The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-05

Gated were several excellent trou; streams
and. with her chosen companions. she en-
ioyCd some rare sport
An old Highland gillie lent his services 10
the party and helped them materially by
pointing out the selected quiet parts where
the willy trout most did congregate- One
afternoon the old ScOtchman. as ne Was
occupied in putting a hy on Miss Mar
loves line. looked 10 10 her quizzically. and
said: u hear you're a bonnie actress
across the seas" Miss Marlowe was as
tOundcd. She inquired how he knew.
oh" said the gillie. "ain OF sisters BARNS
i a clark in a bOnk in Chicago and he's
stopping a while wi Us the moo. and yes
tcrday lie seen ye' whipDin' TIE stream
an. says he. 'Yon's Julia Marlowe. the
American actress. I seen her play many a
time at Powers Theater in Chicago"
ss
Last season in Detroit there was more
than passing interest in the coincidence
that Joseph Jefferson received. as an offer
Ing from a collector enthusiast. the original
OF a letter written by his srardfather-vho
was also named joseph Jenerson-in ISL
II related TO an, unsr in catering terms to
MAY an en~gagensnt in Philadelphia. and
he signature 50 stril.nGly resembled that
II our Ir. jefferson that the latter him
SELF was at frst-giving It a cursory look
under the impression that the document
7 was one OF his own forgotten epistles. The
writer Of it died in lSs
Henry V. Savage has sailed for Europe
He will visit Milan to witness one per-
Torrance OF Pucclm,s new opera. Madame
the nevest work of the author OF La Boz
hsme" ard 'Toscl.' and is taking an S.e00-
mile TRIP to see one performance.
NacIyn Arbucklc. who played Old Nick
with stuart Rchson in The Henrietta" IN
mas in the MonneTiug-Bellew production OF
The Lady OF Lyons i soon TO appear IN
a play called Skipper and Company" He
will play skipper. a Wall street merchant.
In reviewing the production OF Puccini's
Ia Boheme" by the Metropolitan Opera
Company last week. the musical critic os
the Boston Transcript sounds a lament
which will ind its echo IN many other
hearts. This bewailius OF the Boston man
was because o. the fact that he was not
used 10 associate 80 ideal a medium OF
! expression as muse with the Ordinary and
often prCsiac actions and occurrences OF ev-
eryday life" Right here IS the weakness
OF la BOheme." Try as one may. and
| even fool ones self as one Will. the truth
remains that opera doesn't sound right
when sung by folks so nearly dressed in
modern garb as is the cast OF this dramatic
version OF Murger's immortal story. and
whose manners are so commonplace and
vulgar. The opera atmosphere is lacking.
and the illusion so necessary to enjoyment
OF opera is impossible.
New Yorker are in some little doubt as
to just when their music season may be
said TO end. II is argued by veterans that
the season ends with the last philharmonic
concert. and this took place last night. but
this argument does not hold good. espec al
ly this year. The Peoples Choral Union. a
thousand voices singing Haydn'S oTatorio.
The Seasons" Is billed for April u. The
Peoples Symphony concerts do not close
until April q. the Maurice Grau testimonial
concert Is set for April -. ard the summer
season cDens with Millionaire Bandmaster
Duss ard the Opera Orchestra. with Nor
dica and De Reszke as s~oioists, on May 81
And, by the way. Duss and his people wall
be heard in St Louis some time before the
New York engagement begins.
At the May entertainment to be given
by the St Louis School Of Opera. when Sc
lections from Faust Martha and
Trial by Jury" will he presented by the
pupils. the orchestral muse will be n de-
cided feature. The orchestra for that occa-
sion. which win be under the direction OF
James J. McCOnathy. will consist OF thirty
seven pieces and will he composed OF the
very best musicians in ST. Louis. as a
glance at the following list viii show:
CHRIS Jacob. Emil Voilrath. Arno Waeeht-
Ter. Charles Haub. Victor Llchtenstein.
Paul Russow. otto kuettner. Herbert Wal
lace. Carl ThoIl. JOhn Boehmen. H. j. Fal-
.kenheiner. W. 4. Kaltenthaler. Hans
Boeck. X. +. Schubert, Walter Gobelet,
Robert Bull. Otto Ostendcrf. c. THU, Her
man Schmidt, August Guenizel. o h
Schopp. Val. Schopp. Gene Cole. Leo
Broeckaert, J. Woute-s. August Meyer.
Fred Fischer. William Raumgaertei. II. y.
Popping. Carl welnelt. Joseph Bergman.
George Zaenglin. Aug. LelIevre. y. Pear
son, o. II. Halback. Frank HenninSer sad
Rocco Venuto.
George Buddeus. the pianist. who ut one
time appeared in concert In Germany, viii
he the sololst at to-day's Henneman Hall
Sunday concert. Francis H. Miller. tenor.
will be featured IN the concerted piece
'"For Thee Hath Beauty" from the 0p@-a
"Oberon." This number will consist OF
tenor solo. ladies, chorus. violin. cello and
piano. This Is the last Sunday concert OF
The season.
MIR. Paul Mori. VAC has arranged diIer-
ent things for the Apollo Club. which were
sung at last years concerts with great
success, has just finished a very effective
arrangement OF that old and famous song;
''The Palms" II is scored for mixed Choir
Us. and runs like this: The fi-st verse l.
sung By a solo voice until the refrain. Bo-
sannah. Is taken up by the chorus In four
part harmony. In the second verse the
melody IS given 10 the sopranos and altos In