The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-01
A WEEK OF UNPARALLELED
PROSPERITY AT THE THEATERS

There Is no 1et-up in the crowds that
ARE nocking to the theaters. The fifth
week Of Blanche Bates finds the Imperial
packed each night. whatever the weather.
and down at the Olympic the last appear
ance OF Frank Daniels in a piece that is
:::Sw having its second appearance in st.
Sseuis at the same theater, Is drawing
Gowds that are the same as ready money
30 the little man who makes sixty laughs
in sixty minutes.
Louis Nethersole. who is the manager
for Mr.. Daniels, went over TO Cieveia nd
the other night to see the first perform
ance Of FRITZ ScheT in the new operetta
THE Two Roses" Mr. Nethersole SAYS
that the piece is an unqualified success
Louis Harrison. who played with Schef
at the Olympic last spring. divides this
seasons success with the smiling young
lady from Austria
By the by, II is worth while TO mention
that one OF the Imperial German Com
rnissioners. the Baron Won Bardeleben. is
the husband OF the famous FRITZ lie,
too. went over to Cleveland the other
night to see the first performance of THE
Two Roses" The Baron dropped in at
the Olympic last night TO have a glimpse
OF Daniels. He observed that he be-
lieved that the Baroness-the same being
Fritzi-would have her greatest American
success this year.
-Four weeks of the big spectacle.
Mother Goose" Is laid down for the
Olympic, beginning Monday evening. The
eight weeks following Is controlled by the
Same management. and now the guessing
Is whether Mother Goose" will go on or
something else-"Ben-Hur,' for example
take its place The carpenters are al
ready at work on the Olympic stage, max
ing changes for the Spectacle. which will
nave In II all OF the glitter and glare-and
q little more-that is characteristic OF
this sort OF show.
Coming to the Columbia next week are
Ross and Fenton. Caron and Herbert, the
Trocadero Quartet, Borani and Sevaro.
Lucier. the Ferreli Brothers. William
Window. Carberry and Stanton. George
Austin. Morris and Parker and Esther
Wallace.
Eva Mudges ingenious lightning change
act is generally admired at Forest Park
Highlands. Miss Nudge is almost con-
stantly accused Of having a double, who
impersonates her, but this is not the case.
Her costumes are so made that they can
be donned In a minute and a half. In
the arrangement Of her frocks lies Miss
Mudge's secret.
Next week the Girl with the Auburn
Hair Will be the leading attraction Other
features are George Techow's trained
cats, the Five Mowatts, Phyllis Allen,
Bobby Mack at.S II. Van Cleve and his
donkey.
Fred Irwin's BuriesQuers arc TO be seen
next at the Standard. Several now we'll
known entertainers began with this Or
ganization. The olio will comprise spe-
cialties by the Austrian troupe of fencers
and dancers; the Three English Hales,
musicians; Rhoda Bernard. vocalist: VIII
son and Sorg, Messenger Boy Trio ard
the Bohemian Musicians. Tho closing
farce fs to be travesty on ''Oid Heicel-
berg"
ssse
Leah Russell. whose character dialect
is always enjoyable. will come to Man |
pion's Park. Goodman and Wright. the
Ridgleys and Mime. La Mott are also TO
appear.
J. Adrich Libby and Katherine Trayer
are the headlineIs Of the next bill at West
Hnd Heishts Rawson and June will throw
kka Australian boomerang. Ester Canter
b to be heard in 2 ne. fepertoir Of songs.
s'Fof Mothers Sake" which comes to
Crawford's after Human Hearts," is said
to b unique in two particulars. It Is a
play without O Villain and without q mur-
Der. Marie Heath. a newcomer, viii be
Seen in the leading part
Frank Daniels and Blanche Ring have
become regular patrons Of Delmar Garden
They were both out to the Sunday matinee