SUNDAY, MAY 8. 19(H.

season at that playhouse. Few the-aters are so constructed as to permitof th« ventilation and circulation ofair that is possible at the Grand,through the peculiar location of thebuilding on the lot it occupies andthrough the large open courts andarea-ways on each side. This condition,augmented by a system of electric fanspermits cooling the theater.

There is another feature which con-tributes to the advantage of the Grand,and that is, no street car line runswithin a block of the building, so thatthe element of noise, which is a seriousfeature to contend with, is almost en-tirely absent.

But perhaps the most pleasing feat-ure of the summer season announce-ment to local theater-goers is the men-tion of the coming of the George Faw-ce.tt company and Miss Percy Haswell.St. Paul has enjoyed in the last decadea number of stock seasons, many ofwhich have been eminently popular andsuccessful, but no company was evermore gladly received than the FaWcettcompany on the occasion of its visithere two years ago, and no leadingwoman ever achieved more individualsuccess or ingratiated herself morethoroughly into the hearts of localtheater-goers than Miss Percy Has-well. The Fawcett company, headedby Miss Haswell, will inaugurate itsseason Sunday night, June 12, and itIs safe to predict a most prosperousseason for this talented star and theable assisting company which Mr.Fawcett will direct.

It is the intention to present a num-ber of new productions aside from giv-ing a number of standard plays popularwith stock season patrons. One ofthe most pretentious production* willundoubtedly be the presentation of thenew Japanese play, entitled "O KikuSan," in which Miss Haswell is saidto have a most striking part. Theplay was recently produced by theFawcett company in Washington, and'received favorable comment.

THE STAR.

To laugh or not to laugh will not bethe question at the Star theater nextweek when Rice & Barton's Rose HillEnglish Folly company will hold theboards. The group of comedians thatappears with this company will leavethe audience no alternative. The hu-mor of George W. Rice is irresistible;Thomas and Watson, who appearwith him, are undeniably funny; TomNolan is a mirth creator of recognizedability, and Dan Bracey is without apeer in his style of producing laughter.With this quartette of comedians hold-Ing the reins and with such clever ma-terial as has been provided for them,the audience will have a veritablelaughing feast. The fun will startwith the rise of the curtain on the mu-sical farce, "The Baby Trust," which isa funny satire on the growth of com-mercial syndicates, and introduces suchreliable comedy characters as jealouswives,.gay husbands, a scheming law-yer, a flirty old maid and a tip-hunt-ing waiter. The action of the farce Isgarrfished with bright musical trim-mings, introducing the pretty girls ofthe chorus In many up-to-date ensem-bles.

Vaudeville specialties are introducedby the Hughes trio, instrumental ex-perts; Katherine Rowe Palmer, agraceful acrobatic dancer; Nolan andWhite, sketch artists and parodists;Wolf and Milton, sensational gymnasts,in an acrobatic novelty; the Wilsontrio, German character singers andyodlers; the Esher sisters, singers anddancers; Gracey and Burnett, in a typ-ical Irish sketch, and Frankie Hainesand Jennie Guichard, up-to-date bur-lesquers.

The entire company brings the per-formance to a close by presenting that

EXCITING MOMENT IN "UNCLE TOM"

funny musical burlesque, "A Peep Be-hind the Scenes."

PLAYER AND PLAYWRIGHT ATWORK.

The photo of E. H. Sothern and Jus-tin Huntly McCarthy, reproduced inthis issue, is of unusual interest atthis moment, as it was taken in Mr.Sothern's home in New York at thetime the actor and author were deep

in work over the love scenes of "TheProud Prince." Their collaboration hasresulted in two of the most popularexamples of the poetic drama seen inrecent years on the stage—"lf I WereKing produced two years ago, and"The Proud Prince," the play in whichMr. Sothern is now starring.

Sothern's home in New York is a re-pository for choice lore of the stage.

One room is devoted to his paintings,another to photos and reminiscencesof his father, another is a music room,and a fourth a "work room," is thelibrary in which Sothern and McCarthyare seen seated.

The method of work of these two isunique. When McCarthy would com-plete the outline of his stery and woufdsketch in the words, Sothern would re-cite the lines and the value of thedramatic and emotional effect wouldat once be obvious. While they wereworking on "If I Were King," they

would dally take long walks throughCentral park, which is only a stone'sthrow from Sothern's home. McCarthywould tell Sothern of the number ofplots he had in mind, which he hoped

some day to present in play form.

"Justin is as full of plots as a nihi-list," Sothern says when speaking ofhis friend. "He is brimming over withthem."

One day McCarthy related the plothe had in mind, bearing upon the le-gend of King Robert of Sicily. Soth-ern was so enthusiastic over the story,they outlined the play and "The ProudPrince," as it is now presented, is al-most the story intact as it was out-lined.

Mr. Sothern's aid in the collabora-tion was supreme in the love passagesof the play. McCarthy would sit In theinner room and Sothern would recitethe love lilies with a fervor and color-ing for which his dramatic art has al-ways been so noted. In this way theywould mold the impassioned lines intopenetrating force.

COMING ATTRACTIONS.L- N. Scott, of the Metropolitan op-

era house, has arranged with ManagerCharles P. Elliott for the appearanceof Miss Florenc Stone for an engage-ment of two weeks at the Metropolitanopera house, beginning Sunday, May 15.During her engagement here Miss Flor-ence Stone will appear in the follow-ing plays: ' "Resurrection," "The Char-ity Ball," "Shenandoah," "The Chris-tian,". "Niobe" and "Camile."

The big musical success, "The GirlFrom Dixie," which scored 'such a bigsuccess in New York Boston, Phila-delphia and Chicago this season, willbe presented at the Metropolitan op-era house for a half week, beginningJune 2.

Klaw & Erlanger will present "Rog-ers Brothers" and their big musicalextravaganza company at the Metro-politan opera house for four nights anda matinee, beginning Sunday, June 5.They will appear in their latest suc-cess, "The Rogers Brothers in London."• • •

"The Four Cohans" will play a half-week engagement during the month ofJune at the Metropolitan, presentingtheir big comedy success, "The Gov-ernor's Son."

Mr. Richard Mansfield will pay hisannual visit to this city next month,appearing here three nights and amatinee. During his engagement hewill present "Old Heidelberg," "Ivanthe Terrible" and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde."

Ben Hendricks, Swedish dialect com-edian and Northland singer, comes tothe Grand next week. He will presentSidney R. Ellis' new romantic play,"Erik of Sweden." The story of Erikunfolds a plot of love and Intrigue inthe days when old New York wasyoung.

"The James Boys in Missouri" willbe seen at the Grand soon. The BlueCut train robbery is staged with ac-curacy In every detail. The playabounds in climaxes of the most thrill-in variety.

That merry little person, AnnieBlancke, sails for England in June toenjoy a well earned rest and also topurchase a play In which she will starnext year. Miss Blancke will be seenhere this season as Bob in "A LittleOutcast," the role in which she hasscored her greatest success. This at-traction comes to the Grand shortly.

SUDERMANN AND HAL REID.

Hermann Sudermann and Hal Reidare as far apart dramatically as theyare geographically, says the New Yorkcorrespondent of the Cincinnati En-quirer. The German aims higher thanthe American, but both are expert

Thrilling Scene In the Revival of the Famous Play at the GrandThis Week.

marksmen, and this week they fire atthe same bull's-eye. A drudge of agirl in "The Battle of the Butterflies"and a crippled boy in "Driven FromHome" save their families from mis-ery by wielding paint brushes. Ofcourse, they don't have to work atsmearing colors on wood, or even let-tering sign boards. They are artists,and such as they may go hungry andcold in stage fiction, but are nevercompelled to humble their artisticpride. The girl paints butterflies onfans, the boy paints pictures on can-vas, and both find a readier sale fortheir wares—l mean to say objects ofart—than happens often in real life.That is the ony similarity in the twodramas. Mr. Reid's hand is practicedin the making of plays for the Ameri-can multitude, and he indulges himselfin no rash experiments. The title of"Driven From Home" suggests its sub-ject and more than hints at the story.An obtuse and obdurate father be-lieves that his virtuous daughter Isvicious and turns her from his door.Her lame brother, the painter, goesaway with her, earns a livingfor her and eventually bringsher back to dad with the glad proofthat she isn't bad. This is a good-enough play in an unintellectual class,

and is performed forcibly by the smallbut oh-my actress known as Patrice,

and when I saw it a cut-rate theaterwas crowded by satisfied people.

DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

Frederick Lewis, who will be remem-bered here for his powerful portrayal ofOswald in the performance of Ibsen's

AMUSEMENTS.

METROPOLITAN j-J: ITSL^3 Nights Only-Starting Tomorrow Night

SOTHERNManagement Daniel Frohman—ln the Miracle Play

THE PROUD PRINCEBy Justin Huntly McCarthy, Author of "IfI Were King."

THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION INTACT AS PRESENTED AT NEWLYCEUM THEATER, NEW YORK.Pric.s- 5 0c,7 5c,5100,51. 50, $2.0Q Cur|aln R|SM at 8 o>c ,ock

3 Nights and Saturday Matinee -May 12,13,14| FIRST TIME IN THIS CITY~i

SKINNERPresenting His New Play-A Dramatic Ideal of Life and Love-Entitled

The HarvesterAdapted from the Notable Parisian Success-"Le Chsmi neau"-by Jean Richepin.STERLING COMPANY= SUPERB NEW PRODUCTION

SEATS GO ON SALE TOMORROW AT 9 A. M.Prices-2Sc, SOc, 7Se, $1.00, $1.50.

TWO WEEKS-STARTING SUNDAY-MAY 15

FLORENCE STONE A"S7In tht Following Plays:

RESURRECTION CHARITY BALt. SHENANDOAH.THE CHRISTIAN. NIOBE. CAMILLE.

GRANDI TOMIGHTJAC?BUTTPBpg THE?L.IWS,sMANAgER And All This Week

- Al. W. Martin's Famous $30,000 Spectacular ProductionAll New This Season The King and Monarch of Them All

UNCLE TOM'S60 People on MT% J& I % I |kS I Creat Mechanical,the Stage -60 IjßII 11 WM Soenlc < Electrical

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20 Horses, Ponies, Donkeys, Mules. Burros-20 . ; 10 Cuban and Russian Bloodhounds—loA True Picture of the Sunny South. Before the War

Prize Buck and Wing Contest, Friday, May 13

X^IBEN HENDRICKS : JFJSSZ."Ghosts," which Miss Shaw gave at theMetropolitan over a year ago, will bestarred next season in a play called "TheRaven." He will Impersonate the poetPoe.

Clyde Fitch is reported to have con-tracted to- furnish Blanche Walsh with aplay for her use beginning next Janu-ary.

Gen. Lew Wallace's novel, "The Princeof India," is to be dramatized. Klaw &Erlanger have bought all stage rightsfrom the author and have intrusted thedramatization of the book to J. I. C.Clarke, who has already begun work on it.The play will be at the New Amsterdamtheater. New York, next fall.

It was decided last week by the mana-gers interested in the all-star revival of"The Two Orphans." to send the com-pany on the road next season. Kyrle Bel-lew, Charles Warner, E. M. Holland andsome of the other performers will retire,but their places will be filled by actorswell known. Louis James has already

been engaged to succeed Charles Warneras Jacques.

It has arrived. The Japanese-Russian

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Joseph Jefferson ends his annual springtour next Saturday evening. It is statedthat the profits of his season's work willamount to $40,000. He is reported to havesaid to a friend: "You know I have

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