The St. Louis Republic., 1905-03-14

Miss Mariowe. quite stout. and Won
drous!y beautiful in the strong MaSlowe
way. vas = most sweet and natural
Beatrice in last nights performance "f
Much Ado About Nothing" Mr. Goth
ern was Benelick. The Olympic Theater
has held finer productions Of classic plays.
but not many
The Two stars who are shining forth
among tfese scenes 50 generously fur
ntshcd b. the management have In their
support q company Of bright men and
women. some Of them these many years
With So,hern. and yet others long tire
in the Marlowe reainue.
There was the Constable Of Roland
Blackstone as Sothern reminder. 1t has
been a long time since first the admirable
English actor man made his first American
appearance with Sothern. and to see one
without the other were to see Hamlet
with the gentleman OF melancholy omit
ted.
And ttete ca,ae the simpering. smiling.
ever-capable Eugenia Woodward. who.
years aGOre. was 4: stanch limb to the
MarIowe support. She is there yet: young
er. pretiie: more smiling than eva-an..
1SS SSNs IL AL VI NNVtSc u
years since first she walked the boards
with the ever-fair Julia Of the laughing
eyes.
And there vas little Kitty Wilson. than
whom there il no better Audrey In As
You Like It. or Maria in Tw.Htn
Might She. too. was there In Much
ADO. wonderfully sunsniny piece ot
Most audiences do no. know the play OF
last night, Mr. Short himself said iha, he
had not seen the comedy III TWENTY-FIVE
years-since the days when he and Mla-
rice (srau were im,'resarii together. The
piece il So full Ot good Wit and merry fun
that seems 10 At we'll into this days
thoughts that one wonders tnat II II mol
more frequently put forth.
We hear much q! fssnesi:Sks in the mar
riage reports hut there /. nausht OF him
on the stag" I" let III. NEWCOMERS KNOW
whence he springs as A person OI Stt'
quotation.
II is quite likely ti.a: TN. last SeHtf"e
seen in 81. Louis vas this same MarIC~c.
NJ tn. Grand Opera a-ii"Us". when f:cb-fs
Tatsi. IL memory stands good. played the
sweetheart
Miss Ma:iows ssou; ! have said. Is
not lacking In any OK the S:aces that haxe
made her loved of those "f US Who pursue
the habi: % the thclt.!
She smiles and Tits he. eyes as "f Old
hardly OF .,ld. which is q hard word. but
rs always: sh. speaks with tll. Tilt "i word.
the music ~ tone :ha; nav" ~ long been
a part OF :ssr stage equipment. She Is :.
charm TO the eye an.i Joy l." the sense
OF SOUND ..,.n though at an. time S!.
saws my n..r'' wh-r >h. would say
mine ear Ru: that IL "A criticism such
as Alfred A,res would Offer. and one IL
sure sha; NJ. Ayr-s never stopped "nhin
a piayhOu>.. for the E:e-e purpose OF en-
Scy!nx himself 49,
there aye better Beatr:ces tfan 'h'S faif
me purpose. ~ Shakespeare the rircned /.
J,,lfa Nf11 more than suffice.
Mr. SntE~rn. t.- nf tho od4 method CT !
accented speech and ;:.e rowing eyes. was /
al, amusing Heuos:icS-aiGa:S rather fnC- 1
M than otherwise. II may be that h" !
nas near; ia h" so :oi!ickiuS. hut "'h'r |
e.ne1:cks ". have seen 5av. NOT com
,e!ied 50 n;.ci !auSl;sr. His !'st-act
ia quite as h,ieCUs a. " Wei" |,
possible 20. any actor 10 devise. but later /
,n he - more his matinee self. and they. !;
Roes lx from. he youthful feminine oi n.
} u.isc,ce sign that rU:nufs Throughout :
the theat"T-
Th.r. VIII L. one mor" right and !.
. .a..r.e on "Wednesday with Much AZ
e the bill. Then Ne are 20 nave Gh!nHse
owe a. Onhclia ant: Miss Mar.owe as Ju- ,
10, and Nr So;he.n as Romeo. There |!
'ushi 10 - :ot o: entertainment and n. ,
t!uc,ion in ihess 'a.es -, s,h. ,,s,..r Tor oa''a'
Ate. all. tho n!.le.: trick often outsh!rss !.
he newest: Hermann the Gr.a: rsiU-
,ena,sS .he eide: Eermaurs Sleeping
Beauty iI!.%Jn very darirSIy a the
Columbia las. night. ard the performance
vas the hit of tn" evening. Hermann ex-
Volts the fea. on a wsii-ii:htsd stage. de-
vending upon RS skill to carry him .c
,vcceasfui close. The subject IL A.s hand
om~ W;fe Marie Hermann
His prestieSf dexter.fy produces three
,,ss, i:,fie white ducks from 4 magic tub
uspended IN the air.
The basket at! the disappearing Hindco
re rather simple eor an artist Of Herr
,acn's fame The aCt is ~hoNy. however.
nd lends variety 80 his entertainment.
smith ard Campbell sidewalks corvec
4: iC:,alistA-' should Re on 'iIs sidewalk ,
r most anSWhcre else but t-:oy. an eN-
erfan, audience. They indulge III a mel
* OF ancier; SONGS and spring the .no:h-
r.ic-,aw Joke in lis o.i pathos. such
n act ccuic - tolerated early in ;he
venine. bat AT :":r its a dr>adfJi inno-
alton. The Acrs SA;ic troupe of Pscrc.o
IidResS Sr~ seen .r q lively hoxirS bSus- !
|eicisa TitcvEib sings in Spanish l<s
sahIiAa. tse Partisan dancers. sidion
I.otheY< Celtic testers. Bryant ard Sa-
NE Ministries. she Venice Trio. Dess and
leas. singers And careers: Harry De Mar
!. ccusof,ionis: and :he eccs snfrfc dvo. |
se Ha.xf>ons. complete the bill
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