The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-06
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p~letest fiasco within the memory of living
men. 1t appears to be the last analysis OF
blood-and-thunde sansationalism. The
deaths are numerous and varied, and nearly
all due TO the heroine. n sort of Jekyll-and-
Hyde person who Is respectable as Marthe
Dora and a burglar and murderer as Mini
LAssommeur. She starts by killing her
aunt in bed to rob her. Then a man dies
naturally. thus escaping her. He has been
shocked at finding his wife in the arms of
her lover, and in this case the blow really
did kill father, as he fell dead of heart dis
ease. Tnen Mini has a man drowned in
view of the audience. and in the next act
threw a woman out of a fourth-story win
dow. Then a detective who loved her killed
himself rather than arrest her. and finally
Mini murdered another lover just to bring
the play to a happy conclusion.
Edward p. Temple evidently has had some
experience of our average actor. He says:
Correct pronunciation and enunclation are
found about as frequently as old men OF an
Gent and modern times have found the
elixir of life. The kings English, how badly
we treat it! And how disrespectful we ara
to our sacred vowels, We slight them, we
slur them. We chop them, We strange them.
and some of us drop them altogether"
There is a good story OF a Woodworking
actress, who. when asked how it was that
she came into sudden fame, replied: Il had
good luck"
Did you?" was the further query. 'How
did II happen"
Il exchanged my summer vacation for 1T"
Mrs. Pat Campbell was the chief guest at
a recent dinner at which several American
actresses were invited to meet her. Among
these the most eminent was Annie Russell,
who sat almost directly opposite Mrs.
Campbell ut the large round table.
Presently there was a lull In the CONVEX
sation. and Mrs. Campbell leaned forward.
Have You ever acted in England. Miss
Rnssell%' she asked. sweetly.
The other guests looked at one another
significantly. Had not Miss Russell been
called the English Duse after her triumphs
in London only two years ago?
Yes" she said in reply to Mrs. Camp
bells question. Il played for two seasons
in London"
Indeed" rejoined Mrs. Campbell, as II
she was pleased to hear that Miss Russell
was getting on so well. And l wonder IL
l saw you?"
This conversation, which was carried on
in tones audible to all the other guests, fas-
cinated them, as Mrs. Campbell was so per-
fectly frank in her utter ignorance of Miss
Russells career and her doings. Miss Rus
sell was quite as demure as usual under
the ordeal.
Yes" Miss Russell answered. you saw
me. Somebody told me that you We're sit
ting in one of the boxes when | was act
ing in Sue So l looked at you. You see.
l was interested in the English actresses
who had made a reputation. So l remember
you in the box, even-even If YOU did for
get me on the stage
Suddenly every guest at the table felt II
TO be his duty to talk most interestedly to
his neighbor on some subject. So a buzz
of conversation filled the silence that might
have followed Mrs. Campbelrs little talk.
The English actress. however, needed no
such protection. She was talking as blan nd
~ to the man next to her as If She had lust
been saying the most flattering things TO
Miss Russell.-New York Sun.
In "Beaucaire" Richard Mansfield p,avs
Two Frenchmen,' in the words OF the
play. He plays the black Frenchman and
the light Frenchman. The distinction is
one practically of the color of his hair. Al
first he wears a great black peruke. much
after the Charles ii fashion, except that tn
merry monarch wore his with a high front.
This is supposed to conceal Beaucaire's own
hair, which is fair. and when he removes II
his own curls fall about mis- shoulders. Bur
at first Monsieur Beaucaire is 1.-THE black
Trenchman' in one more respect than the
black peruke. Following the custom of tha
court of Louis XIV. he literally sprinkles his
face with patches. They are curious little
ccHcells, mol mercy squares and dots, II
takes one person several hours every day to
prepare Mr.. Mansfeld's patches. He has Il
little crystal casket full of them on his
dressing table. There are the four signs o.
the card deck, diamonds. hearts. spades and
clubs: Cupid or his bow and arrow, or an
arrow-piorced heart, or dual hearts, a sun
burst. a crescent, even a little Louis XIV
marquis: a sword. Il Chapeau. a torch. a
Pegasus, are made the subject of the skill
F"l 400 - 49,
evening Mr.. Mansfield was picking the 1T
tie curled-up patches from the casket, nav
ing little attention to what he was doing.
and not until the black device was fast on
his cheek did he observe the subject. The
patch-cUtter had made a perfect silhouette
of MIR. Mansfield as "Beaucaire."
Mr.. Oscar Dane, who off the stage is Os-
car Messing of ST. Louis. will appear as an
extra attraction at the. Olympic Theater
this evening in connection with the produce
ton of the biblical drama of Esther" So
far Mr.. Dane has only appeared Q few