The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18

moro nights to ru.:. And. my: how glad
/ was when it was all over
Ms. T4rnis Bloomfield Zeiser. VITO ap-
pears IL Piano recital TT the Odeoa to-
/ BOLTON E!st.t. IS as-.rting her American
! ism by requesiing that her name be pref
! aCed uy 21rs. rather than Madame, Tick
! otE tog hc- concert T-c selling rapidly.
| The r"ei.e; will be given under the aus
I p!css oE tire Union Musical Club. The FOL
! lowing programme has been arranged:
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Ieuuettu Moderate gTa=oso).
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, Ss.-lLsnGa and Double froa. tie bs'iet
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FaraPh-lse Pa n si,s % Conce,: On tb- cpera ts-
-rans:r:5sa tos plano ty rab.t, up. s.:
HirLard Cares latest musical comedy.
The Maid ana the MUMMY" Will he on
vicw at thc Century. Carrie himself pro-
duced the piece, but he Is not 4 member
~ the cast. The engagement * 10 begin
this afternoon. The story q The Maid
ard the Mummy concerns the suostitu
ton OF q theatrical propsrty man for IN
Egyptian mummy. Washington Stuhcs,
! al actor-manager. has failed in MS own
business, and is trying 10 sell lis ttleatrt-
cal properties as genuine antiques. To
him comes Doctor Elisha Dohbins. Il zcie:-
tist, vino foEdIy fancieB that he mas dis
covered the elixir Q: life.
The doctor wants the mummy "a sx-
pertinent upon. OF course. Stubbs hasn't
got ole. but in the extremity he sen Is
Bolivar. lis property man, 10 play the
part. The hoax IS discovered. hut rct
until the final curtain. Two love stories
are woven into TIC comedy. onc concerns
the doctors daughter and al oscuiatory
mad Brszillan Ths other is that OF
Washington STUDIOS and q pretty actress.
Trixie Evergreen, VINO was formerly his
leading lady.
Although ''M.leiy Mary Am was pub
:islc-l as recently as last year It :s IN
terestins 20 examine the tale as Nrr Zans-
Will first told II. Mary Ann, then, was
the handed. humbls-minded. over
worked ''slayey' Of the shahny London
lodginE-house, In which Lance!ot. the beg
garl,- composer. existed, ard yearnod, and
wrote grand opera
The first time Lanceiut saw Mary Ann
she was cleaning the steps. Nothing
seemed less likely than Iha; this proud
young aTistcc.at, pauper though he was.
would ever condcscerd to fir with the
little lodgins-house drudge
i happened. for al! that. lie began 80
notice that she was rather pretty; hai.
features were small and sil;spcly: she had
soIaoth!ng OF complexion: there was a
CLINT in her hair. IIc- hands, unhappily.
were still red. but Icncelot bought for
her. out OF his slender means. six pairs OF
kid gloves. lie suggested that she should
always carry pair in her pocket TO slip
on when she came into his room, and Mary
Ann. recognizing that she was merely
Mary Ann. gladly consented. And then,
a little later. he kissed her
In the meantime l.ancelot's ) slender stock
Q: money was rapidly disappearing. Not
that i;c lacked talent; it would have l;es,
easy for him u MAX, money hy writing
popular ballads or scorin:; musical come
dies. Pride and ambition, however. made
it impossible tor him to GeSenl 90 .ficn
inferior work. Ic must 90 his best ana
staIye
Mary Arn. for her uact, knew noting
Of thcs4 struggles. SEc vas content 10
v7ait ;.ror linn. to polish his boots. 70 ta.k
vita him o. her old home in tho COUNT,
and. on rars occasions, TO be kissed. o..e
Of her most raIUed possessions was Il
carary. and she showed her couplete
trlstfuiaess by bringing down the cage
from her own dingy bedroom ard hanging
II. with iancclot's permission, IN his win
dow.
Time wore OF, and the young conlpos-
efs ciotnesi began TO wear out. He coa1ld
not Change them. unfortuna tely. for all
his spare garments were in pawn. D.iv-
en- at last 10 abandon his ideals. he ac-
cepted the offer Of more fortunate
composer ard agreed to orchestra :. comic
opera for so. With this sum he would
be able to escape from the crueities of
London To- the sweets OF the country He
told Mary Ann OF his scheme and asked
her to acconFany him as his fousekceper.
Mary Ann Willingly agreed.
But the pan was never carried out.
Fate. in The shape OF a brother who had
struck oil in America and died wealthy.
made the lode'ng-house drudge n rich
woman. Not tllat Mary Ann valued The
money. TWO and a half million dollars
m2ttered nc1iRs TO her in comparison
with I.anceiot. But the ycu:g composer.
after a sha-, inward fight decided :hat .
N'i3- Ann mist meet the world as a free |,
woman All her tears. all her gentle, IN |
sophisticated arguments were unavailing |
She vas compelled. in :he end to leave |
Lancelot in tha London lodsins-houss