The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-27
OLYMPIC TO OPEN WITH
A NEW MILITARY OPERA

The Olympic season will begin next Sum
day night with a production OF When
Johnny Comes Marching Home" a new
military comic opera which has enjoyed
long runs In the East. The martial music.
the old time songs, the hoop skirts Of our
grandmothers. and the spirited ensemble
numbers are said to have built UP the sue
cess of the piece. 20
who taunt the Yankees and sing Dixie
at the slightest provocation. The men all
wear the Northern blue in slim-waisted
of the old regulation army uniform.
Stanislaus STANCE wrote the book and
Julian Edwards the music.
THE Telephone Girl is proving quite as
lively young woman as ever at Delmar
Garden. The music is bright and catchy
and the grotesque comedy is of kind
Mr. Sidman makes a good Hans Nix and
Miss Lnyard fits the part of Estelle nicely.
MI Miss -, Newman sN s,a as Tootse Is very funny.
The attraction at DeImar next week will
be THE Girl from Paris" This Is one of
the later. of the musical comedies and was
.The Gay Parisienne." 1t contains much
music that is bright and catchy.
"Zig-Zag Alley" with Keno. WEIGH and
Melrose in the leading parts. is to be re-
vived at the Grand opera-house after I'm
der Southern Skies" The book of the farce
comedy is by VIII Phillips. Among the
With the BANJO f Eye In at the Evening
Time and "The Bell Boys Frolic."
One of the seasons latest farces. Reuben
in New York" comes to the new Crawford
after the current engagement of "Spotless
STox,r h.
Of rural stranger In the East. who be-
lieves that everybody he meets is as hon
est as himself.
Paine's pyrotechnic spectacle, 1.-THE Burn
ing Of Rome" is coming to st. Louis for
four weeks opening at Handlan's Park
September Z. This will be the first engage
ment of Rome in the West. 1t having
been confined to London and New York
since 1t was first produced. six years ago.
"Shamus OBrien," a new Irish drama.
will be the next offering at Havlin's. Law
renee Grattan. formerly well-known stock
actor of Chicago. and Vail De Vernon will
play the leading roles
w. B. Patton is presenting his comedy,
1.-THE Minister'S Son. this week. Mr.. Pat
ton again appears as Simon Ray, the funny
country youth.
The Imperial Theater has George Klimt's
new comedy drama, "On the Bridge at Mid
night" The play is unusually well pre-
scented. The company is headed by George
Klimt and Alma Hearn. Next Week, Thos.
j. Smith. who is said to resemble the late
w. ]. Seaman. will be seen in 1.-THE Game
Keeper" an Irish play by Con T. Murphy.
A second Innes festival will be inaugu-
rated at Suburban Park next week. last
ing eight days. Bandmaster Innes's we'll
known composition. war and Peace" will
be given. together with new work. por-
traying In musicNthe scenes to be witnessed
at the Worlds Fair next year.
A chorus Of 800 voices will be employed
and there will be several new soloists.
Among these will be Zerni italian barytone,
and Garrett Hedge. baritone; Emma Part
traIto; and Alfred Shaw. tenor. Will also be
heard in solo numbers. Misick. Partridge
and Shaw were the soloists at the last fes-
tival.
This is the ANAL engagement Of "The Girl
With the Auburn Hair at the Highlands
The other acts. especially the Delaur-De-
brimont operatic speciality, and the con-
densed musical comedy OF Falk and Semon
are diverting. Next week Colonel Hopkins
will have for his headliner James ]. Cor.
bett the pugilist He will do monologue
gramme are Davis and McCauley. Callahan
and Mack. the Painter Tic, Flood Brothers
September Z, with picnic given by the
Building Trades Council OF st. Louis.
Coming ito the Columbia next week are:
Ernest Hogan and Matte Wilkes. John Ford
and Mamie Gehrue. Foster and Foster. Keit
and Rusick. Keys and Evans. Louise Bre-
hany, Nine. Emmy. John Gilbert. Anna
Caldwell and Ruth Meta.
The Bowery Burlesquers will next appear
at the Standard IN an extravaganza called
ION the Yu-Con." There will be specialties
by Edward Lee Wrothe. Irish character
comedian; Warsaw Brothers, musiciano;