The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15


There seem to be signs that the prima
donna is to have i new management for
next season. for there are frequent re-
ports that she is to quit her present en-
/: gagement.
Miss sylvia has herself written Il note say
ing that she will appear at the Olympic
| Theater this week. but there is no addi-
, ton on the subject of her plans fo- next
season. TIE Princess Chic is i'll many
respects one of the operate successes OF a
number of seasons. but unless the company
Is I'D TO the standard of Il year ago. there
will be a falling off in its support As to
this point We shall know otter after this
evening.
Walker Wh!teside has had more than
one critic stake 4 reputation uron his eS-
; cellence as a young tragedian. but for sew
! eral years he has not been heard from as
much As the expectant ones would have
liked. He Is 10 come to the Century Thea
| ter tonight. after a long absence. Certain
w he was once 2 young actor of extraord1-
! nary premise. One may hope that he Will
get back TO the lines along which he
| earned early fame.
We are soon to have a return of some o.
| last seasons theatrical favorites. to say
/ nothing of the unaccountably popular
christian" which left town only last night
Miss Viola Allen is to be here with In
| the Palace of the King" the second journey
| of the twain. MIR. Wilstoch. who looks after
| the arrangements interests. says that the
| piece continues to 60 well-so we'll that
| there is so far no thought of a successor. 1t
will be recalled that In the Palace of the
King made a paying impression here 4
year ago. and that the f1rst-niSht occasion
| was made notable by the presence of Mr.. F.
| Marion Crowford. who CAME all the way
from Italy to see his piece staged
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The Grau opera season was in no way
distinguished. There was not a great deal
of disappointment, for the reason that the
people of this town have long since given
up the notion of building operate hopes
on the plans of managers. vino control ia
nous signers. Calve was announced. but
no one here gave serious thought to the
fact. When news that she was not coming
got to town, no one was surprised. and few
cared.
Pehaps there was a trace of interest IN
the matter of Sanderson, but scarcely more.
This young woman has never had a notable
American success. She has never held pub
lie interest, as Calve once did, and as Nor
dica, Eames and Sembrich do now. So her
indisposition brought no tears.
The appearance of Eames, Sembrich and
Edouard de Reszke were satisfying de-
lightful, and Sembrich Is the ablest feminine
singer of the moment-unleSs you make an
exception in favor Of Nine. Schumann-
Heinck. who. by agreement among all who
nave heard her here, Is a marvel of tOnal
excellence
EdoUard de ReSZke has never been more
~delightfuI than he was last week. The years
tell no story Of declining voice or enthusi-
asm. His Mephisro seemed a bit over-con-
fident the other night, but the performance
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it has always stood, in its own exclusive
class.
Walker whiteside. Leila wolstan and
their company of thirty-five persons come
to the Century tonight in Furniss's ro-
mantle play, Robert of Sicily" Mr..
Whiteside has had a wide range Of ex-
perience in Shakesperian and other classic
roles. and his st. Louis appearance in the
romantic drama is looked forward to with
more than passing interest. He will .p-
pear as King Robert and Miss Wolstan will
be seen as the Duchess of Nevarro. p.
Marguerite sylvia will again appear as
the Princess Chic, this time at the Olympic.
Her engagement will begin this evening. 1t
was kirke La Sale who first recognized in
Miss Sylvia the qualifications for success as
a star; and. under his guidance, she has,
during the past season, become established
III the ITOEl Idilh VI III iCdu light OpeTd
prima donnas. In the company are Hubert
Wilke. Edward A. Metcalce. recently with
Alice Nielsen: Walter A. Lawrence. Thomas
C.. Leary, Frederick knight. Neil Mcneil
and Miss Dorothy Hunting. a society wom-
an, from Toronto, Ontario. whom Manager
LaShelle asserts has a phenomenal contral-
to voice.
Hoyt's "A Bunch OF Keys the pioneer
farce in the field of musical comedies will
be revived at the Imperial this week. T.
story Is written about the will of a rich
old bachelor. who leaves all of his prop |
erty, including a hotel, to that one Of his
three young nieces who Is pronounced to be
the most lonely. All of the girls refuse to
become recOnciled to the provisions Of the
document, as no one of them aspires to be
known as the homeliest member of the
family. There is a codicil to the will, which
provides that the young ladies may divide
the property among them equally II they so
desire; but of this clause they are kept in
ignorance. As the girls decline to come to
an understanding the lawyer in the case |
deems 1t his duty to open the hotel. He
employs Grimes. a railroad brakeman, as |
clerk and general assistant. Teddy, one OF
the nieces. also consents to help him. and |
In an effort to make things unpleasant for |
the attorney the other girls, in disguise, |
register as guests. Teddy recognizes them
and proceeds to play a lone hand. Cutting |
her hair short she, too. stops at the hos |
telry. introducing herself as a drummer. !
A number of funny complications follow,
and in the end the nieces come to an under |
standing and each one receives her share
Of the estate. New specialties are to be in
trOduced and the cast IL said to include
only capable comedians.
Minstrelsy Will have 4 week at the Grand
beginning with the matinee of to-day.
H Vests company. with Billy Van,
Is the attraction. The first part of the pro-
gramme, introducing the full strength OF
the organization, is announced to be fresh
ened by novelties in negro character imper-
The olio is to consist of special
by Billy Van, Zeb and Zarrow. trick
riders; McMahon n King, sketch
George Jones, the boy baritone:
Stewart, the English tenor: the
Rio brothers. acrobats, and Carr. McDon-
lid and Parshley, In a skit entitled. SIN
A stirring melodrama, The Span of Life.-
3 underlined for production at Haylin's
The scene of the piece is located in the VI
Unity of Kimberley, South Africa. The hero
ne and a party of her friends are pursued
~ a band Of conspirators. Capture means
Utmost certain death. At the end Of the
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