The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-23
1.-THE WEDDING DAY" AS
REVIVED AT DELMAR.


In spite OF fretful delays, due, no doubt.
to a first performance, The Wedding pay"
was given in a sprightly ana most cIeutta-
BILE manner at the Delmar. II was eVlueht
at the very beginning that the organlza-
ton was making the effort OF its career
There was a newcomer In the cast 100.
Riley Hatch, of "Burgomaster' fame: Its
worked hard, and he held his own. inter
est centered in the Lucille of Maude VIII
Jams: the Rose Marie Of Carrie Reynolds
and Poiycop OF ]. Clarence Harvey
About three years ago Lillian Russeii.
Della Fox and Jefferson de Angels sang
these roles in st. Louis. Without making
| comparisons it is worth while to note that
Miss Williams and Miss Reynolds made tho
most of their opportunities Mr.. Harvey was
always busy. but he didn't get all the laughs
due his part. Miss Williams sang extremely
well. She looked nice. she acted with dis
erection and she seemed TO be in an extreme
ly pleasant mood. Little Miss Reynolds was
also happily cast and was at all times viva
cioUs. Miro Deiamotta had little to do as
Raoul. Pianchette. the bakers assistant,
was distinctly funny as i-mpersonated by
Edwin A. Clark.
The performance lacked spoutaniety n
the early part of the entertainment. In the
second act. however. things began TO go
better. and at the last the audience found
II all uncommonly funny.
Some of the scenic effects We're startling.
TIL military camp in the last act. for eN-
ample. The tents in the background seemed
very real. and the martial atmosphere was
everywhere in evidence
The Observation-Disclosures company
braved the difficulties of an al fresco pro-
duction and revived ''Virsinius" in an &C
ceptable manner at Koerner's Garden last
night. Richard Buehler appeared as Viz
SiEius and Lillian kemble was seen as Vir-
sinia. Robert Barrett impersonated Appius
fInrIfrr= The FaTTnrPn4rRn v~z= Tho ha=F
yet given by this organization
Isabel and Manewal head the list at Has
hagen's Park this week. Their banjo spe-
cialty is easily the best feature OF the bill.
Others In the oiio are Blanche Boyer, Ma
rion and Dean. Rilla Willard. Harry Ward
and John Max.
Unless the crowd ut the Suburban Gar
den last night was more apathetic than
the applause would seem to indicate. it
VIII lose no time in setting the town talk
ing Of the bicycle act of Hill and Silviary.
IAN. although his name would hardly tell
H. Is a trenchn an, and has been in this
country about a twelvemonth. Mrs. Hill, or
"SllViany.' is a pretty little woman, az
agile as a cat. and with a superabundant
nerve. After scme trick riding, none OF
which Is ordinary, although done on an
ordinary bicycle, Hill mounts a flight of
about twenty steps and rides down on a
single wheel, which has no gear except q
pair OF pedals. When this was repeated with
his wife on his shoulders. the crowd shud-
dered at first and then applauded explo-
sively.
Flo Irwin and Walter HawIey introduce a
sketch called Caught With the Goods
that serves merely as a peg upon which to
hang a string of clever lines. A medley and
one of Sister Mays capital coon" songs
follow. Hawley does well as an inebriated
ciubman, while Miss Irwin plentifully sus-
tains her reputation as a comedienne.
Waterbury Brothers and Tenny, good old
vaudeville stanobys, scored a hit of large
proportions. They have changed their act
in many respects and happily hit upon some
COMEDY situations that are as original as
they are funny.
me -Four Huntinss. who do a noval sing
ing, talking and acrobatic act called "A
Nisht IL a Toulouse" at Forest Park
n ShiandS this week. introduce a clever
to let a scene-change go on be-
nind the curtain. Say nothing and saw
Hood Is the solution of the pantomime
with which they close their act, and there
Is no indication of what they mean to say. :
until the saw is brought on the stage. Lew
Hunting, as Buttons. the elevator hey.
proves to be an acceptable comedian. Ed
mond Hayes as "a Wise Guy also pleased.
Selections from light and popular operas
serve the Deiauer-Debrimont Trio to in
troduce themselves. Some of the successes
OF Annie Pixley. Pauline Hall. Marie jan
sen and Mathilde Cotrelli receive excellent
at the hands OF this trio. ]. Bern
ard Dyilyn leaves the Ray show in the
summer and makes the rounds of the gar
den theaterS with no detriment to his ro-
bust singing. The dancing speciality of the
is intricate enough for a ballet
bicycle riding of the Kaufmanns gains
n popularity as their engagement lengthens
out.
TIT new programme at Uhrig's Cave con-
aims ali of last weeks liberality of feature
With a minstrel first part added in which
day Howard is the in~terlocutor. The young
aides keep up the vocal interest, all the
of this part of the show being in
keeping. Fanny Da Costa sings Mary
Marguerite Sheridan presents
Sweet Sixteen Nellie Sylvester comes
Onward with Just Because I Love You
May Belle sings in a swingfui way
That Two-Step Gal O. Nine and F7ossie
"a Fields presents her favorite, bill Baily,
Won't You Come Homer
"hely's Night on" a one-act absurdity
tarts the vaudeville part OF the bill. Fam
~ Da Costa. Ar Pearce and Charlie Cden
lppear in it and they found instant favor
last night. The living pictures are An y
tony and Cleopatra Tine Surprise and
The Toilet" Mildred Howard De Grey
her dance. Marion and Pearl have
new biack-face comic acrobatic turn and
Seiiie Sylvester sings several new and a
ew old songs with success.
The concluding burlesque is "A Paris
ireen Girl in which the entire company
mites in a funny take-off on The Girl From
Paris"
Arthur Deming. the black-face monologue
heads the bill at Mannion's. Mr..
nd Mrs. Robyns. in a new sketch, renewed
Id acquaintance and made many new
reinds. The Three Sisters Constantine do
crobatic singing and dancing in a clever
Max MILAN. well known as one
+ the team of Max MILAN and Shields, is
working alone. Another good act is the
omedy sketch Mistaken Identity" pre-
by Ely and Harvey.