The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-08

In fact, he has never seen 1t but once and
| he never shall again. says Mr.. Ely.
Mr.. Hooligan always accompanies Miss
Gilman to the theater. and is securely
. chained in her dressing-room from the mo-
ment Of his arrival until Miss Gilman and
her mother are ready to 60 home. That is, he
was always securely chained except once. A
few nights ago he in some way managed to
slip his chain and wandered into the wings
just as Mr.. Ely was embracing his mistress
Mr.. Hooligan wasted no time in prelimi-
nary battle arrangements. He simply made
one leap across the stage and a large por-
ton OF the neither region of Mr. Elys old
Colonial knee breeches disappeared sudden
ly from the sight of the audience while
Mr.. Ely himself gave utterance to a loud,
undignified yell and ordinations which are
not usually part OF his love scene.
The audience quickly fell into the spirit
Of the moment and applauded Mr. Hooligan
with intense enthusiasm. although Mr. Ely
In low and fervld terms earnestly requested
some OF his felow-actors to persuade Mr..
Hooligan to give up the center OF the stage.
After the stage carpenter had pulled its
tail, one actor had put snun under It's nose,
two pulled at its hind legs and another pair
forced tenpenuy nails between its jaws. Mr..
Hoolgan reluctantly consented to retire
from the glare OF the foetlights.
Charles Durham reached down in the
grab-bag OF his memory the other night
and brought up Just another story Of John
Stetson."
"At the Globe. in Boston. during Stet-
sons management" he said, 1--WE had Clara
Louise Kellogg for a night, and when the
count-up was over found that there was a
loss Of Just $50 on the guarantee that had
been promised to the singer. 1 went back 10
Miss kellogs's dressing-room and handed
her the money, and when she heard how
bad the house was, she said:
Mr. StefSon is Sitting in his I,<,x
and wish you would kindly tell him that
/ would like to sing any song he will sug-
| gest, Just to make up in a way for what
| he has lost on me-
II reported what the singer had said to
| Stetson. and he was really pleased at her
thoughtfulness. Just tell her to sing Home
| Sweet Home he said. and did SO.
AS the last note Of the song died away
| Stetson leaned back in his chair. showed
| his hands In his trousers pockets, and, with
a self-satisfied smile and few unmention-
| able words as trimmings, remarked:
"'Well. I reckon I'm about the only man
| alive that ever paid $50 to hear Home.
Sweet Home"
On April q. the birthday Of Shakespeare.
| the Lyceum Theater Of London. the play
house SO long identified with the work of
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. will be put
| up at auction along with its site and sew
i eral Of the adjoining stores.
The County Council demanded extensive
| changes made IL the place was to be used
as q theater, and the directors, not feeling
these alterations could be made without
| enormous expense. decided to sell. The
| brildings will be RACED and new structure
| for commercial purposes erected.
Maude Adams. who has been spending the
| winter in caring for her health, will soon 80
to Europe for a stay that will last at least
through the summer.
Although going for rest and recreation
rrin arily. she will. 1t is said, keep in close
touch with ]. NJ. Barrie, who is writing the
new play in which 1t IL expected she will
return to the stage next season.
There is q tradition in Tsxas that II a
mule kicks q darkey on the head the mule
will go lame.
Maclyn Arbuckie. who for q brief period
! practiced law in that State before becom-