The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
HE is A GOOD CATHOLIC
ssCharIey's Aunt Went to Church Sew
eraI Times On Sunday.

The Charles Frohman company tn at
was at the Gdand Saturday night IN
"Cnarley's Aunt" was greeted by il good
audience and those who saw it were we'll
pleased. The audience was delighted
with the piece and the work. john j.
Murphy, the bogus aunt, IS the most
pleasing actor of MS Kind that has Wis
tied Topeka this winter. Richard Ben
nett, who took the Part of JacS Chesney,
was good in it. The support generally
was good
The "Charley's Aunt company is not
only good on the stage, but on the stage
az we'll Its members religiOusly at
tended the various churches yesterday
both morning and evening. The young
Mr.. Murphy who pleased the audience
so much the bogus aunt IS Catholic
and observed Sunday strictly, attending
all the services tat the church Of the A.
sumption. Mr. Murphy IS a very pleas
ing young man and is not over rs years
of age. He is entirely unassuming aud
very modest He .hODes to be 4 good
his second season with Frohman
company, but he has been acting
for the past ten years. He has not IN
dertaken to star, which is very much TO
the credit of his good sense and modes
ty, but has been engaged with some good
companies in ordlnar parts. THIS is the
first time he has been advanced to the
first part in piece and it looks very
much as though he will make a success
of it. The other members Of the com
pany are very nice people also. Richard
O. Bennett, who played Jack Chesney,
does not look to be more than twenty,
although he IS really TWEEN i've. Hs Is
also the stage manager. lie and Ernest
Lamson, the SpettIgue, are football en-
thusiasts. and were spectators at the
game at WAshburn Saturday.
Charles FrOhmaa who has twelve plays
like this one on the road, is the youngest
of the three Frohman brothers aud began
life as a news paper reporter. He did
not like the work and concluded he had
rather be a theatrical manager like his
brothers. They helped him and he
finally got start and put a show two
on the road himself He has consider
ably more than thirty companies on the
road with his twelve plays and they are
all good companies and money makers.
He has grown rich in the business al
though be has only reached his thirty
eighth year. There is another pecu liar
thing about Charles Frohman-pecu-
liar for Snowman, though he
may have acquired it while in
the newspaper business-and that is
his extreme mOdesty. He has never had
a picture taken for fear it would ge5 m
to print He is rather short AMI plump
AMI rather red faced and little bald
and wears mustache that IS a little gray
and that's about all you can say about
his appearance.
Tneater goers are always interested in
theater rows and there was one in the
box office of the Grand Saturday night.
If you were there you will remember
that the curtain was unusually slow IN
going up on the third act. The company
and the house were settling up in the
box office aud there was some dispute in
regard to the billing Of the town. The
play was held until the N alter was set
tied The house finally won the quarrel
and the curtain went up.
The ..Charley's Aunt" company plays
at Manhattan tonight where it gets a
guaranty. 1t will then head westward
ami be on the coast in couple of weeks.