The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-16
Mr., MANSFlELD'S VARIED NEW
REpERTOIRE-~MEWo OF The STAGE

Richard Mansfield will begin an engage
! ment at the Olympic New Years Day.
! His repertoire is to be the most varied ne
! has given here in nine years. On the
afternoon Of January l he Will pay a
special matinee, reviving .'3e1u HruIr-
| mel" Monday night renewed oppcriu-
| nifty will be given TO see Ivan the Ter
| rible" Mr.. AEansfieli's latesI SUCCESS.
'Beau Brummel" will be repeated Tor the
| last time Tuesday evening" \ prediction
OF Shakespeare's comedy. The - tzTchant
OF VENICE" Will be given Oh Wednesday
evening. when afr. Mansfield VIII be seen
| in his celebrated Shylock. fer The first
| tins here in nine years. Thursday even
| ins will witness iir. Mansdeld's only sp-
pearance IS the Baron Cacvcial II a
Partisan Romance" On Friday night the
| new production Of King Richard H. viii
be- given Tor the only time In st. Louis.
and also for the first tirao here In i..az
years. 1t is said to be most pgetcltiy,;s;
revival. identical in every par-icG!s. with
this artists production OF King H.caI.t
IiI'' at the Globe The2tc-. London when
it ran for 100 n;gass- st the Saturday
matinee The Merchant OF Venice VIII!
be repeated. and ct the farewell perform
ance on Saturday night he VIII act Doc
tor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde ior the only
time. There are log persons IN Iii. Mans
nelds organization, and for the 3rcdGc-
ton Of these plays he brings six sixty-foot
baggage-car loads OF scenery. The Mans
deld company is the largest dramatic or
ganlLauon and equipment which has ever
travelled In Europe or America. 1t is
gratifying tc know that Mr. AsusiaiJs s
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repertoire or great acung roles has met
with favor. Ia Boston and PhlladephiI
the capacity OF the theatar could have
been sold twice over. and the newspapers
record that the orchestra was under tie
stage throughout the engagement.
There will bo new face on the stage
Of the Odeon next week. when The Chris
tan goes on 1t will be that OF Miss Zoe
Atkins, the charming daughter OF Nation
a Republican Committeeman Atkins.
Miss Atkins is the young woman who
entertained Ruth Bryan when she was on
her wedding trip. Miss Atkins has stage
aspirations and has Induced her parents 10
ory has given her the opportunity. she
Will play the part OF Glory Quayle's maid.
Tho virginian." drarnat.zation of
Owen Wisher's novel. will come to the
Century December y. The play is said TO
deal with the .rusuers." the Indians. the
impromptu shooting match and the lynch
ing OF cattle thieves. But most important
OF all is the romantic wooing of the cow
boy hero and the dainty little Vermont
school teacher. II the charm of this love
story has been preserved IN the transition
from novel to play there can be little
doubt as to the success OF the new piece.
The two lovers are TO be imDersonated by
Dustin Farnum and Helen Holmes.
-
ter OF her professional engagements has
como TO be accepted by managers as an
assured fact. and the record she has made
during the ten years in which Manager
Charles 4 E.lliS has had charge OF her
American eng tge.uents fully juytifieS this
estimate of her ability to keco faith with
the public. Notwithstanding the fact that
she has toured America and subjected
helSeh 10 the eYtrcAanSiuS climatic con-
Git-ouS attending II = filling of engage
ILent3 in thia country OF great distances.
there have not been. IN her ten seasons on
this side OF the Atlantic, half dozen &C.
casions when she failed TO be in the best
condition vocally ana able 10 fully salts
fy her own critical estimate of her fitness
TO meet the demands OF the public.
A notable number of Nine Fannie
Bloomfield zeisler's programme at the
odeon, December f9. will be Beethoven's
Sonota, Op. 81. No 3. This difficult selec-
ton she is said 10 play most delightfully."-.
Thirty members OF the Teachers Protec-
tive Association will be in attendance at
the Century Saturday night to witness
Robert Edeson's performance OF Ran
sons Folly
Y. NJ c. A. Hall was not large enough
to accommodate all who sought to hear
ESIr
night. 1t proved a popular and engaging
subject. The pictures were the best ever
seen in Holmes travelogue.