The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-27
NEWS OF THE PLAYHOuSES.

. esserved issI night s. The distribution q
souvenirs. An attractive sword 6ookDart
woman IN the audience. These knive.
/; Ee-e n,o:eled after the short swoeds used
in % The p!sy ey The ss@.rsa u.,,.,.
vsn fsyor in ti,.: revivs, & - .Darias
. III ssn,ss dsr,ns The FAN: ,hs!. w
thousands Who did NOT see +. chiefly Be.
crOwsisll nightly by visitors Who came "a
the WORLDS Fair.
Actors in &. Louis this week did noe
Of ihei. ba.ies1 DAYS in the whole year.
During the mat:nsee Monday. the prtnc1-
pals Of the ''Humpty Dumpsy company
senf q package Of D-esenis to their friends
At the Century. and tine same messenger
sesvei 10 carry hack . consignment which
The little children in the big company =.
scene. that they viii Ion: remember.
Candy. dolls and toys Of every description
we.e scattered among the youngsters by
The leaders cf the cast. Mary ehs!d IN
sioua!s their celebration.
Nos: o: the ''way Down East" COM
pany have been - long in ;hetr present
their personal idsn;i,y In their inirersona-
;tocs. AZ Is usual with players. their
stage Characters ere almost ~ far nv1la
their real selves ss the two poles. III
Holler for instance. - z country hyICspSin
Of she most s:upid tSp~. hi; John +. Bren-
nan. which :s his na.re of the stage. IL .
lover of philosophical literature wko Hikes
every day with bulky tones seldom CON
suited outside Of academic circles.
Martha Perkins 'akes srsh malicious
psessu:s IN in'Yrins Anna Moore on the
performances: whereas. Phoebe Plvies. who
plays Anns: and Ella Hu<h Wood. who
plays Martha. are the closest kind OF
who eracts l.ennox Ssn.i@rscn. the .lec.it-
;rl villain. the C'rich Collins who impss-
scaates David Bartlett. the maHiy yO-:.E
hero. are :nseparAbie :ro'iies when away
Charles &. Blanchard. whose work as ,,'.
consta bl" Is. 3. ,riumnh in acting. isa play.
w:fsh; who has written successfully. and
Iowiy seth Ho!con:S ON the stage: = The
boss OF the whole troupe behind the
scenes. Cor he'is the STAGE manager.
Manager Short ~ss the objective end Of
a food of teisraAms Chris,ma: day. The
first "a arrive was from klaw & E:sfanEer.
Harris. then ore from Lew Fields and
sree;iass from James K. Hackstt. After
thet they arrived IN pairs. ,..os and
n Ioups from New York. SAn Francisco.
New cr'..ns. Chicaxo and % dozen Other ,sli
wave OF good cheer among the 'show
folk throughout the land and brcI:h, the
hest cr wishes for the new year I" the
dean q 81: Louis Inanneers.
Bertha Kalich. an actress who has won
considerable fan.e In New York IN the
Jewish drama. and has lately succeeded as
.n Ens'sh.pe:kinE star 1," Ei,i come ..,nr I: the
linck's play. '.Monna Wanna" This en-.
eagemei,f MARKS the flrst appearance ~:
Nine. Kalieh In s.; Louis: and airo the
The action Of .'Monn. Wanna. takes
place in Italy IN the Fifteenth Century.
the city Of Pisa. Tho story concerns the
love of PrirX;vaile. commander Of the
Florsniine Army. for GtOvanna. wife Of
sicsed city In order to save her fellow
citizens. Who ! ave been brought to state
of famin" and consequent despair. Gio-
y.nna srH esnS 81 E ie
which viii compel her 70 sacrifice herself
and tho lcre Of her husband.
,,on - brinss forth Is said to sIve the a.
tress splendid opportunity for revealing
the hest qnaii;:e. OF her art. Nine. Kalici:
has played emotional ro;es In the theate!s
Maeteriinck heroine. She Is supported by
Henry r. Stanford. Henry K"!ker. vfed-
erick Perry. Leonard Shepherd and 10
seph O'Aeara.
In letter 70 the management of Hump
ty-TNimnfv." -ign~d "a Veteran Show
goer." the following views are presented:
The ideal .hcs;e- suI;ence. aeccrdine to my
~ay cf ih.nl.ns. ~onki bs composed entirely
Of children. for they sl.ne 60 q the thest:r
In shr proper syi-t. Their emotions ere simple
ani ea..ls .,iir.d ths:r perceptions At once
au.ck and tr1,e. and they "a g. the Tiayhouse 70
~ entertained. Esst Of all. the are sstll hoi!s
:cr them sha, mario illusion that ~ VINO ar.
worldly wise ran never knnW anv NOR. ard
the reEion behird ,he footiiEhts :. 10 Them .
IAiYyiard ~ ench.stu.ent Jlpon which sEey gere
Wt,h wnnse-nr. lorxnE eyea
y va. While ws'ch'ne a representation cf
''Tfu,r;,,v Iunipsy'' TIA: nntet the eN'raor4i
raw a'.,ckn-s. and unsnina:'y with which the
sysf.eass ,>h'ch was ~,npoee, ir eveat part of
i:t,ia children responded ia the eff rte cf the
uerforners shat vert hasE IN memory 10 tha:
hepyy '~-iod % my fhsafricsl Innocence. Vhen
.hs stage h.d l".t nm. 81 its iiusiors 70 r,..
ara .h~ corrod'nG iscn ~ knowIe3ga aini. sr0
shy- -l-,rier snd the inseliertual drama had mt
yet snt ..eS into ms soul.