The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-17
MISS LEWIS'S "CLEO. -
The Stage at the Grand to Be En-
tirely Cleared
FOR HER PERFORMANCE FRIDAY.

John Grimth's Faust" Last Night
was Well Liked-some GossiDlvsitia
the Actor.
The people who saw John Griffith and
his company in Faust" last night went
away well pleased The audience was
not large but the applause was frequent
The actors who supported Mr. Griffith
are certainly much better than those
who appeared with him last year. 4hey
are not afraid to originate. Last season
Faust wandered about the stage calling
tsMarguerite Marguerite" ia the same 2S-
ouized tone of voice which all OF MORRISON :
F4ust5 adopt. Frank Lyman broke away
from this last evening, and give Coca
reading of the part. He is handsome.
d iss Nadine Winston gave a good IL
depreciation of the character OF Marguer-
lie.
The students were led by W. Y. Lee
land, young man with very big bass
voice. Their singing was good part OF
the time and poor once or twice
As for Mr. Griffith himself he had his
auditors admiration. His voice is eX-
pressive and every word thai he utters
can be distinctly understood. Gritli a
opens his mouth wide, and this makes
his articulation distinct.
as always presented in the play. =
noticeable fault was made in the scene
shifting q the first act. The stage was
supposed TO be darkened, but the Lights
of the orchestra and the arc light IN the
entrance made the scene shutters plainly
sible.
An annoying thing in quiet place is
the seating of persons after the curtain
has risen. During he first act last night
while the audience was striving TO hear
the words every few moments the thud
of two seats jerked down by balcony
usher disturbed il.
When Griffith appears il his dressing
room he ceases to be devilish. lie smokes
cigars and perspires after q difficult ac-,
and laughs naturally without any of the
stage wickedness Of expression.
We'll, here goes for the Broken
scene" said he at the beginaing Of the
third act last night. "Ihis act should be
cut out of this play. Il has no more
business il here than in Hamlet
.Tha's awful" he continued, as he
came off after the ac,. That's the act
which the gallery boys ike; lots Of FIRE
works, YOU know. But it's hard on NE"
Why do you wear that cape in the
second acl?7 was asked.
ION, that gives Z japaty appearance.
The DEVILS one of the boys, you know. If
/ we're going to play this again l should
dress the part in tho brightest colors l
could get. The devils d gay old boy,
and I'd make him as sporty as possible
Il ran away 10 go Oh The stage, and
my father sent the sheriff after me. !
started with Mrs. D. P. Bowers.
think she was the greatest actress ever
on the American stage. except Cush-
man. Talk about making up-she WAS
7
she was an old woman aad she used to
play the part Of a young married woman
and one couldn't tell she wasn't as young
as the character, even standing as close
as l am to you.
"4ly home is in Springfield, I'll. Father
was i'll Kansas City last week and they
treated him royalty. He told Thorn ali
about my running away, [ guess, for I
didn't. He was tickled to death over
the play.
That reminds me of what Steve
Brodie said about it. After the show I
said, We'll, Steve, what did YOU think
of il?' John he said slowly as he tried
to think. you're al right, bat the play is
too much. the play is too much He
couldn't follow the piece, it WAS too deep
for him. Brodie is q good deal better
actor tran our prize fighter actors Ike
Sullivan and Corbett
Lillian Lewis is to be here Friday
night. Last summer she was in
Springfield She went to the
dressing room in the after
noon and fired two shots from a revolver
and fell on the floor. They broke open
the door and had big sensation for the
afternoon papers aud the house was
jammed that night. Afterwards they
found where the bullets had struck the
ceiling.
Yes, ride wheel. I have one of
my own, but l didn't bring it up from
The car today because l had 10 have
some pictures taken. ] ride all over
almost every town"
Charles r. Hanrord used to be with
Lillian Lewis as Mark Antony in ''Cleo-
patra." Lately, however, he has begun
playing Shakespearean repertoire for
himself Edmund Collier is now play
ing Antony, and is said 10 give a super
Tor performance.
One of the finest pieces of acting in
the piece is George Wessells' interpreta-
ton of Enobarbus, it is said.
The company is now on its way west,
and in six week will be in San Francisco
1t Is making long jumps aud plays few
dates on the way out
Miss Lewis does not sympathize with
the modern Suppressed coIloouil forcs''
suppressed emotion" and calls il ener.
waited, lifeless twaddle. Her methods
are said to be healthfully vigorous. Tbs
stage at the Grand is to be entirely clear.
ed
Sam T Jacks Extravaganza company
presents "The Bull Fighters" at the
Grand tonight
John Griffith is not the only youn .
actor to appear here this week Hal
held 10 not yet thirty. He is said to have
made a study of the dark side of life and
his play, Human Hearts," to appeal
strongly to the emotions. The governoa
and state officers will attend the Satur.