The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
WHAT WE MAY SEE.
Attractions Booked at the Crawford
For the Coming Season.

Eighty attractions have up to this
date been booked for the Crawford
theater in this city. This is but par
tial list of the season, as the routes of
many of the better attractions have
not yet been fully mapped out. A num-
Der of additional booking will be made
within the next 30 days
The season will open with Ben Hen
bricks in "A Yenuine Yentleman'' on
August 80. During the month of Sep
TENDER there is a scarcity of attrac-
tions, the only two now booked being
James MacEie in Grimes Cellar Door
and "A Bachelors Honeymoon" The
latter was seen at the Grand opera
house last season.
Among the better attractions now
booked are "Zaza," Mrs. Leslie Car
ters great New York success of last
season, Augustus Thomas Arizona, -
which is now running at the Grand
opera house in Chicago, Browns in
Town" last seasons successful farce,
Sol Smith Russell in a new play, Her
bert Kelley and Effie Shannon, the JEFF
ferson Comedy company of which Joe
Little Minister Because She Loved
Him So, . why Smith Left Home" and
What Happened to Jones'"
Five of Hoyt's farces are among the
man." the only one of Hoyt's pro-
auctions which has not been seen in
this city, is among the number. The
remaining four are "A Stranger in New
last season, revivals of "A Texas
Steer" and "a Black Sheep" and the
antiquated "A Bunch of Keys"
So far no opera companies have been
booked, and it is announced that opera
companies are not booking west this
year. Alice Nelson, Francis Wilson
and Frank Daniels will all have new
operas this year, but they are counting
on spending the entire season in the
east. DeWof Hopper is likely to stay
in London, and viii not be seen in this
country again until late in the season.
The BOstonians'' have planned a Pa
c1t1c coast trip, but as yet have not
booked Topeka
The remaining attractions in the
present list are the following:
'Sidetracked, - Town Topics" Her
mann, The Great company, Eu-
gene Blair in "a Lady of Quality Ed
die Gerard in Natural Cas- 1.-The
Wheel of Fortune "Finnigan's Ball. -
1.-The White Slave" Paul Gilmore in
THE Musketeer," Clara Thropp. ala
bama," Kline's Cinematograph, Lev
tits" Spider and Fly True S. James in
Royal Prisoner" Sweeney AIvido Min
strels, Paul Gilmore in 1.-The Dawn Of
Freedom Nine Fin, 1.-THE Airship,"
''Yon Yonson," 1.-THE Real Widow
Brown" The Prodiga1 Father" Clar-
ence Asby's Stock company, THE Glad
Hand" Jolly Old Chums," Richard &
Pringle's MINISTRIES, Joe Simpxins,
How Smith Met JONES' "Chattanoo-
ga" Paul Kauvar," Rentz Sankey's
BurleSQue show, THE Hustler" I'm
der the Dome" AL Martins Uncle
Toms Cabin company, Two Married
Men, Scotch Ministries, Mrs. O'Shan-
Messy" Gilmore's band, Stetson's IN
Gle Toms Cabin company, THE Tele-
phone Girl Gawkell's Stock COM
pany, "Hassen Ben Ali" Lewis Morri-
sons Faust MY Friend From In
dia," Seth Haskins, I'm Old Kentucky
Murray & Mack, William & Walker.
Black Patti, 1.-The Great Northwest"
Sousa's band, THE Heart of Mary
land" Mr.. Plaster of Paris" Re
member the Maine" Joseph Murphy
ers' MINISTRIES, AN Innocent Boy" The
RAYS in "a Hot Old Time"