The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-21

The American tour of MIR. Robertson
anu Miss Elliott will open at the Star
| New York run. at the Knickerbocker
| Theater, will begin November 9.
Miss Ada Rehan was also passenger.
She brought back a pet King Charles
| spaniel
Il am ready now for work" said Miss
Rehan. This season I star with Otis
ment. We shall open our season at At
lantic City on October 10. After that We
! go for a tour through the South and
West We We, shall play The Tanning TdIIs Of the the
| The School for Scandal.
submitted to me, but for the present I
| intend to stick to the old things-the
| things / am best known in
]. Fred Zimmerman of the firm OF Nix
| on C Zimmerman was still another pas
senger. He was enthusiastic in his praise
OF the Wagner operas as produced in
Munich. He hinted at production which
he had talked of bringing over from
Vienna. but said he was not ready to
speak about the matter at present.
David Bispham returned from two
months tour on the Continent. He will
go on concert tour through this country
and return to England next May
Kyrle Bellew opened his second season
In America at the Theater Of Ycung's
Pier, Atlantic City. n. J.. last night. rro-
ducing "Raffes" dramatized Dy Eugene
Presbrey aud f. W. Horning from The
Amateur Craossma sketches CT the
latter, and one of the largest audierces
of the season witnessed the initial per-
formance.
The dramatist has taken advantage of
all dramatic license in providing Mr.. Bel
lew with his present starring vehicle. The
play, condensed, depicts man of high
social standing, suffering from q cerebral
disease. making him a victim to crime,
the more quiet environment Of modern
society being too placid to satisfy the
cravings of the desire to steal.
The mitigation of his crimes is the
main effort OF the dramatist. who all but
advances the theory that crime Is dis.
scandalisms so we'll that the audience is
in sympathy with him throughout the
play. It left the theater feeling all tur-
glars are not so wicked as painted.
There is a pretty love story running
through the play. The love scenes be-
tween Gwendolyn Conron and Raff1es
were Of deep leart interest. The dialogue
is only talk n the first act. but the ex-
plantations seem necessary to give intima-
ton of what follows.
Mr. Bellew was the gentleman burglar
1t was the first time that he has been
seen IN the iress of society, and. though
the change from the cape and sword to
the conventional evening dress was
marked one, 4 did not hinder the actor
who gave a finished portrayal Of the star
part
The cast was very well balanced c. NJ.
Holland played the part Of the detective,
Captain Bedford, a character similar to
that in Jim the Penman," which he Gre
ated twelve years ago, and was entirely
satisfactory. Edwin Arden was "Bunhy''
Harry Manners-Rafness churn, sharing
honors with Mr.. Bellew. Mss Calar Blan-
dick, Mr.. Bellows leading woman.
proved an appealing heroine. and Miss
Ethel Matthews. an English actress, made
her first appearance on an American
stage, playing very satisfactorily the part
o! an adventures.
Others who received attention were
Harry Russell. Frank Conor, Frank Rob-
erts. Mignon Beranger. Lucy Miller and
Frank Mccormick.
dashing young Irishman will be the
role Richard Mansfield will essay next
year. It will be in The Garden Of Lies"
a dramatization OF J. II. Forman's novel
of that name. The character Is Dennis
Mallory. Contracts for the play were
signed yesterday.
Augustus Thomas's new play, written
for Charles Frohman. was received by
him from Paris on Tuesday. Yesterday
Mr.. Frohman cabled Mr.. Thomas his ac-