The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02
Thi. Week. Program,

Mrs. Fiske will be seen at the Grand Opera
house tomorrow evening in The Gnwelcome
Mr.. Hatch" The first act moves In a room In
a hotel. Usually "a room in a hotel'' on the
stage must be labeled to further Identification.
The heroine Of this play is In modest circum-
stances. and she must perfcrce stop at a hotel
in New York Her antecedents and tastes would
select a frst-class hotel. Thus her purse leads
her TO take a small room in such a hotel. And
like such "a scene generally. for IL Is an exact
reproduction OF a room in one of the frst-c!ass
hotels OF the sort that this heroine would oc-
cupy in the circumstances. even to the details
OF Furnishings The second act moves In Central
Park. where a company of poor children of the
East Side are enjoying a holiday.
Central Park Offers limitless possibilities Of
composition or adaptation to the scene painter.
but for this act an actual picture OF n section
Of the park is presented. 1t gives a stretch Of
the greensward TO the west Of the lake near the
Mall, showing beyond Ii a bit Of the lake and
the boathorse, with the lanscape perfect. even
to the gilded dome Of the Temple BETHEL on
Fifth avenue. that is so prominent from many
west side viewpoints. The fourth act. which
shows the heroine In poverty, Is placed in one
of the old knickerbocker mansions on Bond
street. that once were aristocratic residences. bur
now are given UP to business and the residence
OF the poor. This scene is an actual reproduction
OF a room in one of these old houses. even to
the stained and antique wall paper. with n
glimpse OF the inevitable but modern fire escape
at the window. The third act OF the play takes
place In a fashionable house. where 4 morning
room Is shown. This illustrates the progressive
spirit that marks the productions In which Mrs.
Ffske appears. 1t Is an example OF the new
art used in interior decoration in England
under the auspices OF the Academy OF Archi-
lecture. and Is one of the handsomest and most
novel scenes yet used in the theater.
s
"a Bit Of Old Chelsea" which Mrs Fiske
will produce in conjunction with The Cnwel-
come Mrs. Hatch" IS the most striking speci-
mea OF the one-act play known IN many sea
sons. IN outline OF the story gives but a faint
idea OF its charm and plthos. Mrs. Fishes role
Is thai OF a London street girl 81 the East End.
who earns a precarious livelihood by selling
kind Impulses. in front Of his studio at mid
night during a storm on the exc OF his marriage
day. lie brings the waff into his studio. where
he feeds her. comforts her. makes her wal IN and
then sends her To bed in his own little bunk,
while. he seeks repose on a sofa. Artist friends.
who visit him after an evening of jcllifcation.
chaf him about the presence OF the waif In his
room. They are inscient. and he knocks one OF
them down. while his little protexe watches the
affair In wonder. She. simple soul. compreh-n1s
vaguely. and late. in the silence OF the night.
reflects. upon the situation. After kissing her
preserver and covering him with the remnants OF
her poor store of flowers. as he sleeps. she
shufnes YEARLY out to resume her wretched life
on the
Louis n. Parker is the author OF The Car
dinaI.'' In which E. s. Willard will appear at
the Olympic Tomorrow evening. The time Of
the scenes il l310 and Rome their place. The
principal characters are these; Cardinal Giovanni
de Medici. E. s. willard: CiaricIa de Medici.
Miss Marie Linden: Gu;liano de Medici, A. s.
Homework: Pietro. A.. Gsston:. B~1rto,ommeo
ChiEi. H Barfooe: Ffiiberta ChiGi. Miss Ellen
0'Aalley: Guido BasIiont Of PeruEta. Ernest