The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

unconSciouSneSS, whether clad in q dress
ing jacket or in full evening harness. His
tall figure looks diminished because of his
broad and powerful frame, and II Is evident
that he has gone in for athletic sports.
I One does not have to be long in his COM
pany to find out that he is a devotee Of
cricket. football and golf. When he was
at Oxford University he was a member Of
the eleven. an honor he was prepared for
by years Of work at the famous schools,
Elton and Rugby.
f. Hawtrey's father was-a clergyman, and
one of the masters of Elton. so It was
natural that his son should have his early
education at that famous college. 1t was
at one time thought that Charles would
go into the army. but his inclinations
finally turned towards the theater, and
after two years at Oxford he obtained a
very mail part in a play called "The Colo
nel," presented in London at the Little
Prince of Wales Theater.
This was the house where Marie Wilton
80 successfully introduced the best of Tom
Robertson's plays. and not the house Of
the same name now SO well known to
American visitors.
Charles Coghlan was tho chief actor in
THE Colonel" and probably his style made
a deep impression on the young novice, as
Hawuevs acting has often been considered
to have much of the same qualities Of ease,
grace and polish.
Three years Of hard work in small parts
followed. but in 1884 Hawtrey made his
first hit in the principal character in The
Private Secretary"
E. D. Price. who has managed John Nc
Cullough. Mansfield. Mrs. Carter, Anna
Held and other famous stars, will resign
the direction Of Lovers Lane in April
and remove to San Francisco. to become
general manager Of the Alcazar and Cen
trail theaters and other Frederick Belasco
enterprises. He has been associated with
William A. Brady's important interests for
the last five years, and is accounted a man
ager of shrewdness and versatility.
Trixie Friganza, who was seen in st.
Louis with 1.-THE Chaperones'' company, has
been transferred to the sally in Our AL
icy" organization, now touring the West.
Miss Friganza in this piece takes another
one of the characters created by Marie
Cahill.
Paul Potter. playwright, has a false tooth
that frequently causes him much anxiety,
and only recently much distress. Potter is
constantly fearful that this tooth. which is
filled with evidences of total depravity, will
wander away from his possession at some
inopportune moment. Consequently he car
ries an understudy in a small box which
seldom leaves his pocket A few days ago
he started for White Plains. N. Y, with
Mr.. Frohman. intending to spend the great
er part of the evening IN reading to the
manager the manuscript of a new play. In
the hurry of his departure he placed this
manuscript in a small handbag and
thoughtlessly laid beside it the box with
the sacred tooth. While on the train,
manuscript, bag and tooth became separat-
ed from their owner in a most mysterious
fashion, and are still missing. A reward
has been offered for the manuscript. but so
far Potter has been afraid to say anything
about his treasure.
Arthur Forrest, now with Richard Mans
field in Julius Caesar" has followed Joseph
Haworth in announcing his withdrawal
from the Mansfield company. Forrest, how
ever, will remain with Mansfield until the
end of this season. Next fall he will be
featured by F. c. Whitney in a production
of Temporal Power the dramatization of
Marie Corellis novel OF that name.
1.-The Isle of Boy" is said to be the curl
GUS title of the play In which Vcsta Tilley
is to star in this country next season under
the management of Lebler & Co. The
piece Is by Brandon Thomas. author of
"Cbarley's Aunt" and Ralph Caine, son of
Hall Cainc. Tho title !s said to have becn