The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12
Novelties of the Week.


The Heinemann and Webb German organiza-
ton Will produce william Tell nj the Germania
tonight. The company has been carefully re
hearsed fer this performance. and all Of the
favorites will be in tho cast.
The Liliputians come to the Grand Opera-house
to-day in The Merry Tramp" which is said
TO be the brightest playlet the midgets and
giants have ever had. 1t IS described as an
extravaganza farce OF songs and ~sprightly dia-
Iogue. The midgets are the smallest people in
the world, and their diminutive proportions are
further heightened By the contrast between them
and the giants. The little people also have the
smallest hoIse in existence. They carry a carload
Of special scenery, with which they Will be able
to produce the following Spectacular scenes O.
the comedy in an interesting manner: The
LHputians in f~airyland. birth of the fari 5
vision OF enchantment. realm of the giants and
the rose garden of faiiyland. The cast includes
Major James d. Doyle. Louis Merkie, Howard
Knowles. Casper Weiss. John Church. c. ID.
Macs. Annie Liable. Helen Lindner and Mile
MozZi.
lyon Yonson." which Manager Garen will have
at Haylin's, has not been seen here FOR years. but
It Is remembered as one OF the most pleasing OF
the dialect comedies. The incidents TAX. place
IN the wilds of the lumber regions OF Northern
Minnesota An inventor dies and n patent he
has just been granted is appropriated BY his
brother. The inventors SON is turned adri4t-
He finds a home in a Swedish settlement. where
he grows up in ignorance OF his former gentle
surroundings. After a life Of adventure in the
lumber camps ne dtLdlLIs q POSITION 1 AiiA.A
and responsibility, and later hears OF his real
eDcesty and OF his uncle's dishono-. hnute
Erickson, q young Swedish comedian. VIII play
Yonson. Some Of the best OF the scenic settings
are announced to be those Of the lumber camps.
one exciting episode being that of Yonson's
rescue Of a girl who CHANGED to be hoated DOWN
stream on a log raft.
F opper's funny Happy Hooligan." ir1rerso-
mated By Ross Snow. will he the central Squire
in the comedy of that name at the lEcerlai-
The play is located in New York. with a mum
her OF scenes IN Central Park. Hoo!iEdn Is a
tramp Of something more than the typical char
acter. As a hobo. he is a philosopher. He is
able to gain an easy living by doing errands for
welI-to-do persons, and in an effort to lessen the
troubles of others less fortunate the fate Of the
meddler Is invariably his. Hooligans intentions
are good. but his judgment is so very bed that
he plumbers into deeper and deeper difficulties
each time. and each time more innocently than
before. Ross Snow has created some unique
outcasts. and his conception of the easy-goins
Irishman should afford capital entertainment
Specialties will be contributed by Halliday and
Quinn. wheelen and Otto. Willie Gerdes. Maggie
weston. Carrie Ezier. Adelaide Marsden. joe
Mitchell and the Psn-American Four.
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The third lecture in the series being given ty
Burton Holmes at the Odeon will inclIde a
graphic description Of his Journey along the line
OF the Transsiberian Railway. that chain of
steel which is rapidly binding the Oriental East
20 the imperial sway Of Russia. Nr. Holmes
passed over this line last summer and saw many
sights which VIII go TAR 10 Shatter the IDEAS
held by so many regarding the country AMI its
customs. In addition to his experiences By rail
he encountered many exciting Incidents while
crossing Lake Baikal ard passing down TIE
Amur River. The colored illustrations in this
lecture will add to its descriptive value. while
a more than usually perfect set Of motion pic
lures Will lend a realism to the Illustrative
features. Siberia will be given at the Odeon
next Tuesday evening.
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the Columbia announces a number OF familiar
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at least six acts that have never before ap-
paared here. The Probyn Sisters are one OF
these. This is their initial appearance in Amer
lea. All of the young ladies' are accomplished
instrumentaIists and have scored substantial
hits in the East. Bobby GayIor. none the worse
for the years that axe beginning to silver his