The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-08
NEW FEATURES OF SOME
EXCELLENT STAGE BILLS

49, A1ApA XIX fIilIIl
OF tfiis standard attraction.
The Performance. went with a su,n and
oahh that was remarkable. considering that
IL was the first Of the season.
Many changes have been made In the
eaS'' put the result has been TO strengthen
'ho talent III one OF the best musical come
"ies ever Written-nnc whose popularity
seems destined 10 last a long tiue.
The most remarkable Improvement is in
the quality OF the chorus and the zas, with
"hich tho ~cnsemblrs are put on. This Is
que 10 II 1--we stage director. Oscar l.. Fig
man. "to plays the part OF the Burgo-
muster for his .clcyoT work In this
uhctuous part he receives the cordial in
dorsernent of the audience. but few ap-
preciatc that the excellence Of the entire
movement OF the production IL largely due
~ IiS "1orts. Like his brother. Max Fig
man. who directed "The Red Feather" and
naVcfal OF Mrs. F1ske's plays, oscar Fig
mn. ID coming 70 be u capital actor.
though Miss Ruth White IL missed IA
me part OF Willie. the Countess Olga Won
Hatfield. who has succcodod her. ~ exrci-
t5ht BeTldes making Ny rs a most Al
iaaGtive boy. sha has a de igntful voice and
IN inc 'hansaroo' and 81 Love You
songs was cordially recalled. oscar Rag
,sna' a young giant. II is playing the
part % tho Harlem Spider" sings re-
Louise Bracket comes back in her old
part % t,uth. She has taken IN enough
weight TO make her %prettier than ever. The
Soubrette u HeW-iittlg Dorothy Rae.
A good dancer. she also knows how 10
sing another new principal who is tai
ent.d r. forl bailey. now playing the
riet sheldon. Walter JGros's mother liz
again. giving hor good bit of ccccrtric
comedy, Tie woman Theosophlst.
Charles Sharp's work as Doodle" IL as
IUrEy rs any character In ppmlc r.r -
DAY. and for biz musical specialty no won
sly sSXe1 encore se7eral specisIties have seen
ward Of st. Louis, the prettiest girl in the
company. docs tho clkc-walk with zig |
man.
Tho Grand was crowded last night. but
10 discomfort was suffered. the ventil;i-
tory.
The Darling OF the Code" a charming
drama or old Japan, began its second
week at the Imperial auspiciously. One Of
the real novelties OF the season. the play |
'1 The e' Y tseR ana na sniJoyf 10 sa ,nn AID sgaln;
favor again last night. The bits Of com
edy she introduced made you laugh. Her
arch simplicity suggested a Japanese Pa |
thence. The srene depicting "ths feast of
a thousand wclcomes'' proved the scenic
triumph Of tho performance. Lights, |
flowers. geishas. incense bearers, jugglers
and acrobats lent "stmosphere'' and in |
. Ada Levi, who won her first fame as
s ssarsb "a fi1 Il, it S Jsfms 2 hut rag u, cry f s1
list.
A party Of Boer officers we're in a box. |
Scattered through the largo audience were
half a hundred visiting Japanese.
They enjoyed II all immensely.
Tho performance OF Way Down Fast
at tho Olympic last night was the sixtieth |
tho pastoral has been seen at this
and with few exceptions the cast
Is the same. Phoebe Davies. Ulrich Col |
Inns. j. III. Bunny, Ella Hugh Wood and
sara Stevens continue to play the now
celebrated characters they originated with
enthusiasm.
To Miss Davies falls the most dihicult
part. The role OF Anna is very eIacting.
MISC Davies. however. IL equal to the
task. She smiles whenever there is an op- |
portupity. and her art Is ever the same.
Harry Jackson. sterling delincator OF
character. made his debut as a
star at Havlin's in What Women VIII
Do Although its name implies thrills, |
the play is u dramatizstion of Dickens's !
David Copperfeld." Jackson. as old |
Micawber, hh meyer given a heater i'm
personation.
He tallies admirably with The famous
Dickens type, and when the cheerful Did
chap has the stage the audience warns to
him. Jackson himself built up the drama.
IL doesn't catch on until the
second act. when appears for
first tims. Things then liven. up and
the action proceeds rapidly enough. The
piece should prove a hit.
kiralfy's Louisiana Purchase spectacle
its ono hundred and first perform
once at the Odeon. The speciaIties are no
nna fnfnraCfInU ma fhn tna IT.
self. Fred V. Bowers's musical act is one
that would be a topliner In any vaudeville
t~heater.. The latest specially IL the Kiral,
by the fact that 1t is already being :mi-
tated, although only in its second week
here.
The Brigadiers. with Edmond Hayes as
.he leading comedian, provided substantial
Entertainment at the standard Unlike
most burlesqus shows, the vaudeville spe-
.,ialtieS are given during the action Of the
Hayes is seen as the funny Wise
iuy" tramp. There are two acts. each Of
include many up-to-date specialties.
Hadji Tahar'. Arabian acrobats, nine in
present n diverting athletic act
It Suburban Garden. Their fsats OF con-
ortion. gun manipulation and pyramid
,osing evoked constant applause. Frances
Carter and Rose, Anna Burt and
Ahern and Baxter were the other newcom-
Tn Travelers' Protective Association
will enjoy an outing at the Suburban Sat
irday.
Nettie De Coursey appeared at the Craw-
ord III A Orphans Prayer" Miss DE
,oursey plays the part of Calamity, n
girl. The interest as to the or
,han heroine's identity is sustained to tho
There is much to entertain rs the
develops.
Herr Saona. tho i~mpersonator, is the
at Manpion's Park. He offers i
icw speciality. appearing as some half a
core Of famous men. His quick changes
Lro made in full view of the audience.
Kitamura's Japs. from the Imperial The
tier. Toxic. are at Forest Park Highlands.
RI. intricacy of their act consists OF bal
nerve. The famous ladder trick,
presented nowadays. caused gem
line admiration. The stein-Eretto Fam
iy, somewhat In contrast with the Japs,
re hand balancers and Jumpers.
Ed Z. Reynard's ventriloauist work.
In itself, is delivered with the
igures, that move with agility and have
fun with the actor and them
elves, apparently.
ry OF his mOnologues. offers Jokes and
ongs. Louise Brehany. pleasing vocalist, ,
= heard In a new repertoire. Bickel and
Watson are clever musicians.
Out at Deimar the Hayes Louisiana"
ntertalned a large audience. Maude Will !
iams, who succeeded Miss Lambert as
umb will leave Saturday night, going ,
EAST to Join The Sultan OF Sulu' COM
She will be replaced by Adele Raft
T. who will be pleasantly remembered as
he contralto Of the Bostonians for the
three seasons. Miss Rafter Is a young
oman who should make quite as much
{ the part of Columbia as has either OF
er predecessors.
Beginniug this week. the matinee days
iii be Wednesday. Friday and Sunday.
he Saturday matinee being discontinued.
Josephine Gassman. who may always be