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


and the house sold out before he discovered
that her rules forbade midweek matinees.
The manager was John Macauley of Louis
Vile. He is an old friend of Miss Narlowe
and gave her valuable advice during the
opening years of her career. Therefore. II
was permissible for him to break her rules
a fact which he very well knew. You are"
said Miss Marlowe. when he made his
apology. "a venerable fraud. and you know
that 1 cannot refuse you anything"
David Belasco has served his answer.
through his attorney. eX-Judge Dittenhoe-
fer. in the suit upon the play La Du
Barry" which Jean Richepin is said to have
written and submitted to David Belasco.
and which MIR. Be!asco refused TO accept.
In this answer Mr.. Belasco fatty denied
that the inlay "Du Barry" in which Mrs.
Leslie Carter is now acting at the Criterion
Theater. New York. is in any way connected
with the material Richepin placed in his
hands.
On December 12. 1901. the present play
ID Barry" was produced at Washington.
and this. Mr.. Be!ssco swears. was wholly
composed and originated by this defendant.
without any aid or assistance whatever
from the play alleged to have been written
by the PLAINTIFF and that. therefore,. ID
Barry" is not the play written by Mr..
Richepin.
The practical result of Mr.. Belasco's docu-
ment, which was served yesterday on Howe
& Hummel. is to place Mr.. Richepin In a
position In which he will have to answer
many serious and unpleasant allegations.
Evidently THE Doll of the World Is go
ing 10 be quite as troublesome to every
one who had anything to do with her. as a
stage creation. a. she was TO a French
monarch. n Count. or. in fact, any one who
touched her.
George AIDE OF fable fame will make his
debut as a Playwright in Chicago this
week. In these days. when every variety OF
literature. from Victor Hugo to Foxy
Grandpa. gets its turn on the stage. II
will surprise many people and please others
to learn that Mr.. Adj has not been misled
into dramatizing his Fables in Slang"
For his subject he has gone further afe!d.
to our newest possessions. The Sultan OF
Sulu' is the title of the opera. for which
Mr.. AIDE has written the iibretto. and Mr..
Alfred G. Wathall. a young Chicago COM
poser. the score.
HIRAM. the ruler OF the Philippine Isle.
is the central figure Of the opera. He IL
shown in the process of being benevolentiy
assimiIated. and of himself benevolently
assimilsting American customs. cocktails
and culture. United States Army officers
undertake his education. while his large
collection OF wives is turned over to the
Americanizing influences Of an invoice OF
New England girl graduates. Both branches
OF the Ki-Ram family absorb the higher
education principles beyond the expecta-
tons of their instructors. and land them
selves In a maze OF wholesale divorce pro-
ceedings and other complications. from
which they are finally extricated.
The opera Is said to be mildly %satiricai
In its tone. but not to such an extent az To
offend the imperialist. Mr.. AIDE was for
some time in the Philippines during the
war. and studied Filipino character at first
hand. Mr.. Wathsll's music does not come
SO direct from the sources of the plot. The
costumes are designed by John T. Nc
Cutcheon. the artist and war correspond
ent. who spent some weeks on the Island
OF Sulu. and personally assisted In the
Americanization of the original Hiram
The opera. which is in three acts. Will be
produced by Henry W.. Savage OF the Cas-
tie Square Opera Company.
The recent death OF Billy Emerson. write.
Judge Horton to the Detroit Free Press,
brings to mind that II was about thirty
years ago that Emerson. Allen and Man.
ning's Minstrels were organized and toured
the country. Billy Emerson. Johnny Allen
and Billy Manning were known as fine per-
formers In their time. and now all Of them
have passed away. Their company was sue
cessful from the start. 1t was not long.
however. before Mr.. Allen drew out of the
organization and became a German come
dian. He had a play called Schneider. or
the House Won der Rhine written for him,
and after a long and successful run at the
Olympic Theater. New York. took the play
on the road. where II was everywhere
greeted with crowded houses. He was al
ways surrounded with a good company,
among whom were Alice Harrison. Little
Mac, George Maxwell. Sid France. and
others Of equal prominence. Mr.. Maxwell.
who now resides at Royal Oak, is about
the only leading member OF this company
alive and before the public. Emerson and
Manning continued the company for some
time. when differences arose a. TO, policy
and they separated. Emerson was a favor
lite In the cities. and had no trouble filling
his time in the week stands, while Man
ming took to the one-night stands, where
the most Of his popularity had been gained.
The company headed BY Emerson Was
known as the big Sunfower Minstrels.
The members wore nashy clothes, and on
the street were generally attired in black
velvet sack coats bound with wide black
braid. loud check trousers cut sprtnx.
bottom. Custom at that time allowed a tail
silk hat to be worn with this style Of dress.
Diamonds were large and plentiful. and In
addition every member carried a gold
headed cane at all times. BY the profess
sion this troupe was generally 70 ferred TO
as the "Gold-headed Cane MinstreIs"
Emerson prospered. Manning did not.
One Sunday evening in Cincinnati. whore
the Emerson company had played q big
week at the Grand Opera House the mem
Ders were gathered at q w~ell-known resort
orlnking peer, listening to the music and