The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-17

ohorasmphony WHO will sing Messiah"

OF all the classic music sung by chora
socides, Handers THE Messiah" ap
peals to music lovers generally. and to the
patrons Of the Choral-Symphony Society
Christmas hardly seems like Christmas
without this sublime work. 1t will be pre-.
sented at the next Choral-Symphony con.
cert. Christmas night.
With one exception, the Choral-Sym-
phony Society has given THE Messiah
every season.
The soprano will be sung BY Mrs Mary
Hissem de Moss, who Is well known to
st. Louis audiences. The contralto will be
sung by Mrs Katherine Nichols, who
comes to 81. Louis this season for the first
time. Ellison Van Hose will sing the
tenor. The basso will be sung by Herbert
Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner. in classic
repeftory. come to the Olympic next week.
''rhs School for Scandal will be revived
Monday night. On Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday nights. 1.-THE Tanning of the
Shrew" 10 to be presented, with Miss Re
han az Katherine and Mr.. Skinner as Pc
trucio; The Merchant Of Venice" is to
e ysn sna nshs sns at d a
Skinner will play Shylock to the Portia Of
Miss Rehan. In the presentation Of The
Tanning. Of the shrew'' the Augustin DAILY
manager gave it intact to Miss Rehan and
the properties he collected from all over
the world are INCLUDED.
Marie Cahin. in her new musical COM
edy success. Nancy Brown" will succeed
The Burgomaster" at the Century. Miss
Cahill has been called the ''quiet come
dienne" because Of her quaint methods
and her belief in naturalness on the stage:
She is said to be absolutely free from
the calisthenic gesticulations, and the
facial acrobatic0 which mar tho acting Of
Nancy Brown comes to st. Louis aft
er q run Of five months at the BiJou
Theater. New York. The same cast OF
principals who 80 largely contributed to
steEer. W. II. Tredenick. Harry Brown,
Al Grant. George Beban. Roy Atwell.
serSs ana sm Hiice Rnoxlton Helen
Miss Emile Eppelsheimer. the young st.
Louis vocalist, who recently returned from
Europe. gave a recital at Memorial Hall
Tuesday evening. The solo pianist was
George Clifford vieh. who rendered a num-
Der OF selections most artistically. includ-
inE Raff's "A Fairy Tale" and "Valse Ia
Bien Aimee" by Edouard Schtett. Mr..
vieh went to Madison, Wis, last night to
NIL an engagement.
Charley Grapewin. formerly well known
In vaudeville. will be seen as a star at the
Grand Opera-house next week in 1.-The
Of Mr.. Pipp' 1t is a musical
but there is said to be tangible
plot as an excuse for it all. With Grape
win are Anna Chance; sallie stem5ier M
Wayne. Among the new music features
to be heard are the songs. eat the Races"
You'll Be Sorry in the Morning" Reg
gle and HIS chums Flo 9s. pss Maiti Ing,
Me. Sweetheart.".a and How Love the
Drama"
The holiday offering at the Imperial
Theater will be a scenic production OF THE
Charity Nurse" with Selma Herman in
the leading role. Among the scenes are
that Of the Bohemian Club dinner in New
York. ward in Bellevue Hospital. an old
Connecticut and the blind ciereyman:s
home, with its quaint old furniture ana
fireplace. "The Christian" by Hal Game.
Is the current play.
The Adelina Patti concert will take place
ut Music Hall Tomorrow evening. Tickets
that have been ordered and not called for
will be placed on sale at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
when Ruben Comes to Town." the
musical farce that was SO favorably re-
ceived at Crawford's Theater earlier in the
season. will play p return engagement next
week. The company includes a large
chorus. costumed from designs by the Ia
nous poster artist. Archie Gum.
The Imperial Burlesquers will be seen
at the Standard next in military
travesty on "Shenandoah." and the mu-
deal revicw His Sporty Wife," The COM
edy parts are to be played by Cliff Gordon.
Frank Byron and Johnnie Game. The vau-
1eville olio will be made up OF spec@lties
by Patti Carney, coon song s,nse s,;s Evans YAM
Ion. in his German importation. Byron
md Lanedon will present the Pla ai,ie "A
10 offer "A Night Of Terror"
The show at Havlins next week will be
The Way of the Transgressor." melo-
lrama. introducing q number Of vaude-
lille acts. -Four Landseer dogs, trained
" william T. stephens have parts 81. IN the
hors wishes in Q marvelously intelligent
yay. AmonI the special performers are
ryne and Dandy, grotesque acrObats; Ev-
ms and Clements and Victoria walters.
Not Guilty. il now on view here.
"oaleotto," the play which will be given |
II the German Theater of the Odeon to-
light by the Heinemann-Welb Stock Com
ANY, was adapted by Paul Lindau from
he German on account OF its Ibsenesque