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

The opera came to an end last night. The
last week has shown greater receipts and
more enthusiasm than any other week of
the two English opera seasons.
Plans for next year indicate a cutting
down Of the opera period to ten weeks, al
though there is as yet no certainty on
this point. There is, as we'll. some doubt
as to where the representations will occur.
New theaterS are SO much discussed in con-
nection with the Savage name that there
Is at least a touch OF reason for expecting
q permanent opera-house somewhere be-
tween the river and Grand avenue.
All Of the opera favorites are busy with
summer plans, a capital outline of which
is set forth in The Sunday Republics Maya
zine this morning. with the cartoonist's idea
OF an operate playground.
Many notes have been received on the
<luestion OF irst importance as to the sea-
(eon's favorites. Sheehan. Norwood, Della
motta and Ludwig lead in the voting. with
Quinlan and Berri close after them. Mr..
Temples friends have written many pleas
ant expressions. and the heavy-voiced Mr..
Clark has his supporters. too. Miss Frances
Graham and Miss Rennyson have also made
many new and good friends.
Tim Murphy has not been a St. Louis
visitor Of late. and his coming to the Olym-
pic this week will therefore be unusually
pleasing to his following. Since the old
Hoyt days Mr.. Murphy has had difficulty
b hitting himself to an agreeable play, but
Tho Carpetbagger.' by report. is an ex-
eelient medium for the quaint Murphy tall
ents. Mr.. Streeper. so long a familiar figure
at the Olympic door. will have a benefit at
tomorrow nights performance.
James K. Hackett's breakdown is so COM
piets that he will appear no more this
season. Miss Bertha Galland. his leading
lady. will continue on the road with The
Pride OF Jennico." Hackett and his VIE.
Mary Mannering, are guests Of the Du-
points. near Baltimore. n he will return
to their Newport home just as soon as tho
doctors deem this advisable.
Mss Gertrude Coghlan. too. has been
forced to give up Vanity Fair" and she
has returned to Fort Hamilton Ill and al
most disheartened A series of injunction
suits brought by Mrs. Minnie Madden
Ffske brought the tour to an end.
A New York correspondent writes that the
removal OF Maurice Barrymore to the Am
Styvtll0 Sanitarium was safely accom-
p6shed. thanks to the efforts OF Gus Thorn
a., who was the unfortunate actors best
friend. The playwright is practically the
only one Barrymore now recognizes, and
his influence is still strong with him.. The
doctors give no hope. although since Barry
moro has been In the Long Island retreat
his lucid Intervals have been longer and
more frequent.
The Chicago News gives the following
description OF Johnstone Bennett. who has
been Obliged TO cancel all her immediate
engagements and undergo q systematic
treatment for acute rheumatic govt with
serious complications OF jaundice and nerv-
Gus pfostration. She 10 Q brainy creature.
is Miss Bennett. and. although she has
never reached any erninence as an actress.
her comedy II immense, and save that her
own eccentric attitude, and dsmeanor nave
limited tAG -sphere or her endeavor she ,
might have been among the noted come
diennes Of America, for her talent Is
weighty enouKh.
Experience never took from Miss Bennett
the narrowing quality Of eccentricity.
though she had the best schooling and act
ed With scms Of the best actors IN the
world. Nobody looking for talent could be
other than attracted BY tho rich vein of
comedy in tombstone Bennett Her wit IL
the serious, roundabout sort, very cynical