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THE STAR

The audience at the Star theater
next week will have its first intro
duction to what is termed the ''radium
dance" The act consists of a dance
executed on a stage that is absolutely
dark. Six white figures without faces,
hands Oh feet. come out upon the inky
surface and go through an interesting
and amusing dance. There is no sign
of light anywhere, yet the figures on
the stage are clearly defined and their
every movement is noted. There are
those who have studied the properties
of radium. who really believe that
that wonderful substance enters into,
in some way, the illumination OF the
costumes. Others advance the theory
that trick lights are used in the act,
and ii is no uncommon thing to hear
animated discussions during the por-
ton of the performance following the
radium dance as to how il really is
done. According to Harry Clark, who
has charge of this portion of the per-
Torrance, the trick is a simple one
if one only knows how to do il.
We cover the costumes with prep
aration into which a certain salt i'm
ported from Italy is used" said Mr..
Clark. by exposing these suits to
the bright glare of the electric lights
for from ten TO twelve minutes, a glow
is produced from the substance with
which the clothing is covered. The
rest is easy, we simply turn out all the
lights, send on the girls with their il
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ISLE OF SPICE" AT THE METRO.
POLITAN

Direct from $50 nights run at the
Majestic theater, New York city, b. c..
Whitney's piquant musical mixture,
the Isle of Spice" will be presented at
the Metropolitan opera house tonight
with identically the same production
that characterized it in the METROPOLIS.
The book and lyrics are by Allen Lowe
and George f. Stoddard. and the mu-
sic by Paul SCHNEIDER and Ben Jerome
and the performance will be under the
stage direction of Gus Schlke.
As in many another musical comedy.
the story concerns a mysterious island
in an eastern sea--this time it is in the
China sea, south of Japan. There is a
comic opera law here, that the queen
conSort, when she reaches the age of
30 shall be confined in tomb of ST.
lence,' and, another. that the pros
pectiVe new queen shall be shut up in
the same tomb of silence" for seven
years prior to the royal marriage.
The king of this island is about TO
celebrate another wedding when n
United States war balloon dsops on the
Island. The two sailors in il are taken
for messengers from the sun and are
treated with much honor for a time.
until their identity is disclosed. The
KING, being bankrupt, believes that
the sailors are sent to relieve him of
MS financial trouble, and. when he
finds out differently, he metes out mer-
TIED punishment. Finally, a lieutenant
from United States cruiser. which
happens along OPPORTUNITY. lands on
the island, meets the young lady who
is about TO be entombed and falls In
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The sole opportunity for st. Paul to
hear "Parsifal" will be offered next
Thursday, when Henry w. Savage's
specially selected company viii pre-
sent it in English at the Metropolitan
opera house for three nights and
matinee. After this season the presen-
tation of "Parsifal" will be confined to
the obscure town of Bayreuth, the diff
ficulties of production on the road be-
ing SO many and so great that no other
American tour will be undertaken.
Thus an opportunity to hear what
Walter Damrosch calls "the perfect
fruit of Wagner's genius" will be pre-
scented here while denied to all Europe
save Bayreuth.
Because of the unusual Characters
tics of 'Parsifal' it is well to empho
size some of the things in which the
public is particularly concerned. The
principal one is the Bayreuth custom
of dividing the performance into two
sections. In the evening the first act
will begin at 30, ending at 7:15. The
audience will then have one hour and
fifteen minutes for dinner. The sec
ond act will begin at s.: 80 and the fina!
curtain will fall at 10:45. The Satur-
day matinee will begin at II and end
at 4 with an hour for luncheon between
12:45 and 1:45.
Ten minutes before the rise of the
curtain on each act brass choir will
play 'Parsifal" motif in the lobby of
the theater. This is intended as an
ample warning to everyone to be
seated before the house is darkened
as, once the conductor is in his chair,
the doors will be closed. "Parsifal" is
of such a character that the comfort
of those already seated must be con-
Sidered.
The character of the performance
also leads to another regulation.
Through the programme the audience
will be requested to refrain from APP
plause. The request is almost super
fluous as the fall of the curtsin on the
first and last act will find everyone in
such mood as follows the witnessing
of a beautiful ceremony in a cathedral
The latter half of the second act-with
its flower maidens' scene, the great
scene between Parsifal and Kundry
and the startling transformation
might legitimately call for applause,
but under no circumstances will the
artists make Acknowledgements nor viii
the curtain be raised.
Nine. KIrkby Lunn will sing the role
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more TO BE PiTIED THAN
SCORNED"

OF an original type is the new play,
which will be produced for the first
time in this city at the Grand opera,
commencing with a matinee today at
2:30. 1t is melodrama by Charles E.
Blaney, entitled More to Be Pitied
Than Scorned,' and is a combination
of the tragic, humorous and unusual
The story begins in the Office of a
theatrical manager. where are intro
duced the members of the Amphion
stock company, and actors and ac-
tresses seeking engagement. Here
Viola Keith, the daughter of a clergy
man. who has secretly married Julian
Lorraine, the leading man of the stock
Julia Clifford and Vincent Grant, re-
spectively heavy woman and heavy
man of the same company. plot to sep
arate the lovers, using a forged mar
riage certificate. which tends to prove
that Lorraine was already married. Julia
is in love with Lorraine, she in turn be-
ing loved by Vincent Grant. Scene
two takes place in front of Christ
church, and scene three shows the
stage of the Amphion theater with a
rehearsal in progress.
Act two is laid in the Green Room
tavern, five years after, and shows the
meeting between Julian and Viola, and
little Ruth, his child, whom he has
never seen. Act three is again the Am
phion theater, the first scene showing
the lobby on the opening night OF Ju-
liam Loraine's new play, Her Hearts
Idol" Here is introduced a scene of
light and color. gay and happy throng
entering a theater, carriages driving
up, bringing their burden OF fashion,
ably gowned women. Scene two shows
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One was the lord duke of Borthwicke.
Another was Hugh Pitcairn, a great
Scotch lawyer. A third was no Other.
than Burns. the poet. But ne loved
remote. in secret. and mostly with his
pen and verses, which was not always
his way with his flames Finally there
was the acceptable lover. Danvers
MacGregor. Miss Lane put Nancy,
her lovers and her adventures into a
book. Paul Potter has made them into
a play Mary Mannering is to show
her In flesh and blood. and Robert To-
raine. Francis Carlyle, Clarence
Handysides. Frank Losee. Stanley
Dark and Maud Granger are 10 do as
much for the rest Other circle.
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The way 70 play Shakespeare well.
writes correspondent who saw the
Sothern- Marlowe company last au-
tumn. and who has lately seen them in
the west. is TO play him often. You
would be surprised To see the change
that five months of Romeo and Juliet"
Much Ado" and Hamlet night after
night. have made in-the performances.
Every one speaks the lines now easily
and naturally. as though at home in
verse Every one wears his costumes
as Familiarity as il they were ordinary
clothes, and every detail of the action
goes as surely as 1t would i'm Il modern
play and with no touch OF stiffness.
Shakespeare has taught them TO play
Shakespeare. The reviewers in London
have been saying the same thing of the
Benson company, which acts Shake
speare the year round. giving a dozen
or more of his plays. They have even
estimated that in a year the "BensO-
mans" speak more OF Shalsespeare'S
English than they do of their own.
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suggests. The public has long since
ceased to look for good looks in grand
opera choruses, and this one makes a
most decided impression when sur
rounding the coy and youthful Parsifal
in Klingor's magic garden.
The orchestra, numbering sixty, was
selected by the general technical di-
rector, Walter II. Rothwell, and had
three weeks of solid rehearsal under
his masterful baton. AS these must
clans have played nothing else but the
"Parsifal" score all season they have
attained precision and all the degrees
of shading and color that Mr.. Rothwell
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NEW PLAY FOR MARY MANNER
ING

Nancy Stair was the daughter OF the
great Lord Stair la Edinburgh at the
end OF the eighteenth century. She
was a young woman Of the highest
spirits. keen Tor every sort OF adven-
ture- When they were rot ready to
her hard she rssde them for herself la
plenty. Usually there were father
and fvssf rtvsi levers "a provide them.
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Scene "Th a he Metropolitan Tonight

OF Kundry Thursday night and Miss
Claude Albright will sing it at the Sat
urday matinee. In other respects the
casts for those performances will be
Identical and will be as follows:
Conductor-Mr. Rothwell.
Ah1ortas ............. Johannes Bischoff
1GIIu;IneIhahz Putnam Griswold
TituTe Pohort Ion F1omer b L ,i
A Voice ...... Miss Florence Wic<ham
Inc cast for Friday and Saturday nights
will be as follows:
Conductor-Mr Grimm.
RuhQIy ...-....--..... Nine. Hanna Mara
faI SliaI ...............F Francis Maclennan
SSILlIortas .'.............. Franz Egenieff
Gurnemanz ............. .Ottley Cranston
iltufel ....--.... Robert Kent Parker
n voice ......-............ Miss WiclIham
These casts are as evenly balanced
as possible and neither is advanced as
the superior of the other. The coun-
try has been divided in it's COMPARE
sons. A German Parsifal sings with
an English Kundry and an American
Parsifal sings with German Kundry.
Ihefe Is also an American Kundry in
MISS Albright, who was born in New
Mexico. where her father was terri
torlal governor She completed her
study with Mime. Marchesi and Mime.
La Grange of Paris, and has lately
Iiaue her debut with success in this
most exacting of all roles.
ST. Paul will take a friendly interest
In the impersonation of Gurnemanz by
PUTNAM Griswold, who made his must
cal start here under DR.. W. Rhys-
Herbert, continuing his study abroad
under Randegger, Bouhy and Stock
hausen. Mr.. Griswold is a native of
Minneapolis.
There are two large choruses. those
OF the flower maidens and the grail
knights, which are the pick of hum
oreds Of applicants. The great num-
per OF young women who competed for
places made it possible not only to Sc
cure the best and freshest voices. but
personal charms as WELL making the
chorus truly one of sirens as the story
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love with her. The kings financial af-
fairs. are happily settled by the young
lady's giving him her inheritance in
return for permission to marry the
lieutenant and everything ends as II
should.
The company is a very large one.
consisting of over fifty people, Mabel
Day. Mamie Kingsbury, Edyth For
rest, Helen Duval. Howard Champion,
Jethro Warner, Charles Van Dyne, w.
]. McGraw. Alden MacClaskie and
Kenneth Finley.
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the stage of the Amphion theater
again, with the play, Her Hearts
Idol" in progress, which leads to a
startling climax
The fourth act takes place at the
country home of Mark Clifford, Center
Moriches, Long Island. and here the
story is brought 10 a happy conclu-
sion.
A chorus of twenty-four voices will
furnish the music. The Lake City
quartette has been especially engaged.
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and Mr.. Grimm, the other conductor,
can bring out.
1t may be reiterated that 'ParsifaP'
demands majesty in. its scenery and
unexampled lighting effects, and in
these particulars it is claimed for the
Savage production that it is the SUI
Derior of any.
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aYon Yonson" at the Grand
When lyon Yonson" shows in this
city at the Grand for the week fol-
lowing More to Be Pitied Than Scorn-
ed what Is said to be an evenly bal
anced company will be introduced by
Manager. p. J. Kennedy. This worker
in the theatrical field selected the
''Yon Yonson" players with particular
regard to their fitness to look. dress
and portray the amusing characters in
the late Gus Heege's play. Not a sim
gle detail has been overlooked in stag
ing this seasons production. The per-
formances are all under the personal
direction of the owner and manager.
Players in last seasons company who
made the greatest individual hits"
have been retained and new ones add
ed to make the ensemble as good as
possible. AT the head of this company
are David Brattstrom and Elizabeth b.
Chester. There are other popular men
and women players, quite a number of
refined specialties, much good music
and exceptionally beautiful scenic and
costume accessories There is also the
lumbermens quartette which has made
such a hit throughout the country in
paSt seasons.
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date. They do it Ito the limit" even
of musical farce. II is disappointing.
and it is hard. But il is not reason
enough that. FRITZ Scheff should be
plainly sulking in performance after
performance That is not quite fair to
her audiences or to herself.
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lana Purchase spectacle at the worlds
fair at St Louis, Mo.
In conjunction with this feature
there are two burlettas and olio. There
will be a ladies' souvenir matinee Sat-
urday
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Eliminating clothing and the trick is
done"
The radium ballet had a successful
run of pa consecutive performances
and was the feature of Kiralfy's Louis
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were for their generation. she thinks,
and not for ours. She has tried to sing
the music in them as light music should
be sung She has tried to act her parts
gayly. lightly. with the true touch OF
operetta. But tue audience. she finds.
IL more Interested in the ciowAfng OF
the comedians" who have received
free hands to brisg tAeir parts up to
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MRS. GILBERT WAS NERVOUS

Someone has recalled what seems a
new story OF Mrs. Gilbert. Ii betoitss
to the time when she was worlSing,,eUt
OF dancing into speaking parts and
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Checkers" at the Metropolitan

CHcChcTS Will De the ClleI QramarlC
onering at the Metropolitan for one
week, beginning March &C. This ro-
mantle character comedy, which is re-
garded as one of the most successful
or kirke La Shelie's many productions,
VIII be produced with the same cast
and scenery which marked its New
York run.
Checkers" is a play of today It's
neart interest is of today. So. too. are
Its humor and plot. There is nothing
OF the problem play about Checkers"
There is nothing to shock the sensi-
i've Yet there is plenty in 1t for those
whose tastes require a touch of tabas-
co. The play is dramatization of a
novel OF the same name by Henry NJ.
Blossom Jr. II is the story of a fire.
quenter of the racetrack. who Is sound
at heart and in the cardinal morals OF
mankind. He is brought to a desire
to reform his daily life, through the
love of a beautiful girl. but he Stun
Dies and yet RECEIVERS himself In such
gallant fashion as to make glad the
hearts of his audience that all comes
out right in the end.
The title role will be played by
THOMAS w. Ross, the clever young
actor, who has been seen in II since
the first performance OF the play. His
support, which is very large, number
Ing nearly $50 people. contains among
the more popular names. Miss Kath-
arine Muiidns. Harriet Worthington.
Lydia Dickson, Margaret Sfaith, Ella
Sothern. Ethel Powers. Dave Braham
Jr., w. III. Clatke. Charles Willard and
Wallace Worsiey. IL Us OF Checkers"
that the prince Of the American turf,
the late Hon. w, q. Whitney. said: &c
Is the finest racing play 1 have ever
seen. The play recently completed
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eastern papers. will be seen at the Met
ropolitan opera house for one week, be-
ginning Monday. April 10.
Florence Roberts will play a weeks
engagement at the Metropolitan opera
house about the middle of next month.
Nat c. Goodwin, one of the best and
most popular comedians on the stage,
will play his annual engagement at
the Metropolitan the latter part Of
April.
1.-The Earl OF Pawtucket," which, it
is said, made a tremendous hit in the
east, will play a half weeks engage
ment at the Metropolitan opera house
soon.
The announcement of the coming Of
THE Way of the TranSgreSsor" to the
Grand soon will be welcome news to
those who want to see something new.
II is not a problem play or love ro-
nance, but a clean. wholesome story Of
life in America. There is a dramatic
story replete with exciting situations.
laughable comedy and number of
high grade vaudeville specialties.
The name Terrible Terry" suggests
everything but what Terry McGOvern
really is. 1t may be true that when
boxing he is terribly in earnest, but
aside from that-his business-he is
perhaps one OF the most modest and
gentle men in the world. In his new
play, For Fame and Fortune" he is
shown for the first time as he really is.
This play is story of Terry's life, his
struggles. his lOvemaking, his rise to
fame, his fidelity TO his wife and his
kindness to his mother.
How young girls are abducted
through the Vaccinations of vile crea-
lures in the guise of men, who come
under the caption of cadets" forms
the basis of the plot of the new melo-
drama. Dangers of Working Girls"
which is coming to the Grand shortly.
There is said to be an abundance of
good material of the lighter vein scat
tered through the performance of the
musical spectacle, Me, Him and t.
which comes to the Grand next month.
The piece will be presented by a large
company of comedians, singers and
dancers.
A big production of Uncle Toms
Cabin" will be seen at the Grand the
latter part of the season.
When star of operetta, who really
deserves her position, is compelled by
managerial necessities to remain in
New York month after month against
her will; when her audiences are
neither large nor enthusiastic; when
all the efforts she has made to revive
artistically some of the celebrated parts
in old operettas seem to go for little
with the public. it is hard, says the
New York Globe. No wonder that she
pines for the road, even for 'one night
stands" There might be audiences
there to fill the house, understand, APP
preciate and applaud. No wonder she
has lost faith in the old operettas.
Good as they are in the abstract, they
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COMING ATTRACTIONS

Henrietta Crosman. in her latest sue
cess Mistress Nell" in which she has
been so successful. according to the
eastern papers. will be seen at the Met
ropolitan opera house for one week, be-
ginning Monday, April 10.
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its eighth engagement in New York.
and is now playing its third engage
meDt in Chicago to crowded houses.
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MOTHER GOOSE" COMING

An idea of the immensely of
Mother Goose may be CLEANED from
the fact that many hundred comedians
singers and dancers and pantomimistes
appear in it, and seventeen scenes, each
as elaborate as an entire ordinary pro-
duction and more beautiful than has
stage, are used Mother Goose" ran
an entire year in London. and all last
year in New York city at the New
Amsterdam theater. 1t is the first play
OF its class ever presented in this city,
and Is described as being the mightiest
exposition of beauty. quick, rafting
fun. charming melody and spectacular
magnificence known to theatrical his
tory. Its production in this city will
be with the original cast.
The impression produced by Mother
Goose is that of a beautiful dream of
color, costumes, calcium and hosts Of
beautiful women, a dream that never
stops for a moment. Moving pictures
are as nothing to this delightful phan-
asmagoria- II is a succession of star
tllng changes, each one being more
beautiful than that preceding il. Then
there are the wonderful aerialists, who
do amazing ballets suspended in the
air, one of the without warning, as
founding the audience by darling over
their heads clear to the back wall of
the theater. all the while scattering
natural flowers to those below.
Mother Goose" will be the attraction
at the Metropolitan opera house for
one week starting Sunday, April 2.
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A big production of Uncle Toms
Cabin" will be seen at the Grand the
latter part of the season.
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engagement at the Metropolitan oper
house about the middle of next month
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There is said to be an abundance of
good material of the lighter vein scat
tered through the performance of the
musical spectacle. Me, Him and t.
which comes TO the Grand next month.
The piece will be presented by a large
company of comedians. singers and
dancers.
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How young girls are abducted
through the Vaccinations of vile crea-
lures in the guise of men, who come
under the caption of Cadets" forms
the basis of the plot of the new melo
drama. Dangers of Working Girls"
which is coming to the Grand shortly.
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Nat c. Goodwin, one Of the best and
most popular comedians on the stage,
will play his annual engagement at
the Metropolitan the latter part of
April
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''The Earl OF Pawtucket," which, it
is said, made a tremendous hit in the
east, will play a half weeks engage
ment at the Metropolitan opera house
soon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-22
II Is srI1l
AlthsadA shs vsleSs wess 1eaf1 ia
 the Deptiee Chosch.

.r4 e
 Tue salvation army held its usual Sunday evening services at the juno ton of Grand and Bank atreets last evening. While tho captain vas ex- SoundinK the Matters meaning of the sospel of the day to, large and very attentive audience, James Stout, Jani- tor of the Baptist church, pushed hfs way through the crowd and Informed the preacher that the Rev MT Hay wood of the First Baptist church had requested him to say that while he had no objection to the service, the roll of the drum and melody of the cornet we're interfering with his cong rcgation, and wanted to know If the music could not be dispensed with.
 The captain didn't take very kindly to the suggestion and told Mir Stout that he considered himself within his lines In conducting his services accord. ing to the plan outlined by his super
 ioTs. Mir Stout didn't stop to debate the question and withdrew just as the captain waived his hand and the nut sicians started up "Halleiujah.' and the whole army joined in the chorus Praise ye Jehovah, praise yc the Lord" which must have re-echoed through the remotest corners of the Rev Mir Haywooa's church. Tl,e Sal yationists don't propose to allow the other examinations to trife with them, and judging by the reception rendered to the messenger from the
 Baptists last night, 1t will be difficult l to get anybody else to call upon then on similar mission.