The St. Louis Republic., 1904-04-24

| ed London IS best told in The fac, that
.'Old Heidelberg remained at The ST
James Theatcr from january TIL July II.
where hat weather forced Mr.. Alexander
to take rest.
On his closing night he announced that
he would reonen his London season with
old Heidelberg and it may round oct
two years or more at his theater. In az.
di,ion to Mansaeld's production: Old
Heidelberg has been. produced this win
ter in Australia. South Africa. and by an
Ensiish con,Sany in Calcutta.
The version used by Mr.. Mansfield is
translation of Never Fcrster's charming
George Alexander Mansfield eulivens the
p,ay with the old German student SONGS
so dear. to the corps. Though not grad
uste Of heidelberg. Mr.. Mansfield, when
boy. lived there for some time.
On the programmes Of ''The Earl OF
Pawtucket" will appear a rame new 10
ST Louis theater-goers. but which should
p, ssess more than usual interest for those
wh2 like to keep IN touch with dramatic
affairs.
|. The name Is that OF Jane Peyton. ard
the possessor of It Is Lawrence. D'Orsay's
lea ing woman There is saii to be a
future in store for Miss Pevton ki.ke
La Shele regards her as a distinct find,
end he is very proud. not only of having
discovered her but OF the fact that he
lias In his possession IL contract securing
Mss Peytons exclusive services for a
term Of years.
has unusual gifts in the direction OF
comedy
Mrs soder-Hue of St. Louis. who
year ago went to Europe TO complete her
stLacs in singing and who had the good
fortune to study with the celebrated Ger
man artist. Nine Marianne Brandt. az
9, .1a,- tc IN
reach ST. Louis Wednesday.
Two weeks ago Mrs Soder-Hueck ap-
peared in a farewell concert In the Bee
ihoyen-SaaI. Berlin. At this concert Mrs.
of fiardot-Garcia, Sennbeit ana Others as
well as a number of favorfte compositions
for :'ie middle voice. by Sehunann; Schu-
bert and Brahms. The reviews OF the con-
cert in several Berlin musical publications
indicate that Nine. Soder-Hueck pleased
immensely
De Wolf Hoppers revival Of Wang Is
said to be one of the most satisfactory
undertakings Of the waning season II has
Indeed received such manifestations OF
pouiar acclaim as to convey the assurance
that the piece will prove one OF The soltdiy
prosperous attractions next season With
Mr.. Hopper's. individual performance
pretty much everybody Is Of course farnil-
lar by This time. 1t Is unchanged except
ing in the matter OF new gags. OF when
there are large number. mostly sn1aIt
and up to date. The most interesting
feature of the new company is Furnished
through Mrs. Hopper return to the stage
She rtitred some seasons age prlhclpaiiy
at that time she had found 1t Impossible 10
check. But Mrs. Hopper Is now as slender
and lissome as schoolgirl. and exceed
Moreover, she sings with greater charm
than ever. and may with entire truthful
ness be spoken Of as the best of our comic
opera prima dennas.
David Belasco. whose. life is spent in
doors for eight or nine months in the year
has decided upon sensible course for the
coming summer vacation period. He has
ordered from one of the big French auto
mobile companies a large touring car of
high speed, and it will be delivered to him
upon his arrival m Paris early in June.
In France Germany ana Italy there are
b!les, and 1t has become quite the custom
among devotees of this line or sport TO
keep their high-power machines In Paris,
and proceed to these places when the fever
of the road strikes them. The new Be
lasco auto is of ninety-horse power, ana
the lowest gear Is thirty-eght miles an
hour.
II is fitted with lockers for the storage
of clothing. etc. so that its owner may
stateroom of a Pullman sleeper. Mr. Be
lasco expects to spend some sixty days on
his Continental ''chug' trip.
Occasionally the players are forcefully
reminded of the trials they met with in
the good old days When the Weber
Fields company started on its recent
cross-country tour, Ned HarriEan was
contrasting their method of travelling in
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