The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
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an Speratic star. supported by her own
company. chosen 10y Manager Frank Me
\ Neary. Miss Berri's many charming at
Eribu;cs Of voice. artistic methods and rare
Defsonality have been many Il time ami
OFT dilated upon In these columns. She IS
a fayorite in all that that pleasant title
implies. Prcm.nent i'm her support viii h.
that small but reliable augh-produccr,
Frank M1uldi. who viii b. seen in the title
role. clinton Elder. tenor. VIII sing the
part CT T=picca: George Hubert. tie ba>so-
viii go down IN the lepths OF his VOCAL
storage batteries for the music allotted TO
Count Herissan: Mm. Steyer, as Sirocco.
will assist Nj. Mouian Ia the fun-ndkinS.
Fanny Frankei. a local soubrctte, should
make a charming Princess Lsliia; Fannie
DE- Costa ought To look Respondent as
Aloes daughter OF Count Herisson,. and
Miss Berri viii take her usual good care
of the prirla donna role. Lazuii. The OF
chestra will he Mn. Ma6den's. kept well
in hand by Musical Director Milton u
Smith. Manager McNeary promises an ef-
fective and good-lncking chorus, new COS
tuning snd new scCTic effects.
Torcat. the French vaudeville artist. VINO
IS enc of four topliners at Forest PARK
Highlands this week. came To America ias'
January. He plays his first Western en-
gaSement under Colonel Hopkins IL Il
seldom that French-spsaking people nave
the opportunity Of seeing such good ar
Artists in their own language. Torcdt APP
(pears I'm a half dozen characters. Miss
| Bonnie Hoyt, a young ballad singer. who
can strike the alto + III brilliant style. Il
likewise new here. and 50 axe the Indian
Aiidgets. Sinaun ard Fatma. who perioeii
on the trapeze. Henrietta Duke and Mabel
Harris. Charlie Wayne and his partner, An
ma Caldwell. and Waterbury Brothers ana
Tenny make first-rate summer garden en-
t~ertainment
The management OF Forest Park High
lands has rendered a benefit 10 the Fourth
of July Celebration Association for next
Friday night. June :.
Lawrence Haniey will play Orlando all
CT this week in the Koerner Garden version
of You Like It" Mr.. Hanley Will be
supported by that excellent actor. ME-
Jack Ravold and Miss Lillian Kemble. "A
pretty newcomer.
Mile. Amalia Maveroser. the premiere or
the Suburban ballet. the innovation of the
new management, spent eight years at the
Conservatory of L. Scala, Milan before
she appeared upon the stage Tor her nrst
engagement. From the age of ) untii she
was Is she studied for her appearance In
what is denominated classic solo dancing
after the old school oe European theaters-
Her first engagement was in Italy. ana art
er that she appeared at the CHIEF theaters
of Europe. in England and on the Cohti-
nent. and also made a tour OF the spanish
American countries in Central America.
her return TO Europe sne secu'eu
er first American engagement. She then
arneared for three seasons with Eugene
Tompkins in his elaborate revival OF line
Black Crook" and this was followed py a
season with Charles II. Iaies reNiNai oi
The Devils Auction.
She was on her way TO Europe lor tns
summer to rest at her home when engaged
for the Suburban season. she was thsu
tanning to prepare herself by rest Tor a
long season, beginning next Sep,emper'
which would take her to the Pacinc coast
In the course of her American engagements
she has danced at most OF the leading tne-
alters of the East, in New York. Philadei-
phia and Boston, where long appearances
were the rule, with the Yale and Tompkins
reyiyals. Her dancing here Will follow the
old school classics for the present. though
IL is not improbable that she may appear
in character and pantorlimic work of the
kind familiar to European especially Lon
don. theater-goers, but less familiar 10
Americans.
Mr.. Guy Lindsey and his pupils appeared
at the Olympic Theater On Thursday even
ing, May 80. in a programme that thor
oughly pleased the large audience present.
In the opening number. a one-act play, by
Jerome X. jerome, entitled "Fennel." MIR.
Martin r. Sweeny was very good In the
pathetic role of Fflippo. Mr.. Albert $. Nc
Closkey showed decided ability as Sandro
eahd Mr.. Harry NJ. Coontz gave a we'll
grounded character sketch as Taddeo Fer
rari. Miss Minnie Nye was a winsome
Giannina. In Nance Oldfield.' which fol-
lowed, Miss Catherine Niehaus was thor
oughly convincing as the many-sided
Nance, and Miss Nancy Gerard captivated
~ .,Iiap,a nc C,,San Gtdfald Mr. Elu-ln
II. Wilson was a satisfactory Nathan Old
worthy. The three-act play. by W. s. Gil
bert, ~''Pygmalion and Galatea." concluded
the evenings entertainment. Mr.. Lindsey
was the PygmalioiI. Miss Grace Remnants |
Cynisca was admirably portrayed. and Miss
Reeves Coghlan. as Galatea, made a fine |
impression. Miss Emily Woods was sweet
ly girlish as Myrine. and Miss Catherine
Niehaus displayed her versatility by her |
good work in the broad comedy role of
Daphne. Mr.. ]. Andy Baker gave a yigor- |
Gus performance of Leucippe. and Mr.. |
Ernest A. Blanke was very clever as
Chrysos.
The features OF the bill at Mannion Park |
are the Gleascns. a pair of clever and ca
pablo young performers. who were the real
hits of the Rays Hot Old Time Company
the past season, n company that included
the best performers the vaudeville profess
sion afforded. They do nothing but sing
and dance. but their dancing steps are SO
difficult and yet accomplished with such ar |
tistic skill and grace that IT gives them a
strong claim to the feature place on any !
vaudeville programme. Davenport. Burke
and Sawyer will appear in a speciality i'm
which they do some daring and sensational
acrobatic acts. The Donovans will present |
+ condensed version OF the FARGO comedy in
Abich they have starred SO successfully for
eev eral seasons. "Dewey's Reception in Nc
Fadden's Alley" Tho Donovans will appear :
in their original parts. and the others will
be in the hands of a competent company OF l
singers and comedians. The Webster Sis .
tiers, whose physical beauty in itself makes |
a feature will sing and dance. Williams and |
LAPEL will do their dialect comedy special |
fy. Holland and Byrd will appear in a |
Summer weather need have no terrors |