The chronicle=news., 1913-10-28

noted chiefly for IT. E.air Bridge.
which spans tn. Mississippi river. its
summer climate. of which II. ciii-
ssns speak Ia whispers. Mrs. Gra-,
Rritton. who owns a baseball club.
and Miss Fannie Ward. actress.
ST. Louis had world. fair once.
and the first pny-as-you-"nt"r ears
were run an IN" oliy" street line.
Tier" l. also good barber ship In
the old rinnt.rs' hotel and plenty of
railroad trains running out of IN.
rnion station.
This ~ the best pr,ss motto" 81.
almost too much. for tn" Missouri
metropolis l. u long way from Hroad-
way.
or all III. things -. Louis has pro-
iuc-d Mis- Ward has lone more than
her share in advertising tn" pia"" Of
her birth. She will tell you. if YOU
Miss Ward Is n charming ,onrcrsa-
I 'ionnilsb. that once n resident Of 81.
Louis III" mark never leaves one.
This Will h" discourasing to the
members OF the city's American
| 'cay, la scbaIl team. but Miss Ward
rays she ~ glad to speak , good word
, for the town. The characteristics of
n 81. l.n,iisan. according to Miss
Ward. are slight Southern ac-
cent easily acquired by Chicago
school girls who stay y fcw days with
relatives or friends there: u dislik"
for anything and everything that
homes from Kansas City. and q will
lingncss 10 back up with coin Of III.
realm the sta,cmcn, that tn" thing
which made Milwaukee famous is
sarsapa,illa compared to tn. home
product.
All Of which is bu, u prciiminar,
introduction to Miss Fannie Ward.
She l. tho very charming actress who
makes the audience sit mp and take
notice ir the second ac, OF Madam
President" y, the Gnrrick ,hcatcr. In
Nrw York. when by accident '?J her
Parision gown Incomes unfnstcncd at
the shoulders and falls to the floor.
revealing hci a picture in white
chemisc. cut low where the gown
was high. and high where the gown
was low There Is considerable OF
the play before this happens. bu, the
interest of the audience immediatciy
climbs like a st. Louis Thermometer
In summer as soon MS II comes off
II cannot reconcile myself To the
belief that Madam President Is any
thing more than politely risGuc.'
said Miss Ward to the writer while
in New York recently. Several q.
the play reviewers called 4, vulgar,
but there Is nothing said on the
stage that is at all out of the way.
French farce IS French farce. after
all. and Madame President Is one
of the funniest that has come from
the French capital in many years
Miss Ward was IN her apartment,
at Clarid.e's hotel, cistwhilc Rec
tors. She says she is very happy
over the manner in which her play
has been received. and she certainly
looked the part. Miss Ward is blond
OF, the honest kind She Is slightly
smaller than most women stars and
more, slightly built than many. There
was ID large bunch of American |
Beauty roses. caught together with
a crimson ribbon. standing in vase I
On a table at her left. Miss Ward
wore IN afternoon gown of dull gray
and she fitted neatly in the
,rmchair where she rested
Our first performance was SER
les of mishaps.' said the actress.
.and was nearly frantic by the
tine the evening was over because of
he unfortunate happenings back of
he scenes. Really. the troubles
;fartcd a few NIGHTS ago. when ! re-
urned from Atlantic City with Il
cry hoarse voice among my posses
ions II was imperative that my
broat should be treated, and | made
IN appointment with DR.. l.. l.. Alex
nder, Jr., assistant to DR.. llolhrook
,urtis, to see him on Sunday EVENING"