The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

The appearance of the Kansas Uni
versity Comedy club in Sheridan's
comedy, THE Rivals at the Grand
next Saturday afternoon and evening,
will be an event of considerable social
Importance. The list of patronesses of
the entertainment includes the follow
ing society ladies of this city:
Mrs. Bennett r. Wheeler, Mrs. Hiram
P. Dillon, Mrs. Charles Blood Smith,
Mrs. Edward Wilder, Mrs. w. A. L.
Thompson, Mrs. Jonathan Thomas.
Mrs. Alexander s. Johnson. Mrs
Arthur Capper, Mrs. D. L. Lakin.
Mrs Stuart Henry, Mrs. H. c. Speer.
Mrs. Joseph Shellabarger, Mrs. John E.
Lord, Mrs. Geo. M. Noble, Mrs. Frank
R. Millspaugh, Mrs. H. E. Ball.
One former Topeka young lady will
take part in the production. This is
Miss Edith Thatcher, daughter of Mrs.
T. D. Thatcher, who appears in the role
the direction of Miss Georgia Brown,
we'll known as a director of high class
amateur plays, and the full cast is as
follows:
Sir Anthony Absolute ...............
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mr.. VIII Anderson
Captain Absolute. Mr.. John McCleary
Falkland ... Mr.. Howard Learnard
Sir Lucius O'Trigger. .-.............
.............. Mr.. Clarence Spellman
Acres ................ Mr.. Harold smith
David Mr.. Walter Sanford
Fag ........ Mr.. Thomas Wagstaf
Mrs Malaprop Georgia N. Brown
lydia Languish. Miss Eva Brown
Lucy Miss Edith Thacher
At the evening performance the regu-
lar prices will prevail, but at the mat
inee performance in the afternoon the
price of admission to any part OF the
house will be Is cents.
The Paiges and their popular roper
toire company will open e. return en-
gaement at the Crawford Opera House
tonight The company will probably
receive the same liberal patronage that
was accorded it when in this city three
weeks ago. The weeks repertoire Will
include several new productions, and
song and dance SpecialtieS will be in
troduced between acts by Messrs-
Hackney and Jennings. AS an add
tional feature of the performances the
Telegraph, Edison's latest invention,
will be exhibited each evening The
Telegraph is similar to the vitascope
and magniscope. Tonight will be
| ladies' free night.
The programme of the twelft annual
| concert of Marshall's Military band at
! the Grand Opera House next Wednes-
| day evening will contain among others
| the following numbers:
| OVerture-"C Cinderella" ........ RoSslnl
Idyl-"In Bird Store" .......-. Orth
| Cello solo, Fantasia-"O cara Mem
a''-(Servias)-Mr Alfred Buch.
Soprano solo-(a) Ave Maria (Mas-
cheronD; OBJ Lucille" Van Ness)-
Mrs. G. w. Parkhurst.
| "Huguenots -; MeyerOeer
| Descriptive Fantasia-"A Trip to the
Country
Tener solo-Aria from ''Treischuetz
! CWeber)-Ir. Waldemar Won Dahlen
Duet-"In the Night"-(Schumannllt-
Mrs G. w. Parkhurst, soprano; Mr..
Waldemar Won Dahlen, tenor
(a) Little Wag' (Characteristie)-
Recommendations. Eilenberg
CD Bridal Chorus C'Lohengrin)"
Observation-Disclosures az nSi
Yule Tide-"A Christmas Fantasia"
The sale of seats for the concert has
already been large, and the band VIII
| be greeted by a big house
The Andrews Opera company in five
| performances of comic opera at the
Grand in this city is now practicaIiy
| assured. The company will come &c
Topeka if 200 Communication books are
sold, and one-half of this number has
/ already been subscribed for.
Mr.. Wakefield, advance manager OF
| the company, arrived in this city Satur-
| dav AFTERNOON and started to canvass
subscriptions. He will remain here
until tomorrow night, and II Is prop