The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29

Bowery lodging house. Mr.. Harrizan is ne
gotiating with Liebler 4 Co. for the COM
edy's production.
Julia Marlowe next season is going 20
appear in several Shakespearean roles and
new play by Henry V. Esmond, the Eng
lish dramatist. in which her part is that Of
a young widow and mother. She says
that she will play repertoire in future. a.
the strain Of one-part season is TOO much
for her
The Oldest soldier in the German Army
up to the end of January (when he was
pensioned was Musk Director H. Lens
chow. He Is ls years old, and for thirty
nine years he was master Of the Ninetieth
Regiment Band. In all these years he was
absent only twice on account of illness. At
the recent birthday OF the Kaiser he
marched for the last time at the head az
his band. He won much distinction for his
courage during the Franco-Prussian war,
especially at the sanguinary battle Of Loig-
ny-Poupry. With the bullets whistl:ng about
him. he drew his sword and beat time with
it while he led the band onward after Gem
eral V. kottwitz had commanded IAN adj
vance," 1t was with difficulty that he could
keep the music going Soon eight Of his
players were lying en- the ground. three
dead, five wounded. One of the tubas is
still preserved by the Nineteenth Regiment.
1t is riddled with nine holes made by fly
ing bullets
few evenings ago. Doctor Peake, the
house physician of the Grand Opera-hOuse,
gave a supper at Fausts to several Of the
members of the york State Folks COM
pany. including Ray Royce. the Uncle My
ron Cooper of the pastoral play. Royce was
called upon-for toast He arose and re-
sponded with the following:
Though York State fo,ss is our favorite toast,
And nttr huN f,,E-, thai for rfnl,N'
Let's drink TO the health OF our honored host.
And the good cheer he gives us to-night.
To him let US drain the crystal bowl,
May fate give him few OF Iife's Ills
A long life of peace-heaven for his soul.
But never a dose OF his own bitter pills.
May your joys be great as your charms,
May your paths ever lead where happiness rests
And the white dove OF peace fly to your arms.
May the roses You pluck he minus the thorn.
May the violets their fragrance ere keep:
For you each day pleasure be bonn
From now till eternity's sleep.
Mr.. Royce has contract with his pres
| ent management to continue york State
he will start in plays Of the Sol Smith Rus
sell type.
On next Thursday afternoon, April 2, at
| $50 o'clock. Mr.. Charles Galloway will give
the sixth and final recital in his series Of
six full organ recitals for the season OF
| 1e02-O3 at st. Peters Episcopal Church.
Miss Jeanette McClanahan. soprano, and
| Mr. George A. Ossood basso, will assist.
| The programme will be made up Of COM
positions by Mendelssohn, Lemmens. Hoyte.
Lemare, Rousseau, Buck. Mietzke and
Faure A special collection will be taken
for the benefit of st. Peters Partsh-house
fund.
The Union Musical Club expect their
Lenten concert this year to be unusually
| interesting to music lovers. as both the
works to be sung are novelties, and stu
dents of music should not miss the oppor-
| tunty Of hearing them. The concert takes
place in the Church of the Messiah. Garri-
son avenue and Locust street, on Saturday
afternoon, April 4. at $50 o'clock. Miss
McClanahan. the soprano soloist. has been
winning fresh laurels in New York this
winter, and as she has sung so seldom be-
fore the local public OF late, her many ad-
| mirers Will doubtless take this opportunity
| Of hearing her. Mrs. Rohland, who directs
| the chorus. is very much pleased, not only
with the interest manifested. but with the
results achieved Miss Ringen WI sing
| the contruIto solo. and Miss Pettingill and
Mr. Kroeger Will assist at the piano and
organ. .-...
The sooists for to-day at the Henneman
Hall Sunday concert are Lucien Il. Becker.
| cIen E. Becker's principal number will be
| the Mendelssohn Concerto in G minor. The
orchestral accompaniment to this. ar
| ranged for second piano. will be played
by Ottmar A. A1oli. Messrs. Gecks and Hen
neman will also appear.
Nine. Lillian Blauvelt, who will be heard
In St Louis on the occasion Of the last sub
scription concert Of the Choral-Symphony
Society on April Is, will sail for London on
the Deutschland on May Z, her present con-
cert tour in this country ending May L.
Mme Blauvelt opens in grand opera at
Covent Garden the first week in June as
Marguerite In Gounod's "FRust." During
the season she will appear as Juliette In
Romeo ct Juliette'' Zerlina in Don Clio
vanni'' and Micaela In Carmen" She
has not yet decided whether she will return
to America after her season in opera or
remain in England until the opening Of her
sixth annual concert tour in Great Britain.
October 10. She is already booked for APP
pearances in all the principal cities In Eng
land Ireland. Scotland and Wales. On this
tour she will be accompanied by her own
company. composed Of several celebrated
artists. among them Andrew Black. the
English barytone: Miss Muriel Foster. the
famous contralto. and William Green. the
great English tenor. Mime. Blauvelt Will
tour throughout Great Britain till late in
December. when she will return to America
for her annual concert here.
Last Wednesday afternoon the Misses
Ottyle and Juliette Sondheim. the two tai
ented St I,ouisans who have already scored
such fattering success in Eastern cities,
gave their first ensemble concert OF COM
positions for two pianos in Steinert Hall.
Boston, playing the following programme:
Variations by Dup.osse. concerto by Bach.
romance by Carl Theme. caprice by Phil
lipps andantino pastorale by Brull. rondo