The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22
IN GAY NEW YORK.
KIaw & Erlanger's Firstclass Farce
Comedy Production.

Comedy Production.
The sale of seats for In Gay New
York" which comes to the Grand Opera
House next Monday night, is now on,
having opened at Rowley & Shows drug
store this morning. The prices are s1.5e
and 81 for the first floor seats, IS and so
cents for the balcony seats and 25 cents
for seats in the gallery. One of the
largest audiences of the season will prob
ably view this production
IN Gay New York is under the man
agement of KIaw & Erlanger and this
is sufficient guarantee of its merit as
big production. 1t is said to be one of
the merriest salmagundis of fun frolic
travesty and caricature, speciality and in
cidentaI surprises that has ever been con-
ceived. It's success on the stage of the
New York Casino gave it first place
among all summer entertainments and
presaged for it's tour of the principal
cities of the country a continuation of
the success achieved in the metropolis.
While IN Gay New York is ostensibIy
a review following in this sense the
general trend of its precursors, e-The
Passing Show and the Merry World"
it is yet something more. The ingenious
introduction by the author of a pair OF
central characters, Johnny Brown and his
bride Sally, both of Huckleberry Center.
various burlesques. traYesties and carl
catures are made to revolve, gives to the
piece enough of incident and story to
maintain consecutive interest.
Such a lavish display of scenic and cos
tune adornment, so varied an assortment
of entertaining specialties, so general a
use of new and attractive material and
so thorough a tabooing of all that is old,
worn and noss-covered, have not charac-
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sentation of In Gay New York. requires
the service of a stage full of actors. in
Guiding a ballet of trained danseuses in
pictorial and illustrative dances designed
by Sig. Francion. The incidental music is
by Kerker. The travesties introduced cover
a wide range among current dramatic
successes; notable among the plays thus
treated are Heart of Maryland" fPris>
oner of Zenda'' and 1.-The Artists Model"
At the Crawford theater tonight Prim-
rose & Vests minstreIs will be greeted
by one of the largest audiences that has
ever been attracted by a minstrel per-
formance in this city. The organization
is this season said to be even better than
in former years, and includes well known
entertainers who make their first appear
ance in minstrel work this year. New
features have been prepared by William
h. w est, ana new songs ana dances VIII
be introduced. The company is this sea-
son composed exclusively of white men.
1.-THE Pearl of Savoy was presented to
a fair sized audience by the SpoOner
Dramatic company at the Grand Opera
House last night. Tonight the comedy
Trial by Midnight viii be the bill, and
tomorrow night the engagement will end.
The company has had a successful run
so far in the engagement.
''UncIe Josh Spruceby'' a New Eng
land comedy in which considerable stage
realism is introduced, will be presented
at the Grand Opera House next Thurs
day night. The company is said to con-
tain 35 people, including a band and an
orchestra
On next Monday night Santanelli, the
hypnotist, opens a weeks engagement at
the Crawford theater at popular prices.
He is said to be entertaining in his line
and introduces a number of new features
in his hypnotic exhibitions. On the open
ing night ladies will be admitted free
when accompanied by persons holding
ont