The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07

mendable in all crafts. and in none more *
than the actors, where the temptation fol
noise and puffery is exceptional. 1t has al.
ways been Mr.. Wizards way to be a bit
modest about himself and his work, ane
he has not been won from this reserve dur
Ing the three years Of his absence. We
should be grateful for this constancy Of his
after all. you know. It is the workman
ship we desire. not the obtruding person
Atty of the workman, or his or his press
agents opinion of the work.
In David Garrick'' and in Tho Middle
man." in the pathos and quaint humor of
Tom Pinch and in the tenderness of 1.-THE
Professors Love Story" Mr.. Willard was
SO refreshingly sincere and so loyal to
nature that the week Of his Olympic en-
gaGement cannot but stand out as one OF
the bright spots in the theatrical season of
10000. This is surely the salient phase OF
the impression left on the local mind; that
an actor Of singular truth has been anus
ing and instructing us and that We are
greatly the better for it. This is a distin-
gulshed achievement for any artist, and Mr..
Willard is to be congratulated upon its
being placed once more to his credit.
And as for the circumstance Of his having
brought no new play for our e~dification,
let's be content with the thought that new
plays meeting the Willard requirements are
not written each season, nor to order. The
AS" Nil!uIu pay Will come, never 1eaI-ln
the meantime, it's a wise and self-contained
player who waits patiently to be suited.
For, when all is said and done, there are
some things that are better even than nov
city, strenuously as novelty is demanded
these days.
Mr.. Charles Frohman's Empire Theater
Company will next season be headed by
Mr.. Charles Richman and Miss Margaret
traotf- I l. -
add to this company several important
members selected from his various organi-
cations. 1t will number in all nearly forty
people. or the present members the follow
ing have been re-engaged: Messrs. Guy
Standing. W. H. Thompson. Edwin Stevens.
Joseph Wheelock, Jr.. Lawrence d'Orsay,
Oswald Yoke. Sidney Herbert. Wallace
Worstey. w. H. Crompton. E. Y. Backus
and George Osbourne. Jr., Miss Margaret
Dale. Miss Ethel Hornick. Mrs. Thomas
Whiffen, Miss Jessie Busley. Miss Margaret
Gordon and Miss Sarah Perry.
The company's next season will begin on
August 5. in San Francisco. and during the
tour Mrs. Danes Defense will be the
only play produced. For next season plays
have been written for this organization by
Captain r. Marshall. Mr.. Augustus Thomas,
Mr.. Henry Arthur Jones and MI. Jerome
X. Jerome.
This is the story Of the play. Lady Hunt |
worth's Experiment." in which Miss Hilda |
Spong will appear at the Olympic this
week:
The principal character Is that Of q wife, in
fashionable society, whose marriage has been un-
fortunate. She has allowed her worthless hus- !
band to secure q divorce from ber although no
blame attaches to her. She takes q position ~
cook in the family Of . Vicar. on the outskirts |
OF London. Her rare culinary skill, good looks |
and ladyEke manners arouse the admiration OF
the men and the envy OF the women. Much
pickering results. Lord Huntworth, |
her disreputable husband. discovers that she has
become an heiress TO a very large estate and he
tries to regain favor in her eyes. But
she will have none Of him. There 10 also Q love
which has considerable bearing on the 40
lion of the play. |
The play at the Imperial his week d
1ramatization of Robert Louis Stevenson's
Treasure Island:
Tho various scenes Of the story are familiar to
The readers Of fiction. First there 10 the Admiral
Bon inn. After this there 10 the homa Of
T~relawney. These two give the settings
Of the initial acts. The third one 10 that Of
he narrow strait which separates .he Island
rom the mainland, and shows the good ship |
in one Of the most violent Of tropical
storIns. Tho roar OF the waves 10 heard. there |
ire terrific claps Of thunder. and each moment It
a. II the vessel must 70 to the bottom.
Amidst such exciting scenes I'VE Of the r,en on
BOARD engage in q broad-sword contest to the
ieath. the movements Of the fighters being seen
by the light Of the vivid flashes Of tropical
ginning. A special stage IL carried for this.
while the closing act shows the stock.
.dss % The island.
The Cana Kseners I'm -.S>