The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-14

and decidedly masculine. though never de-
sceDding to the coarse or impairment. Shit
is rather ~overmannerly. II anything, and is
tolerably ~extravagant in courtesy Of heE
boyish. smart but masculine sort. She mar
rted q young fellow, who Immediately made
her exceedingly tired and wore out her
pocketbook; then she went to acting, but
in a perfunctory, scornful way. with her
eyes wide open to the blatant tinsel and
paint of ramatic art and close shut to any
OF its deeper significance. She laughed. and
does yet. at all the whole fiummery and
nonsense Of prancing around, putting on
airs and false boards. wearing wigs and
pads and cheap swords and uniforms to fool
a. awkward, unaware public. b con-
stantly quarreled with Richard Mansfield
all the time that actor was hoping to de-
velop In her Q delightful talent.
She guyed n he stormed. she grinned
and he swore: he discharged her regularly
every night. and she was on hand next
night Just the same, n irritated the great
man moro and moro and answered his BIT
ter attacks with subtle impertinences which
amazed but did not displease Mr.. Mans
field. and though they were never wen or
binary comrade acQuaintances. as some
times people travelling in the same company
may grow to be in spite OF unsympathetic
dispositions. she stayed the whole season
through. and Mansfield now speaks OF her
in . polite lament a. the possessor OF a nne
talent gone to waste. She looks very Ill
now. IL ashen gray and most bereft of spirit
and gayety. b limps pitifully. and her
strong. handsome face Is worn n full Of
misery. She hopes to be Immediately re-
stored under the heroic treatment pre-
scrfbed for her. but Is q gloomy, distract
and very much crushed tombstone.
We are to have Mrs. Carter and her in
teresting ''Zaxa" at the Olympic again-on
the evening Of April "a and the remainder
Of that week.
Tn last Kunkel concert Of tho season will
take place at the 7. M O. A. Hall next
Monday evening. This programme has been
arranged:
introducing Kathleen" Annie Laurie and
BLUE Bells Of Scotland"
o. Bsfceuss Cradle .schytts
as AR. syeai du a0I Lion crh. Xw.k.nin: Of A'ok''
the Iion). Caprice HssoiQus.
Mr.. Charles J. Knnkel.
Weep! o 0ris6-worn EyesI
from To cd' .Aas''nst
q ImsrcoaS.u IN G .n.rp m,no.. op. q; Chopin
Mrs.. B. widmann.
Violin Solo-AirD Hongroise-Grand Fan
tasie ........"......
Sig. Guido Paris.
Ms. Ms1..r.s n. smith Of EdwsrdI,iii.sf mn.
Pupil Of Mr.. Robert Nelson.
Plano Bolo-Luc d LAmmermoor; grand
eoncezt paaphrass ...-....DonisetttKunke
Miss Clara Rumpt. from Mount olive III
Masts- Tioyd Hunt
to Adagio Pashstiqus GODDARD
20! Orsam .Pari.i
Sig. Guido Parish.
Plano Duet-csliph of Bagdad Overture
bo'eidieu); grand corcert paraphrase.
Neasrs. Charles Kunkel. ana CHARLES JACOB
Kunkel. nephew OF Mr.. Charles kunkel.
Miss Marie Uhrig.
Ouet Tor Piano and V~iolin-Daughter Of The
Regiment-Grand Fantasia.....
.Donixstti-De Beriot
Sig. Guido Parisi and Mr.. Charles Kunkel.
Maude Odell has been SO successful AZ
leading woman with tho Baldwin-Melville
Stock Company at the Grand Opera-house,
New Orleans, that she will go to Montreal
later in the same capacity. In the summer
she viii rest in Europe. having played win
ter and summer for four years.
A good story is told Of an experience that
once befell Joseph Jefferson. A number OF
years 8 he played an engagement In a
small one-night stand, appearing in RIP
Van Wrinkle" In the hotel at which he
stopped was an Irish porter recently land
Judged by the deep and serious inter-
est he took in ths house. he might. have
been clerk. image and proprietor rolled
into one. AT about 6 o'clock In the morning
Mr.. Jefferson was awakened by q violent
humping at his door. When he struggled
into consciousness and realized that he had
left no cali at the ONCE he was naturally
very Indignant. But as his sleep was spoiled
for morning he arose and. dressing
himsS appeared before the clerk.
Zee here" he demanded. why was I
called at this unearthly hour?"
Il don't know. sir" answered the clerk.
I'll ask Mike"
The Irishman was summoned.
why did you call Mr.. Jefferson! p inquired
the clerk. There was no call left 1t the Of.
dee for him."
Taking the clerk by the coat the Irishman