The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

my dear" said he. you are to me delight
personined.
Let's hasten to the church and have the nuptial
bow knot tied:
Connubia! bliss. oh. I'm for this. the sweetness
never clogs.
! The marital relation. with Its esoteric joys"
There is nc class Of anecdotes of the stage
which the players like to tell better than
| those concerning interruptions on the part
of some one in the audience. completely car
ried away for the moment by the realism
| of the play.
Several of these have reappeared lately.
One relates the experience Of Rhea. the
French actress. when she was playing IAN
Unequal Match In Louisville.
During the action of the play the hus-
band. who. 1t will be remembered. was very
much a man Of the world. said to his loving
| young rustic wife, IF there is anything
that can make a woman ridiculous in the
eyes of her husband It is Jealousy. baseless
jealousy" Just as the speech was con-
cluded a faultlessly dressed middle-aged
nan broke out with an earnest Hear!
hear!" which was distinctly heard all over
the half-empty theater.
At the Grand Opera-house In New Orleans
Esther Lyons was appearing in the name
part of 'Trilby,' when a very small boy,
actuated by the very best intentions. nearly
upset her death scene. 1t was just when
Su6 WIS SIuuucT llB anu SuFllhIls iTOul the
picture of Svengali which had been acct
dentally exposed.
A little fellow. who could not have been
more than Z or 8 years old. occupying a
front eeat in the gallery. leaned away for
ward and sobbed out 80 that everybody in
the crowded theater could hear: ooh. say.
Miss. dat's only his picture: he's dead his
self: an he can't do you nothin'."
Weldon Grossmith. the English comedian,
who Is at present presenting a comedy
farce. The Night Of the Party" in New
York. relates a personal experience in house
hunting which will be appreciated by those
whose nerves are not the steadiest.
ION one occasion" he says. Il decided to
take a house in the suburbs. and after con-
siderable hunting about found one that suit
ed me exactly.
''The rent in this instance came nearer
what wanted to pay. Indeed. it seemed so
excessively cheap that ! was almost on the
point of signing the lease at once.
II decided. however. to see how the whole
affair looked by gaslight. That night I was
making a second tour Of the premises. and
went into the dining-room.
"It was a balmy summer night. and as l
threw open a window to enjoy the breeze l
was startled by a queer tapping sound.
Knock! knock! knockL
IT listened. There was silence for q mo-
ment, and the noise continued. I turned to
the caretaker then and laughingly said:
".See here, my friend. ! know now why
this house Is so cheap. There's = ghost on
the premises
ing me, that's only the noise from the comm
factory hacross the way. They hoften works
there nights
mot to sign the lease"
Signora Duse was presented with q gold
medallion by the Italians Of New York the
other day. Thu medallion bears a likeness
Of the actress as Cleopatra
Vincent serrano, the Denton Of the New
York production of Arizona" and one
time leading man with Annie Russell. Is
appearing as David Garrick in Grace
Georges presentation Of Pretty Peggy"
sss
Richard Harding Davis has written a
new and unnamed play, which Henry Mil
Ter has bought and will produce.
s
Eme Elsler was playing in Richmond. |
Ind, a few day. ago and came across an
old portrait Of herself. She purchased 1t,
though the price demanded was $100.
ss
Joseph Hart and Carrie de Mar will con-
tinue to be managed by William A. Brady
next season, appearing in a musical COM
edy being written to. succeed Foxy
Grandpa"
LILLIAN Lawrence Of the Castle Square
Theater has received the tribute OF cleo
to honorary membership IN the Boston
Theatrical Mechanics Association.
Guy Bates Post, who plays in The Bird
n the Cage" was leading man with Min
lie Dupree in "A Rose o. Plymouth Town"
Thomas Jefferson IL playing rip Van
Winkle" on the Pacific Coast.