The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18

| II is announced that the original of the
character of champagne Charley" in Au-
| grstus new comedy. in which
Frank Mckee will manage Peter r. DALEY
the coming season. is Mr.. Harry Lehr
| This circumstance has been limited at sew
eral times because the leading character In
this comedy is a society man who acts as a
wine agent. The character Of the "Matinse
| Girl" to be PLAYED by Miss Ada Lewis, also
| has its prototype in a well-known society
woman. who is a conspicuous figure al
afternoon performances in New York's the
alters during the season. Indeed. it is said
most of Mr. Thomas's characters in this
comedy are taken from life and tina sew
eral will be readily recognized.
The cast to support s. Miller Kent during
his stellar engagement in Clyde Fftch's
The Cowboy and the Lady" is being put
together rapidly. A leading woman has
been signed in the person of Ethlyn Palmer.
a Western actress. who last season PLAYED
the title role in "A Young Wife" She will
have the part Of Mrs. Western. the Lady -
the role originated by Maxine Elliott.
For the part Of Nudge there has been en-
gagged g. Blanche Rice, who became known
on the circuits by playing Tags in Neil
Burgess The County Fair"
1t has leaked out that Frank j. and
Claxton Wilstach had the play Sweet Clo-
YER in which Miss Adelaide Thurston is
TO star next season. tried on the dog in
Philadelphia last season under another
title. They were greatly pleased with the
manuscript. but were DESTROYS of a public
trial before sending Miss Thurston out in
the play. TIE critic OF the Philadelphia
Bulletin sai1 Of il: 1T is a play that sober
minded people will like. romantic women
will admire and matinee girls will revel in"
frank /. Perley has loaned Joseph Cav
thorn TO Klaw d Granger for THE Sleep
ing Beauty" and Alexander Clark to Al
fred A. Aarons. Mr.. Eugene Cowles has
Mr.. Periey's permission for a brief season
In vaudeville, and Miss Viola Gillette. with
others of the Nielsen Opera Company, is
still in New York awaiting orders.
Manager Perley finds an idle opera COM
pany on his hancs at a time when he Is too
busy with his forthcoming musical comedy
production. The Chaperons." to let any
thing else interfere with his plans. Mr..
Periey has notified 1.-The Fortune Teller
people under contract that he will take care
of them. but that his new opera will not
be ready. perhaps. until the middle OF the
season.
The uncertainty about when The For
tune Teller company would return from
London. explains Mr.. Perley. blocked all his
plans for its future. Now it must take
chances with other unfinished business. Mr..
Periey says had he known two months ago
when Mr. Mussrove would end the London
engagement Harry Il. Smith and Victor
Herbert. who are to write the next opera.
might have gone ahead. Now neither COM
poser. Iibrettist nor manager can take up
the work until the productions they have
under way are disposed Of.
Manager Perley declares that his mex;
operate organization shall excel anything
with waicn his name has been connected in
the past
The titles OF the principal characters in
Clyde FItch's new play. The Marriage
coming season. and the piayerssenQGec to
create the roles are as follows: Lord Carn-
by. Miss Martinot: Duke of Montrose, Ed
win Arden. Lord Mayfair, Al 8. LApman;
Lord Carnby, Frank sylvester: Fay Haw-
kins. Mrs. Mckee Rankin: Duchess Of Mont
rose. Jeffreys Lewis: Johnny higgins. }. u.
Booth: Penelope, Mabel Wright. The Mar
risge Game is based upon a French play.
The first production will be given al the
Broad Street Theater. Philadelphia. on Sep
TENDER ..
The surprise among the friends Of the
Waters family in 81. Louis was great when
news reached here last Friday that Miss
D-iEa Waters had gore on the stage. Miss
Drina. who IL fast recovering from the OPP
Grafton of appendicitis, which was performed
upon her In New York a few days ago. is
the daughter Of Mr.. Frank A. Waters, and
the granddaughter of the late William H..
Waters. founder of several enterprises. Her
mother. Mrs. Waters. was divorced from the
father Mt Colorado Springs. after which Mr..
Waters married again. The first Mrs. Wa
tiers was a Miss Bailey. sister of Charles
Bailey OF ST. Louis. She has resided in
Peris and London for some time with her
two children. Drina. who came over to Join
the "F1orodora" Sextet. and her Younger
brother. William H.. Waters, Jr. Just a
year ago the Waters brothers.. Frank and
Wiliiam D.. lost by death their only sister,
Miss Sadie Waters. who was one of the
most talented miniature painters of Paris.
whero she and her mother had been restd-
ing for a number of years. A very dainty
of Jane Hading. painted by Miss
received a medal in the Salon. Miss
Drina Waters was a musical prodigy as a
child and Is 4 very engaging young woman.