The St. Louis Republic., 1902-08-11
AMUSEMENT NOVELTIES TO
BE SEEN AT THE GARDENS.

THE Wizard of the Nile" Frank DanieIss
former vehicle. was interestingly revived
| last night at Delmar Garden. Frank Blair,
as Kibosh. soon worked his way into favor
| as the funny magician. Maude Williams
made a charming Cleopatra. She was in
good voice and seemed TO be immensely in
terested in her portrayal Of the part
The duet What Is Lover" with kibosh
in the first act, and her solo work in tbs
finale of the second act. were especially
well rendered. Carrie Reynolds made a
. springtly Abydos. Edwin A Clark as Cheops.
the weather prophet, made much OF the
part, while Blanche Chapman as Simoona
gave excellent interpretation Harry
Davies was a gallant looking Ptarmisan.
Frank Rainger PtOlemy. the King OF
Egypt. capably filed the role. Scenicaly
the production was one of the most preteH-
tiouS yet made
Mureal, the vocalist was one OF the good
features of the new show at West End
Heights. The three Faust Sisters gave =
cancing speciality. Mabel Cassedy and
Harry Armstrong presented a sketch they
called Opera vs.. Comedy Other en-
tertainers on the programme were Bins-
ham. ventriloquist; Budd Brothers Van
F'ossen and McCauley and Kitty Bingham.
the singing comedienne. Herr Granada and
Alma Fedora were seen in high wire
walking act after the performance.
The BuhIer- Kemble- Rising Stock Com
pany. at Koerner's. gave Camille" Lillian
Kemble appeared in the title rose. Richard
Buhler impersonated Armand. VIII s
Rising was seen as CASTOR. This organiza-
tion is now rehearsing Carmen which
will be revived next week.
''The Soubrette and the Cop at the
Suburban. harkeus back to the gJoi
Natural Gas" Ed I-ateli. blaCk-face musi-
cal moke, gets away from the beaten paths
and succeeds in making himself very popu-
lar. His musical selections are good and his
comedy efforts highly diverting. O'Brien
and Havel, who played at the Suburban
last year, come back with a new sketch.
The programme says that it is by Cressy.
Whoever the author is. he has fitted
O'Brien to a nicely. There is plenty OF
action and just enough of the old gymnas-
tic stuff to insure applause at the end.
In one of her dances at Forest Park
Highlands. Papinta is a lily in opalescent
whiteness; in another vitalized flame. and
in the fourth and newest of her dances a
Dream of Light" the title which she has
given TO this latest concoction of flmy silk,
two long wands, and the ingenious coming
ling of electric effects. She fills the stage
with pillows OF living fame cascades Of
fire and crystal-hued serpentines, with the
aid Of her mirrors. Eugene Cowles sings 4
new repertoire of songs. Wood and Bates
have an entertaining and pleasing musical
act Nobody would recognize behind the
burnt cork OF Bates, the VIII Bates or
Gilmore's Band, who played The Last
Chord" a cornet solo the last time Gil
more directed his musicians at the St.
Louis Exposition a day before his death.
Since that time Bates has joined his part
ner Wood. who was formerly connected
with Shepherd. Bonnie Thornton has sew
eral new songs. The Deluer Debrimonts
present their operatic excerpts in good
style.
Mack and Elliott offer curtain raiser
called The New Minister at Mannion's
Park Maceo exhibits smart dog. The
animal performs q number OF amusing
tricks that would be impossible for the
average pet to learn. Keough and Ballard
appear in a travesty- Pascatel does a con-
tortion act that is a novelty, as he works
on a platform high above the stage. Muir
ply and Ryan, humorous conversationalists,
impersonate Irish characters.
The vaudeville at Hashagen's Park is
headed by the blackface comedian, Edward
Flanagan He gives a comedy act. THE
Minstrel Dude Matte Lockette, late of
the Gay Coney Island Company" did well
IN her songs and dances. Totsie Marks. the
child artistic, gave a pretty exhibition Of
buck and wing dancing.