The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25

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The fourth week OF Mother Goose a
the Olympic Thcater will begin hi. even
ing. Manager Short said last night thai
each week OF this engagement has shown
steady increase in business. and he. n
common with the other gentlemen who
are interested In the big returns. IS some
what downcast over the fact that ar
raneements made long ago will take the
profitable organization out of town.
The successor is 20 be the ancien; and
for eight weeks.
There are prophets and prophets Some
Of tieEl say that Ben Hur won't last eight
weeks after having been at the olympic
six al another time The other prophets
say that IL will and that the receipts will
be the proof
And there you are.
II you want to have bully half hour
this week go to the Columbia and see I'm
Gle Barney" much better known as Hen
ry Clay Barnabee. in a. new sketch. Sea-
son after season for half. century your
Uncle Barney las entertained the public
as a comedian and singer in Hight opera
For long time he has been the chief
figure the life and part owner OF the Bos-
tonians, and In that time. as business
grew dull or operas failed to meet expec-
tation, he has been asked to go into
vaudeville Somehow. for reasons all his
own, he hing back
It didn't seem Just legitimate" But
he's there now. along with lot OF others
whose fame had suggested against an en-
try into the varieties. He's making lot
of money. is playing to great audiences
and IL very happy
You'll be happy. too. ii yol peep in at
the Columbia when he is doing his stunt
ehis week
Frank Tate of St LOUIS f. now the syn
dicafe Of the Mississippi; Valley He is in
terested in Music Hall. the Coliseum. the
Haxenbeck show on the Pike. the Colcrn-
bia Theater the Grand Opera-house- the
Imperial and Havln's. And he never ap-
pears to be busy.
We trust that We will not be accused OF
unbecomipg absence OF modes;y in call
Ing attention TO the fact that these col
umns. some five or six years ago. pointed
with a measure Of confidence to Miss E.
eanor Robson as ''the coming American
a.treN." Miss Robson was at that time
playinr at the Columbia Theater in one
act stock company. She is now playing
in London with the greatest personal
success that has ever come to an Amer
lean in that discriminating city "hen
Mis-. Robson played here she was under
the management OF Mr. Charles SANS
bury. who Is properly proud OF the fart
that he was her professional discoverer-
Mr.. sothern and Miss Mariowe are not
having entirely unruffied sailing In their
new ioint-star venture in Chicago some
NJ the paper. have been kind. but at least
ope os them ha. been frank enough 70
,,v that their Romeo and Juliet IS cfs-
appointing. For instance:
When N. cloeks Of the CITY tolied the ~i'cn-
,n1 hour Of Ii:3e lae evening neiahcho'y
Romeo and a palnd Juliet died on the stage o.
the Illinois Theafer
= Ana n IN. two awake thi. morning and greet
20 much a. thei- breakfast with the same pain
fulpess Of manner and expression that they isst
nirht expended upon the heroes Of our greatest
love tragedy. then. indeed. viii the cream
s.raiehtwav curdle and the coffee turn denser
black.
For q Ie.p inspiring pair of lovers. and one
weighted more heavily with grief responsible
itv and the burden reputation. than E H
sothern and Miss Julia Mariowe presented last
evening. has not appeared in the classic play
in many seasons.
whew!
williams and Walker sang You're Not
So Warm five or six years ago. and upon
that phrase hung their fame Now they
are home from a London experience. which
included an appearance before the King.
owning their own company and playing TO
capacity
John Sheehy says that their three weeks
at the Grand will break all records at that
house Still there remains somewhere
peAmist. who insists that the good old
days' are gone for the show business;
Hiram Hayes was very happy last even
ing.
Lillian Russell Is about to join our
forces.- he said AT least. I'm hoping
that she will What a delight IL will be TO
drop into verse and make a song especially
for herr
Ana the author Of a song hour-whfle-
you-watt threw on few verses and sent
tnem up the tube to the composer.
Jimmy Hannerty was standing in front
Oh tho Century yesterday afternoon. when
gentleman from Southern Mississippi
approached and asked the way 10 the gal
ie'y entrance Mr.. Hannerty sent the
stranger around the corner 10 the place
where the hard tickets are taken. In
nc nent or 20 he came hack.
Whats the matter?' Jimmy asked
Guess they're all full up tbcrc,, the