The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20

Friday evening was II locker.in on the
elimination OF a tragedy. There is pity
for all death-needless us pity is at such
Q noment-end the pity grows or dimin-
Sshes with the circumstance. The death
OF the Patti voice, being IL great occasion.
3 the subject Of an important grief. The
0owefs and the music and the great con-
course OF people were there, on Friday
night, in funereal abundunce-and there
were not q few tears. And. true to the
0gure, the cfief principal was the least
mUurnful Of all of them that gathered in
Music Hall IN witness to the tragedy.
Patti did not, seemingly. share in the
common distress. She was even grew
some In her manner of observing her own
pa1ing. This was evident when she fret
appeared. and It grew with the evening.
At last. when the once great voice es-
eayed the numbers in which 1t was for
many years Incompatible, the pity Of the
exhibition gripped at the threats and the
hearts Of the thoughtful who sat there.
There was grim attempt at the famous
little tricks that once strung themselves.
lfke posies. along the pathway OF the
great career that is now closed. but they
brought shudders and Tightening of the
lips and moistening Of the eye. There
was q brave applause here and there but
It WIS only a human cheer of help for
the helpless a plank flung to the broad
sea. In a measure, the last Patti concert
was an event, for the observers, to their
ohildren's children. will tell of the day
when a grandmotherly old lady, rouged
and dyed and dressed like doll. sang,
With the manner of her youth and with
the voice Of death, the childish glee Of
Marguerite upon her casket Of jewels.
They will remember the wonderful occa-
sion when the Patti OF fifty golden years
hesitated in confronting the melody of
''Horne. Sweet Home and, after the
manner of approaching second childhood,
chortled the measures and light words Of
~Coming Thru' the Rye
Tho last st. Louis performance of 'Ev-
eryman'' will take place at the Odeon Inls
afternoon. Early tomorrow nearly all
the English men and women who have
been playing the old morality play here
for nearly a month will leave for Lon
don. Mr. Crowley, who has been play
Ing DethA will go to Boston for the pur-
pose Of appearing in ''The Star of Beth
lehem," a new-old miracle play, which
was planned for a st. Louis production.
These plans failed and Boston will get
the benefit of Afr. Greets long rehearsal
Constance Crowley, the charming Eng
lishwoman who has played Eyerynan.
will spend a week in New York before
sailing for home. 1t is quite likely that
she will complete negotiations with an
American manager looking to her return
10 TINS country In number of parts in
which she has been very successful in
England Ar,,ca .ra .,r.-,I,. ,,,.
C| e.u ~useiaia- MISS
SsVwiey mas wt1tten evidence that she Is
IN excellent Camille, capital Juliet and
one OF the best of English K.ther,nns
since few American actresses now mahs
a peetense OF appearing in the classics.
fl,eye "a re,,o,, 20 h,,,,,.s e.. ,.,. -
- e,,r,,. - =. " W. ,., u. .nat MISS oro"'
son neUt fall
80 far as her present nosit;on .,,o,r
neutrality-suspicious. stare stars ia concor,,as
&c was tho late Stuart Robson Who disco
cred Marie Cahill With Daniel Arthur
who was for years his manager. the come.
dian listened to Miss CahilI sing ..N,ncy
Na4Ae o"e performance OF The
WHO Rose" In New York. and az she dis
OUpeared in the vyinps he turned On ~.
,,,sn.,.r .na ,.t,. u 'tie
49, ~. ., eoiu'
AfhU. there's a woman you should
star Her art IL az natural n. IN. er,,
Snvn of n nou-hor, ~. no.
s.s",,.N oape' and her per-
pousnty ID gigantic"
Charley Hoyt's "a Tin So,a;ar,.
Strst musical rI,v ~ -. m, VS. .iss
tcos : nsr. S p.aS IA whieh Miss Cahiii
ssy. p- one played the role OF Pat
rss Sss, her wsn, IN ss.ssr