The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-07

is decollete. and is OF vivid red MORE vel
Vet. Long black suede gloves will complete
this costume.
In the last act She will wear Il gown Of
white ivory satin. covered with fine hand
made tUcks with open-work spaces of white
silk crcss-Stitch. showing an I.QerskiIt of
white chiffon made upon Il white silk for
nation. The waist is ornam"nted with a
deem bertha of finely tucked chiffon and
renaissance lace. the pattern Of the dress
being outlined with silver spangies.
Grace George this season is at the head
of Il company of fifty persons, among whom
are Vincent S-rrano. Annie Ward Tiffany.
Donald MacLaren, Margaret Mayo, Carl
Ekstrom and Annie Mifflin. There are
thirty-three speaking parts in Pretty
Peggy"
William A. Brady was the first Of the
managers to see the f~arcical possibility of
newspaper caricatures. Since he introduced
Foxy Grandpa To the stage. theatersaers
have been called upon To meet Happy Hoo
ligan. Gloomy Gus. Alphonse and Castor,
Mrs. katzanjammer. Buster Brown. Sunny
Jim and the habitants of Spotless Town.
There is. says MIR. Joseph Jefferson. a
marked distinction between humor and wit.
the former being unconscious and the latter
intended. In illustration, he cites passages
from The Rivals and from the eravedis-
gers in Hamlet" An actor must be ef-
fective, Mr.. jefferson says. even at IN. eS-
pcnse of being correct. and adds that an
ounce OF effectiveness is worth a pound OF
correctness.
Mr.. jefferson explains why the dog Snyder
has never become a stage reality. Realism
with = tail to wag at the wrong time would
spoil the play. he says. and the audience In
any case could imagine a much better dog
than Snyder could possibly be. AS II is.
every one of the audience can substitute
the kind of dog that he prefers
Willard Holcomb has written a four-act
comedy of Washington life before the war.
entitled Beau Hickman" and dealing with
Incidents in the life of Il celebrated lobbyist
and ai.-around dead beat OF that era. The
play has been submitted 10 George Fawcet:.
the well known character actor. who now
has a stock company of his own in Eai'i-
more. and Mr.. Fawcett expects TO produce
il this season. playing the role of Beau
Hickman himself. This comedy was ac-
cep,ed by the late Sol Smith Russell shortly
before his death.
Fay Templeton will make her reaplear-
ance as d star next season under the man
agsment of the Nessrs. Shubert. She will
'ttl At nv III '"AtS III ne ih4i Ai -
musical play called Major Andre writ
ten by Clyde Fitch. The piece was original
II intended for Anna Held. but there was
some DELAY in the matter of choosing n
composer of the music, and Mr.. Fitch re-
tanned the play.
Current Programmes.
Virginia Harmed will he seen at the Olympic
Monday evening in y. w. Ptnero's new p:ohlsrn
play. Iris" Mr.. p:nero tells his story Of
Iris in five acts. The action opens in the
home of Iris Beilamy. Kensineton. London.
changing tn a villa on the shores II Lake Crmo
in Italy and concluding In a flat in London. The
chief figure Of the story is LIS Bellamv Miss
Hained,. a widow Of wealth. The real suitors
for her affections are Lawrence Trenwith a pen
niless fellow with no prospects,. ana Frederick
MalionaGo. n millionaire: but. by her husbands
will. she cannot marry again without mourning
the penalty of the loss Of her wealth.
The first act shows her In the hsy'iay OF her
prosperity. Iris IL in love with Trenwi;h. and
all lie has before him il a career as a ranCher.
and she is incapable Of sacrificing her wealth
and sharing his life Of poverty. Thus to stiii.
the comment Of her friends and to guard her
self AGAINST her overwhelming love for Tren-
with she engages herself To Malfonado. A little
later she makes a secret appointment with Tren-
with. listens to his ardent wooine and REFUSES
Nalionado.
Again she refuses to Join Trcnwith in his
dreary life. but bids him follow her to Italy.
The next two acts are in the villa at Cadenab-
hia. Trenwith IS struggling to leave Iris and
she Is doing her hest to detafn him. Suddenly
misfortune comes to Iris. Through the emaez-
elements Of her trustee. her fortune is swept
away and she is left with a small income. She
bears ur brave!y. hut still declines to mary
Trsnwith. agreeing to train herself for the pri-
vaticns # a poor mans wife by waiting two
years for him.
MaIdonadn. clever and scheming. shows great
friendship for Trenwith and takes an actiy" part
in his preparations when leaving for British Co
lumh!a. Trenwith says farewell. Then Malio-
nado zones 10 Iris, Offering Il Checkhook to aid
- - IT,. IT. n 9 rnrErf ~ xasr-Aa y"s
Maldonado leaves the book ard goes away fie
has hardly gone when "A friend ~ the vNman's
comes ~ her with a story Of pressing need. and
Iris draws her first check 10 help this unf0r-
tunate.
The next two acts are in the fat in Park street
and two years have flown since Cadsnahh'a.
Trsnwith has been toilins in British Columbia.
YEARLY. impatiently waiting for the two years
to pass.
Iris has been having her struggles with the
world. Now she is living In the luxuriarce of n
Park street fat-it is Mathematics. Trenwith re-
turns. and through 4 friend of Iris's locates his
sweetheart. \ meeting IS arranged and he see;
her. Iris tells him Of her battles with the world
and Of her Impoverished life. In her confessions
there is n strong undertune OF hope that Trea-
with will forgive her. But he does not forgive.
h. can only mutter that he is sorry. then gees
away. Maidonado retJrrs. in n frenzy OF
rage at the meeting Of Trenwith and Iris. MAJ
i0naGo dismissss the servants from the fiat and
drives Irs out into the night. Then he tries 20
appease his wrath by destroying the furniture
and bric-a-brac-
Alice Fischer. who began her career as a star
at Wailack's Thsater. New York. last Scptem-
her. viii be seen at the Century tonight. she
will appear In Grace Livingston Furniss's farce
comedy. Mrs. Jack
Miss Fischer has won her reputation "a a fun
maker through her impersonation Of an open-
hearted. breezy widow from the West. suddenly
possessed Of ten millions. much to the chagrin
of her husba n,i's ultra-fashionable relatives, who
try to make matters as difficult FOR her as posi-
BILE.
Mrs. Jack goes to New York TO take possession
of her late husbands estate. She is there coz.
<ronred by supercsiIous relatives and some auiaz-
ing IesacIes in the shape OF a transforming ira
gedisn and his troupe. an ex-i!ght-wcight pugi-
list and Jacks little Irish aunt. She befs:eEds