The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-10
new VAUDEVILLE
Mr.. WILSON'S LAST
WEEK IN "ERMINlE.'

Cressy and Dane and the vasar Girls
at the Columbia are headliners worthy Of
the name. There are other diverting
acts. but these two can be enjoyed more
than once-a condition OF Affairs indica-
tive of uncommon merit.
Will Cressy invariably returns with q
new playiet- He writes 'em himself. too.
and somehow they always please Cressy
is the Hearne-Thompson-sidman OF the
continuous. He likes to weave funny 1T
tie human interest Incidents about a &C.
nial country lawyer he calls Bill Tappan-
In THE New Depot Bill concludes to
railroad. The line is surveyed over a
strip Of his land and he IL in a fair way
to get 5000 for the property-more money
than he ever hoped to possess.
He anticipates the pleasure Of smoking
nawthin' but s-ciut sezyars," new ONCE
furniture and possible trip to Europe.
The railroad claim agent arrives-a slip
In negotiating for the land. she chances
to discover that the proposed route VIII
pass over her mothers grave. Tappan
hood. She establishes her identity rs q
native of the village, and begs Tappan to
allow her TO change the route 80 that II
place. even though he loses the sale Of the
Yields.
comforts he had planned for his declining
with a promise to call on the morrow and
fix things so the old chap will be sure to
miss selling his land. BIZ sits alone be-
sic and the curtain falls on the pathetic
picture Of a man too full o the milk OF
human kindness to catch the nearest
The vassar maids give about the best
music speciality heard here this season.
There are eight Of them and all are ar
lists at playing wind instruments. The
rendered
medley by a wooden wind quartet. Then
comes a saxophone sextet and q double
brass quartet. A pretty electric ballet
brings the performance to a close.
Francis Wilson began the second and
last week Of his engagement at the
self played Cadeaux in his characters
ticaIly funny way. Joseph Fay was seen
as Ravennes. the part formerly inter
does very we'll. but he is to be succeeded.
II Is announced. by the late Mr.. Broder-
ick's twin brother.
The Gainsborough Girls. including the
Caller. Wallace and Reed. lend much
sprightliness to the revival
There is an interesting bunch" OF
notables in the FRITZ Scheff organization.
which is to begin a two weeks season at
the Olympic Theater next Monday even
Ing. PerhapS the pest known OF the men
is the celebrated comedian, ever young.
Louis Harrison. who was funny for the
last generation. Just as he is funny for
this. Then there Is Eugene Cowles. the
best basso of all the men who have taken
to this form Of vocelization in comic opera.
Cowles has been mere many lime with
Alice Nelson and the Bostonians. He has
had his whirl at vaudeville. and Is now
one of the Scheff successes The tenor is
Richie Ling. whose friends In ST. Louis
recall him best as one of the most in
terestinE of the Helen Bertram organiza-
ticn at Terrace Park. the place that was
better shown as Schnaider's Garden. now
a shoe factory! Ling Is one of the best of
the liRht opera tenors. Ida Hawley, a
contralto from out the West-California
or Utah-is not so well known here, hut
she has had so much success in the Tar
East and far West that her approach il
well hernIded.
Then there 10 the sister Of Jessie Bart
lett Davis. Josephine Bartlett by name q
lady who runs TO comedy As well as mu-
sic. Mr.. Dillingham;. Fraulein Scheffs
manager. writes that he will have all Of
100 men and women for the Olympic en-
gagement, and that all Of the settings,
originally made In Vienna for the Austrian
singer. viii be used. freshened by much
paint and careful attention generally.