The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-12

Henry Irving's engagement at the olytn-
bic Theater came to an end last night WIN
one OF the most interesting performances VI
the week. There is reason for astohlsh-
ment, in fact, in the failure OF the Twins
management to open with last night play
or Madame Sans-Gene.'' or even the
Bells" rather than with the douptIuilF
u 5ular Merchant OF Venice me most
engaging bill of the week was that Oh
Thursday night, for it was not only mover
as to the plays. but unusual in the partlcu-
lar OF personality. The old soldier of irving
IN "The Story OF Waterloo is one i the
best pieces of character sketchinG that THIS
actor has ever done for the present genera
ton. Then came his Napoleon, which mas
been described both as comic ana serious
but never as uuinteTestinS. 1t was IN the
part Of Madame SanS-Gene that We saw
Miss Terry at her best. No other thing OF
the week was as well acted nor did this
famous lady show half the interest IN the
other paris that she showed in connection
with the Interpretation Of the famous wash
woman Of Napoleonic history.
There can he no mistake about the Soth-
ern play Of this season. Whatever it may
lack from the standpoint of the man VINO
c~riticises his drama, it lacks nothing from
the standpoint OF the audience that likes its
Sothern. 'If 1 Were King" was written 10
take the place of Mr.. Irving : earlier play.
which was not a success. This earlier play
was Richard I.Oyclace." Il drama by Law
renee Irving, the son of Sir Henry. 1t was
announced in ST. Louis last week that the
piece was once more in Mr.. 1rving's hands
and that after an overhauling Mr.. Sothern
would resume his appearances in it. Mean
time, another Englishman, Justin Huntly
Mccarthy. has written a success in IF i
Were King"
Mr.. George Tyler. who is making as
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American stage as any manager who ever
entered the field. announces that Madame
Duse Is soon to come to this country I'M
der his management. Thu tour Will be
brief. covering, perhaps. not more than
fifteen weeks. which will be divided as the
managerial judgment indicates. There is
reason for believing that Madame Duse
will come to this city. It is Mr.. Tyler
who succeeded when other managers failed
sn getting Mrs. Campbell to come to the
United States. Tn success of this beau
Gful woman on this side seems assured.
Chicago went wild over her and New
York. in spite of the fact that she did not
make her first American appearance there,
will probably do the same thing.
Mr.. Spalding wires to Mr.. Short that he
has closed an arrangement with Mrs.
Campbell's manager for q week at the
olympic theater this season. The date is
not made known. Maude Adams in DUAL
ity Street" and another 'F1orodora" COM
pany are also new Olympic bookings. The
fact that Quality Street is not continu-
ing through the season in New York would
indicate that it is not another Little Min
1ster' success, although neither Mr.. Froh-
mar nor his most sanguin supporter could
hardly hope for that.
There has been a good bit of criticism
of "Eben Holden on the ground that it is
too much like David Harun," but the sale
of the book and the success of the play are
almost positive proofs that the public
doesn't care whether they are alike or
not. Without knowing anything about the
piece one feels safe enough in saying that
Mr.. Holland in the part of Uncle Eb will
give a performance worth seeing and re-
Numbering.
The gentleman who promotes publicity
for the Frank Daniels management says
that the small comedian has never had a
better comic play than that in which he
Is now playing under the name of Miss
Simplicity" The Daniels engagement is
TO begin on Sunday night next at the
Olympic. and unless Mr.. Short can con-
vince Mr.. Daniels to the contrary there
will be no matinee on Wednesday.