The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-21

rived. pointed out the pompous old chap
10 him.
" Wouldn't it be funny said. to shat
ter that old fellows dignity by slappinGSllirn
on the back and saying. Hello. George.
Why, 1t must be years since I've seen you?
Crane looked at him and gave a loud
laugh. BY jove I'll do it, he said.
oh. no, don't said 1, ne might make
q scene
But when Crane ge:s an idea in his head
nothing can drive it cut. He now walked
up behind the old man, slapping him heart
lily between the shoulders. and cried:
Hello George. my dear fellow. What a
long time it has been since I've seen YOU
Il saw the old man. purple with rage.
jump up from his seat hastily and I with
drew. For L perceived that scene or some
thing worse was imminent. and ! have al
ways been an enemy to scenes
There is new story told Of an experience
which Wilton Lackaye had in San Francis
CO some years ago, when he was playing
the heavy villain in play of more or less.
and principally more, melodramatic tend
enCisS.
According to a writer at present engaged
on the New York Telegraph, the town was
filled with college boys from Stanford Uni
Vers!ty, who had been out seeing the sights
and had engaged the two front rows in the
orchestra circle at the theater in which
Lackaye was appearing.
They behaved with the utmost decorum
until after the first act. Then they took
counsel with themselves. and. on the rise of
the curtain. stood up as enc man. and as
one man remarked solemny, and in good
time:
We =, 49,.
DO not like .--. g. .s-g, -
The yillainr'
acI-p
annoyance. Audience snickered The boys
said no more until the opening of the next
act when they arose and remarked in con-
cert:
We
DO not Ike
The villain!
is tame"
Lackaye stepped out of his character for
a minute, and made as if to respond, but
thought better of it.
Just before the close of the show. the
boys arose and shouted:
We
"Do not like the villain
He
rs tame!
Eve will not give him
'.Three cheers! No,
I'VE will give him
"A cheer and a half
'Hooray,
"Hoo!"
Pauline Hall has decided to return to
the comic opera stage. and will appear as
prima donna again under the management
of Nelson Roberts. who is building a half
million-dollar theater in New York, which
he is 10 call the Auditorium Miss Hall has
been living quiet life of late at Yonkers.
She has played many engagements on the
vaudeville stage, but every moment that
she can spare from the footlights is de-
voted TO her suburban home.
Among her neighbors she is regarded as
model housewife. never hesitating to ST.
perintend in working clothes and an apron
the beating OF rugs, the care of flowers or
the hanging of clothes in the rear of her
villa.
Since the departure of her husband.
George Mcclellan. and his prolonged stay
in London, she has managed her household
affairs with diligence remarkable in any one
connected with the stage Her new contract
calls for her TO play the principal boy parts
in operas and extravaganzas for one sea-
son. and then she is TO tour the country as
star in comic opera.
Zefie Tilbury. at present leading lady
with Nat c. Goodwin's company has been
engaged by Charles W. Allen to enact the
role of Maria in Viola Aliens production
Oh IWeIlth Night Tor next season.
Miss Tilbury has appeared in MANY
Shakespearean productions In England with
great success. She was the Maria in Beer
bohm Trees famous presentation Of
Twelfth Night" at his Matesty's Theater.
London. two seasons ago.
Her Maria was one OF the hits Of the
presentation. and her portrayal of the role
was proclaimed to be one of the most de-
lightful seen ip recent time. Maria in
Twelfth Night is of he
sort, role particularly well suited to Miss