The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-30
"BLACK HUSSAR" WILL BEGIN
OPERA SEASON AT DELMAR.

The Delmar Opera Company will begin
the season Sunday with a revival Of 1.-THE
Black Hussar." The cast is as follows:
Helbert, aIiro Delamotta; Waldermann,
i; Twin y. Clark; Hackenbach, Edward
Eagleton: Pihkow. J. Clarence Harvey;
Thcrlliere. Harry Iincke; Hetnan, David
Clifford; AIifhin, Harry Fellows: Minna.
Maud Williams: Rosetta. Carrie Reynolds;
Barbara Blanche Chapman: Ricca, Olive
Vail; Goddess Cf Liberty. Marguerite Cross:
Germania Bertha Snyder: First Citizen, ".
II Jones: Second Citizen. W. j. JorsensoS.
Mary NTannering and Kyrle Bellew Will
make their initial bows as joint stars at the
olympic June in THE Lady of Lyons"
This tour. however. Is but for the brief
period of four weeks. Next season Miss
Mannering Will arrear in new play by
clyde Fitch. and Mr.. Bellew Will be seen
Is a star in play now being written for
him. w. II. Thompson. Edwin Arden, Mac
lyn .ArhuCkle. Edward Abeles. Mrs. W. G.
Jones. Kate Pattson Selten and May Daven-
port Seymour are in the company presenting
The Lady Of Lyons"
Colonel Hopkins has engaged several acts
fer next week that have never been seen
in ST Louis. One of these is comedy
act by Brown. Harrison and Brown; the
other the Martinetti Family of symnasts'
composed of three male and one female per-
son will remain another week. Dick jose
and Arnim and Wagner are old favorites at
the Highlands.
Haines and Vidocq. who were substituted
in place of Al Shsan and Charles Warren
at the Suburban Garden. are the laughing
hit of the show. Coming to the Suburban
next week are Ten-IChi troupe Of Japanese
wonder workers: Jack Norworth. Louise
Dresser. Smith and Doreto and the Hun
garian Band.
Mss Rachel Acton and Hugo Goldsmith
Will produce the playlet Mexico and In
the Queens Service at the Olympic Thea
ter Friday evening.
Web Rickar;. treasurer at the Imperial
Thrater. Will have his benefit June s at the
Fourteenth Street Theater. The attraction
will be The Charity Ball" with vaudeville
between acts.
May Howard and her company open
Uhrig's cave for its thirtieth consecutive
midyear season next Saturday evening. The
show will begin with short play called
The Three Lost Brothers." Then there will
be q series of specialties by Harry Seton.
the English eccentric comedian; De Ray and
Watson. acrohatic dancers: Sheridan and
Howard De Grey. in her dance. Naughty
Anthony" and Marion and Pearl.
A minstrel performance will be given at
Uhrig's Cave tonight for the Church of the
Immaculate Conception.
This is a strange but truthful tale mar
rating how Maud Williams. the prima dom
ma of the Delmar Opera Company, lost her
grip.
She came over from Chicago week ago
to-day and went straight to a nice resi-
IN Ha -pI -Gar
Chapman engaged a room for her in ad-
vance.
Miss Chapman requested the loan of some
toilet articles and Miss Williams referred
her TO the grip lying on chair When
Miss Chapman opened the grip she was
unable 10 suppress Shrek of horror.
''Mau-d-d-i.'
''Blan-che-che. What ever is the mat
ter?'
This is the NATTER responded Blanche
iciiy: 'and this-and this-and this
And she took from Miss Willisms's hand 4
bag and ranged in a telltale on thatD
dresser: One pint bottle of whisky rye,
with two drinks missing; one pack of play
ing cards one corkscrev, one pair of cuffs.
In fact. lot of things such as no prira
donna ever uses in comic opera Miss VIII
lians was still tryins to recover her breath
when the door bell rang and Mr. Arthur
Maynard was announced. His card ex-
planned that he was a whisky salesman.
I'm afraid We traded grips on the
traln.'' Mir. Maynard explained. AT least r
this is not mine. though it looks very much
like it. Is il yours
1t was, and Mr.. Maynard was permitted
to carry away his travelling Kit.
Arthur Mackley is the chief entertainer
at Mannion's Park. Others on the bill are
Green and Werden, Post and Clinton and
Belle Belmont Next week there win be
quite long vaudeville programme, in
Guiding Lillian Walton, the contralto solo
list; the Raymond Trio. iDstrumentalists,
and Frey and Fields.
CHARLES A. HILL DEAD