The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-13
VAUDEVILLE ODDITIES ON
VIEW AT THE GARDENS.

Th' Musical Colby Family. AZ Forest
Park Highlands. has solved the problem az
making = musical vaudeville act acc ptable
to the public by short numbers Of thu most
varied kind. Little Miss Coiby's Irish par
ody. and Master Frank Co.Dy's limitations Of
Sousa and CreatOra are well executed. The
eide. C"lhys cam do almost anything in the
musical line and do il well.
H"h aud X'rrow can twist bicycle TO
more uses than most experts. and their fun
is not objectionable. Other good specia!tes
are Jack NorwOrth's singing of coon sings
and Louise Drssser's plantation melodies
The out-and-out comedy element is t'!I-
nisled by Provost ami Provost. who beguile
away the minutes by making iun amidst
Turkish bath surroundings and Crawford
and Manning. who du Il b!ack-faCe specially.
The North St. Louis Business MEMS Assoc
citation will hold its annual picnic at the
Highlands on "Wednesday.
The Merchant of Venice was the
Shakespearean offering at koerner's Gar
den. With the exception of Midsummer
Nights Dream this comedy of old Venice
is perhaps the bdTdS most appropriate
play for al fresco revival.
Eanley. as ShyloCk seemed rather slen-
der for the prosperous. luxury -loving old
usurer- Heretofore many of the actors
seen in the role have been short and stout
and such an appearance has come to be i
tradition. HanIeys Shylock. however.
seemed the more avaricicus because of his
gauntness
Victory Bateman. as Portia was quite
as interesting as she used 10 he at the In
perial Rachel Acton pleased immensely
as Jessica. and the Bassanio of Hal De
Forrest proved 4 clever hit of character
acting. Scencaly. The Merchant Of Ven
ice" is the best presentation of the Koerner
season.
The largest crowd of the Banda Rosa
engagement gathered in Suburban Garden
last night and applauded the work of the
Italian artists. The programme Yesterday
afternoon and last evening proved pleaiS-
ing to the audiences. and the solo num-
bers were often repeated. Among these
We're Signor Bottega's cornet solo. The Lost
Chord. Signor Barlotti's baryJore solo. and
S!snor Bottega's trumpet solo. The selection
from Mephistopheles" and The Great
Western march We're the most striking
band rendtions.
The Sorrentino programmes for this aft
ernoon and Tonight will include several
popular numbers from the classics. includ-
ing selections from Beethoven. Meyerbeer.
Rossini and Wagner.
Walkers high-diving horses and the other
auxiliary attractions will be continued at
the Suburban this week
Admission to the park is free until
p m. on all days except Saturdays. Sun
Gays and holidays.
Hurry Burly.' the Weber and Fields
show presented at Delmar Garden yester-
day afternoon and evening. is simply sec
ond edition OF .'Pousse Cafe. and shows
the characters after Michael Mccain has
lost his money and Lord Chumply has be-
cone Il klondike king
In ''Hurly-Burly'' Miss Freda Gallick il
seen as Cleopatra. She is brought on the
stage in mummy case and brought to life
by pressing an electric button. She does a
hit of burlesque Galatea and sings.
Sidman and Harris are again the Two
funny Germans. and their makeup is one
of the best seen in any of the Weber ard
Fields shows. Arthur Whitelaw is amusing