The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31

TIE personality of the dramatist? don't.
In fact. / fell sure that they don't care a
bit who writes Il play, so long as they are
entertained by the performance.
Il have written thirty-fGur plays. includ-
ing operas" said Mrs. RyIey. so that l
speak with sor1e little knowledge on the
subject. and l feel sure that if you make
an exception OF the regular irSt-nighters-
who. after all. do not compose a representa-
tive audience, since they consist chiefly of
critics. a sprinkling of society celebrities,
the personal friends of the author or the
actors, and just that little cult of people
interested in the production of new plays
you Will find that the audiences who fill the
theater on succeeding nights Tor stay away
from it. for the matter of thaU are not in
terested at all in the person who writes
the play"
EyeryboGy's Magazine for August tells a
story about George Broadhurst, the clever
Playwright. who is remarkably quick at re-
nartce. On the eve of the first production
OF The Wrong Mr.. Wright" by Roland
heea. a dinner was given in his honor at
which sat Mr.. Reed and his daughter ana
rne Ieaulns lady Of the company. Isadore
hush, and her daughter. The manager of
the company rose at the suspicious moment
to propose a toast.
Here's to Broadhurst. the Moses who We
hope VIII lead us into the promised land of
10000 ibLAtFL- sam hIO9U0lTEf IT
suppose that's because I'm here among the
Reeds and the Rushes."
1+s
henrietta Crosman is a medicine woman
oI the Sioux tribe. For she herself has
SaiI so.this is the story as she told it:
My Iather. Major Crosman. was a WELL
Known indian fighter, and | was born on a
reservation. My mother once saved the life
OF a squaw of the Sioux tribe from a terri
bic death. and in order to reward nv
mother l was made a medicine woman of
thS trloe' and invested with all the rights
"Hu insignia OF that dignified office"
.
On one occasion Nat Goodwin was the
guest OF Colonel w. F. Cody at a wild
west exhibition. and after the performance
BGftalo Bill showed the actor through the
tents where the herd of horses was GUAR
tered. y tall cowboy, with his hair hanging !
down TO his shoulders. was lounging about.
Mi: Goodwin decided to interview him.
VIII you allow me to ask you. sir said
ne with that innocent look which, like |
charity. cover a multitude of sins, why
you wear your hair so long?'
Huh" replied the cowboy. "aII actors |
have long hair-I mean good actors"
AS Mats hair IS painfully short, the in
terview ceased abruptly.
SSH |
Myron L~efingwell has a boy I years old. !
Il was playing Tybalt in Romeo and
''-L ISCAAh0 I'll Ole lISll the !
little fellow asked me not to leave home.
l told him l was compelled to go-it was
a matter of bread and butter.
Don't you see l said, I have to earn
money to buy beefsteak?'
What do you do, papa?' he asked.
What you saw me do the other night
l said. referring to the performance which
he had attended.
do they pay you for that?'
Yes, of course l replied.
u wouldn't" he replied, ~solemnly."
Even the circus men will have their Jokes.
Two old-timers met on a train going West.
They had no sooner looked at each other
GnayhaD the odor Of sawdust was in the
air. than they began talking shop: :
How long have you been in the bust
ness?'
"Oh. it makes me too old to say"
Well. I started with old Adam Fore
paugh-'
Long before that for me-"
"P. T. Barnum?"
Further back"
"Old man Cooper"
Come on back"
Then a pause, and then this:
ON, now | know you. You were with the
Fellow that had the first managerial think
his stage name was Noah" |.
Observation-Disclosures is the curse of many
and William a. Brady, who
IS managing the Woman'sExhibition in New
York for the Professional Woman's League.
Is sorely afflicted. Just now. when his at
tention is divided between the club show
and a round dozen shows CT his own. Mr..
bradys blunders are alarmingly and Vet
amusingly frequent.
Inc other day Mrs. Sara Knowles pres
dent of the league, called at his office and
took him to Madison Square Garden, where
lneY were 10 deliver plans for the division
Df the rTnlT apapn inc hA1%I-
accepted the proffered escort and the couple
set off.
The morning was hot and humid. a driz-
ling rain having ceased to fall only an hour
before, and Mrs. Knowles wondered that her
companion should see fit to keep himself
sAeathed in a long waterproof. When FIRST
she hctlced the garment she decided that !
he manager was suffering from a cold and
wrapping, but she soon discovered
hat he was warm. The Precipitation ran ,
lown his face in streams, and finally. nm !
~ y
Great SCOTT This weather is dreadfu1r,
Il SHOULD think you'd find it So" replied
Mrs. Knowles. Tia waterproof must be !
;ery warm" I
1t is" said Mr.. Brady. abscntly. 1T is. 5
sui, you sec can't leave it off. The plans l
or the Garden are in the pocket"
Mrs. Knowles suggested removing them
VT Brady embraced the idea eagerly. and !
men the two finished their walk to Madison +
square. n
The company which is to present .DTbo
'uitan OF Sulu.' the musical satire Ly p
George AIDE and Alfred WathaIl which vas c
o great a success in Chicago last sprinu l
already hard at work rehearsing for the
pening OF the coming season. which will :,
eGin at the Olympic Theater September : y
luch of the cast is original, and the new u
omers have been most carefully selected
Is stated. The opera has been under
DING considerable change since the chi d
ago production, as il is now p!ayed in two u
cts instead of three. Mr.. Ade's Nbretto
said to be keen and pointed moAt of the
me. The subject of the opera Is American a
of the island of Sulu. After the h
t. Louis engagement THE Sultan of Sulu',
i'll be taken through the Middle West. and :,
tier in the year will come into New York. "
here indefinite time is being held at one Id
T the popular Broadway theaters.
Charles Frohman has completed his mans
IT the opening of Ethel Barrymore's sea-
IN. The first play in which he will pre- -,
mt the actress will be "A Country Mouse
hich was produced last May at the Prince
Wsles's Theater, London, with Miss An
e Hughes in the leading role. The play ~
ct with success there, and was afterward "
moved to the Criterion Theater, where it 81
n until June. when. owing to certain nee A
sary changes at the Criterion. it was ha
gain moved. this time back to the Prince ~
Wales's Theater. where it is still run H
ng. AZ
When the play was secured by Mr.. Froh- tn
a n fhara puarn na-tafD rnndi.iarg Il, ,ha mr.