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

THAT a deplorable loss the disintegratior
or removal Of the orchestra would be.
Patti and her Baron Cedarstrom have
been IN Rome. where the veteran SINCE
writes 10 Manager Robert Grau that she &
10 give a concert for the poor OF the Eter
nal CITY. The first Patti concert Tor thos'
who are not poor in America is booked fol
New York on November .
WHERE THE BILL CHANGES.
Ethet barrymore viii come 20 the Olympic
Theate- tomorrow evening" for an engagement
OF one week. She win be seen In two plays eact
evening. Carrots and "a Country Mouse
In Carrots she has the role Of a French
boy, a pathetic little fellow. who is the victim
OF @ mothers cruelty and whose only hope ans
reliance IS a fathers love Miss Barrymore
donned trousers for the FIRST time in her osre-i
IN this part.
Carrots, tells the story Of a family misuu,
Outstanding and reconciliation. The curtain goes
up on a scene representing the courtyard OF q
farmhouse in France. Carrots makes his APP
pearance. followed by his father. MI Lpic,
who informs that he is going SHOOTING. and
asks the boy TO accompany him. which the lat
Ter premises TO do.
Annette Per.aY. who comes to take UP IN.
position OF servant. meets Carrots In the court
gard. and he tells her how ;he domestic affairs
IN the house are managed and what she VIII
have TO do.
While they are oonversing. Mrs. Dp!c. ap'
pearnC. abuses her son anc orders him away
He informs her that he IS going with his fafhe'
NASSA-AA-- hH'aA N-'
80 sa6 sends him 81 with a message Ars
LEIPZIG and Annette Pe7eau thel enter the house
Mr.. Lepic passes the yard gate with MS CUR
ana bags. and calls Carrots. who replies that ne
has changed his mind. and will not 20. MI
Lspic whistles for his dog. and. finding that
Carrots has locked It w. commences 20 scold
him The new servant. Anenttc Psreau, comes
20 Carrots reSr"e. telling his father the truth
that Mrs. L@pic has forbidden the boy 10 go.
Carrots then Sgils his father that he would like
20 10 away and not return. as his mother does
not love him 4 quarrel scene between the IA
ther and mother cnsues. and the result OF It all
IS that the boy. heedful q his fathers plead.
inEs. agrees 20 try TO love his mother.
In "a Country Mouse" Miss Barrymore ap.
4 pears as n rural maiden. apparently artIess and
: innocent or the worlds wlles. but she proves
herself a match FOR the experienced smart
folks. in whose society she is placed.
-s.
Tim Murphy returns to the Century tonight
N The Garrett Dagger" b. Opie Read and
Frank s. Pixley. who also wrote the book Of
The B~urComaster." king Dodo" and The
Prince OF Pilsen."
In The Carpet-Baggers Mr.. Murphy viii i'm
peTsonate Melville GRANGE. a lovable old char
seter. somewhat similar 70 Old Innocence in the
comedy Of that name. GRANGE is represented as
the Governor OF Mississippi in 1856. Not since the
Gays CT - Texas Steer" r. is said. has Muir
ply found a part that lie likes so well. Dorothy
She-rod Will play Lucy Linfori. the lobbyist"
She will wear some dresses that are copies Of
the styles prevalent Just after the close OF the
Civil War.
An interesting minor part fs described as that
Of q negro body servant 10 the Governor. The
DID darky il declared TO he very funny. not as
= minstrel. but in the faithful exhibiiiJn CT "a
Eisl chsracteTistics.
Murray and Mack. in their latest musical
Piece. "a Night on Broadway" with its ping
pong girls. college boys. golf girls. news girls.
Salvation Army girls and bathing girls. Is to
be the attraction at the Grand this afternoon
Tia play is said TO be a combination Of light
opera, farce comedy and extravaEanzs- II a.
mita Of the Introduction OF many specialties. "A
Night On Broadway is an elastic title, which
does not conhne the members OF the company
60 any particular lie Of work. but which al
lows them 10 change costumes. sing and dance,
form stage pictures. illustrate fads Of the day.
and assume DISCUSSES. The piece was constructed
20 snuse only. Murray and Mack are. OF course.
she principal funmakers. but it IS claimed that
they are assisted By some clever entertainers.
Hilda Thomas and company. presenting a
sketch entitled ''Our Maggie are announced as
the headliners OF the show TO be given at the
Columbis Monday afternoon John Kernel. The
Irish Punster.' win be on hand with a collection
OF songs and stories. ard Edmund Hayes and
company oTsr a farcical skit. "A Wise Guy"
Other features Of the bll are the Great Mon
treIl, comedy tuggler: Deronda and Breen. club
manipulators: BERTHE Fowler. moaol1gue maiden.
Fox and Foxie, the funny clown with the re,
markable dog: Mcintyre and Primrose. minstrel
comedians: Skating Rexos. Kathryn Hayes, sing
tag and dancing oomedisnne: Mietts dogs: Pow
I'll and Portfolio and Josephine Coles
Jossuh A. streeper. the well-known doorkeeper.
who has admitted patrons for ths past Twelve
years. viii have his benefit next Tuesday nisat'
rs will the assistant treasurer, NJ. Ritchie-
Ethel Barrymore in Carrots and "A Country
Mouse Is to be the Offering on this occasion
The imperial Theater offers a revival OF Ten
NIGHTS in a Barroom" for the week beginnins
with a matinee this afternoon. and including the
been seen in st. Louis for a number Of years.
It was the first temperance drama. and has ever
since been the American example OF that sort
Of play.
It was presented fer years-in fact. until the
people tired Of st and laid away on the shelf,
20 be revived occasionally by stock companies.
until last fall. when Al ". Martin revived IL.
The play Is TO he presented here with twenty
changes OF scenes. necessltatinc q carload Of
effects. The cast includes thirty persons. spe-
Gialties will enliven the production.
ss-
Two Little wsifs.~ by Lincoln J. Carter. Is
20 be the entertainment at HavlIn's The story
on which the play il founded hinges about the
lives OF twin sisters. Separated in their infauc-.
they reach wumanhood. and though their paths
fail in kindred lines they are unknown TO each
other. IN the course or the complications they
fan in love with the same man. one is mar
Eed 10 him. The other is an adventures. She
W cruel in the carrying cut Of her ambitions.
Sezlous II the woman who had won the man
ncm her. she bends every effort 70 bring about
q separation. She succeeds. The two children
of the marriage are thrown upon the streets.
The characters Of the twin sisters Will be I'm
pesonsted by Helene CarraI. The waits arc
20 be played by the Lamb children. Stanley and
Lolita. who were seen here last season in The
N4E0L btllEE NHlSAIldS-
Fred lines. the b~andmast.r. IL the new man
Hser OF suburban Park. He IL now in the East
arranging for an exchange Of attractions with
amusement managers At Conev Island. An equa-
forum s. 90 be one OF the spectaclss. and az at
fractions OF an aquatic nature will be needed
they will he found at Coney Island and trans
planted TO st. Louis as rapfiiy as required, The
grounds are to be Illuminated by mercury vspor
lamps. a recent scientific discovery that has
never been put 20 a test in the West.
The Transatlantic Buriezquers are 20 appear -
the Standard this week. They win present the
threc-act extravaganza '1On the Yu-con." written
about the experiences of an opera company in
the KlOndike. II IS described a. m amusing
traves;y. Astounding f. musical numbers. TIE
principals IN the company ara Lottie Lewis. FL
I %rothe. George Bickel and Harry Watson
der Salon Tyroler.'' a comedy. Will be the Jill
II the Germania The2ter Tonight. Mr.. Heile-
msnn. AFR. Webb and Miss Bsreere and the other
fEyorites arr IN the cast.
The April recital given yesterday afternoon al
the Beethoven Conservatory by the pupils OF
this Institution, was a success. The piano Num-
oers were by the Misses Dee. Seaman. Seitz,
Price. Tnieinper. Hammer and Mr. Henry. The
seitz and hamburger. AMI Mr. Heermans. and
the violin department by Miss Patton.
The warm weather has had a tendency to Ia
crease the attendance at the 700" The pro-
E-amme includes acts by Princess de la War;
and lions. Pauline de We're and her panthsrs ana
Capu Srdcrs mixed trouD Of anImala The