The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-03
LEWIS MORRIsON'S FAUST
Excellent, But He Ought to be Seen
in Something Else.

in Something Else.
The man who. from his Interpretation
of the part and long association with the
piece, has come to be looked upon as the
ideal '-Mephisto'' of the American stage,
was seen in his production of Faust at
the Grand last night He has been here
so many times that only fair audience
saw the performance, but it was worthy
of a good house. The trouble with too
many attractions that come to Topeka is
that they come too often. Like the
boarding house hash, though it may be
good, We can't stand it morning, noon and
night for years. Topeka has population
that changes little and after seeing Lewis
Morrison something like nine times it
Graves a variation; not in Lewis Morr1-
son himself, for he IS one or the pest
far beyond many with greater names, put
everybody in Topeka mas seen MI NOR
a good new play or to go where ne mas
not been seen so often It is true Joseph
Jefferson still plays Rip Van Wrinkle, but
if he were to play it six times IN Topeka,
we venture to say that the last time
would see very small audience present
the case recently that s'oId'' things have
been brought here. Topeka people don't
press Josephine or s.Richard III. or
''Richelieu." They've seen them all
many, many times They want the new
plays and the new actors, not expecting OF
course the highest priced ones, but those
within the range of town of $4,000 peo-
pie. When Topeka can give Fanny Dav-
export better paying audiences than st;
entertainments as St. Joe has.
For twelve years Lewis Morrison has
appeared in the part of Mephisto and it
has come to he his second self Il vvouIfln't
know what to do without him., said MI.
Morrison last night he has been a sec
ond nature to me so long. 1 tried to ban
ish him several times, but the public
won't permit it, as without Mephisto they
con account of the calcium effects the
part is a very trying one, and two years
7 was lnfIf n
for awhile on account of my eyes. was
sitting talking to F'isl1e of the Dramatic
Mirror in New York one afternoon, feel
ing as well as 1 had ever felt in my life,
when suddenly I saw two Flskes instead
of one. 1t took ten years for the piercing
light to injure my eyes, but it at last ac-
complished it.
sas hot springs, and was finally cured.
My eyes are now as strong as they were
before the paralysis came on
Next year it is agreeable to know that
Mr.. Morrison will appear in a new pro-
vile, Gentleman" and is now being writ
ten for him. He will also carry Faust
but viii use it secondary to his new
Both Florence Roberts and White
Whittelsey were seen in Faust in this
city two years ago. Both parts are Well
Tonight the performance will be repeat
WIZARD OF THE NILE.
The sale of seats for The Wizard of
the Nile viii open at SnGws drug st4r r
Frank Daniels and his excellent comic
opera will undoubtedly be greeted by a
big house Monday evening. AS Man.
ager Crawford's contract calls for first
money to the company, the entire lower
floor will sell for $3.50 seat. This will
not be too high price considering the
standing of the piece.
The Wizard of the Nile was especial
" written for Mr.. Daniels by Harry B.
Smith, author of number of successful
comic operas, the most prominent OF
which is Robin Hood" Early last sea-
son two Chicago newspaper men, kirSe
La, Sale and Arthur Clarke, after some
experience in the theatrical business, de-
ing Mr.. Daniels for the leading role, had
an opera written for him. This proved
highly successful in the east last year, and
is now brought to the west for the first
time. The role of KiboSh, the wizard,
who makes a bluff at causing the Nile to
rise to save his, life, and then is nightly
surprised to find it really rising, is said
to be one of Mr., Daniels happiest comedy
creations, also the idea of making the
historical Cleopatra of Egypt the object
of the wizards alteration, and his at
tempts to win her from Marc Antony, an
original and humorous one
AT THE CRAWFORD.
Another big house greeted the New
ell Brothers in 1.-The Corsican Brothers
at the Crawford Opera House last night
The work of the company is much above
that of the average repertoire company,
and this be explained by the fact that
the twin stars have never appeared at
popular prices before. Tonight the
''Clemenceau Case will be presented.