The St. Louis Republic., 1903-11-19
MISS MARLOWE TO PLAY
LAST WEEK OF HER
SEASON IN ST. LOUIS.

SEHSUN IN 81. kUUIS.
Julia Marlowe will return next Monday
| evening in a new comedy of modern life,
entitled Fools of Nature Her appear
| ance on the stage in fashionable gowns
! has led to comment. as her beauty here
tofore has impressed itself In clingins
frocks of the classic drama and in pic
turesque dresses of romantic periods.
1t seems to have been definitely decided
that Miss Marlowe's season will close
| after this engagement.
Fools of Nature is by H. V. Esmond,
who will be remembered as the writer Of
'The Wilderness" '.Imprudence." when
we Were Twenty One and lone .-m-
mer's day" are also from his pen.
The Marlowe play Is in four acts. and
the story occurs among the English no
bility. The scene is laid at the country
home of baronet at Henley -on-the-
Thames during regatta week. The baronet
Lady Rranchester. the part played by
Miss Marlowe. is beautiful widow, who
is in love with young Englishman;: He
also loves her. but is the victim of an
pears in this role.
The sale of seats begins at the Olympic
this morning.
"The Prince Of Pilsen." Interpreted by
a cast Of new principals. is to be the at
traction at the Century after "The Eternal
CITY, Among the newcomers are Jess
Dandy. as the Cincinnati brewer, the
character created by John W. Ransome,
and Trixie Friganza as the Widow Croker,
the part played in st. Louis by Dorothy
Morton, and in New York by Helen Bert
ram.
Arthur Donaldson has accomplished an
~N..1 80 >AoA to-, NI,- Save NJ
light opera. He was Carl otto. the real
Prince of Pilsen, at the inaugural produc-
tion in Boston e year and a half ago, and
he has played the role from that night to
missed a single performance. It is doubt
full II this record can be, equaled in light
opera. No singer Of less robust physique
strain. His Voice must have grown weary
many times. but Donaldson has never yet
boy. 1'i
'The Princess Chic. with Vera Michel
ena in the title role. comes to the Grand
Opera-house next week. This will be the
first St. Louis presentation of Kirk La
shelle's opera at the Grand. but the orig
iEal production Is to be given. 1t Is claimed
for Miss Michelena that she is the young
est prina donna on the American stage.
Nance ONeii.
Forest Hun is the barytons of the com;
comedian and Harry Lane the basso. Mr..
Bountiful jade
Ward and vokes are attracting a big
patronage here in "a Pair Of Pinks."
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Frederick de Bellevil:e. Prime Minister
on the stage for purposes Of Hall Gaines
drama. "Thc Eternal City" is the grand
son of Prime Minister In real life.
The sire Of his father was Premier Of
Belgium during the middle of the last CEN
tury and often met the then young ana
rising Bismarck and Gladstone in diplo-
matte tilts: De Belleyi!e has an aristo-
cratic bearing and slight foreign accent.
He was once a Captain In the Belgian
Army and has seen active service.
Joe wclch. whose Hebrew impersona-
ton was one of the funny acts of vaude-
vile, will next appear at the Imperial as
star In the "Peddler.''
Welch. long favorite at the Columbia,
has been earning goodly salary-and
Reid to write human interest comedy for
him, the hero Of which was to be hum
BILE Jew Of the type made famous by
David Warfleld.
The Peddler' was the result. When
brought out in New York. 1t proved some
thing OF a financial success and person
al hit for Welch.
The piece is to be given at the Imperial
exactly as presented in the East and some
genuine thrills are promised.
Charles E Blaney and Howard Hall
have been associated as stage "realizers'
for the last three or four seasons When
either hears of an incident around which
play can be woven, they colIaborate and,
presto. their public is treated to another
drama of heroics. Latest is 1.-The Child
Slaves of New York. to be seen at Hav-
sheocK e Hoes ana fss seeney as .s
from Mount Elias. Alaska, to Mulberry
street. a ghetto of New York. The trifling
mater Of few thousand san miles is no OBJ
The variously talented Mr.. Hall is re-
viving "The Man Who Dared" at the I'm
perial, and until the new piece arrives. "a
Desperate Chance" will hold the boards at
Havlin's.
In two of the solo numbers Bandmaster
Couturier will introduce his wife, Mime.
Grace Ross Couturicr, at his concert at
the Odeon tomorrow night. Mme Cou-
turier is dramatic soprano. The other
soloists are: Cout,rier. cornet virtuoso.
and Sarli who is. said to be an artist OH
the clarionet. The programme is as fol-
....................: Wagner
lnternlezzcbrCuptd's Dream. .Couturter
Cavatina from Queen OF Sheba.. .Gounod
Grace Ross Couturier.
Clarinet soloABosear Girl Fanta;e.. ss Baifs
Mr. SarIi.
cornet .solo-Fantasie ConcertanlA. .Neber-Hoch
4 Mr. Couturier.
Suite-Scenes Picturesque. .Massanet
ta) Marche: (b). Air du Ballet: (c)
Angeus: td) F,ete Boheme.
Song-The Great White Throne. ,Couturier
Grace Ross Couturier.
0tsfff frf Lac
Poonaise and Ballet from Flora Mac
uonaio Ur.ch
die Rothe Robe (The Red Robe). by
Eugene Brieux, is the latest of the new
realistic schools dramas, which has Great
ed stir at all German theaters. 1t will
be presented by the Heinemann and Webb
stock company at the Odeon tonight
The cast abounds in boldly drawn char
ecters. Next Sunday the German stock
company will appear In farce.
Elizabeth Murray. Mcintyre and Heath.
the rnir1streIs. the Melani Trio Of italian