The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July 7.-,Mr. Alfred E. Aarons.
who is to manage the Metropolitan Opera
house next autumn, returned from Europe
yesterday on the ST. Paul. Mr.. Aarons,
while in London. secured a new musical
play, called THE Ladies' Paradise" which
he will produce at the Metropolitan on Sep
TENDER 2.
1.-The piece Is an extravaganza" said Mr..
Aarons to-day, land is the work of Messrs.
George Dance and Ivan Carryl. the libret-
fist and composer of 30 many of the London
Gayety Theater successes. 1t has not been
done in London yet and 1t won't be pro-
duced there until after it has been seen
here.
II have engaged fine cast Of principals.
including Mr.. Templar Sake. Miss Lydia
West and Miss Ethel Gordon OF the London
Gayety Company. as we'll as Miss Josephine
Hall. Mr.. Richard earle and Mr.. David
Lewis. all Of whom are we'll known here. /
have engaged eighty girls, too. for the
chorus. frent-line girls they call them over
there"
Besides 1.-THE Ladies' Paradise" Mr..
Aarons proposes to present two ballots at
the opening of the Round
Town and Inspiration" The latter has
made great success at the Alhambra, IN
London. For the ballets. too" said Mr..
Aarons, II have engaged lot OF frst-class
dancers. ninety in all. More than $50 per-
sons will take part In the production. And
what's more. II New York takes kindly to
these ballots. have arranged with the Al
hambra management for a new one every
three months"
There were several other theatrical folk
on the st. Paul, including Miss Josephine
Fay Templeton. Miss Templeton. by the
way, figured on the passenger list as the
niece of Mrs w. P. Adams
From London comes word that the oper-
attic future of Alice Nielsen grows more
| and more uncertain Every one appears TO
want the little woman who has made such
| a hit in 1.-THE Fortune Teller" and who IS
| now looked upon as one OF the regular
London stars
London claims her in at least two thea
| tiers. New York also claims her for tne
coming season. A: H. Hummel, Miss Nell
sons attorney, said yesterday that. not
| withstanding the claims Of Perley d. MUS
| grove to her services, Miss Nelson will work
| under the management of Frank Mckee III
| America next season. Meanwhile bills are
posted outside the Shaftesbury Theater an
/ nouncing that the theater will open In Au-
gust with Miss Nelson In 1.-The Fortune
| Teller"
| The fact is, no one seems to know ex-
actly what Miss Nelson will do. The situa-
tion Is intere sting, but slightly exaspe ratihs
to the gentlemen who have money invested
in the tuneful young woman.
1 Nine. S0mDflC0S decision u 1ctutA AeAs
year to the Metropolitan will make the per-
sonnet of the company practically the same
that 1t was two years ago. with the excep-
ton of Nine. Ternina In place OF Mime. Nord.
lea. Nine. Mantelli and NJ. Saieza VII
be the other absentees. II. Saleza will re.
main In Europe. probably appearing first al
Monte Carlo. and other Riviera towns in the
early spring. Nine. Lehman, whose reap
pearance at the opera-house Is dependent
on the arrangements made with c. g. Gran
her manager. who is to appear only for
limited season. Thus. NM. Alvarez. Var
Dyck. Dippel. Scott. Campanari, Bispham
Piancon and Edouard de Reszke and Mines
sembrich, Eames, Calve and Lehman viii
be the principal familiar artists OF tn'
troupe.
II Is agreeable to record that all Of the
. three women on whom the burden Of the
seasons work will fall are in excellent
voice. Nine Calve, who has recently beer
singing In London. Is said to be vocalfy IL
better condition than she has been fol
!; years. and Mime. Eames's year Of rest hat
a good eject On her voice, and Nine Sem
: 6rich, who left here last spring with . bat
+ i cold hans recently come tytumphantll