The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21

/ Mrs. L.angtry Is said 10 play herself. Prom
inent I'm the set To which Sydney Grundy
! addresses himself Is a Mrs. Trevelyan. She
has a girl at school. 1s years old. She
| fears her daughters homecoming because
IL means her own extinction. The daugh-
ter. however, wake by her gentle ways tho
feelings and responsibilities of motherhood
in Mrs. Trevelyan. Several other degener-
ates are introduced, but the moral which
Grundy seeks 20 teach by his play Is that
every age has its compensation"
II is NOT generally known that Rudyara
kipling was at one time a clever amateur
actor. He appeared at several commence
m.ut exercises when ne was n youth at
college, Once. in The Rivals" he took the
character Of Sir Anthony Absolute. Thar
was seventeen years ago.
William Il. smith who plays the leading
par, in Secret Service" this year. which
Viii BE- seen at Havlin'S shortly. originally
created the role of the telegraph operator
In the Garrick Theater production.
The new vaudeville farce comedy Hello
BIZ VIII have have its premier in New
Haven on the I'D. and VIII then move west
ward Those in the company are George
Ober. John Hymns. Frederick l.. Power,
Thomas Wood. Arthur kirkham. Setti.
Black. Ada Deaves. Madeline Lack, May
Davidge. Florence Rossiand. Laura Jean,
ls"la Anderson and the Hello BIZ quar-
tet.
Mrs. Richard Mansfield. Beatrice Came
ron that was. appeared with her husband
at the Garien Theater last week In "A
Partisan Romance" II IS said that this was
her last stage appearance
Cissy LOTUS gave an imitation Of Ellen
Terry as Mrs. Monicon In "Robespierre,"
which was highly enjoyed by Sir Henry lr-
Wings leading lady from a box close to the
stage After Miss Ioftus's turn she met
Miss Terry behind the scenes and the two
left the theater In Cissy's automobile.
Sol Smith Russell is at Old Point Com
fort cooperating and preparing to make a
study Of a new part for next season, when
he hopes 20 resume his stage work.
Brother Officers" was performed at the
Empire Theater last week with William
Faversham. Guy Standing. Joseph Whee-
lock, Jr-, q. W. Howard, W. H. Crompton.
Edwin Stevens. Miss Margaret Anglin. Mrs.
Thomas Whiffen and Miss Blanche Burton
In the east.
Miss Bertha Galland. James X Hacketcs
new leading lady. is a niece OF ex-LIeu-
tenant Governor Watres of Pennsylvania
Victory Bateman is playing the leading
role in The Bowery After Dark which
had its opening performance IN Newark, n.
j.. last week.
opie Read has decided to enter vaudeville
as a monoioguist. After an ENLARGEMENT In
Chicago he will go to New York to Set into
an argument with Ezra Kendall and the
other comic Lecturers.
Mr. James ONeill is out on the road now
IN The Musketeers." Miss Maude OdeII ia
his leading lady this season.
VIII ". Cressy and Blanche payne coms
10 the Columbia to-day in their PASTORAL
comedy Graspfng an Opportunity" Mr..
CreSsy was the original Cy Prime ~ Den-
nan Ihompson's Old Homestead" Miss
Dayne played the part of Ricke.y Ann.
agnes Herndon, who Will aprear this
AFTERNOON in a sketch at the Columbia ba.
some very tllustrious relatives Captain
ognIan or the navy is her first cousin. "a
also Ex-Governor Charles 2. johnson ~
ms city. Her brother was the younres,
Colonel Of the Confederate army and VA.
Killed leading his regiment in the Battle o.
the Wilderness Another cousin. Lieute,,n-
was lost on a United States cr,js-
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