The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-21

sweetheart from a party of French cour-
tiers proved one of the most stirring inel-
dents. Here we were given glimpse OF the
real Manten His fine voice, his adroitly
poised emotions, the skillful way in which
he made his agony mental, rather than
physical. and the manner IN winch he
steered clear of rant, are unforgettable.
Marie Booth Russell as Cerise, was
rather coloriess. but her pretty glrlishness
was not without appeal, Clarence o. Mon. Mon.
seemed a trifie overdone. but II could be
tl.ied down to be a gem. Walter Camp
bell as Henri De La Croix, and Gordon
Burby. as Captain Leroque, trench ad-
venturers, were well cast
The play was cleverly staged. The ship
wreck scenes in the prologue arorded
capital introduction for the more quiet but
equally intense moments that followed
and led gradually to the final climax of
act four.
"a Human Slave" the latest drama
from the pen of w. L. Roberts. is the
Imperiars new BILL Its most notable
feature is an exposition of the criminal
way in which an INSCRIPTIONS class of
employers treat workingmen. One scene
pictures the interior of a rolling mill in
an interesting manner.
An aged iron master, suffering from
aneurism of the heart. learns that his
daughter Is in love with a young man
who is a working foreman. and who ap-
plies to him for a position as superin-
tendent at his rolling mills.
In rage. he drives his daughter from
his office, but the excitement is so intense
that he falls dead.
BY trick, the dead mans Junior part
ner. who is an unmitigated scourErel. and
who Is himself IT love with the daughter.
has secured the signature of the parent to
Fraudulent will which diSinherits the
child. The unfortunate couple are mar
ried, but it is not until the end of the
play that they come again into their own.
Hermann's best Illusion. as shown at
the Crawford Theater. is trick he calls
1.-The Bride Elect" A girl is seen ad-
miring her reflection in a tall mirror
The audience can see her plainly and can
also see the image in the glass. At an
unexpected moment the wizard waves his
wand and the young woman vanishes.
Among the other novelties on his pro-
gramme are The Queen of Flame" and
The Princess Mahomeda." The musical
Laskys give an instrumental performance
In "A Little Outcast," at Havlins, Hal
Reid harks back to New York as a back
ground for the Enthusiastically impossible
series OF climaxes which he has woven
into a play. Paul Weston, the real hero
interpreted by Franklin Roberts), is
made to rob 1ls own home. The original
neWsboys quintet, trained by Helene
nave pttTtS, ana IN Inc course
of the piece some good singing speciaIties
are introduced.
Three or four characters" common to
all cities. are impersonated rather cIey-
erly. There is the hop fiend" imagina-
tive and nervous, as played by ]. NJ. Nc
kee; Ping Lee, funny Chinarnan. in
the person of George Taylor. and Billy
Gallagher, a ubiquitous young American.
characterized by Harry DeImar. Anna
Blancke appears as Bob, the newsboy out
cast.
Howe, Berry and Walters, who play on
a great number of queer musical instru-
ments, are the headliners of the Tiger
Lily show at the Standard Clarence
Wilbur and his company present a COM
edy called ''Patsy's Day or, Elsie Fay.
Julia Natus, Stella Mack, Morrisey Sis
ters, Olga Orion and the Coopers are seen
in short acts. The entire company ap-
pears in two musical pieces one of which
begins the performance.
The Funny Mr.. Dooley," a new farce
comedy, had its initial presentation at the
Grand. Paul Quinn was the philosophical
Dooley. He won most of the laughs, his
funniest scenes being his conversations
with one Dinkelspiel, amusingly inter-
preted by Frank Manning. The piece could
be improved by the elimination of slap
stick" comedy. The songs were tuneful.
II Love Them ALL go
Where the Crowd Goes and Johnny"
A majority Of the show girls were fair