The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-17
THEATRICAL NOVELTIES
ON VIEW LAST NIGHT.

In The Irish Pawnbrokers" at the Grand
is seen e merry soubrette. rather good
character actor and chorus that Is more
a.tractiveiy gowned than the average Inc
play is an Indifferent excuse Tor the e3-
ploitation of their talents.
Maize Trumbuf, blonde and stylish, has
the center of the stage much OF the um M
She is the saving grace Mnas ., mTuio Ir i
foxes and brogue babel? Miss Trumbull
has her limitations. but she is fais 20 see
and manages to work up several situauens
capitaIly.
j. l. Mccabe, as an awkward bachelor
who Is in love. gets more laughs tnan any
Of his associates. The shuttle OF wax ns
fer him. 10 see it IS. to smile The genial
Mr. McCabe is the short one OF the Ial
and short Irishmen." McCabe and MACK;
are ar .ns he as. All Right By Make TrumO.Il;
Have Something to Say" an en- eemole
overture. and .The Band" by MeCaoe'
Mack and Maize Trumbuli.
The Crawford is offering an lattrac-
ton of more than ordinary merit In
THE Village Parson-" The play IS
pastoral. with characters who are quaint
and capabiy portrayed. William A norton
heads the cast as the Reverend Tom God
ley, the parson. Miss Frankie fIAncis =
the parsons wife. who suffers LOT sins
committed BY her father; she, zoo; - rarts
are amIsingly Interpreted by Grace WI
mott and Scott lawrence
The Bon-Ton Burlesquers began the sea-
SON at the Standard. Dorothy Drew, VINO
appeared in st. Louis in ''F1ddle-Dee-Dee
some time ago, plays leading parts IN the
extraxaganxas and Is also featured In the
clio. Her voice always pleases- she d aas
80 txo4y,
songs, etc The best specialties prove 10 os
those given by Miss Drew. Hughes aho
Hazelton. Williams and Aleen. the EmpIe
Ths nisyiets are "The Bon-Tons in Sunny
SPAIN and The Lady Killer.
The new programme at Hashagen
brought to tina. park Joe Hayman. the
Hebrew Jester: Harry Franklin and John
Max and the coney Island Ballet
The Imperial Theater commenced its Sec
ond week with another new drama. The
Runa,o Mystery" which IS written around
the Burdick case. and judging by the IRE
ouent applause the audience enjoyed every
one OF the many exciting scenes. tne PEI 81
over the brink Of the quarry by MI anu
Mrs. Pennel
Mrs. Pendick. as the stage impersonato,r
Ian RI Rose. Guy Durren appears as Edwin
L. Pendick-
.sNobody.s Claim" with new scenic effects
and half dozen thrilling chma1es. was
presented at Havlin's- There are five acts
and each abounds in action. The first two
picture the exterior and the interior, re-
of the kind of hostelries described In Bret
Harte's yarns about mining life In Can-
fornia Then the scene changes to gloomy
Underwood Cut. where whitecap despefa-
does attempt to hold up train The burn,
ing of a hunchback's cabin comes next and
in the closing act Madge, the frontier nero
inc. comes into possession OF NOBODY
Claim" and the fortune It brings
..Monte Cristo'' was revived at Koerners
Garden by the Lawrence Hanley stock COM
pauy. Hanley played Edmond Dantes rather
interestingly, his best scene being that OF
the escape from Chateau diff.
The company Is rehearstng Julius Cae-
sar," which viii be given at Manager u; z.
Rice's benefit Victory Bateman Will then
also appear in sketch called Sweet
hearts
Music in great variety Is offered at Forest
Park Highlands. with The Girl With the
Auburn Hair heading the list. The act
Ia as attractive as ever. with the electric
effects as nearly perfect as they can oe
the Noses IL the most pleasing They pre-
sent in Venetian costumes and with appfo,
pirate setting quintet of strings ana
6sasses PLAYING d Misn sfi svery acrobs.s.
the Trolley Car Trio in pantomime ana
gymnastics and Marguerite and haniey
supply the other entertainment James COZ
beft win come TO the Highlands August
The act Of Drawee and Company. comedy