The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31

esqre stage porirayer o. Napoleon In sir.
SINNERS production several Season. az"
Of ''l.s.arre." ., has fallen to Mr.. Weil..s &
lot to enact. during his career. a number
OF royal characters. ranging all the way
from Roman Erlp.rors down TO no.isrn
Kings. lie Is particularly graceful in royal
Isonp and etiquette. aGG may be expected
to add all the requisite Elegance to his
pre- sent role u! ;!ie affable and pleasure
loving Charles Stuart.
spends eigh, hours each day with his IA
vcr!ie instrument. Up to a few days ago.
when he still vas developing his pro-
digious technique. his daily practice period
m. until noon. then has lunch and rests
until 2. m. when he takes up the bow
again. TO put it down for dinner 1t g.
Al he resumes work. continuing II
until 10. This. ~ cOursss. is on the days
he does not play in public. When he has
a concer; On hand. Kubelik does not touch
the violin that hay. cNcep; to run over
the selections on his programme. This
marvellous capacity for work. coupled with
his sensitive musical temperament. cx-
plains kubeiik's mastery Of his iastru-
men;.
BY a curious coincidence II 30 happens
!a... sns, cIyd: H Fitch the an'9"s Of Wis
who plays that character are both
natives os Hartford. Cc0s. The pi.c.
q, "a: ,s.L recently prsssn'Sd in 'ha. city: MT
''t"am.' end !; IL TO wonGer iha: ;h.
town. which ais" can claim William Oil
lettc. Lew pockstader and Mau!e ':raV-
ger. should hay. demanded speech
Of the performance Il iii. Grace Il.
;rammcn,' In The course ,; Of his aidre>:
an amectote illustrative Of Mr.. Fi'ch's
Some time ago. when Nr. Fitch was
winning hfs first spurs rs 4 dramatist.
Charles F.ohman asked him for his pho
toEraph fo Tut in i.:s private office. ciyt:"
Fitch, E,,c sent sen !, with tn. aS: 'nscrir'fcn;
tn. photograph still hangs in n mos:
:onsoicn;i: r'are en- tho wall 0; thai
;ss.irical ,,,;r Nare''%n,s % inner Office in the
Wilton I.ackaye Is looking forward 10
the production Of his own play. The Man
and N" Law" neNt season. Mr.. I.,ckaye
has MAD. a careful study Of the famous
portrayal o: Sv.nSal .:, ..Triihy.'' has cor
s'ansiy soush, " rc-' which would he jus;
as distinctive n :hs h??no;is;.
II" thinks n. has found j: in Jean Val
jean IL. Hu:o'= LIS HiseYatles' ana IL
Is on the principal! incidents ~ that hook
that NJ. iackay" has buiit h.s play. The
P!"-e will he produced TN i.s the u rectioa
ot William \. Brady.
cons!:...h!" difficulty I, said 20 hav.
been experienced by the mauageme7f -.
- h~ Nir.t'.s:l IN ''Uiinx a sri:,t'i.. IN
;..rr.t.r -. III. character %. Moll;. Wco...
th" litl" Vermont scho"i-,..chcr. TO less
that. seven l"siir. v"in-n having i..n
~ 81 ii TIE Part. NJ Nsrv tcrw-Il
vh' will L.. seen a. Npiiy ,v..n Dustin
tsfr'i;n reiurs.s 20 til century. Thaa,c- ,;l
~" play. MAS fa" only IN. 81 III" seven
who possessed the personality required FOR
the ,ar,.
When Sam Bernard g no. on tire stag.
IN The krl.!ck'-g .;iri. d. ss n hi-
dr'ssing-ruoo beiTss fairly hurled GU. ~
or. s,I'' ir'o another. Although this ,un-
maker does no' exactly pos. as -'slls.
% :as'.;o:s. !. - good DEAL Of q dresser.
and his s;'::" ranges from the somo-r
:u,. dress. @hich he dons 30 attend an
e..rir rsc:-..nx du.i. 10 the uniform OF a
ds:dy Q: The guards.
uu, ~ u. conventional ard military
a'':i" Bernard manages - e., much 'iG.
10; appreciated un.iI BsrnagI ,urns hi
ossk 20 ;he audience The full hack .f-
:-' which br.nxs form much laughter. /.
par % ,he ,ailo, art -. Upho!.'er-r.
But" ssi sernard. =. has its 'is..
Al .he beginning % he -.ssxem"n, .:
The Eo!..esns .. si G,t ..s s., nl,n'h, ss. n n
:r6 :o--y mites a osy N sicyc.c a-si
sei,s s-svui.. al, ov.. a Sa,iLst I.-,s
by hA-i-fsc-i sre,rrr i.r,as:. .r rny
; had worn .,s, -.sGd.i Uniform. y ~".k
I s.o?c>. s.a.rs ara cred IL. ha-4 -'scs,d
boxer. The fear is sonc- Al. right
fra.c:s w''sp-s . nex' tr@ofu-''nn ALI -
The Mountain t1.utss. q comedy sGsc:-
-: from, IRE French. rf'ch "a ro~ ,n." ing
z..A s.c-.ss ~ london II 80 i.e.-Icn
s-e>sa.a:in-. NJ W!.sn=s o-r-4c; .isv
'Tne latte fS.hsy - -hs wgi@ra.$- :.
s.,.:x ,ssed 10 oos1,I,'. ;ha III. Tie ir3ee-
Ia. s,.o3xst.oa Il. - snA;. sS1r. Easter
:':Le.
Z. .he sais ~ ;rV,nrs ,e-so-si .S.c.. ~
Is.3nn secs.'!y c-s n- 80 ;aia;ia.S nv
go .A.e Joseph JesrrSoz h-pCsh- fs'r,y
Sod average 1.ic~> Th~T s..~ .s-isca -~s
painted y: IeH.r-o- and r-.--u,si 20
s-..nE BY his American sd-='-er The
A.shes.- pr.c~i pa.-:iuR ia re '-7ins ecl.
:ec:s~r Gas . portrait - ~. . -rs18isiS r.-i
E-g.sss sc;o- Nv vts-I"- ~ 80; :or
* ~. anf - believe. "a t,rs hT..s t-1..ght
IN 20. an A.c ioSsr - !s.Ts.:
rc- -he N-s; .l-s-s stsSe<css,e -JEii,D
CsssAY r--e-,i- t-sS.sr 81 II Rome
before The N..G ard = Fcr =, private
sssSc9rAne~ \ s:~-si .,-SsSc.lon q, the
even: Sa- rad the ssc-> os.'iass t>fng
exact -eyr"<sc-soss 81 > sc!snf Eor.r.
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