The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-25
The Count Of Monte Cristo
In New Scenery-Notes.

1t was some time after II o'clock last
night when the curtain got down at the
Century Theater. Mr.. ONeill played his
faithful friend, the Count Of Monte Cristo,
In the midst Of a great deal OF excellent
scenery supplied by the energetic George
Tyler. Mr.. ONeilrs performance was just
as good and Just as bad as It has always
been. and his company was excellent Mr..
De Bellevtlle. ever an impressive actor,
played Nortier. Thurlow Bergen, a good
looking young man. was a most intelligentiy
forceful Albert. Robert Patton Gibbs. who
is remembered for his Gecko in 'Trilby."
was the Fernando. Annie Ward Tiffany Of
enduring memory was the Carconte.
Much Of the scenery was pleasant in the
eyes regard. but there was sad absence
OF good management OF It. Such stupid
super management have not seen lately
in any other quarter. Mr.. Temple of Music
Hall watched the efforts from the rear.
They produced = distinctly bad effect from
the front.
Miss Berri has returned to Chicago to
shine out there in "Boccacio" this week.
She will be missed. OF all the squad of
Music Hall favorites, none has leadership
over the longitudinous Maude Lillian. Hap
PLY, she has quite recovered from the III
effects Of her accidental fall last Tuesday
night She may return to ST. Louis within
fortnight. as 1T Is her intention. aside
IfOm PROFESSIONAL QemanQS lnal may keep
her here, to spend enough time in town
to admit Of sittings for her little daughter
for picture in oil at the hands Of John
Wilton CUNNINGHAM.
Faust is to be the opera at Music Hall
tonight AIr. sheehan will doubtless sing
Faust. Miss Rennyson Marguerite and
Miss Graham siebel.
There will be some interest in the ap-
Ysea Of "a 40. xrt
ernoon Of the somewhat celebrated Miss
Bettina Girard. Miss Girard's last appear
ance In st. Louis occurred at the Grand
Opera-house. where she played Bossy in a
not too thrilling performance of "A Texas
Steer"
Thwarted villainy gnashea its teeth In
three acts Of Through the Breakers."
which began at Havlin's yesterday. There
are four acts to the play. Dut in the first,
the villain u triumphant to an alarming
degree. He succeeds in stabbing the hero,
In driving the heroine into . case OF brain
fever. and In having the preacher who had
performed the secret marriage ceremony
between the hero and the heroine carried
on BY smugylers and made prisoner In a
lain serenely confident that he will marry
the rich heroine, who Is an orphan, but In
the midst Of his serenity he II disturbed by
the news that the hero is not dead. There
upon his troubles begin seriously. He tries
to strangle the hero, and is thwarted: he
carries on the girl to the smugglers cave
and Is thwarted again. and he continues to
be thwarted with regularity until the last
act. when the hero and the heroine are
happily reunited and he is permanently and
publicly disgraced. The hero 10 supposed TO
be telegraph operator. ana his chum II
likewise m expert at that business. An
important denouement hangs on this fact,
for the invalid hero, bound and gagged by
the villain. rsps out warning to his un-
suspecting chum, using the head Of the bed
as his key. That produces q fight. in which
the villain 10 getting the better Of the chum
when the hero manages TO get hold Of the
villains pistol and shoots him In the hand
Just a. he b IN the act Of throwing . light