The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-04

MIS- NABBs-
which you are TO see our good friend Mr
Gillette. are playing to cvrowded houses
/ and l am putting out two companies tc
| play each play in the provinces. II {:
rather1unny. but Mr.. Frohman. on account
| OF the labor troubles. cannot get his thea
ters opened in New York. while here IN
| Loncon, on account OF the popularity OF
| Admirable Crichton' at the Duke OF
! Aorks, he cannot get, his theater closed p
Mr.. Hamilton Is impressed with the
ton OF Dante" He saws: This play is
/ one Of the really big things. and one does
not note in II very much the absence OF
Miss Terry"
Joseph Jefferson tells Of a Colorado
woman who presented herself one day
at the registration booth OF a town IN
that State for ;he purpose OF qualifying
IN order that she might cast her vote upon
the school question at the next election
with what political party do you af-
/ hliate?" asked the clerk OF the unaccus-
TONED applicant, using the prescribed for
mulR-
The lady blushed and otherwise exhib-
/ tied some confusion Of manner.
is II obligatory that / should answer
that question: she inquired
Certainly, madam: the law requires it,
Then" said the woman. Il don't think
care to vote II / must mention the par
fy's name. However, ! don't mind saying
a p
and one OF the incest men I've ever met"
Now that Harry Woodruff has made a
good impression as Ben Hur. in the New
York revival OF that marvel among pro-
ductions.. ii is in order that he should be
talked about
The other day he was reminiscent, and
he recalled TO the veteran. ]. E. Dodson
(who, with his wife. Annie Irish, is also
a part Of the revivaD his first meeting
Il was on the stage Of the Fourteenth
Street Theater. and / vas In the chorus
OF 'Pinafore,' " said he. The Emma Alb
bott Opera Company was producing Pin
afore' az night and making a tremendous
hit So, Harry Mann. brother OF Al and
ALI Haynan. business manager OF the
theater organized a Juvenile company
for series OF matinees.
mrs. riske was also In the chorus, and
through the illness Of one OF the Juvenile
principals was Unexpectedly called upon
20 PLAY q role. and she made an instan-
were Annie Russell. Willie Collier. Julia
AaTlqFe' 5snais 61nn and Edith Muir
'.ArthEr Dunn was playing Dick Dead
eye and Alfred Klein was the Admiral
Georss TItheradge. the English actor.
Who came TO this country two years ago
with Mrs. Patrick Campbell and returned
again this, season TO 80 with Margaret
Anglin and Henry Miller, was a member
OF stock company IN Calcutta at the
time Of Queen Victoriss. creation as En-
press OF India A durbar OF the native
sOvereigns and Princes was convened at
Delhi Tor the purpose Of receiving the
proclamation Of the new Empress His
tory records th.st the event Was the great
est and most magnificent spectacle ever
seen IN India II happened that the then
Nicsroy OF India was anything but a good
eloeuuonist. and as the time approached
for the great event II was decided by the
legislative council to employ a professional
elocutionist TO read the historical docu-
ment to the assemblage.
The ASSISTANCE Of the manager Of the
theater at Calcutta was invoked and the
Niceroy finally selected Mr.. Tithsradge for
the Important office. 1t was stated at
the time that his effort was one of the
most beautiful elocutionary effect that had
ever been made. and that he fully rose
10 an appreciation Of the dignity and i'm
pOrtance OF his task Mr.. Titheradge re-
Of England in recognition OF his valuable
services rendered
Among the older playgoers Of New York
tand OF the entire country. for that mat
teri there is a feeling Of decided satisfac-
uon over the success OF Edward Harrf-
gan's new play, Under Cover" story OF
New York life hat harks back TO the old
Harrigan days and draws its Inspiration
from the typical Characters OF he big
towns East Side.
too, for although every review was tinged
with the spirit OF for Aud Lang Syne."
they all frankly admitted that the actor
playwright's types were excellent.
One OF the new songs which IS charac-
teristic Of the HaTrigan play IS called
esting example in its class. Notice:
Oh here !, sifi ;gst Su; ,,9s, Q. the drift
Right under this roof. Oh, you'll hnd the proof
That 70 live is not any dream
The few are on TOP, The many are down:
The iEht has no limit. you see.
With the Fringe Of Society.
Now look at a sp2r', the Jolly ola sort
On horses and nghts he'd set you to rights:
on. he had the stur-I'm throwing no bIun-
He was a GOOD fellow. you see;
1S WIZ as-t The FTnss R' of soeisty. go" ne can
" MonS olSs EsStssnen aSs nc of HSnhatta@n m L fsisi
He took 10 the woods when caught with the
"A! And s!syss Up .he river awhile:
And now he is wise he tanks with bis eyes
In the Fringe Of Society.
Now. there is a gal. breezy old pal.
Who onee vas a lovely young bud:
But now she Is down In the mud.
Her story II old. each day IL II told
Oh. she's had her swing. and now she can
with the Fringe Of Society.
Now. there is a peach. thrown up On the
A life wreck from Poverty's sea:
So youthful and gay. this poor castaway
would sooner drtuk whisky than tea
She don't know her name. and shes not tr
There's millions IN her family.
oh. yet. q Is sad. were all 10 the bad
In the Fringe Of Society.
Blanche Walsh. the MasIova OF Tolstoy's
Resurrection, Is a great admIrer OF the
proper and up-to-date girl Nothing
pleases this clever woman more than a
girl who knows how to converse intelli-
gently. Miss Walsh. in recent interview.
said:
why IS It that girls who are exquisite
ly neat and daiEty In their personal habits
and belongings are often so slOvenly In
speech2
In car recently listened to college
girls talking. They were fresh. attractive
looking girls with the whitest OF teeth.
carefully kept hair. and that general look
OF beautiful neatness that accords with
our modern idea OF the well-dresSed vorn-
an. But their speech betrayed that this
nieety stopped with their physical wen be-
ing.
tongue. amounted almost. TO my ears, 70
asTHSSSS were slurred over or left Ouf