The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25
CURRENT

CURRENT PLAYBILLS.
Ben Hur' comes to the Olympic o-morrow
night tor an engagement OK two weeks william
Farnuin Will again be seen in the title PAT.
Three hundred and twenty persons are required
10 present the piece. The pictures OF the Star
Of -Beihlehem. the City OF Jerusalem. the
Roman Gallery. the Lake Of CastaIia.S the
Chariot Pace. the Vale OF Iiinnom and the Mount
Of olivet are remarkable exhibits Of the best e:-
fects known TO scenic and electric art on the
stage. Eight horses contest in the chariot race.
The curtain Will rise promptly at S o'clock.
The Prince OF Pilsen" Will have its initial
ST. Louis performance tonight at the Century.
4 number or capable entertainers are with the
organization. Dorothy Morton. a St Louis
woman. is the prima donna. Jeanette Bagesri.
| who sang with the Rogers brothers for three
seasons. ls also in the cast. The story Is as fol-
lows: Hans Wagner. an American brewer travel
ing abroad. arrives in Nice during the progress
or the annual flower festival. ON the day OF
his arrival the citizens ar" expecting the Prince
Of Pi!sen to honor them with his presence. Wag-
ner. with his daughter. steps from the train and
Is mistaken for. the Prince.
He is a simple minded German and accepts the
Demonstrations Of welcome as a testimonial OF
his greatness as a brewer Of Pilsener beer. Pres
emily the real Prince arrives. hut no one pays
any attention 10 MIN. He is at a loss TO account
for this treatment until h. learns that an i'm
poster IL using his name. Being OF a phiio-
sophie turn Of mind. he decides 20 keep his iden-
ttty a secret. In order 10 see what the impostor
will do. lie soon learns that Wagner is only a
harmless hlunderer. who has an exceedingly
pretty daughter. SO the Prince falls in love with
the daughter. asks her 10 marry him and Is ac-
cepted.
Robert Z Man,ell returns to the Grand in a
repertoire including The Dagger and the
Cross "Monbars' and The Face in the Moon
light lie will begin his engagement in The
Dagger and the Cross 'Monbars' will lie
seen on "Wednesday and Thursday nights and at
the "Wednesday matinee
Al III. end OF the first act OF this piece Man
tell. after being bitten by a mad dog. exposes
his hare arm and caute.izes the wound with n
hot poker. Then he discovers a wouId-be noi-
soner pouring n fatal dose in his medicine. and
a duel follows.
Tho Face in the Moonlight in which Man
tell plays two parts. will be the Offering Friday
and Saturday nights. In the supporting company
is Marie Booth Russell.
.Cushman. IIolcomb and Curtis are to he the
hesdliners at TIE Columbia Monday afternoon.
.Swells at sea" Letoy and clayton. in ''Ho-
gan the Csbman." are also featured. The Gar
cinetti family. seven brazilian arrobats: Mark
sullivan. Carver ard Pollard, Eckert and Berg.
bryant and SaviIle. Nugrnt and FertiG. Bert
Lennon and Girls Lare arr tie other performers.
The Rlondells will appear at the Imperial in
their new extravasanza. Through the center q,
tn. Earth" The piece Will picture the things
seen In an imaginary journey from New York to
Hong Kong through the earth. cav-rns. san1
lind mould. subterranean seas and fields OF gold.
silver. copper and lead will be shown. The adj
ventures u the Bloni"lls are said to abound in
dtverting situatltnS
9TH. King OF Detectives Will h. produced a.
Havlin's. The central o. character is ,iarfcs
Fearce. a native OF Seattle. lie began life as
Office boy on me Of the newspapers Of San
Francisco. He was advanced to the position OF |
r.poI ter and thN4 thrown in communication wiki !
tn. poIiee. Ills reputation was made when he
finally located Harry Tracy. the Oregon outlaw. |
He was sent to New York ami there succeeded
in solving a murder Ease that had bafii-G th- |
best o; the old detectives. Among the novelties, |
promised is 4 battle between the occupants Of
AN sirship ami " a balloon. T.ssi. Levy OF 81. |
Louis will imp-:s senate = ~prOmInen part. |
" |
The Standard offers The Partisan Widows
Musical faIces will open and close the show.
The vaudeville bill will be mad. up OF acts bv |
Er;t Leslie and company, Nelson and Milleg-. |
J. Vincent Painter. Clifford and Harvey. Charles
fslk, Jordan and Welch. More than twenty
girls will lie introduced in the chorus. drills and
Ell s-I.:1.r c!imaNes. |
The Zoo. a new st. Louis amusement enter
prise. was opened in the Transit conIoasv's
building at Leonard avenue and Olive street. Las;
night. More than lo Wild animals are ON ca
hi1ition.
The H-nueman Han series Of Sunday concerts
viii begin this afternoon. The first programme is
As follows: |
o~uartet-vioIin viola. cello and piano.
schurnann
Messrs. Gecks. Kaub. GobeIe, and Moll.
Violin solos
,) Alteration RorowsAi
w ''N'"S 900 s-- 80 -a sss - -'hatA x MAJ az 4
Charles 4. kaub.
Quartet-Niolin cello. Piano and organ. .Aietzi.e
Msssrs. kaub. ,p1elet, Mol ana nenneInsn.
Piano Solos
') Noc,u-ne. b FIAT Minor Chopin
tj Mazurka ...................O ttmar \. Moii
Uttmar \. Mol.
Violin Solos
,nJ Romance c,a,1z.n
to- Before Her Picture &c tringJ........H ubay
'b Mazurita Romantique Musin
io-Nfol.n. Cello. Piano Eobu
Messrs. kauh. Gobelet and Moll.
Guy Lindsey and his pupils gave an ent.rtain-
nent at the Germania Theater Eriday night.
a cuttain-raiser entitled A Country Romance
.as acted with a delicaCy OF light anu shade thar
immensely. Clara Hook was seen as the
Milly Borden. She was ably seconded
bv r. !. Brady. +. W. Schulenbcrr and l. Au.l-
man. The second Offer ing. "A Sc ap of PAPER"
vas also received with favor. In this NAV an
seatec horterse Jancke. Daisy :. Ycst. Lauru
sawyer. Emma X. Levy and Marie r. conner
ioserh Solaii gave a well-roJnded performance
Prosper tournament. and J. Apelman and
ihneid : huehleisen we're excellent in tb.ir
roles. f. w. Schui nberg PLAYED
The next concert Of the Choral-Syn,phopr G,
,ieiy il a popular one and will take Mace ar IN.
Jdecn February .. The soioist will be. .Iaor,as
solo0boe OF the Choral-Sy mphony Or
MY Woutcrs has selected the famous
Humans foionaisc' as his number. The OF
rcers nave uhder consideration the services Of
Mrs no'ipaa,i iinchcifcc. Soprano. for this con-
The orchestra will play. among o,her ponn-
ar selections. the "Fledermausr overture. the