The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-02
STAGE NOVELTIES PROMISED
BY MANAGER C. B. DILLINGHAM;

l Charles Il.
| Europe on the Kronprnz Wilhelm. He
looked well, said he was happy and had a
budget of announcements to make. Mr..
Dillingham; is to manage Miss FRITZ
Schens starring tour next season. and he
said it had been decided for her to appear
in new opera by Harry u. smith and
Victor Herbert.
Miss ScheT liked this piece better than
anything she read" remarked the manager.
and she had a number of pieces by foreign
writers to choose from.
1.-The new piece isn't named. Miss Scheff
will 90 to Germany when the Covent Garden
season is over and rest until she comes to
America in September"
Clyde Fitch is writing n new play for Mr..
Dillingham; with Dickens's Little Nell and
the Marchioness as the leading roles.
Mile James will appear in 1t. playing
both parts 1t will be ready in January. and
until then Miss James will play "The Little
Princess
Mr.. Dillingham; has another play by ar.
Fitch. Her Own Way" in which he will
present Miss Maxine Elliott at the Garrick :
Theater. New York. on September 2S.
Miss Julia Marlowe will continue under
Mr.. Dillingham's management next season, ,
appearing in New York at the Criterion
Theater in Henry Esmond's Fools Of Ma
ture"
Frank Worthng will be in her company
next season again. Mr.. Dillingham; has also
engaged w. Lowell, London leading
man. for her support.
The arrangement by which Miss NarioEs
and E. III. Sothern will appelr together IN
der Charles Frohman's arrangement does
not go into effect until September. 1904.
Il have another new play by K. {. Car
ton. continued the manager. 'in which Miss
| Jessie MiIlward will appear. Then. too, I
| have the Paris success Business Is Bust
ness, now at the Coincide Franchise. which
Margaret Anglin and Henry Miller may
present in San Francisco.
I have Mrs. Madeleine Lucette Ryley's
dramatization of Henry Harland's The
Lady Paramount and also a musical play.
The Wire Walker by Hugh Norton who
| wrote the Belle Of New York."
Frank Daniels, too. is on Mr.. D:llingham's
| INST OF stars next season, and will appear in
Inc Jockey" by Harry b. Smith and Lud-
wig Englander.
The Silver King" Henry Arthur Jones'sI
nrst successful play. is to be revived at
koerners next week. with Lawrence Ham
ley in the role of Wilfred Denver
men the piece was originally brough.
Out, some fourteen years ago, Hal De For
rest, now at koerner's. created the part of
captain Skinner. the Spider. Harry Burk-
hardt Will be seen this villain, but Mr.
De Forrest is to have a prominent part.
victory Bateman, who knows almost all Of
the drama by rote. will be Nellie Denver
Rachel Acton is cast for Olive Skinner the
SplueT vile.
Romeo and Juliet is the current play.
Haniey appears as Romeo to the Juliet of
Miss Bateman,
The Brothers Permane, in their vaudeville
Oddly. "A Nightingale's Courtship," is the
principal act at West End Heights. Fannie
trankel, ST. Louis girl, gives a capital
singing specially.
display of fireworks is to be added to
the Fourth Of July entertainment at Del
mar Garden. The Belle of New York;
will be the matinee offering. The garden Is :
outside of the city limits, and firecrackers
are permissible. Next weeks attraction
Will be the spectacular musical comedy
1872" Richard Harlow IS to be seen as
Isabella.
The first week of real summer weather is
bringing the crowds to Forest Park High
| lands. where a hot-weather bill full Of good
fun is pleasing the audiences. For next
week Color Ell Hopkins has engaged a novel;
ty in the Marco Twins who will be seen In
st. Louis for the first time. James ]. Nor
ton. Burke's Musical Dogs. Claudius and
Corbin banjoists. and Lew Hawkins are
also on the programme.
Italy's famous red band is playing at
Suburban Park. SCREENINGS men include
twelve soloists. who play with the singing
quality dominant. There Is a cadence and
rhythm about the music Of these ar
lists.
In light operate work. particularly. they
excel SCREENINGS captured frat
prize in the band contest at Milan. de-
| feating "a Of the best organizations.
j. Edmond DeNoyer. who will star thixE
season as Happy Hooigan. is making
hit at Lemp's Park this week. The BurN
tons. Lena Leopold and Carter and Ross
are featured on the BILL The moving pic
| lures and plastique poses in the free pa
vilion continue TO please.
Miss Roberts's musical speciality with
chorus and electrical trimmings continues
to- go well at Hashagen's Park Other
tertainers who are being well received are:
Fannie Miller. singer and dancer; Miskel
and May. in sketch; BERTHE Willard. con-
tortionist: Thomas Kay Smith. mono,osist:
Lillian Booth. vocalist, and Smith and
Arado
Coming next week are Ward and King.
musical comedians: Coney Island Stock
Company in act from "A Chinese Honey
moon: Harry Holman. monologist, and
Esmathilde, instrumentalist, and Georgia,
coon shouter.
Seymour and his band give nightly con-
certs at the Cottage in Forest Park. Friday
night is request night. Among the solos by
band members are the piccolo numbers OF
Frank Miller. His favorite selection Is
Thiers's Birds in the Woods" and he
PLAYS 1t to rnystify even the fortunate ones
and hear the birdlets on their native heath