The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-01
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug. Si.-From the number OF
openings this coming week 4; is difficult TO
believe that the theatrical season IS not vet
fully under way. and that we are only en-
tering upon September instead Of being in
the midst Of the dramati year.
At the Empire Theater THURSDAY even
ing. Mt. John Drew will begin mis- eleventh
season In The Mummy and the HunmIng
Bird" q four act play. b. Mr.. Isaac Hen
dersor-
II must not be imagined for a moment
that because the word mummy appears
In the title there IS anything Egyptian or
In any other way ancient in this play.
The mummy" in the play "a. a modern
scientist. Lord Lumley. Possibly the dram
atist had In view Engiand's famous titled
scientific investigator. Lord Kelvin. when
he conceived the Idea OF making q titled
savant the leading character OF his play.
though there are several suggestions OF the
kind TO be derived from French dramas
However. as Mr.. Henderson's mummy" Is
to be enacted BY Mr.. Drew. IL Is thoroughly
English.
The drumming bird" n role played IN
London by Nj. Robert Taber. will be done
here by Mr. Guy Standing. 4 young scion
OF the house OF barrymore. Mr. Lionel Bar
rymore. who il Mr.. Drew's nephew. will be
G~u,zeppe. a role in which he will have cp-
portunity to show his ability in facial and
gestural expressions. since Il Is wholly in
pantomime as Guizep9e is q Sicilian who
cannot speak English.
The company by the way ~ somewhat of
a famIly party. as II includes besides MT.
Barrymore. Mr.. Lewis Baker. who Is Mt.
Drew's brother-in-Iaw.
Miss Margaret Dale makes her first ap-
pearance as Mr.. Drev's leading woman IN
the role OF Lady Lumley.
ROGERS BROTHERS NEW Il
what Is said to be "the swiftest thing In
the line Of musical farce in which the hos-
ers brothers have Yet appeared wiii open
III. autumn season OF the Rnickeroocker
,hnatar to-morrcw night. II Is entitled The
Rogers Brothers in Harvard"
The piece Is not intended as n satire on
college life or college men. but they serve
as a medium for the fun. and the farce
seems to be one of those quick. slap-iash
affairs in which the frolic and the method
OF presenting IL are fast and direct IL Is
fun OF comic mlshaps and complications. IN
which the chief characters become entan-
glel. yet from which they always manage
to extrlcate themselves
The Emerald Isle" In which Mr.. Jeffsr-
son De Angels appears at the Herald
SQUARE Theater tomorrow night. Is the iass
work OF the cleverest comic opera COM
poser Of his time. Sir Arthur Sullivan. This
gives IL special interest TO admirers OF the
music of a composer whose stage popularity
dates from the days Of "Pinaf0re' and the
lines OF similar pieces. the scores OF which
were peculiarly buOyant. with here and
there pretty touches OF sentiment and IAN
Gym fact. masterpieces in their way.
Sir Arthur's last work has had a run at
the Savoy. in London. and viii be presented
here with the complete English production
Mir De Angels appears as Professor
n.- -, a. a, Euglfah hmnOrfaf regifer.
ventriloluist. royal iliusionist, hypnotist
and faker in general. and this Is a role
which ought to suit the comedian down TO
the ground. Around him as a pivot revolves
a story Of Home-Rule agitltion. Gamma
Gael mystery. fairy incantations and ro-
mantle love. to say nothing Of hair-breadth
escapes end accusations of treachery which
almost wrecks tire comedian
NEW PLAY AT wALLACK'S.
waIlack's opens It's season on Tuesday
night with n new comedy BY Miss Grace
Livingston Furniss. entitled Mrs. Jack"
and presented under the direction OF Mr..
Henry II. Harris. with Miss Alice Fisher
n the title role.
Miss Furniss is a clever playwright. sew
eraI of whose pieces. especially her shorter
ones, have shown her ability to present So
ciety In a humorous light and to satirize II
keenly. These are the lines along which
her new play appears TO have been written.
The central parsonage OF the play. from
which Il takes its name. is Mrs. Jack Ban
astar. n widow who had parted from her
husband after six months OF married life.
hut TO whom. nevertheless. on his death.
four years later. he IS found to have left
his 100000 estate
VIVA, furnishes Miss FurnIss her oppor-
trnities for social satire Is the fact that
Mrs. Jack comes TO New York 20 take pos
session OF her property. She falls into the
hands Of her husbands relatives. who. I'M
der the veil Of pretended friendliness. en-
deayor TO victimize the woman whom lurid-
" illustrated newspaper have held up as
a dashing pie handler" and buffalo hunt
err" previous TO her marriage to Banastar-
a not uncommon type OF the physically su-
perb and socially ambitious woman OF vul-
gar antecedents who has captured a mil
l.onaIre for n husband
It has been part Of Miss Furniss's idea 20
show the luxury and folly with which mod
ern wealth surrounds Itself. and this Is
said 20 be well carried out In the stage
picture Of the estate at Greenwich. Conn.
where Mrs. Jack holds forth during the
second ana third acta