The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
OTIVER GOT.nSNrITH


! The engagement OF NJ Smart Robson
az the Crawford theatre stu hangs FIRE
as the company Is so large and expensive
that they demand. and rightly. assurance
that they win have business TO warrant
their coming. The prices would - tl-sa
for 1lrst Hoor seats end Manager MartHug
IS dubious as to whether there are enough
theatre-goe1s who would pay this price
TO warrant his giving the Sl.eoo guarantee
| demanded. There Is no question as 70 the
worth OF the attraction. simply whether
there are enough who appreciate high
class attraction 20 warrant IN bringing L.
F The following Is from the New Orleans
Tsmes-DemCcrat. FEB s:
I Unless al signs fail. Stuart Rooson's
So-thcoming engagement az tas Tulane
Theatre. wSica Is announced 20 Begin
Sunday night next win De a red-ietter
! event in local theatrical c4rc'es. This
prognosticazion Is deduced from the fact
/ mat PRIOR to the opening Of ne sale.
which Is TO begin this morning. Col
Rowies has -been in receips OF a large
number OF orders for the reservation %
/ places from which 20 witness NJ Rob
sons latest costume comedy success writ
+ ten for him BY Mr.. Augustus Thomas.
and entitled oliver Goldsmith"
/ Stuart Rosson recently produced oliver
/ Goldsmith" In Atlanta, Ca: IN fact. rs
+ introduction there was made last Friday
and SATURDAY, and Mr.. Morton Smith. the
i-dramstic reviewer OF the Journal % that
city. in a criticism which occupied three
quarters OF a column. took occasion 70
saw:
The DELICIOUS t-ollery OF Stuart Robson
has never found better opportunities for
/ effective expression than In oliver Cold
smith the new production etaotnShrin
smith, the new comedy BY Augustus
/ Thomas. The play. Ike the character O.
( tho central figure. Is clean. sweet and
+ Wholesome throughout the three acts. In
/ Il are introduced IN flesh and h!0ed his
tofcal men and women WITH whose per
/ sfanality every schcoFooy and SRI as wei
s-s their seniors Is familiar.
M Thomas shows FOR this comedy a
) period IN the history OF English nserarsrs
rich In material ana peoples the play
with such men and women So Oliver Gold
smith. Or. Samuel Johnson. Edmond
Burke. David Ga-rick. Mary Horneck.
3frs. Featherstoae and others. and IN tho
Intelligent hands az the players Mr.. Rob
son has supplfed 70 impersonate them.
these Characters could rot fail 70 be tn
teresting In Oliver Goldsmith Mr.. Rob
son hhss a eongsnfal part. one for which he
/ Is we'll suited by nature and experience.
No other American actor perhaps could
50 fully realize public expectation IN the
character. HIS quaint methods were never
put 70 more effective use - Robson Il
a thorough artist. q genuine comedian.
and Is at hts best in Oliver Goldsusth.''
This r. onlyo ne OF the favorable criti-
cisns written on stuart Robson's produc-
ton OF Mr. Thomas comedy since It's in
ception. His company collectively and IN
tiividually L. perhaps one OF the strongest
organizations now on tour During tho
progress OF the play are 20 be seen Henry
T. Ddxey as David Gsrrfck. Walter Hals
as Edmond Burke. Henry A Weaver as
Or. Johnson eBagmont Smith as Mr. Boz
we'll Stuart Robson as oliver Goldsmith.
! Florence Rockwell "a Mary Horneck.
jeffrey Lewis a. Mrs Featherstone. Ellen
Mortimer as Katherine Horneck. and
Bessie Scott as Mrs. Higgins.
The first act OF "Oliver Goldsmith'
shows Mr. eFarherstone's house az Black
heath. tina mistake OF a night. The sec
/ ord act shows the stage q the Convent
Garden Theatre. London. With the FIRST
rehearsal OF she Stoops 70 Conquer "a
progress. Act third shows Co,dsmith's
garnet N Pinch Lane.
Mr.. Robson will Be - ths Tulane Thea
tre for one week. beginning Sunday night.
I with M usual wednesday ard Saturday
matlnees.