The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
ANNA GE9M(E GRIND
OPERA HOUSE

little woman. it takes her, with the assist
for the performance. She does not do
anything slowly. either. One cal see that
by the way she hn!:dlcs her company On
the stage. The directions rho g.'ss are
are short, concise and 10 the point. More
''rhemas." she called. The property man
approaGned Il TSs on the saTS afsT the
Ing dressing OH the trout t5-night?' Miss
Tempest referred to her cnrrsc IN the din
ner that Is eaten on the stage during tho
~ thought they rsemed 80 dry ] put
better to serve them dry"
"Yes. / think 70. Serve the trout dry"
Surely that is not trout you have in
that dinner. In it?' she was asked.
"oh. no; 1t Is sponge cake All tho
are so s Of T. and
DISH, do. hate these stage dinners.
usually. don't you? The people seem to be
take slices of papier-!nncha fowls that
papier-aiache fowls!"
The hunor OF arthur S!dnan, who wrote
York State Folks" but did not live to
see it the success among rural comedies
that 1t has become. had the d!st.nc. virtue
u
after stern old Simon Peter Martin has
quarreled with his lifelong friend. Myron
Cooper, the latter, preferrir8 peace above
all else, attempts to reason with him. The
situation is at Its tensest as Myron begins:
Now, look here. Simon Peter. ain't you
ashamed OF yourself" I be. Jest think
what folks are sayin' about US Why.
even cid Lice Harris come up to me the
other day and told me ia made a fool OF
myself And Ligs amt no more'n half
backed himself
GIL
But what he said about me amt nothin'
to what he said about you. told him.
seq I: You oughtn't to be too hard on
Simon Peter; he don't mean all he says.
He said it want that: II was the !nean-
ness comm out
SIN So no reply; ~ IT,.
worst side out But Lise lowed you'd
always had 1t out, ever since he'd knowed
you
But even this shaft did not penetrate ST.
Well we'll" sighed Uncle Myron. after
trying more serious line of tax with
equally 1t POOR Fn guess III SO home sn1S
for the sake of an argument"
Sidman's fun was not laid on with
slarstick. He usually left the laugh 10 be
discovered by his audiences.
Was yoiI ever In New York" is asked
of Uncle Myron.
Yes. once replies the old man. .But
stayed three fGLtT "tni
with me. There's more people en- that
street they call Broadway any day in the
week than there IS here on the Fourth of
July. We had an awful time gettin' along,
and finally Simon Peter got tuckcred out
He stopped stock still. and SEE he: Il
amt eoin' To stir another step till this
crowd Rits by He thought it was pro
cession."
Gee. but he was srecn!'' comments the
lazy Ezra. TO whom the story is told. And
then. after moments thought: Say.
Myron. what was it? parade?
Ernest Lamson. who is starring in
young lobe Hoxic,'' was leaving Boston
not long ago for New York. He had just
settled himself in the buffet car for a quiet
smoke and had opened his newspaper TO |
read when a commercial traveller of the !
inquisitive kind entered. The drummer
took seat near him and made several |
attempts 10 attract his attention. Unable |
TO stand the silence. the drummer In
quired: '"rravellns West?'' Mr. Lanson |
rsgliea' :hSgghiinly Gs sgat f tass
New York. Ever. been there. before?'
Yes" II am going home this trip to |
New York. you know"
The conversation was nearing the end. |
although the drummer did not know it. as
he continued firing his questions. Finally |
he asked: Excuse me. but might ! ask |,
What, you are Going 70 New NJ York for?
said: 'Recause this train i taking me |
there The drummer subsidized.
The seriousness with which they take |
their stage entertainment in England and |
the intersections actors it develops in con-
sequence. is leading them into strange
channels Just now.
Arthur Wing pinero still Is nursing his |
agitation for tea before theater and din
ner before bed; William Archer, who real
" il in secret alliance with "Charley's
Aunt" still has his scissors out for Offend
ing spiketal,s and is merry because
George Bernard Shaw has Endorsed his |
platform: Death to dress suits. and long
life TO tweeds."
The other day Jerome X Jerome brought
dissension to the exclusive ranks of the
o. p. club by Il lecture called is the Brit
isf Drama Worth Keeping Alive?' and !
now Wilson Barrett comes along with the
plan TO turn the stage into a political plat
form.
Barrett started his campaign of reform
in Nottingham. After the performance of
THE Sign of the Cross he stepped before
The curtain and asked tho audience 10
hear nm Tor few minutes He spoke
IL full hour in favor of chamberiain's pro-
lection plan. and stopped only when the
gallery made such an uproar his voice
could not be heard.
Barrett divided the audience into two
hostile factions and was Missed aud chcered
necessarily.
the experiment was Il failure for the
speaker. but he threatens TO keep on. ,Ir.
Barrett says it is more important for him
I" talk politics than to prosper in the play.
Truth ground an AK for the actor, and