The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-18

fury next week His latest mystery 10 20
materialize men ard women out OF clouds
Of burning incense. He will also project
human beings through space. Kellar knows
Hindoo occultism as the average citizen
knows his country's history. II Is said
that he will also introduce divertinS new
sleight-of-hand tricks.
1.-The eyeglasses Foxy Grandpa wears
are one OF the most important details or
his 'getup,'" says Joseph Hart. In fact
he wouldn't seem foxy at all without
/ them. Did you ever stop TO think just now
] much shrewd cunning a pair of large glass
| es can conceal. They practically mask the
! expression of ones face. The boys never
| understand their grandpa because they are
unable to see twinkle Of mischief in the cid
mans eyes"
J. H. Currie. Junior member of the firm OF
| Broadhurst and Currie, was in town yes
terday. mfr. Jolly of Joliet" now at the
Grand. is his property. He was long asso-
ciated with Hoyt. and his stories of that
lester are inexhaustible. Some of the old
ideas are still valuable" Currie declares
Take "A Midnight Bell" for instance a
| hrst-class revival of the comedy would
draw, even now. Hoyt and left the Firth
Avenue Hotel. New York. one rainy morn
Ing to attend a rehearsal or The Bell" AS
We raised our umbrellas a lady stepped di-
rectly in our way. We endeavored to pass.
but became confused. Hoyt. who was
ahead. turned to the right. The woman also
tried to pass that way. They continued to
get in each others path. and Hoyt nnaliy
stepped back with the remark: Excuse
me. madam, but is this to be a waltz or q
schottish."
Winston Churchilrs dramatization OF
Richard Carver comes TO the Grand next.
Andrew Robson will play the paSt John
Drew created. Mr.. Robson succeeded the
late Charles Coghlan in "A Royal Box"
Last year his management secured for him
the sole rights to the Churchill comedy.
Zoe Mathews will have a role in The
Madman'' to be given at the Imperial Sun
day. In Queen of the Highway" the cur
rent attraction here, frontier history re-
peats itself. The author tries to prove that
"a Good Indian Is a Dead Indian In one
of the climaxes, where the heroine Is in
trusted to the keeping of the friendly Sioux.
Instead OF guiding her back to her people.
the redskin tries to torture her into be-
coming his squaw. She succeeds in freeing
her arms and stab3ing him In his death
struggles he upset q bottle of whiskey and a
and which set fire to the hut in which
she Is confined. Seeing that he Is doomed.
the vindictive Sioux hurls a burning stool
at the helpless girl OF course her cries are
heard by the hero. Just at the right mo-
ment. and her rescue causes the small boy
in the gallery to voice the sentiment that
las permeated the entire audience.
s
The stories Marshall p. Wilder is telling
at the Columbia are very good. and MS
peculiar style Of telling them ia refresh
ing. Lew Hawkins, the oid-school minstrel.
has a monologue and several good paro-
dies. Oracle Emmetts farce. Mrs. Muir
phys Second Husband" in which she IL
assisted by a company of three persons.
Is a capital hugh-provoker. Coming to the
Columbia next week are the Mong Tcon
Trio. Burmese acrobatic Juggiers. ]. K En-
NETT ard Anna MortIand. Clara Bailerfni,
Romany Trio, Hooker and Davis, Gardner
and Vincent. Professor Ballerini's dogs,
George W. Moore. Brannan and Martini,
nays ana Picks. Edith Richards. Marion
and Dean and the kinodrome.
When the Bell Tolls" is now at Havsin's.
1t would be dificult to build a more stir
nng situation than that Of the duel on a
spur OF Mount Blanc. in picturesque Swift
-eriaho- me 1ailns snow oostructs the
vision OF the principals. The successful
combatant wounds. but does not kill, his
opponent st. Bernard dogs. sent out from
a nearby monastery, rescue the injured
man. For the matinee of Sunday AT Grip
pc Creek viii be the bill This melodrama
IS by Hal Reid, author OF Human Hearts"
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called Never Again" at Hashagen's Park.
Among the entertainers here this week are
Beahan and Mascot. John and Max and
his company. Eugene and Totsie May. Car
son and Foster and Gladys Moore. the tee
dancer.
w. B. watson's American burlesquers viii
appear at the Standard next week. The
GLOWING MEMBERS of the company are on
the vaudeville programme: Selbini. bicy-
clist; the Vedmars. acrobats: Ella Shields.
vocalist: West and Williams, numerous
conversationalists; Hayman and Hayman.
Leona Raymond and Lottie
Burke. soubrettes. The World Beaten
are now at this theater.
Sig. A Iiberatrs programmes at Forest
Park Highlands are nicely balanced in
popular and rag-time music. Tues
day night the band played some 'coon
songs" which were loudly applauded. The
OF the band at the Highlands
closes next Sunday night. The programme
for to-day is as follows:
Vocal Verdi
Katherine Klsrer. Marie valdes. Antonio
Bagetto. Bernard Begue-
Taltz-Love Proposal. Biou
Comet Solo-on The pelaWare.---.---.Llberati
Sis. A Liberati.
1verturc-Si J'etais
FOCAL Selection-Lncia di Lammermoor. .Donizetti
Katherine Klarer. Marie valdes. Antonio
Bsgetto. Bernard Begue.
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