The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-01


"Zig-Zag Alley" heralded as a spectscu-
lar farce OF startling surprises. is the new
Offering at the Grand. True 10 announce
ment. the thrills are there. but they do no,
surprise In the least. Too much prepara-
ton spells the effect Of the denousmsn,s
The first act seems TO have been built with
the one idea Of introducing a cyclone scene.
on which the curtain descends. Almost at
the beginning the electricians lightning and
the occasional rolls of thunder pave the
way; Then the Inss funny man concludes
70 eiope with ME~. Donahue. wash lady.
When the storm breaks The noise In
ereases and by the time the sensation is
que you are more than due for IL. Its fzz
mas gone. and the element c. surprise Is
eliminated.
Finally the lights are turned CT and the
property" houses on the alley come tum-
bling down In seethins confusion. As a trick
SITUATION II satisfies immensely. HI piece
includes a series OF similar climaxes- I'm
fortunately there are no prominent coined
ians In "Zig-Zas Alley" There II one pref
" girl named Lille S:eger. there are Jolly
Zeo as Photographed Slick. Happy BARROW
photographer Slack. Ben T. Dillon. Con-
Philips. Ella Shells and Lille Sutherland
some OF the songs are new. enc of the best
OF these being The Girl With the Banjo
Eyes" Zeb and Zarrov's burles9ue OF mod
ern melodramatic methods is easily the
funniest travesty Of the performance
The Imperial. now under the manayemen.
of d. F. Russell. opened yesterday after
noon with 4 revival of "a T~horoughbred
Tramp" II outlines the adventures Of an
outcast who seeks TO svenge the murder OF
an old trapper. A Colorado mining town Is
realistically pictured in one scene. Another
shows the flight OF n fast mail train. John
J. SsnartwoOd i-mperSonates the quaint wan
derer. who Is often amusing ard always In
teresting. His makeup IL the best clrica-
ture Of the latter-day hobo seen this season.
Harry ii. franklin Of St Louis plays sta
ton Agent Hackmeyer. He makes the rail-,
roader a unique character. Dolly Theobnl1
appears as Nelly Hathaway. a wild flower
the murderer. Bill Griffin n comedy Is
well put on The singing specialtieS. too.
are n feature.
The third week Of the season at HavIin's
began with a production OF "a Gamblers
Daughter" She Is the child Of a specula-
tor on the Chicago Board OF Trade. He
also manage a ga~mbling-house on Michi-
gan avenue. He has a partner who knows
OF his double life. and who threatens 10 ex-
pose him. The daughter Is in love with one
Of the confidential clerks in her fathers
employ. and is engaged TO marry the young
man. The partner has the clerk sent to Jail
on a false charge Of robbery. The scherner
seeks to marry the girl himself. gain her
individual fortune. and make a stili greater
one by the financial ruin Of her father. The
girl refuses the villains offers Of mar
rage. and In the turn OF events defeats
him in every one Of several critical is
sues. One OF the best OF the sensational
scenes Is that OF the Board of Trade floor
during a panic. Another Is that of the old
warehouse on the banks OF the Chicago
River. where an attempt Is made TO murder
the girl. She Is rescued by her lover, the
poor clerk. who has been released from
prison. The fortune as well as the name of
the father IS saved. and the ending Is a
happy one. Clara Thropp. In the title part.
makes the hit OF the piece.
One novelty on the programme at For
est Park Highlands Is the act Of Berol and
Berot, who. under the name OF rag
pickers." have evolved a pleasing scheme Of
entertainment The Berols are brothers
The younger one appears in the picturesque
garb OF a painter. the elder as a ragpIcker.
The artist Is ambitious and wants to make
a picture; the ragpicker furnishes the stun.
Out Of a sack full of rags. silks cottons,
pieces Of fur. old pants and vests they
cause TO appear in q large frame q flower
vase. the head Of n 81. Bernard dog and q
landscape scene The landscape Is the most
intricate. II IS funny 20 see how a pair of
pants with patches serves for the body of a
church, and a broken umbrella for the
spIre- Mr.. and Mrs S~ickard give
a singing act which Is different from any
thing in that lire that has been seen hea
this Summer. The Girl With the Auburn
Hair, has selected a repertoire of sacfd
music for her last weeks stay. Fpod
Brothers. acrobats. Rachetta Brothers. hr-
rel jumpers. and Agnes Behler. vocalist.
complete the bill
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