The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-17

is well known to American travellers! and
his debut Parsifal in America will at
tract wide attention;
Charles E. Evans will play the leading
role in THE Sho-Gun." the Korean comic
opera by George Ade and Gustav Luders.
Evans. with his partner. odd Hoss"
Hoey. played "A Parlor Match" for
more than 800 times,
Marion Ivell, the deep throated con-
tralto of the Savage English Grand Opera
Company. whose Carmen last season at
tracted so much attention. is going in
year She sailed for Berlin last week and
will spend the summer In study under
Lilly Lehman. Last year Miss We'll de-
veloped three new tones. the range OF
her voice now extends from low to high Z.
Nine. Johanna Gadski will make her
first American tour in concert and song
recital this season under the management
Of Loudon Charlton:
Mabel Rice, daughter Of the late Dan
Rice. the famous circus clown, will leave
The Yankee Consule company to become
bride. Her engagement to Michael
Walsh, a New York newspaper man, has
Just been announced.
Besides the ''kreutzer Sonata" Blanche
Walsh will produce next season Jean
Richepins prince Charming" Originally
written for Sarah Bernhardp and mod
ern play which Clyde Fitch is writing.
BY ARRANGEMENT with the executors of
the Augustin Ealy estate, John c. Fisher
has obtained the American and Canadian
rights to San Toy and will make an
elaborate revival of the opera. with James
I. Powers in his old part. George T For
tesque will also play the part he origi-
mated at Days.
Max Freeman has been engaged as stage
director for the new operatic comedy in
which Mrs Schuman- -Heink is to be
starred under his management. Mr.. Free
man. who WAS in Europe most of the sum-
mer. has returned to be In readiness for
rehearSalS.
Those interested in the mode Of dress
when the world was some 5000 years
younger than it is now will find something
unique in the oostuming of "Salammbo."
Fred warde, as the barbarian warrior
Matho, will have but few changes TO
wild beasts. he will impersonate the I'M
couth but all-powerful chief described by
F'laubert Miss Kidder will appear in the
role of salammbo
CURRENT PROGRAMMES.
An attraction calculated to draw large crowds
of Juvenile visitors to Forest Park Highlands
will be Gallettis Dog and Monkey Circus.
troupe of trained animals. who can do all but
talk. Mignonette Kokin. charming little
dancer and singer has not been at the
Highlands in several seasons. Dixon. Bowers
ard Dixon the funny rube trio with mu-
slcal features. and Wills and Hasson will pre-
sent their wonderful head balancing speciality.
Papinta has hut one wore week at the High
lands. where she is the seasons favorite. Tala-
vera's Mexican Quartet will sing the roof
rarden and in the PAVILION before and after
I, the performances The HanlOn family will
oive funny pantomirnic sketch.
kiralfy's Louisiana Purchase Spectacle will
begin its ninth week to-day. For the last two
weeks crowded houses have been the rule at the
Odeon, the capacity OF the auditorium being
tested several occasions The piece is SO
many sided in its lyrical and dramatic action
that 1t may be enjoyed number of times.
The Nilsson Statuary Group exhibit, which Is
on view in an Oriental building at Grand and