The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-17


ing seasonal least so far as this city is
concerned-win have an exceptionally
strong list of offerings at the principal
theaters.
The Empire, the home of Charles Froh-
mans excellent stock company, will open
with William Gillette in his farce ''Too
Much johnson, - which viii remain one
week, to be followed by the same author in
his high grade melOdrama, "Secret Serv-
ice, % to which three weeks has been as
signed. John Drew will go into the house
on Sept. 26 for run in the imported Eng
lish play THE Liars, - which has had con-
siderable vogue in London. When Mr..
Drew leaves, the stock company will come
in and will probably remain during the
balance of the season. Several new plays
will be presented, but the names have not
yet been announced. The only change of
Importance in the organization will be in
the position of leading lady, which will be
filed by Miss Jessie Millward, formerly
cO-star with the late William Terriss dur
ing his tour Of this country
Miss Millward, as is generally known,
takes the place in the Empire company of
Miss Viola Allen, who has been with the
organization in the capacity of leading
lady almost ever since it was established.
Miss Allen, however, has decided to branch
out for herself as a star and will probably
make her debut in that capacity in this
city at the Lyric theater, only few blocks
away from the scene of her former tri-
umphs. The vehicle selected is drama
tization by Hall Caine of that peculiar but
brilliant authors novel, 1.-The Christian -
in which Miss Allen Will Of course enact
the role of Glory Quayle. I understand
that the termination of the play is mate
rally different from that of the book and
that numerous other changes have been
tried in the effort to make the play as
strong in dramatic interest as possible.
The Casino is prospecting with Hugh
Morton and Gustave Kerker's absurdity
Yankee Doodle Dandy" This piece will
probably last until well into the fall, and
may be succeeded by a new comic opera
with a prominent prima donna in the
stellar role, but as yankee Doodle Dan
dy" is doing exceedingly well no definite
plans for its successor have yet been made.
The main production at the Herald
Square theRter will be 1.-THE Hotel Topsy
Turvy." This is a French extravaganza
in which it is said that the proprietor of
the Herald Square theater, Charles G.
Evans, known to fame some years ago in
conjunction with Old Hoss Hoey in Hoyt's
first great success, "a Parlor Match, "
will appear. 1.-The Hotel Topsy Turvey''
is announced to have run to enormous
business during two entire seasons in
Paris, and as it has been thoroughly over
hauled to conform to the American taste
by Edward E. Rice it is more than likely
that it will enjoy a long vogue at the Her
aid Square. Prior to the production of
this extravaganza however, the Herald
Square theater will be devoted to a short
revival of 1.-The French Maid, the piece
which occupied the stage at this house for
q good portion of last season.
The Broadway theater will, as usual,
continue to be the home of comic opera.
The initial production at this beautiful
house will occur on Sept. 10, when Fran
els Wilson will present THE Little Cor
pOral," the book of which is by Harry B.
Smith and the music by Ludwig Eng
lander
The following attraction will be JEFF De
Angels, who will make his second stellar
venture under the management of Ben D.
Stevens, De Wolf Hopper's former pilot.
The name of Mr.. De Angels new opera
has not yet been announced, but it is gen
orally understood that it is the work of
Stanislaus STANCE as Iibrettist and Julian
Edwards as composer
The Manhattan theaterr which last sea-
son after Brady & Ziegfeld took hold of
it had but one attraction and that a phe-
nomenally successful one, - Way Down
East, " will stray into new pastures Its
opening attraction will be an American
adaptation of French extravaganza emit
tied The Turtle" 1t is rumored that
Sadie Martinez will have the protean role
in this piece, and Aunt Louisa Eldridge
has also been engaged for 1t.
James j. COrbett, who was at one time
supposed to be pugilIst by some persons
and has since been supposed to be an actor
by himself-win be seen in a comedy
especially written for him by Henry Guy
Carleton.
The American theater will continue the
experiment Of cheap opera presented by a
first class company which proved so suo-
cessful last season, while the Academy of
Music is slated for a run Of Sporting
Life" an English melodrama in which
Leonard Boyne, the English player who
was over here with 1.-The Prodigal Daugh-
ter, - is said to have made great deal of
money on the other side, and the Four
tenth Street theater will be given up to
Devils Island" a melOdrama dealing
with the Dreyfus case.
De Wolf Hopper win open the Knicker-
booker theater with ''The Charlatan.' q