The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-11
BACK TO The GRAND.
'EMy Friend From India" to
Have a Big House at
the Old Place.

At the Grand Opera House next Mon
! day night my Fried From India"
probably the best production booked
for the present month, will be present
ed by the Smyth & Rice company. In
this comedy, theosophy, the disting-
u1shed Order of the Yellow Robe" of
India, the abSurditieS of the social fad
business and getting into society in
New York are all travestied in such
clever way as to gain for the piece the
name of the most laughable comedy
presented since "Charley'S Aunt" The
play is running this week at the Tabor
Grand in Denver, and the Daily Repub-
lican of that city has the following to
say:
My Friend From India" the bright
and laughable farce now being present
ed at the Tabor Grand, is destined to
prove a winner with Denver audiences
the many cOmicaI climaXes serving to
keep the spectators in an uprOariOus
state of laughter
The prices will be 81 so for the first u
rows in the parQuet and 81 for those in
the rear; rs cents for the first three
rows in the balcony and so cents for the
remainder; p cents for gallery seats.
Joe Flynn, a new Eccentric come
dian" comes to the Crawford theater
tomorrow night in'McGinty the Sport"
The piece is said to be farce comedy of
all manner of specialties. The prices
will be rs, SO and % cents.
A matinee and evening performance
of Uncle Toms Cabin will be given
at the Crawford theater in this city
next Saturday by the Van Amberg
company. The company is said to be
good. For the matinee the prices will
be Is and 25 cents, and for the evening
performance 25, 80 and so cents.
At the Grand Opera House tomorrow
night the high school lecture course will
open with the Redpath Grand Concert
COMPANY Ihe personnel of the com
pany is Clementine De We're, soprano;
Clara Murray, harpist; Arthur Beres-
ford, bass; Paul Listemann vfOlinist
and RomualdO SapiO, musical director
and each one of the five members have
won distinct successes in their particu-
lar branches of art in the past.
Miss De We're has appeared at the
principal theaters of France, Italy.
Mexico and Spain; among her roles. the
most successful being those in Lucia -
DinOrah,' "RigOlettO," Hamlet and
Faust THESE last two operas she
studied under the cOmposers-ThOmas
and GOunOd.
Miss Murray's reputation as a con
cert sOlOist is equal to her distinction as
a teacher. She has superb musical
touch Her technique is all that long
study under the best masters could
make it, and she plays with great ex-
preston and finish, developing all of
that charm and majestic beauty be-
longing to this historic instrument so
HmitleSS in its possibilities and so sell
dom heard under artistic auspices. Her
success during the past few seasons as
concert SOlOiSt in the leading cities of
America has established her as the
leading lady harpist of America.
Under the management of Messrs
Abbey and Grau ROmualdO SapiO con
Quoted PATHS last Operatic season in
the United States and her two tours in
South America. He conducted also at
the inauguration of the Chicago Audi
torium and a subsequent season at the
Metropolitan Opera House. and is now
director of the vocal department of the
National Conservatory
Arthur BeresfOrd is naturally an
emotional dramatic singer. but is thor
Ough master of his vocal resources and
uses his bis voice with fine artistic per
ception of contrast in light and shade
His work has been enthusiastically and
such noted musicians as DR. Hans
Richter, Sir Joseph Barnby and George
Henschel while in this country he has
invariably won great praise from both
public and the critics.
When but Is Paul Listemann took his
place in the famous Listemann String
Quartet, appearing with that organiza-
ton in tours through the east and west
Thus well prepared, he went to I1eipSic
IN 1880. studying with BrOdsky and HiIf
In 1888 he passed his public examina-
ton, playing the Joachim Hungarian
concerto, and creating a furOr In 1893
the signal honor of being the only one
to come directly under Joachinl's per
sonal guidance. He completed his mus
1caI education in a two years course
under the greatest violin master of his
time.