The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-15
NEWCOMERS IN PEGGY FROM PARIS
NINE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RECITAL

: GraEe belmont VINO appeared az iuc
Spirit Of Civilization in kiralfy's "Louisi-
ana" has been engaged to play Peggy in
Peggy From Paris She will make her
debut in this part at the Olympic tonight.
Strangely. Miss Belmont's career has
many phases akin to those of the fictitious
Peggy. Miss Belmont received her mu-
steal education in Paris. as Peggy is sup
posed TO nave done. and also she made
her professional debut in the French cap
ital. Miss Belmont has also appeared
with success in London.
Behind the scenes this is one OF the bust
est weeks AT the Olympic in a long time
on account OF the changes being made in
the Peggy cast. Several of the present
principals will leave the company next
week. notable among them being Jacques
Kruger and Grace Orr Myers.
Miss Myers. dainty and pretty and a
good singer. has made much of the part
Of Lutte, her work being quite up to the
performance she gave as Frank Danieis's
p1ima donna. She will soon return to
New York for a neS production, as will
Mr.. Kruger.
Manager Corey has several new princi-
pals for each Of the parts that are be-
ing vacated. and from among the artists
sent on from New York he will select
those who seem most capable. With E
H. O'Connor he is conducting rehearsaIs
morning, noon and night piector
o'Connor. accustomed 10 tedious stage
work of this sort, is putting in one of the
busiest periods in his career. Inc
chorus, after a jaunt ION the road" has
been rehearsed into excellent FORM
OConnor, a dapper chap on the street
looks like Tracy, his friends say, as ne
marshals the large Peggy" chorus about
at, the Olympic. The company. lined W
on the dark stage for a continued-in-our-
next rehearsal. would not be recognized
as the same group of attractive perform
ers seen under the calcium
Nine. Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisicr. who
MAYS at the Odeon the evening OF Decem-
Der 10, under the auspices Of the Union
Musical Club, is u constant surprise to her
hearers in the matter of physical strength
In appearance she is a frail. nm ht'Ie
woman, but she has an arm 50 remarka-
BILE that photographs Of it have been puo-
lished as studies. Her very sien9er lott
arm has q strength OF sinew ana Inusce
that rivals that OF a strong man anu AZ
the same time the suppleneSs that gives
such exquisite tenderness to her playing.
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In the company presenting The Maid
and the Mummy there is a little mite OF
a woman who, although a comparative
novice In stage work, has won golden
opinions from the critical everywhere. she
is Janet Priest, who, before she adopted
the stage as a profession, was a writer.
She is a Bachelor Of Arts. and has filled
the position Of dramatic critic and editor
Miss Priest is described as a radical de-
parture from the genus actress as she Is
known. to the world at large. Miss Priest
is n graduate Of the University OF Mime
sofa, and a fondness for literary WORK
il what she herself says, and by natural
steps 1t wasn't long after she had the
coveted '~.sheepekin, in her possession that
she was in the employ of one Of the Min
neapohs newspapers, and II wasn't long
after that until she was the editor of the
woInan's, part Of the same publication.
and its people. and very shortly she was
the recognized dramatic critic Of the
newspaper. and, truth be told, at times
inclined 10 severity. But her criticisms
were widely read and her following was
, corresroudfngly large. She etermtned
upon q stage career. Her choice was to de-
pct Children; and; d If p Sss.sI C children 20 EN- : I
be underfed:. while their intelligence de
street. Is so apt To be preeocious
II Is HeT 1HttttiOH W always ueHlcl Suule
, phase of child life. You see. I am 70
little that / am better fitted for that
lne of,wor than any other" she says.
Burton Holiness last lecture. TO be given.
Tonight at Y. NJ. c. A. Hall, will besaDn
Japan. MT Holmes has made three traps
Of several weeks duration to. Japan. Dur
ing two si:mmers he adopted the mode of
living and customs of the Japs for the
purpose of studying japanese life as near
ly a. possible through Japanese eyes. On
all OF these visits he ,availed himself of
every opportunity for taking photographs,
and a. a result the present travelogue is
an epitome of all that is best photograph
The lantern slides We're colored BY jap
anese artists. The motion pictures should
Civ a. straightforward excellent idea of
life In the larger japanese cities. The
dances OF the Geisha girls. scenes in the
tea gardens and In the, homes. of the
wealthy Japanese will be shown.
Fanny Mcintyre, an actress we'll known
in st. Louis Is to return next week. She
will play the Oriental princess, who is the
heroine of The White Tig-ess of Japan
ut Havlin's.
"Das CROSSE LIGHT" CThe Great Light,
a new piece by Felix Phiiippi, will be
presented for the first time in st. Louis
at the olympic Sunday night by the Ger
man Stock Company. The action of the