The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
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| subject for a gentle satire. MORA Loney
u bequeathed by her grandfather, an Irish
druggist. three weiGhty volumes contain
ing the results OF a LIES research for the
cure OF the Ills OF the English arlstocracy,
In the first act NORA has become known
as the stormy petrol OF society. because
she has wrought some wonderful cures.
She Is called I'm TO treat Lady Miily. the
Invalid daughter of the Countess OF Plum
leigh, and cures her by means which re-
main mysterious to everybody except the
Earl Of Carlton. until MORA, toward the
END OF the second act. explains hat her
grandfather had a conviction that Eng
lish people suffered from eating too much.
They have three solid meals q day-lunch.
dinner and supper-and then go OF TO
HomburE once a year 10 be washed and
scraped out. Moira's medium. often re-
ferred to. is nothing else than the stOm-
ach- Moira cures not only Lady Milly OF
a complaint that confined her TO a Bath
chair. but various other people OF all sorts
OF disorders. including a youthful noble
man Of his iufatuat'0n for an actress As
her reward she receives the hand OF this
young nobieman's father. the Earl OF Carl
ton.
Marie CahilIs announcement tina this is
10 be her last season in musical comedy
has aroused as widespread a discussion
a the various arguments PRO and con
over the necessity OF a national theater.
To prove Miss CahiIrs sincerity Augustus
Thomas has admitted that he Is commits
stoned by Daniel V. Arthur to furnish the
star of Nancy Brown" with a STRAIGHT
comedy for next season.
In explaining her reasons for detection
rom the neld in which she has earned
her greatest success Miss CahiII gives the
following formula as the proper recipe
Tor the average musical comedy Of to-day
one lot Of specialties. two portions OF
mpnologue. job lot OF ripe Jokes. one SLAM
suck. several figs, an exhibition OF head
balancing n one popular song.
Musical comedy is a hybrid thing"
continued Miss Cahill. and / wish TO ap-
pear in a character role for which may
be remembered"
The Jersey Lily" with which the third
or fourth attempt was made to make a
really successful star OF the new musical
comedy fayorite. Blanche Ring. will like
ly not last out many seasons. And for
fear it faces before It reaches St. Louis.
the following extracts are made from the
book. which is by George V. Hobart:
me man who hesitates is lost. epecialsN h-a
-, I'm OF .n u'enJoi -
be picked to soon.
There Is one great rule Of life: Remember
mat while YOU are foolinE some people, other
people are fcoling YOU.
some people who save I'd their money for q
rainy day soon decide that foEgy weather is a
E2Ta onogsh excuse to spend
o. Us can AFFORD to have IL.
When a man succeeds. the world takes on its
hat: when a man fails. the world lakes OF the
some women are but a delusiun: but. on the
other hand, some men like 10 hug a delusion.
Forh- Robertson. the English actor.
who las week made his American debut
IN The Light That Failed has for a
long time been a favorite in London. He
has been hard working and sincere. and
has given a tsir test Of his talents By ap-
pear1ng IN a great variety Of parts.
he tells OF one occasion when he was
playing Hamlet, In Birmingham. My
support was good said the actor. but
one OF the company, a man who took the
part OF G~uildenstern. had heen drinkinE
90 heavily Tor a week. and on the night
that ! am speaking n. his nervousness.
his -QueerneSs. amounted almost fu an
alteration Of the intellect.
! hated to go on with him. but the
beginning OF the tragedy / confess that he
did well enough Then came fha ripo
scene. extended the pipe to Guilden-
stern and said:
VIII YOU play upon this pipey'
He answered. very properly; Ny lord.
1 cannot
I said: I pray YOU
And. then. TO my horror. Guildenstern
took the Pipe from my hand. We'll. my
boy, since you insist. he said. 4 viii. hut
I warn YOU I'm a Door hand
And he ratified OF a verse OF Cod
save the Queen before We got him on the
stage"
It may be true and it may be false. but
It reads Just as prettily as the most ro-
mantle Of matinee followers could wish.
1t Is intended to settle, incidentally, the
report that Maxine Elliott n Nathaniel
Goodwin are not upon the best Of terms.
II Is related that not so very long ago
MIS- Goodwin gave a dime to quite a
party OF friends. among them a certain |
number OF the English nobility now visit
ing mere After dinner and while the gen
tlemen we're on their way TO GOodwin's /
den 10 discuss his perfectos. one OF the
ladies remarked.
7 do not know what you see n him.
XII pointing TO the genial y. c. I
cannot comprehend how you ever came to
him"
Mrs. Goodwin. who had taken in every
word. arose slowly from her chair. and. /
standing there IN the midst Of her guests
she never lo1ked more queenly-answersd. |
Why do I marry him2 Ny dear
Duchess. / have hut to express a wish ana
L is granted. Ihave but to ask and every
thing money can buy Is given me. There
Is nothing / desire that he denies me. I
have the greatest actor in the world 10
amuse me. n / married him because
have the most devoted OF husbands 10
love, cherish and honor me"
There was not a woman present who did