The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
TOGIVE THE TEMPEST.
Miss Georgia Brown to Present Tt for
the Floral Fund

The production of Shakespeare
Tempest" in spectacular form will be
given at the Grand Opera House in
this city on the evenings of September
1, and for the benefit of the floral
parade fund.
1t will be the last benefit for the
floral fund. By this means it is hoped
to place in the floral parade four floats
on which the children taking part in
the spectacular production will appear
This plan of floats for children was
nal for the children who took part in
the 'CindeTella'' entertainment, and the
Journal is still of the opinion that the
cinderella" children should appear in
floats, even if it takes eight floats or
ten floats to provide for them. There
is plenty of room for the "Cinderella''
floats and the Tempest floats, too.
There should be a popular subscription
for the cinderella" children.
The production of the Tempest will
be in charge of Miss Georgia Brown of
Lawrence, who has the distinction of
having produced more successful anna
teur theatricals than any person in the
west. 1t will be managed by Mrs. c..
s. Sutton, president of the flower COM
mittee.
Topeka people who witnessed the
elaborate production of the 'Midsum-
ner Nights Dream under the direc-
ton of Miss Georgia Brown at the
Grand Opera House in this city will
have some idea of what to expect in the
production of the Tempest" One hun
dred and fifty children were used in
the midsummer Nights Dream and
the same number will take part in the
Tempest but more electrical and cal
cium light effects will be introduced in
the latter production than were used in
the former. The electrical and light
effects will be under the personal su-
pervision of Prof. Lucien Blake of the
state university.
The ''TempesL' was produced by Mrs.
Brown in Lawrence as a personal b ne
La
declared that it excelled all of her
former productions. While the seem
cry and costumes will be the same, the
production will be augmented in many
ways for presentation at the Grand in
this city.
Miss Brown arrived in Topeka yes
terday from her home in Lawrence and
tonight will commence the work of ar
ranging the production. In response to
a call published in the State Journal
last week, two hundred children met
Mrs. Sutton and Miss Brown at the
flower committee rooms today, and to-
night $50 of this number will assemble
at Harmony hall to take the prelimin-
airy lessons of their part in the produc-
ton. The fourteen principals neces-
sary for the production will be selected
by Miss Brown this week from the best
amateur talent in Topeka
From now up to the 1St of September
Miss Brown will devote her entire time
to the work of arranging the ''Tem-
pest" She says that it is a more beau
tifuI production than the midsummer
Nights Dream
A contract has been signed with Mr..
L. NJ. Crawford for the use of the Grand
Opera House on the three evenings on
which the Tempest will be produced
and if the weather continues warm the
house will be supplied with electric
fans.
After allowing Miss Brown a certain
percentage for her work in arranging
the production, the proceeds will be
used in preparing four beautiful floats
| for the floral parade. AS stated, the
children participating in the Tempest
| will appear on these floats in a series
! of elaborate scenes.