The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-09

. Cavford.------The Maynard Son"
STANDARD RECOMMENDATIONS.
With the advent OF October there can
an autumn harvest OF golden riches fc
the theaters. "Ben-Hur" was packed I
the doors on the opening performance, an
the same condition Of affairs has obtaine
at the Olympic Theater since. Lew Wa
lace's play. which perhaps possesses NOR
attractions for the country visitors tina
for city theater-goers. is certainly one Q
the best money-makers that Kaw & Ell
LANCER could have sent to ST. Louis 70
the Worlds Fair season. When 1t wa
learned in New York what q tremendou
business Mother Goose did on SunGal
nights at the Olympic Theater. an eFor
was made to arrange Sunday night PER
formances for "Ben-Hur" at the Olympus
too. h was rather an extraordinary
move. since the promoters OF the play hav.
always advertised that there would be nc
Sunday performances Of "Ben-Hur." owing
to the religious character OF the drama.
II was. however. impossible TO perfect ar
rangements. as Mr. Heinemann-s German
company Of players has a contract for the
season for q German performance on Sun
day nights. the first one Of which will be
given this evening. It should have been
given last Sunday night, but It was neces-
Larry to use the stage IN the evening to put
on "Ben-Hur." and the management
therefore. paid some money TO the Ger
man company for the use Of the theater
that night. Heinemann. by the way.
win again offer an excellent company and
his w~ell-known conscieniousness Of man
aeement in the season Just now opening.
ss
The same story of capacity business
still comes from the Imperial Theater.
where Miss Bates tonight Will enter upon
her eleventh week with The Darling Of
the Gods" When the history Of the
Worlds Fair season IS written this en-
gagement may be pointed to with pride
as the most marvellous of them all. Miss
Bates has held sway since the 3lst of
July-in the face OF all sorts Of weather
and all KINDS OF opposition. This is
among the greatest achievement in the
atricaI history certainly in the West.
Personally. Miss Bates is Just now one
Of the happiest of all the players in town,
because she has obtained permission to
use the Livestock Forum at the Worlds
Fair as an exercise track for her horses
In the morning before the Forum is used
by the exhibitors. During he- many VS.
its to the Worlds Fair grounds Miss
Bates looked with envy at the fine tan
bark ring which is provided at the Forum.
and finally she made up her mind to ap-
psy to President Francis for permission TO
m II for her horses. She therefore wrote
a letter to the head OF the Exposition,
who referred her request to Director
6kin- Mr.. skin very graciously complied
with Miss Bates's request, and sent her
. written order to be presented to the
Jefferson Guards, admitting her to the
Forum in the morning before 10 o'clock. |
Armed with this passport, the Princess
Yo-San may be eeen now speeding
Torum-bound every morning about 8
O'clock from her house In Lndell boule-
ward. accompanied by her groom
Mr.. Pat Short. manager of the olympic |
Theater. IL having trouble with P. Short,
manager Of the st. James Hotel. Eard as
he has struggled. he has been unable to |
S@-J w - hA1iAG6tkltnl VI DOLH SuIeI- L
brfses this last week n be IN harmony
with himself. The direct cause OF his per-
0onai stxuggle II the engagement Of Ben
Hur' q his playhouse. The success of
this attraction has been such that a long
6ne Of ticket buyers last week extended
daily from the box office window up
Broadway to Walnut. The blocking of the
James hotel entrances has caused COM
paints from guests. Although the Worlds
Fair Is pouring wealth into Mr.. Shorts
Golfers. he wears that anxious look that
VIII not come of.
Peter Donald. the new comedian In the
hayes Louisiana" at Music Hall, was
he srotesque comedian of the Bostonians
Tor two seasons. UP TO the time they
closed in The Queen Of Laughter" He
went with NJ. Bsrnabee into vaude-
Vile and played with him till the vet
sran actor met with his accident in st.
a week ago. He was then en-
Eseed y Manager JannopouIo.
"A Russian Spy" the new Russo-Jan-
these War drama. was put in rehearsal
Il Crawford's Theater last week. 1t was
written by II. ". Hayes for Miss ca
Ao S@A ~Ao ~ De starred I'M
Ter the direction Of Augustus C. Barnes
4r. Hal De Forrest is producing the
dece.
The German season will begin at the
olympic tonight for thirty-two conseeu-
i've Sundays, which, as heretofore. con-
Ititute the season. A stock COMPANY d.
into old and new members. under
he direction OF Messrs. Heinenann and
Webb. win take up the work OF supplying
entertainment for the Germans
II st. Louis The repertoire to be pre-
ented ID made up almost entirely Of nov
atea The FIRST Offering consists of two
lays one a Jubilee comedy by Conrad
sies. actor-piaywr1ght The other is a
lew farce comedy. "Deutsohe Gabeh"
German Gifts. Mr.. Mics himself will an
Iear in The play in a leading part The
arce comedy. bearing the promising '
tile, 'Der Detectiv- CThe Detective. Is
aid to abound IN funny situations Hans G
'ictoria \Welb-Markhsm, Louis Pellman +
LeonA Bersere, viii play the leading
arts. In N~prepa-ation is Der Zapfan- G
treich" c~Aps,. the already famous g
o'' q The pleasant features of Klral-'