The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-18
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Summarizing the duings Of the imme-
diate thestrica! future IN ST Louis one
finds that there Is to be q lew theater
ready for the public within q few days.
'hat real Msnx actress In the person nf
Laura Burt is 10 play the part VI Glory
'4uayle in Hall Gaines Ianx Chris
sian that Adah Eehan is 10 come to
Town for Two weeks in the real classics
~ the stage. that We ore soon TO have a
GENERALIZATION OF The HirginiaH.'' that
Eleanor Robson IS Of the near future. and
that Miss Zoe .Akins, daughter Of Thomas
AIins, chairman Of the Republican State
COMMITTEES. is likely to become a member
Of tho Odeon Stock Company. Then. here
upon us, comes The Maid and tho Mum
,1y.'' which has had some st. Louis capt
-sl in its backing. Sergeant Kitty
comes TO ths Olympic and The Sign o;
-he Cross Is OIL view al the Grand Opera
house. the theater 81 which this famous
play rad It's very first performance, with
the author, manaser-ector. the late VIII
son Barrett. in the chief role,
Miss Ada Rellan wiIl open the new Car
rick December 2s in 1.-The Tanl.n. OF the
Shrew.' Manager J. J. ShuhCrt an
nounces that the box Office viii be in read
mess for the sale Of seats by WednestaV
next. The katherine of Mis- Rehan IS an
iupersonat.on that has been acclaimed as
ideal. Miss Reilan is fortunate this sea
son IN having called 10 her SUPPORT
Charles Richman. Oliver Doud Byron. Jo-
seph Weaver and William ReduUnG.
Ada RehanS career has been devoted 10
fhe Interpretation OF classic parts. Her
fame is almost as wide IN London ard the
English provinces as IN the United Suites.
The engagement at the GarTicik this time
Il for two weeks.
'J return 10 America and real hard
work with infinite pleasure" saya Miss
Eleanor Robson. America Is ray home
rnd ] would sooner win the appreciation
Of my own people than that OF all the
Uther nations on earth.
'As TO my stay in Loniol-that was an
unslloyed pleasure and dciisht-more rest
ful and peaceful than ] have known since
] entered upon the profession I was 50
comfortably doIniciied- having rented "a
rozy little cottage IN a most agreeable
locality on the outskirts OF London. and
there existence was ideal Besides met
many Ucl-rcmernbered friends, and made
many new acquaintanees. all OF whom
seemed TO unite in seeking 10 convince
me that life had 10 cares, and that even
the profession OF an actress was free
from annoyance and vexation.
"One of tho hardest tasks 1 ever had
set for me was the preparation for the
Romeo and Juliet tour several seasons
ago.
II vas playing in Audrey down
through the South. where the play was
popular. and We We're covering all the
territory possible. was not very well
20 begin with. and soon after 1 began TO
study the part OF Juliet l became posi-
lively I'll with that most ridiculous "f all
Gisea ses, bu: by no TuDaIS the least pain
ful-tne m1rnps. 1 had TO stop playing
for 4 while. was 50 i'll. and, even when 1
was able to resume rny performances of
.Audrey' I didn't feel very much Ike
.iudying Juliet.
There vas no time To- he lost. though.
and 50 I studied whether J felt like il a.
not Then we got into the Mississippi
foods and that added to my discomfort.
Tut at last We reached New orieaEs-the
first place We had stopped 1T for more
'-han a single night for many = week. and
there found Eben Plymptoa waiting fer
me TO rehearse Romeo and Juliet With
me. ] tried to be cheerful about it. but
really l wasn't. Still 1 retearsed every
day. and played Audrey in the evening.
Then came long tour through Tezas-ail
one night stands-and then = tiresome
tourney of many miles back 10 New York.
where had to begin rehearsals with the
company at once. without even days
rest.
Those rchearsals-and. oE. how l old
hate them.-dragged on through two long
weary weeks. and then We went to Albany
10 give tho opening performance. ] was
,n when it was all over. but the route
had been booked and advertised. and All
that, and / wouldn't give in. Fer weeks
we played one-night stands. always one
performance d day. and sometimes two.
We stayed a week in Chicago. and that
was a relief And finally we got 10 New
York, and there my doctor told me that !
must positively rest OF lie wouldn't he I
accountable and ell tl,ose other pleas |
ant things g. doctor csu tell you. Sc, 7 !
consented TO rest after tho week IN New |
York for three days and then ftEisicd the /