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THE MUSICAL AMATEUR.
Plans for Next Seasons Families in 81. Louis
Wa shinston Vniversity's Glee Club-Work of H. N. Poop
pins-The Fathman Brohers-Subvrban Music.

He is also the musical leader of the Web
ster Groves Dramatic and Opera Club.
The members of the Mandolin, Guitar and
Glee Club at the Washington University are
not quite certain whether they will take
that trip which was predicted some time
ago or not, but there are very busy doings
at the rehearsals in spite of the indecision.
The chosen half hundred meet every Friday
evening at Mr.. Alexander Henneman's
place and are instructed in the mysteries of
rausic. Most of the members belong to one
Of the Frats. Arnold Alt, who IS grabbing
away at laboratory work just now. does
much OF the planning.
W. F. Hardy. of tine medical department.
is the leader of the glee club and j. L.
Stephens director of the Instruments. There
are n number of men with university fame
in that club. Eugene Senseny, who is in
the orchestra. has won so many declama-
ton prizes hat the others have come to
think that they have little chance when he
is in a competition. He was tennis cham
pion at Smith Academy. Harry Pollard,
his chum, Is the champion tennis player of
the university. and some people say the
champion Of the city. Pollard sings second
bass in the glee club.
George NJ. Brown, who sings bass. will
probably do some solo work. as he has an
excellent voice. He is a son of Daniel s.
Brown. the Kirkwood man. who owns a IA
nous collection Of orchids. Young Brown
used to sing in Grace Church at Kirkwood.
and when he gets to Yale in @ he will
probably be elected to the Slee club in a
hurry. f. Codding. a first bass. is editor IF
Student Life. the university paper. ]. Drake.
I fr H. Mo otyrI rynp fnrnn nn H. fnnf-
ball field. w. ]. G. Neun has figured in uni
versity athletics as a bicycle rider. and he
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they chiefly desire the person of one only,
Flamheau. the incendiarv old Grenaiier.
the veteran of Napoleon's hottest fights.
But the old hero has no idea of being
taken alive and deals himself a mortal
wound to escape arrest. In his death
scenes he, delirious. imagines himself in
the midst Of u great battle. and 50 dies
as ne had lived, in an elevated dream of
Napoleonic triumph.
In the last act we find the boy on his
~dedthbed, his hand resting on the silver
cradle elyen him by the city of Paris. He
causes ;hs b~ystande-s to recount to Kim
the ceremonial of his baptism. after which
General Hartman. In an impressive tome,
reads to Kim the list OF his immortal!
fathers victories, TO the last words of
which recital the boys spirit leaves his
wasted frame and flies up to join the wait
ing Emperor.
Herbert Kelley and Ellie Shannon begin
their second st. Louis appearance of the
season Tonight at the Century Theater.
producing a new play. MY Lady Dainty"
They vii also show Tor the first time upon
any stage in this country a ~four-act play
dramatiled from one OF the most famous
French .ose stories known to fiction. Ma
non Lescaut." My Lady Dainty" will be
the opening bill, beginning tonight. and
continuing throughout the first half of the
week, and "Manon Lescaut" Will receive
its first presentation Thursday night and
continue until the finish of the engage
men;, when 1t will be taken directly to
Wailack's Theater. New York. with the
same cast and scenic environment. Made
leine Lucette Ryley. who wrote "A Cont
of Many Colors.' the play which introduced
Mr.. Kelley and Miss Shannon as stars. is
the author of My Lady Dainty"
"Aianon Lescaut' is in four acts and fol-
lows the main incidents of the book. The
action takes place in France and Lcuisian,
during the reign Of Louis XIV. There are
thirty acting characters in It, and the prn-
duction admits Of handsome scenic sur-
roundings and tho elaborate costumes q,
the period. The company in sinport of The
stars includes Frederick Perry. CASTOR
Mervale, Guy Bates Post. William Hoap
Harrison Armstrong. Joseph Osborne. Rieh.
ard Dillon, Emil Hoch, Frank Andrews
William Evans, George C. Pcarce. Henrw
Dumont. Hugh Riley, Frank Davis. Charles
$. Robinson. Sanford Dwight. Peter Gr,s.
void. John Boniface. Fred Kerby. De Gro,
Harris. Master Sears. May Monte Don,co
isabel Ndldron. Winona Shannon. L.outsn
eyres' Edith Sanborn and Alice Bryant.
"Manon Lescaut." the French novel w,s
written and first published in 1870 under
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plays a mandolin In the club. Newman II.
Samuels, another member Of the mandolin
club, has a record as one Of the best track
managers the university has had for years.
Five skillful amateurs. who will graduate
from q local conservatory in the spring.
gave a uusical on Tuesday evening at Me-
mortal Hall, with such ambitious things as
the "Erikoenig" and Greig's 'N~orwegisch-
er's Brautzug'' on the programme. Misses
Annie Geyer, Annie Won der Abe and Edna
Wright played piano solos; Hubert Bauer
sachs violin and Miss Jennie Beardsley.
vocal solos.
AT a concert given the other evening at
the South st. Louis Turnverein these per-
sons were on the programme: Messrs. Ber-
trand Harvey. Max Seidel, Charles ]. Kun
KEEL, A. Kuemmel, Robert H. Cone. Jr., and
Misses Gertrude May and Marie Uhrig.
The result of that successful presenta-
ton of the "Mikado" in Webster Groves is
the organization of a musical and dramatic
club last Tuesday in the suburb. 1t Is
known as the Webster Groves Club. and
plans next fall and winter to present two
operas and one dramatic play. C. Perley
H2.ehison is business manager and treas
urer; Mrs. Grace N. Mcknight. assistant
business manager VIII II. Magellan secrc-
tary, H. n. Popping musical director and
Ben Becker stage manager.
On Wednesday evening next the Kunkel
Popular Concert, in its two hundredeth and
eighty-first number, will be given at Assoc
citation Hall, Grand and Franklin avenueA
The giving away Of a fine piano will again
be a feature of the programme. Miss Mae
Estelle Acton will sing the jewel song from
Faust and several other attractive num-
beers. Mr.. Victor Lichtenstein is down for
violin solos. Mr.. Charles Doerr will play
a piano solo and Messrs. Charles Kunkel
and Charles Jacob Kunkel will perform ON
piano and violin.
William Stamps Cherry. who recently re-
turned from his second trip into Equatorial
Africa, will lecture at the Odeon on Friday
evening, March 15. St~ereopticon views Of
spots on the Dark Continent hitherto un-
visited by white men, will be shown. Mr..
Cherry has spent years in exploring the
regions of Central Africa Tho
immense region Of the Upper Kotto River
had never been visited by a white man be-
fore Mr.. Cherry's advent There he dis:
three new tribes. Mr.. Cherry Will
have an interesting anthropolog1cal exhibit
at the Louisiana Purchase Fair.
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inc bill az the Standard this veal, ..
Il a'sh Rollers" Buriesque turns, vau-
oevile parts and musical numbers will, en-
terrain the Standards patrons
ihis afternoons concert at the odeon will
nave an attractive programme, with n,n.
bers by Mr.. Robyn. Mr.. Wallace Niasr,,a-
haus' MISS Eugenia Getner and piano solos
by Miss Nora Naeter. who has recent,v ra-
turned from Europe.
The last of the series Of concerts given ~,
the Spiering Quartet will be at Memorial
hail next Wednesday evening. March Il.
Ernest Seton-Thompson. the author If
Wild Animals 1 Have known, will give
two illustrated lectures at the odeon ON ,
saturday afternoon and evening, March 30.
Sam Lockhart's baby elephants will h.
chief among the attractions at the Colum-
pia this week. The act is just over from
england. and appears here for the first
time. Digby Bell will return to the CO.
iunloia with a fresh monologuc called The
Information Bureau" Kathryn osterman
VIII have a place on the programme, which
has a series OF good names. ;
1t is announced that the United States !
Marine Band has a short leave Of absence !
from Washington and that It will visit the
leading cities of the country. The st. Lout,
concert is arranged for Friday, March .,
at the Coliseum. !
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AFTER EXPERIMENTING q YEARS, CURED BY S. s. S.
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He is also the musical leader of the Web
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JucII Demning.

Here is a story with a very American
atmosphere, lively movement and charm
ing love passage. Juell Demming, the hero
IS an ambitious but impecunious young
printer who. having made his way from
New York State to little town in Michi-
gan. falls in with fever and is taken into
the home of a nice family where he is care
fully nursed. His father is Canadian and
royalist, but the son, having been born on
the American side of the line, is a strong
American with English sympathies. The
story runs along smoothly in the Michigan
town. where Juell. after his recovery,
mixes In politics. until the war with Spain
begins, when he enliSts and goes to Cuba.
His stirring experiences furnish some in
teresting chapters. and after the war ends
he goes To South Africa To help the British
against the Beers. There in a hospital
where she has come To nurse he uneX-
pectedly meets the American girl whom
he had first loved in Michigan. The rest
viii not be told. The hero wins fame and
promotion both in Cuba and in South
Africa and the story ends happily Besides
the romance the sentiment of Anglo-SaXon
domino ton Is well brought out The story
has plot and action enough TO give il in
terest, and the characters are clearly and
naturally portrayed. Ii Is written by Al
bert l.. Lawrence, and published by \ q
MCClurE & Co, Chicago
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Elder HOfSe.

This novel, by Everett Tomlinson, belongs
20 the class that deals with plain people,
still life and seemingly real experiences.
Elder Boise" is young minister who is
called TO a country town where his expert
ences serve to introduce the reader to
company OF typical country folk and TO
such manifestations Of human nature as oc-
cur when it is untrammeed by city con-
ventionalities. The spiritual development
of the young minister is treated with SYM
patty and perception. His experience in
getting a firm footing of religious belief
strikes a deep note and possesses vital in
tereSt for thoughtful readers. The attitude
his congregation takes on the elder
preaching is depicted with evident fidelity
TO a situation that has often occurred. and
which has its amusing we'll as its serious
aspect. The characters are natural and not
overdrawn and some Of them are decidedly
original. One of these, Hat Smith. says
one Sunday: Il didn't dress up much, Ell
der. When a man don't never go L church.
what's the use in his putin on style jest
because its Sunday? Some folks seems L
think billed shirt an a celerloid collar
kind. Dekin Mason an me has diff rent
idees 'heout things" While the story has
not much plot or action. il Is a true and
wholesome picture of country life and char
Rcter. and shows ability IN depicting hui
man nature. The story carries A pretty
romance. which has happy ending i'm Buff
falO. where the young minister finally ac-
'cepts n call. New York: Doubleday, Page
& Co
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She Stands Alone.

The author of this story. Mark Ashton.
has chosen for it's basis an incident and
for it's heroine a character never before
fully treated in fiction, it is believed. 1T
Is the story of POntius Pilates wife. From
the Scriptures one learns nothing except
that Plate had a wife and that she tried
to befriend and save Jesus of Nazareth. II
Is recorded by Matthew: when he Cpl
late) was set down on the judgment seat,
his wife sent unto him, saying. Have thou
nothing TO do with that just man. for I
have suffered many things this day in
dream because of him. That is about all
we know of Pilates wife except that her
appeal to her husband was unsuccessful.
In this story she is introduced as a Greek
maiden, EuphTOsyne by name, who grows
up very beautiful and is betrothed to the
Roman soldier Aurelius, but separated
from him by imperial edict of Caesar
and married to POntius PLATE. She is his
third wife, and he adOreS but deceiveS her.
Her forced marriage, her journey 10 Je-
rusa!em, her experience as the wife of
the Roman ruler, her dream and its con-
sequences. her deep interest in the Man
OF Sorrows, her effort TO save Him and its
failure, her subsequent sOrrOwful life, her
discarding of Plate, her later experiences
with Aurelius and her final complete con-
version to Christianity furnish material
for a very interesting story in which the
authors imagination has a wide field to
work along historic lines. The story be-
gins at a period when Jesus was a youth
among the peasants of Galilee and con-
tinues for time after His crucifixion. 1t
Is a strong and elevatinS story and the
character of Pilates wife is portrayed in
and attractive personality. Boston, l.. c.
Page & Co.
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Defeated. hut victor sim

The scene of this story. by w V. I.au~-
ence. is laid I'm the vicinity of New Orleans
An the period Immediately following the
civil war. At the close of the struggle
many large plantations and estates in the
South were left without occupant or owner
In some instances INSCRIPTIONS camp fol-
lowers. soon as the war closed. hastensd
70 take possession Of them. hopinp of
course. TO retain them. out of these condi-
tiOns Il wrought the story OF this book in =
NOiving struggle for the Fouca estate i'm
New Orleans The estate was left witbort
direct heirs or occupants by reason of tbe
death IN battle Of the last heir OF the lire
and was taken possession of and its man
sion occupied by sutler of the Int,
army. who had grown rich by specuIaftor
The struggle Il between him and some coi
lateral heirs 10 the estate including some
Southern women. IN which the riehtf1,I
owners and the wrongful claimant - ~
estate strive. the one 20 recover and The
other 10 hold II. Ia plot and action ~
story possesses elements OF real ints-e -
and 10 is told In such way that tho f,,'i
outcome Is not anticipated efore ti,e 80 49,
New York. The Abbey Press
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RECENT PUBLICATIONS.


Mrs. Laura r. Richards author of cap
tain January" and other popular stories
offers "A new novel rather more pretentlous
than any Of her previous efforts. GeoHrey
Strong" Is "a story Of a New England sea-
board village and its pictures of Ne" Eng
land life IN a small country town are re-
maEkabIe for vividuess, apparent trulhIul-
ness 10 nature and fidelity 10 detail ms
applies 70 the character drawing az wen
to the physical and scenic environments
The author possesses in notable CesIee
the art Of making her characters reVeai
themselves instead Of describing them' 80
that in reading the book one feels tnat one
j. moving among the very scenes ana meet
ing the Verv people of the story. Thus Mr..
Buffers. q quaint character. who Il very
much opposed 10 CRANKY ldees' Iells aoQut
his brother. Take my brother KeLei' IoI
instance. He used 20 have rheumauz, nae
IL bad. One day there was a thunderstorm
and he was gettin' in MS nay ana Wa
struck by Hghtnin'. Fluid run along the
rake and spit In his face, be used 10 say.
lie lost the use OF his eyes ana hands Tor
six months but ne never had rheumatic
again for twenty years. SWore II was the
electricity: said he swallowed II and II got
into his system and cured him. What do
YOU say 20 that, young teller2 it, an
experiment / never tried. said /. i m not
going 20 commit myself Mr. Buffers, but
that's a good story. Hold on, said
5s, that amt all Bout twenty-five years
after that-Renel was gettin' on by that
time-he was out fishin and a sqUall come
up and swamped his boat. He was in the
water quite spell, and come next day nc
was all doubled UP with rheumatic. He
was the maddest man YOU ever see. lie
wouldn't do "A thing. only set hunched up
in his chair and ask about the weather. 1t
was summertime and good haydn weather
as rule. Bimehye come a fryin' hot day.
and sure enough we had a thunderstorm in
the afternoon. When il was bangin away
good and solid Renel hitched himself out Of
his chair, took an iron rake in one hand
and hoe in the other, Crep' out of the
house and went and sOt down under a tree
IN the middle Of the pasture Wife tried 10
stop him, but she might well have tried
10 stop the Hghtnin'. Well. sir. the tree
was struck and Renel never had no more
rheumatic. Couldn't tell which was tree
and which was him. That comes of havin
1dees.' Portions of the book are i'm a much
higher and more serious vein than this,
and besides its character drawing IL has
plot enough to hold the attention and car
r1es a love story which has "A surprising
ending. Boston: Dana Estes & Co.
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Genrce EIiot.r works.

The new edition Of the works of George
Eliot, the greatest Of modern English novel
lists which is being published by Doubleday
Page * Co, New York, is appropriately
called The Personal Edition because IL
throws new and interesting light upon the
personality Of the author and the genesis
of her books Mrs Esther Wood has writ
ten for each volume an introduction SNOW
ing how the story came TO be written plac-
ing the originals OF the characters ana de-
scribing the country and people among
whom the author lived and who had so
much influence on her work. The reader
leaves these short but interesting studies
with a new appreciation of the reality and
delightful humor of Mrs. Tulliver, Of Sis
ter Glegg'' and Sister Pullet,' and all the
rest of that famous company. Volume 8
of the series now at hand. contains Felix
Holt" with the usual introduction by Mrs.
Wood. The edition is one to- be desired by
eyerN admirer of the great author.