The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
THE SUMMER GARDENS.
Highlands Opened Auspiciously-
Other Resorts Well Patronized.

The o,ertnz of Forest Park Highlands
couId NOT have been mere suspicious. Thou
sands f,ocked TO the place yesterday after
noon and evening. The vaudeville bill Il
long and comprises some OF the best talent
ON the boards. The DsltOreilis wee eS-
ceedineIy funny In sketch work. Ch~rdah
Simpsons vocal AID piano turn Is as Pleas
lag as her pretty face and ESUre. ana Lew
Hawkins was appiadded The moment his
name appeared In the announcement card.
Lew Is as funny ever. and his voice
does not seem TO suffer from hi Ou;-of-GoOr
exertions The bill throughout contains
good numbers. not the least attractive Of
which Is a comedy turn by Carlin and
Brown. a skcrch BY Mazzuz and AIazett.
called The brakeman ard the Tramp"
and Bernard Dynyn. the famous singer.
All the side attractions did a fine bust
ness yesterday. The scenic railway spun
crowds around the switch. back and n the
chlldren's thcater Tiliis' Royal Narionettes
entertained Colonel Hopkins's little patrons.
The grounds are in fine condition. and th,
great feature Of the evening. the NEST prii-
liant iilu-:iI alton ever seen IN thlS CITY.
held many visitors spsllbCCnd TIL long af-
ter tn show vas over. Next week The
Cir, With the Auburn Hair Will he the
leading feature Of III" vaudeville bill-
Dorizatti's daughter o: the Resinent''
began its week al UErig's Cave last night
20 4 fairly good house. MIS-. Van Studil-
ford who t;d been iadisposed on Saturday.
Gertrude Lodge quite acceptably act!1s as
her substitute ~ the Tnatinee and evening
performance Of The Grand Duchess" re-
appeared in good voice and found in ths
titie -oie Of this weeks bill a part giving
greater opportunity IN score and making a
more corsenial character demand
Mr.. H!nsh@w as Sergeant a1lp!ce Q; tho
Twentieth Cire-sciers- was also Wei placed
IN the cast and did effective work. His
portrayal CT the bluff old soldier of the
Ike was excellent and his singing well Up
- his usual car fully maintained STANDARD
Martin P,chc in the tenor role OF Tony.
the recruit lover OF Marie, the daughter
of the regiment. confirmed TIE good iIsi-
preston which he has already made On
the minds of Cave patrons.
Gertrude Lodge. as the Countess OF Berk-
enfeldt. sang and acted with ner aceus-
toned y.vacity. William Steigers made
the most OF the comedy part of BrUro.
her steward. Miss Fannie Ds Costa, as
Babette. chambermaiG. and George
Shields as Corporal Of the Twentieth
Grenadiers. completed the east accep'abiy.
The orchestration, under Director sp.H-
GERS supervision, was especially good. tao
chorus. however. Tot Being quite 50 notice
able for smoo,hness and balance as in
earlier productions.
The three tabieaux. After the Battle"
THE Discovery" and THE Rescue" pre-
cediHg the rise OF the curtain On the opera
proper. were prettily arranged, but needed
more light to be fully effective There VIII
be 4 Saturday matinee performance OF
The Daughter of the Regiment, and
"S;radeiia' will be the bill for next week.
"Evangeline" began the second week OF
It's run at Delmar Garden yesterday. with
az attendance which was highly crafty
Ing to the promoters of the new garden
Mr.. z. Z. Eice. the veteran extravaganza
impresario. arrived in ST. Louis last week
ard Is in personal charge CT the prcduc-
ton. This week the postal employees OF
the city will have their annual outing at
the Delmar. on tonight and Thursday
night After the end Of the "EvanGeline''
run The Girl From Paris Will be put on
At the Suburban good houses were also
the rule. and pleasing bill was presented.
The popularity OF the only Carroll johnson
continues undated. and his sketches are
warmly received. was the work az sdch
others as Fred Warren. Lou Suly, Frann
pumont and Al Blanchard The vaudeville
bill. headed by the famous MiSnani family.
was bright and varied. and seemed 70
meet the popular taste The Increased NUM-
Der of summer attractions has as yet had
no perceptible effect On the patronage &C.
corded the Suburban. and its season prom
ists 20 lie 4 recOrG-breaker.