The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-09

the darkness OF evening. Miss Hobbs is forced 10
be tho guest OF a man" She is one OF those
who always wear a tailor-maae gown. No chef
was aboard the yacht. and Il falls To the lot Of
the young women TO prepare a meal.
The humorous situation occurs where the young
people are forced to eat food prepared by Miss
Hobbs. The theme Of the play outlines the fulfil
ity OF being a mannish woman.
tombstone Bennett. unique come,i.nn.. comes
10 the Columbia tomorrow afternoon with a
sketch that gives her opportunity for the intro
dUction OF four OF her most amusing character
approximations. They are the b!ase society
woman. the New York chappie. the tough CIR,
and the Montana soubrette. She IL supported by
Antonio Williams. Maud HUH. late OF Clifford
and HUH. has n brand-new monoloGue. with sew
eral good COON songs Eddie Girard and Je.-
sic Gardner Of Natural Gas" fame will BE- seen
in an Irish skit entitled The Soubr-'te and the
Cop" Crawford and Stanley also have a com
eiy sketch. which is down on the programme IN
der the name Of The Tramp. the Piano and
the Dude" This Is their first appearance in 81.
Louis. Messrs. Middleton and Tate have pro-
vided for Mile. Asita. dancer. a brand new set
Of scenery. The act has been n success in the
East and will. no doubt. be a go here. Mile.
Petit sidney Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Kelley will
introduce their little farce. Uncle Phinear"
The characters are two American art students.
and the locale a studio in the Latin Quarter Of
Paria Gus Williams. German comedian. and
BERTHE Fowler. the mimic and story-celler. need
no Introduction to 81. Louis audiences The conf
pie,e list includes the Three Musical Wes;"ns. tn.
with twelve new pictures. Touhey ard
Lacy. Irish comedy dancing skit: Plaurondon and
Amondon. revolving ladder artists. and Carni-
valli. the jugrlsr.
The musical attractions soon 90 come to the
odeon include Crestore's Italian hand. John
Philip S0usa and Victor Herbert. The Italian
will be heard the week Of March Is. Sousa's
band will play on the Afternoon and evening OF
March "a. Jean Gerady. Josef Hofmann AMI
Fritz Kreis,er will give a concert AZ the odeon
April 81.
The ninth concert CT he Choral-Symrhony So
cieiy will take place March 20. II VIII h.. IN.
thi.d symphony concert. The SOLOS, vii! be Miss
Augusta Cottlcw. a young American pianist. She
Il. said 90 he a woman OF extraordinary intensity.
The programme has been arranged ss follows:
Scotch Symphony minor. op. Membership
Orchestra.
Concerto :r the Piano-No. l b fiat minor
Tschsikovsky
Miss Co;;Iow and Orchestra.
RaymOrde Suite ..--.---------..-- Glazounow
Orchestra
"a Der Lndeoaum ..--.....Schubert-Liszt
PiaEo Soil d) Intermezzo. A f~ai....Brahms
&c, Po'onaise E major-.-.---..Lisz'
Ienore symphnoy...-.-......Rar
Orchestra.
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The EVIL Eye will be the new till at the
Grand. Md and Nod are the comedy uainstays
Of the show. They do their fun in silence In
such a manner that one forgets about the alb
duction OF Gerda by Jsttatnre. who Is notoriOIS
for hi. evil eve and evil Influences. The authors
never intended that the show should be taken
and therefore the Introduction of
speciaIt..s IL not Inconsistent There IS a last
ing melody TO the piece which Is called You
and L." Miss Ernelie Benner. a stately bTu-
nette. Is a member Of this seasons company.
Charles Loder. the German dialect COMEDIAN. Is
said TO be the same funny comedian with quaint
sayings. Miss Wayne Munroe Is also with the
organization. She will introduce a German sing
Ing speciality.
8. Miller Kent will presen, The Cowboy and
the Lady at Haviin's this week. beginning WITH
to-dsy's matinee. In this Fitch comedy a Yale
man goes to Colorado 20 grow Up with the coun-
try. He Is at the head OF a busy enterprise. etc
meets a classInate, n ~dawdling fellow whose wife
IL g sweet but coQuettish woman. Teddy North.
the Yale graduate. comes to love her. A half
breed. whom her husband has injured. kills
him In n dance hall and leaves the body where
the n oonlight streams upon il. As the real muir
derer glides away. Mrs. Weston and Teddy North
enter the darkened room from different points,
both unconscious OF the horror they are to dis
cover. They find the corpse OF the murdered man.
g'alce at each other and each thinss the other
il the murderer. Suddenly the alarm is given,
lights are turned on and the Sheriff attempts to
arrest the widow. North steps forward. and
to save her. says Il am the man you want"
Mrs Weston is horror-stricksn and silent. a.
81 ming. Of course. that North's confession Is the
simple truth. The real murderer Is later app.e-
herded and the play ends happily.
Harry Bryant and his burlesaue company will
appear at the Standard this week. The perform
ance will begin with a farce called Captain
Beans of the Mule Marines" In which BRYANT
will .mpersonate Captain Reans. The oiio which
Will follow includes special;ies by Lew Palmer.
the vocalist: J. II. Perry. NJ. j. Burns and LII
liam Perry in n twenty-minute sketch: BRYANT
and Sayville. musical artists: Russell and Ty-
lene In . trsvesty act: Title Cohen and Cara
Raymond In a singing speciality. and the Kit,m-
Imperial japanese troupe. Hotel Uproar.'
q trAtCa hrrlAGnsIa UIff ha - Gal 1911.
Miss Nora O'Brien. who Is playing Maxine Ell
part In The Cowboy and the Lady"
her career with Wilson Barrett during
his run Of The Sign OF the Cross'' in London.
Miss o'Brien returned to America to tour in
a series OF classical plays with Hanfori &
Spencer. since which she has played Juliet and
Robert with the late Charles Coshlau and
the Queen with James o'Nein. in The Muske-
Last season Miss O'Brien filled an i'm
,or:ant engagement In Mrs. Lemoyne's COM
rany. which rerentlv closed.
Charles A. Lndsr. the German comedian Of
The Evil Eve company. will lie remembered
n the star o; several productions. which have
been given throughout the country.
Another o, Lincoln J. carter. me,odrama..
Two Little WATTS" ir booked for an early en-
raeement at Havl!n's Theater. Many scenic and
mechanical effects center.ng around a home over
locking the Hudson River are the features Of
The production
After its Missouri litigation. The Jane. Boys
In Missouri will he seen At the Imperial this
Frank L. Periey's singing comedisns will be
At the Grand In The Chaperones' shortly.