The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

Only small audience saw ROSabel
MorrisOn's Carmen" at the Grand last
night. The piece was well staged. and
although suffering from the disadvan-
tage of poor support, Miss Morrison's
work was clever. She is much better
fitted for the part of the Spanish girl
than that of Marguerite in Faust
In the last act the representation of
Spanish bull fight by means of the
kaleidoscope" was interesting. BY
series of instantaneous photographs
treated by electricity. the fight was re-
produced on canvas stretched across
the stage, and to those who never wit
messed a bull fight, gave a very good
idea of what such an entertainment
consists.
Miss Morrison likes the part of Car
men much better than that of Mar
guerite." There is 50 much more act
ing to Carmen " she said last night,
than to Marguerite Almost any per-
maiden in Faust while to interpret
the part of the Spanish gypsy as it
should be interpreted, is difficult. But
1 like the work ever so much better.
Next season Miss Morrison will pro-
duce Under Two Flags in addition to
| Carmen" 1t is her plan to adopt a
| new piece every following year until
she has a repertoire of six or seven pro-
| auctions.
When she can afford to surround her
| self With good actors her coming will
| be greeted with large houses as she I'M
doubleday deserves.
Miss Ellen Beach Yaw. the widest
| range soprano in the world. assisted by
| MaXimilian Dick, Violinist, and Miss
| Georgella Lay, pianist will give a con-
cert at the Grand tonight. 1t is said
4 that Miss YaW is meeting with better
| success this season in all parts OF the
| country than on any previous tours and
| that her vocal work is even better than
| before. Although prominent for sew
eral years. Miss Yaw has recently been
! brought more nOticeably before the
| public by reason of press dispatches
sent from one end of the country to
| the other announcing her death in a
most thrilling manner in an Iowa town.
| The dispatches stated while in the act
| of reaching one of her high notes, she
ruptured her jugular vein and fell dead
on the stage. The dispatch was a
/ fake.
Accompanied by pretty Florence
| Roberts as Marguerite and MIR. w hite
| Whittelsey as Faust, Mr.. Lewis Nor
rison will appear at the Grand in this
! city in his old time production next
/ Tuesday and Wednesday evenings All
| theater goerS are familiar with Morr1-
son and his piece, and know what to
/ expect at the performance. He is one
of the few actors who have been before
| the public for II years in one produc-
ton and still able to draw good houses
One of the higher class repertoire
companies will be seen at the Crawford
| Opera House all next week The COM
/
| Willard and William Newell, who APP
( pear in productions with which some
I of the most prominent actors on the
| American stage have been identified.
! The weeks engagement will open with
! the Operator" Monday night, and the
repertoire includes the "Corsican
| Brothers, 1.-The Lyons Mall and the
| "Clelnenceau Case" Nine. Mailer
| Manderback soprano, and Tyrolean
| yodler, is with the company, and Will
| render selections in German and Eng
| lish at every performance. Monday Will
| be ladies' free night and every lady &C
| companied by a person holding a 30
| cent paid ticket will be admitted free.
| This is the first appearance OF Newell
| BROTHERS at popular prices this season.
| The twin actors have up to this time
been starring in their different plays