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sS" An Assortment Of Quccnswarc just
received
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A, Park Hotel. Court Square, Frederick
every Monday and Tuesday
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Alfred Hubbard's home last week sang
Walter Bi:ge OF glec-club fame sang sew
cral songs. and the mandolin and guitar
club of The congregations Juvenile depart
ment contributed to the programme. The
idea will probably be repeated soon.
James MccOnathy. the amateur tympan-
list and tenor. IS planning to produce an
opera with an amateur company, but the
details are enveloped in n nebuIae Of mys-
terry. a similar condition of affairs besets
the amateur operate project which Mines.
Eda observation-disclosures and Macy and
Mcssrs. Graeper and Kinnie have in hand.
This opera IL to be given In summer.
They have pianos in South America. says
Miss Louise Meinhard. who lives on Eads
avenue, but 1t Is SO extremely warm down
there most of the time that they are con-
tented with the guitar and the mandolin
to tinkle in the cool Of a dark portico after
sunset. Wherefore 1t Is that Miss Mem
hard, who is a vivacious Venezuelan, can
play a guitar and sing Spanish songs so we'll
that people always like to hear her play.
There IS more in guitar-playing than one
would think before hearing the plaintive
Spanish airs.
Herbert Spencer OF Bell avenue. who can
do various things on various instruments.
returned from Arkansas last week. Mr..
Spencer knows how to play a piano. is "ery
modest about his accomplishment as an Or
ganist, which, nevertheless, Is not small,
and Is a tenor singer.
Miss Johanna Kleybecker Of Chouteau
avenue Is 4 young amateur pianist and sing
er who has an ambition to go on the stage.
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A few weeks g she sang a pages role In
a small opera in a West End hall. Miss
Laura Schnell of Manchester avenue has q
fine soprano voice and considerable ability
rs q pianist. As q musician with ability
to read music at sight. Miss Nellie Roper
Of MapIewood has become known all over
the western suburbs. She Is only q young
girl, but she can play almost any compost
ton at first reading. She has an acute ear
and can play from memory almost any
striking piece Of music She has heard. An
other young lady of whom they predict un-
usual things Is Miss Marguerite McClelland
of Page avenue. who is a pianist.
The High School Boys Glee Club and the
Girls Carol Club. In conjunction with the
High School Mandolin and Guitar Club. I'M
der the direction Of Mr.. T.. ". Ross, gave
High School auditorium. The concert was
a sort Of rally for the alumni Of the insitu-
ton to supply funds for the perpetuation
of these musical clubs, which are Q great
feature in its social life. Mr.. G.. p. Knox.
who first proposed the idea OF musical clubs
at the High School,. was an honored guest.
On Connecticut street near Tower Grove
Park there is Q home thai has become a
pleasant rendezvous for amateurs during
the season. Miss Beulah Taylor. the
daughter Of the house. is a pianist and
the brother. Rome. plays the banjo and
various other instruments Of that sort.
They have given formal and informal mus!-
Gals fortnightly during the season, a
those who were fortunate enough to be
asked hope that they will be resumed next
winter.
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THE MUSICAL
Banquet of the Apollo Groves Singers in
Opera-Music in South America.

sonata by Cries. and Zach played solos
and the gentlemen's chorus sang severa
songs.
VIII Woerner. formerly a Police Commits
sioner; c. F. Blanke and several other Soutl
Side musical dilettantes are still talkin,
ABOUT a certain high note Joseph SheehaI
achieved on Tuesday night when he SAM
the trio from Faust" with Miss Norwood
and J. J. Rohan at the Union Club. They
say 1t was spectacular-which indeed char
rcterfzes the entire programme. 1t closed
the season of musicals at the abode of Joy
' on Lafayette and Jefferson avenues very
beautifully.
Those Webster Groves singers who or
ganized a dramatic and operatic club ia
sing two operas annually after they had
mad such success with their presentation of
the "Mikado'' In Bristol hall will repeat II
on April IS at the same place for the benefit
OF the Webster Groves Public Library. The
people In the cast are all amateurs. Their
names have been published frequently.
1nere Is one change in the cast. In the
place of w. A. Collins, who played Nanki-
Foo. MIR. Will Graeper of Carondelet will
sing the tenor role. By a curious chance he
plays the lover to Miss Mildred Kellogg as
the evanescent Yum Yum. and it happens
that both have been comrades since child
hood. wherefore its said by the young
lsdies In the chorus that they can inf,ee
more reality in the sentimental scenes thpn
any couple in the company.
When the opera was first presented bv
the amateurs there were many curious mis-
haps. During the performance the electric
!lehts went out and remained away a-visit-
Ing for such a long time that all the
ushers and actors in their masquerade CO.'S
tunes had to scurry around Webster
Groves on a hunt for lanterns and coal-oil
lamps. 1t was cold then, and the gar
ments of the Mfkado's subjects are made
Tor people who live In the land of the ever
rising sun. When tie actors and ushers re-
turned. they found the electric lights had
preceded them by five minutes. But their
supplies were convenient, for the lights had
another call to make. and remained away
an hour the next time. Then the show went
on oy lamp light, and it was a success.
Then when the show was only partly fin
ished Pooh Bah Perley Hutchinson had to
desert the stage In order to put the Wis
itors from town on their cars. and stood in
his ALTAR garb down On the pavement
while Ko Ko Becker explained to the pa
tent audience upstairs that Pooh Bah was
fmbibing refreshments. Webster Groves IL
. prohibition town.
An interesting amateur musical was CIV
on Friday night at the Pilgrim Congre-
gational Church chapel, with Q large at
tendancA The programme was Qutse LONG.
quartet which organised -Sttslf -
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this week. The play is called Eight Bell. Z"
and Is a trick pantomime:
"hile there are a number Of good effects in
the mechanical line. one OF the best Of them II
said to be that Of the ship at sea. II is rolling
and tossing in the waves. In their characters
the Byrne brothers occupy adjoining staterooms.
They tumble from one to tho other with an
agility that must have been born In them. and
In which they introduce some Of the best Of rot
only the acrobatic acts of others, but a larger
NUMBER which are original with themselves. The
storm ends with the ship being turned complete.
ly over. and there Is where much Of the FUN en-
sues In tho manner in which the occupants Of
the staterooms are made toys OF by the action
OF the waves. A carrjage is another of the
vehicles Of mysticism in the art Of stage mechan-
Ism. Aside from the mechanical effects and the
acrobatio surprises Of the Byrnes. there II q
deal OF comedy and much bright music.
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tn third and last Of tho Apollo Club,
pleasant concerts will, at the same time, be
society's first post-Lenten opportunity to
take a deep. long breath at a function. And
hat concert will be an occasion, for Di-
rector Robyn's gentlemen will sing the
Hunting Chorus" which Mr.. Malmene of
this city composed. besides Gay Hearts,
a waltz-song by Macy; winter Serenade,'
by saint-Saens. and Loves Old Sweet
Song" by Molloy-Smith. Tho club has
committed the words Of the songs to men,
oIy: which Is a task hat deserves more
than passing notice, because some of the
songs have eight and ten sixteen-line
verses. Tenor Gautier will sing the aria
from La Juive" and the aria from la
Reina de Saba" and Miss Maud Powell.
the violinist. plays a fantasie from Faust
by Weiniawski. "Abendlied.'' by Schumann,
"LAbeille," by Schubert and La Ronde
des Lutins." by Bazzini.
On April IS tho Apollo I'll should have
q rehearsal. but instead 1t will make great
efforts to recover from the fatigues of it's
concert with a banquet. which will be given
at the Southern Hotel. This banquet Is the
customary reunion exclusively for the club,
which it has every year tho week after the
concert. There. most probably. the plans
for next year will be brewed. The re-
hearsals. however. will continue until tho
last Monday in May. when the annual cleo
ton will be held.
It's curious hat an amateur orchestra
will be the first to introduce that "Leonoro
Symphony" by Ron. In st. Louis. It has
never been played here. wherefore mu-
sicians. amateurs and professional, X an
Unusual interest in the st. Louis Amateur
Orchestra concert on Thursday night at the
Union Club. The symphony will be the first
lumber. Mr.. Harry J. Fellows. the tenor
who sang in the Redemption" at the
Choral-symphony concert IN Thursday
night, will be the soloist.
Director Richard stemprs long-cherished
plan for a ladies' chorus at the Liederkranz
has finally been realized. The ladies' chorus
sang for the first time by q curious mis-
chance Of fate at the last season concert Of
the Lederk:ars Society. For some mys-
terious reason the ladies failed to organize
during the season in spite Of Director
Stempf's Jealous efforts and several meet
ings. Some time ago 1t was suggested that
he should bring a tea or coffee party in
with each rehearsal, which |
would insure attendance without any doubt. |
is probable that he pursued some plan Of |
this sort.
Miss Josephine Ludwig was the principal |
soloist with her Jewel Song" from |
.ounod's Faust" and Thou hall Of slory.'
from 'Tannhauser." Charles Xaub and
Ot0Ae 4ou played . v1olia ao6 peauo
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stage at Havlin's this week. Here II an
outline of the plays story:
tn. ram. keeper Is the caretaker of one Of the
Oldest Of the Irish estates. He Is faithful in the
performance Of all OF his duties. He is fearless.
ready to do anything tor his friends. ready to
bringing others to Justice. His enemies. for whom
his honesty gains him a number. consplre to his
overthrow. They finally 90 to the extreme of
charging murder. His bright mother-wit outwits
them all. and in the end he has the reward Of
love which he SO richly deserves. Incidental to
the play there are several reproductions of the
most picturesque Of Irish scenery. Mr.. O'BrIen
has q number OF new sentimental Irish songs
which he introduces in the natural course of the
telling Of the story.
Fun in trick and pantomime IL promised
FOR the patrons of the Grand Opera-house
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accident" She folded her hands in her lap
and leaned comfortably in the recesses Of
Plunged Into Literature.

you know. everything that I have done
Of any account I Seem to ave done BY scci-
Gont. The first time I played Camille wa
by accident, and the first story I wrote wa
equally by accident. They are. Incidentally.
analogous. 1 always hated Camille be-
couse, when I was q ballet girl. not . stage
struck girl, but there because 50 cents
seemed q fortune to me then. I always as
sociated the play with that ridiculous, not
to say humiliating, moment in my stage ca
reer when. as Armand the entire
gorgeous assemblage to hear his declamato-
ry arraignment Of Camille with the words
Enter ALL It was my duty to rush on, with
one other lady. and express the terror Of an
awe-inspfred crowd. 70 be one of q crowd
of W always made me hate that play. It
was during ono Of those bitter winters when
New York seemed to be overwhelmed with
distress among the poor and the theatsrs
gave benefits consecutiveiy for them tha I
first played Camille Owing to the fact that
l had selected a part which another actress
claimed as her own particular province, a.
though she did not own the rights to It, I
was induced at the last moment to change
my programme to Camille I despissd the
piece. l didn't want to play II, but the UNI
written law Of benefits. compelling one to do
anything that IL asked. commanded. I had
Two rehearsals. I wore odd dresses from
ooo wardrobes Of my other plays. and I
had the most brutal Armand I ever PLAYED
with, Frank Mayo His frenzy was 20 real
istic that he actually drove q 1eweled hair
comb I wore into my head. 30 that tha
blood trfckled down my neck and I tainted
In his arms. I had never played the part
before. and should never have plsved r.
except for that occasion. It became nv
best drawing card everywhere"
"And the story?'
1T was called MY MI. Edwards and vas
for a magazine printed for the bene-
dt OF a church fair in the neixhborhood
tone number only, thank goodness). and
called "Woman's Venture" A little while
I was summoned downstairs ono
morning and found a strange gentleman sit |
ting In the parlor. who wanted to know IL 7
had n more stories to SELL"
And you had?"
Il found. upon consideration and for con.
liberation. that I had. and that's how 7
began to write. You see. I have alvav.
been more or less at the mercy of circum-
Where were you born?'' quoth the vo,cs
u the interviewer, and Clara Norris shrfv. |
.led in the shadow. where the camera couid |
lot see her.
"Oh. now you a touched me In a sors
'lace; now you have truly panied mel" She
laid.
Yet It is the province Of reportoria1 in
II always expect It. and I usually say-
Cleveland"
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BILLS FOR II WEEK..

To-day Mr.. Robyn will give his last con-
cert OF his Sunday afternoon series at the
Odeon. After to-day the new orchestra, with
Mr.. Homer Moore as director. will be in
charge OF the afternoons. The last programme
Is one OF the best of the winter. and will In
clude the Trio from Attila. the Sextette from
Lucia and Trio from Faust. Mr.. Robyn.
Miss McLelland. Messrs. James and John
Rohan. Miss Genevieve Hussey. Mr.. Sidney
Schiele. Misses Jeanette MacClanahan. Mari
eta Bagby. Lucie G. Marble. Irene Critch-
field. ard Messrs. Buse and Robinson ara on
the programme.
Forest Park Highlands Is scheduled to open
Sunday. May IL. with an afternoon and even
ing performance of high-class vaudeville.
Colonel John y. Hopkins and Mr.. A. C.
Stuever have been In New York repeatedly IN
the past winter to engage their vaudeville fare
for the summer. Only big. snowy acts have
been selected. among them the August Fam
fly. which Richards imported into this coun-
try for the New York Victoria Theater: the
CraEss. a European combination of gymnasts.
and people Of this class. who are new In the
West. Grace Van studdiford. the popular
operate prima donna. is among the opening
cards OF the seasons programme. A new Sec
ton IL being added TO the scenic railway and
the Illuminating capacity OF the Highlands IS
being increased to 1000 incandescent amps.
The Apollo Club concert will he given next
Tuesday evening. April 3. at the Odeon. with
an interesting programme.
The Kunkel concert IL arranged for next
Wednesday evening. April 10. at Association
Hall. Grand and Franklin avenues. The CIV
Ing away Of a silver-toned upright pisno will
again be a feature OF the programme. which
shows these names: Messrs. Charles and
Charles Jacob Kunkel. Jacob Elumbcrg and
Miss Mary F. Dierkes.
An Entertainment win b given at the High
School Auditorium On Friday evening. April
10. BY the musical organization Of the High
School. The Carol Club. composed Of nifty
girls. and the Glee Club Of forty boys will
furnish the programme.
The Theodore Thomas Orchestra will give I
concerts at the Odeon on the evening, Of I
April o and ~.
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Like HOmer's Birthplace.

You were born In Clevelandi" I said.
"Noeno-I was not she said, vaguely
rubbing out the record in my mind with a
quick gesture Of her hand. Then She
laughed heartily and said: You remind me
30 much OF . female reporter who came to
see me once"
Flattery 10 my weakest point. and, hay-
ing met one or two charming female re-
porters." I eagerly pressed for particulars.
Was she pretty?" l asked.
Well said Clara Morrk obviously, ut
was a sort Of pressed beauty"
Not an unusual type-then" I said.
Not strikingly SO, n yet she was n
wonderful newsgatherer. She had more
facts about me in her notebook than ever
happened"
"A yellow 1ournalister'
Il don't remember. but She came to dnd
out where l was born. and she put the uues-
ton In q most startling fashion. She said
to me in a cold. heartless voice, Miss Nor
rts. I'd like to know where you were reaIiv
bornT"
Faithful woman. she wac LOOKING for
facts!" / said.
not at all; she had them, for when I ex-
pressed surprise at the question she pulled
out 4 little book, and. referring to II .aid-
I have here information that you were
born In Columbus. O.; also, I find that two
years~later you were born in Cleveland: al
70. mat about the same time you birth GER
tihcats appeared in Boston, and .sto,,
Stop! I said. for she had a long list to
read to me. ! was In . state of alarm and
l managed to excuse myself promptly"
After all. you did not tell herr
I was afraid to trust her."
"Why?'
Poverty Drove Her to Act.
wei. = yeu must have tsutt. I was
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Miss Hilda Spong comes TO the olympic
this week at the head OF Daniel Frollnan's
company from Days Theater. New York.
6 and Will present Lady Huntworth.s Expert
ment.'' q comedy by r. c. Carton.
Z Whimsical and droli Is 1.-THE Governors
1 Son." the new musical farce that comes to
the Century to-day with the Four Cohans.
> There Is much confusion caused by the Gov
errors son. who mixes up two pairs of brides
I! and grooms while the audience laughs.
4 The Castle Square Opera company enters
q upon its farewell wee', Of the season to-mor-
G row night with a repertoire Of favorite operas.
I Some favorite principals will sing. and at tho
? closing performance on next Saturday night
/! sclos will be sung by leading principals. and
4 the audience Will Join in AUD Lang Syne."
Treasure Island.' the story. has been read
! by many admirers Of Stevenson. and they
i will have an opportunity OF seeing Its drama
, tization a. the Imperial this week. beginning
Q with the matinee OF to-day. Not a woman
4 character appears in the book. but the play
G has been arranged to obviate this overnight.
! Smith O'Brien as 1.-THE Game Keeper" Will
: appear in a romantic play Of the Irish type
] a. Havlin's to-day. The play IS by Con T.
? Murphy. who wrote Tho Ivy Lear and
Fairies Well"
Eight Bells will present fun and panto-
mime at the Grand opera-house this week
beginning with to-day's matinee. The Broth
crs Byrne. four in number. are the principal
funmakers.
Kara. European Juggler and pantomimical
comedian. heads the new bill at the Column
bia. Sam Lewis. strong local favor!te. Will
appear with Sam Ryan In a new black-face
act called The Actor" Thornc and Carleton
have n fresh talking act. and Polk and Rollins
will render classic and popular airs on tho
banjo.
Rohie's Knickerbockers will be at the Stand
ard this week. with two modern buriesques
written by Mr.. Bert Leslie. the comedian. who
will illustrate his own work.
There will be . benefit At Havlin's on Mon
day night. April q. for John B. Fleming and
William J. Counihan Of the Eavlin manage
ment.
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Still in the World and Of It.

I rather expected to see that pathetic pic
ture in the art world-a retired actress.
which, II It does not mean a fashionable
marriage, usually means a woman stage
worn, brain weary and heartsick Of flu
sion.
These general Impressions had been modi-
Ned to my mind by what I had head Of her
work with the pen. They were entirely dis
PEELED after I had seen her and talked with
her q while.
Three years ago Clara Morris became an
authoresa. It was to ascertain II her lit
erary intentions were truly professional
that I went to see her. Was she going to
make a profession Of literature. as she had
established her professional rank on the
stage. or was 1t merely a pilgrimage. a voy-
age d'esprit, with INC for q guide and
pen and Ink as travelling companions?
Was she merely taking a literary ramble.
or had she set out On a long Journey into
the world of books?
Her face was radiant. her grasp of tho
hand cordial and warm, her poise erect as
ever. and her voice as musical as ever. No
hopeless Invalid could be so convincing. It
was quite clear that her soul was very
much alive. only her hands quivered a lit
tile. as her nerves grew tired in the ordeal
Of journalistic research, for she was al
ways a sensitive woman.
Her husband. Mr.. F. c. Harriott. Informed
me before she came into the room that she
had passed almost a ~sleepless night-a con-
fidence she skillfully denied in her manner
and raillery.
I'm picking up IDEAS. unraveling the
skein of memory and looking for material"
she said. whom asked what she was doing
in literary work.
"you ave begun a novel?'
"tgh!' She shivered slightly, and her
hards held fast to the cushions around her.
You are in PAIN"
"ADpalled!" She said. fear in her f,cs
"oh. Mt the mere thought Of writing a
novel. 1t seems such Il tremendous task. |
How should ore begin?" she added. nm
earnest appeal in her amer.
"1nspiration and a long breath"
only that?' she asked. emilinE.
"And A few w~ords-about a hundred thou
SAND. more or less"
Don't. don't-!ook," she said. holding ort |
her shapelv hands at arms length. '.see.
trembling now at the very thouehf NJ
1t. 1 always believed. until recently. per
faps. that the lest thing a man or woman |
could do was n play-an original play. of |
Yet your first impulse in literature was
a short story?"
ut was: my first plunger"
"Efow did you take it,"
az was pushed off, suddenly, accident
ally, for charity. so to speak,"
I'm what way?"
do you suppose hat IL any ono had told !
in cold blood to sit down and write a
story I could have done It, even: that
would have done ft?'
"But you did,
Because / was coaxed Into believing that
knew how by kind neishbone, and en-
by my husband. What woman
,ould refuse an encouraging husband any
Tell him how you wrote your nryt
urged Mr.. Harriott, -
We'll q ! said before & Wa puraly h,
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Cape Girardsau. Mo-. April G-Chaa u
Rodney. a capitalist. shot himself throue6I
the head at his home Friday. BE has 49,
In poor health for several years, and d.
- suppossd to have been The 0nnaR
~
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Noted HeaIer in rouu
Suicide OF Despondent Mar.

The greatest healer Of modern timHs IN
Banner Salye. for cuts. wounds, sores. piloa
and all kin diseases. It is guaranteed.
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Poverty Drove Her to Act

wei. u you must have txutt. I ma
born On e. Patriots Day@alsi 11}Nmu.xo, !