The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-19

An of interest is the appearance Of
! Nine Eugenia Manteli the mezzo- soprano Of
/ the Metropolitan Opera Company. in vaudeville
at Forest Park Highlands this week. beginning
with the matinee to-day. Mantelli is OF the
| few song birds who is in the heydey OF
her career. She is young. handsome. and her
| voice is Of wide compass. While Manteiis con-
cert numbers are sung in conventional evening
dress. she Is said to portray each operate char
ncter. She sings in the following languages:
&, Italian French, German, Spanish and English.
! Her selections are from extensive repertoire,
including Barber Of Seville" "Mignon," Sam
son and Della" Carmen and ''Trovatore.'
In addition to this attraction Colonel Hopkins
has engaged some other notable acts for his
| first gala week, series OF which will follow
| for month or more. Among the lesser lights
/ In this weeks billie are the Kaufman troupe OF
/ bicyclists: Saona, the character impersoaator;
Zabode. the equilibr!st and Little Elsie who
| initiates well-known stage folk.
lines and his band will return to Suburban
| Garden today for limited engagement. and in
\ addition to concerts this afternoon and evening.
several extra features will be offered by tho
| manifested in the act of Marvellous Marsh. the
| diving cyclist. A tower. seventy feet in height
| has been erected. Extending from this is a
! bicycle run. built a gradual incline. Marsh
| will mount his wheel the tower and then
| descend on the incline TO point forty feet
from the ground. Here the structure ends abrupt
/ w. and, reaching 1t, Marsh Will leap from his
| wheel and dive into small tank OF water on
| the ground below. Walkers H.gh-Diving Horses
F.! have been retained for to-day. The lnnes con-
cert programmes have been arranged as follows
go p. NJ.
Observation-Disclosures" .................. Wagner
serenade-"Rococco" ......... Meyer Helmund
| kissing the Barney Stone Irish
FANTASIA ....-........-...-...-....Ton Moore
Russian Fantasia Levy
/ Cornet Solo by Kryl.
BLUE Danube Concert Waltz Strauss
AT $50 z. NJ.
| overture-'Msnon' Thomas
My old Kentucky Home Paraphrase) Foster
Two Songs
To- Spring (For Reed Band)........ .Mendelssohn
''Pan-Amercana" .............-.......-...Her Herbert
"Lohengrin'' Fantasia) ...-...-.-W Wagner
AT T:ij p. ".
! Oyerture-"Merry Wives OF Windsor .Nico!ai
''kammenoi ostrow" ...............-... Rub nstein
| Duet for Flute and French Horn by
| Mess.s. BrUckwaert and Phalr-
Gathering Of the Clans Scotch Fan
At 9:i5 p NJ
ovcrture-"The Martyrs .Donizetti
t) Prince Charming March. Innes
Mendelssohniana
.'lnfiammatus' tsossih'
'HuldigunGs' wagner
| None OF the Weber & Fields shows have met
with so great success both IN New York and
ION the road" as ''Fiddle-Dee-Dee." which will
be the Offering at DelI.iar Garden this after
noon. II Is really OK Il production than
any Of the others. although It contains as much
burlcsuUc. The musical numbers. too while
not quite numerous. are the most pleasing
.FiddIe-Dee-Dee'' has been given in St Louis.
and 1t seems safe to predict that all the prln-
citals will be seen TO advantage, especially
Messrs. Sidman and Harris. the German come
dians. Mr. kiraify also promises something
novel in the way Of a ballet-and the ballet is
about as cooo as anything in the whole show.
Cou;urer's Band viii be heard in pro-
gramue. Tuesday has been selected by the
West Ind Business Mems League for out
Ing.
West End Heights. beginning with the matt
nee of to-day will present new vaudeville
bill. The leading act Of the show is heraided
a. that to be given by Kelly an! Reno. Lerado
and Blake who here last and
/ pleased much. will be another attraction.
Marguerite Favor is offer singing and
GarCInG specially. Mitchell and Ward will sing
and dance. Post and Clinton promise a new
sketch. Fox and Fixe will play return en-
gaSement
To-day's change of bill at MannIon's Park
brings TO that garden OF the fayorites Of
the vauieviii. STAGE. AldTich Libbey. the
barytone. Mr. Libbey returns this year in a
comedy singing sketch. and viii be assisted by
katherine Trayer. AS Mr. 1.ibbey has a follow
ing In St. Louis the engagement is likely to
prove pleasing one. kerns and Cole will also