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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

CayTan. the actress Who made 50 many
successes al the LEceuEn theater, IS serf-
0usly Ill from an acute form Of nervous
pr0strati0n- Six weeks ago Miss Cay
van was taken. with the utmost Sc
crecy. to Sanford Hall sanitarium.
Flushing. L /
Her life Is in no immediate danger,
but physically and mentally she Is but
the wreck and Shadow OF her former
self. It is said she is almost blind
there are grave doubts Of her ultimate
recovery Her most intimate friends are
not permitted TO visit her. indeed, few
know where she is
Some eight years ago Miss Cayvsln
had suffered from a. tumOr, which was
a great drain upon her vitality In 1888,
at her home, No 351 West One Hun
bred and Twenty second street she sub
nitted TO an operation, which was n1uch
more difficult and dangerous than the
surgeons had foresaen. Rather than dis
appoint her audiences, Miss Cayysin.
both before and after the operation, APP
pearad On the stage when she could
scarcely stand
She returned, apparently well, from
her trip to Europe Yielding to her own
ambition and the advice Of friends, Miss
Cayvan decided TO become a star in her
own company. She thought she could
succeed alone. She accepted the financial
backing OF New England millionaire
and began her individual career under
W hat seemed to her very bright auspices
Her choice OF plays was unfortunate ana
she failed. She returned home AT the
end Of the season heartsick with dIsaZs-
TaDiHtrneur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

itab1e' mean much when applied 10 any
Shakespearean production, but this is
particularly true Of them when refer
ence Is made to such an exquisite and
dainty creation as a Midsummer Nights
Dream
In undertaking this production, and
in aequitring themselves as they have
done, Messrs- Wagenha1s & kemper
have won for themselves an enwiahle
standing in the ranks of American
managers and they have set an exam
pie ven worthy OF imitation by older
firms In all respects the presentation
OF A Midsummer Nights Dream last
night was adequate and eredicahla. and
any student of Shakespeare need not
BE- told that this means an artistic and
wholly delightful entertainment
The scenery was all extremely beau
Eful. but Of course the finest oppor-
tunities in this line were to be found in
woodland reveIs Of the fairies These
pictures cf fairylaud were exquisite1v
effective in FORM coloring and lighting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

eleven" As one Of 50 small a minority.
one would naturally think Mr. Raleigh
spoke with authority
he thought people who were foolish
enough to pay to go to the theater had
every right to boo" when they felt in
cltned, though he deprecated blowing tin
trumpets, as was done on a recent first
night, on whatever provocation.
In the course of a long discussion sew
eTal members CT the club expressed be-
lief in the existence Of organized
claquess one member stating he had seen
members Of a s-claque" going to the
stage door and receiving fees after the
performance
Carl HenscheI had written to several
playwrdghts for their views. Sydney
Grundy replied that he had written
plays for g years and had no COM
plant Owen Hall expressed his COM
pIete disregard for newspaper notices as
ne believes the press is p0WerIess- Max
Beerbonm advocated the audience Ieav-
ing the theater quietly when dfspIeased
H v Esmond wrote he thought boo
ing did not affect the fate Of a play,
while Van Biene's opinion was that the
more the play was ssbooed" the longer
iE would run
The result OF the discussion apparent
" vas tnat the a P" club viii eontin-
ue to exercise the right to boo when il
considers play deserves it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
MRS Fishes PLAY.
From Tess of the D'Urbervillesn to
Becky Sharp

The coming to this city this season Of
Mrs Ffske in her great production OF
Becky Sharp may well be considered
one Of the chief dramatic events Of the
local season Mrs FiskG viii play at the
Crawford
Mrs. Fiske IS remembered in this To-
calfty as a wonderful young actress Of
years ago who started in plays Of little
account yet revealed in them the prom
Use that since has been so abundantly
fulfilled After a retirement of five years
she reappeared on the stage in several
Of the most ex2c1fng roles of the mod
ern repertoire. such as Nora in "a Dolls
House., Cesarine in La Femme de
Claude Cyprienne in s.Divorcons,1 AMI
GiIberte in Frou-F'rou" to each Of
which she gave new Individuality Every
recurring part strengthened her position.
The first CT her original triumphs was as
Tess in dramaIfzati0n OF Hardy's
great novel, Tess Of the 'UrberviIIes =
Her acting in and production of this
play three years ago formed the dFaTnaE-
&c sensation of the season in New York.
and in other cities Of the east she para
leled her metropolitan hit. In it's artistic
aspects Tess was a revelation to the
atergOers, and its popularity was re-
markable. While this play was still
practically new Mrs. F'iske made. a still
greater hit last year as Becky Sharp. in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
RIGHT TO HISS.
Clement Scott Thinks Audiences
Should Express Disfavor.

Clement Scott, the well known English
dramatic critic says in a cable dispatch
from London TO the Chicago T1rnes-Her-
aid.
SO far as 7 can remember" he says,
st was the Players club which started
the new system Wait until the end o.
the pIayt' was the watehword- The re-
suit has been that 1t has encouraged the
author to take liberties and the manager
70 shield him.
what would happen IN the old days
of the stage II. in the presence Of ladies
Of all ages, the author had instructed
the actor TO call his wife kept woman
as in Mr. ard Mrs. Dayentry2 What
would have happened II q gentle lady
were compelled by the discipline Of the
Hheater to talk about dressing TO please.
and about women undressing and doing
other things2 Why. such . hiss would
: have been raised that It would have
frightened the very life out Of these re-
sponsIbIe for so gross an Offeuse.
4 can see no remedy for modern stage
abuses but the revival OF the art-nays
the priviIege-of Kissing.
The dispatch continues
So much for ClgzazEt Scott The Il.
p" club discussion was opened hy Cecil
Raleigh There are At. Geo. 600 people
he said. -s1n these islands Only eleven
q them can write plays 1 am Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
Will Appear Next Ye6r in His Own
Piece.

Frank TannehilI. seen IN Topeka. this
week with a Young Wife was bred to
the stage His father and his mother
ere both actors, and for several years
managed the theater at the military
post near Junction City.
Mr. TannehfH really made his first hit
as q playwright rather than as an actor
When he was IS years old he wrote
Fun on the Bristol" a musical farce
that was a great success The piece
was taken TO England and the young
actor-author received ST., 500 in royalties,
but 1T was all spent being good fell
low IS the way he expresses it. Fun
on the Bristol is still running in Lon
don, though it was first produced twenty
years ago.
Mr. TannehiI also wrote zig gag" in
which he scored a success. He expects
20 appear late this season in his new
meIodrama. The Money King" He viii
first produce the play at Halifax
Mr. TannehiH viii probably be seen
in Topeka next year in one of his own
plays which has never been produced
It IS fa1cicaI comedy, and is called
The Blundering Mr. Budd-" The piece
gives Mr.. TannehiH an opportunity. for
the light comedy, for which ne is especi-
ally qualified
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

Kirk La shel1e and Fred HamIfn, and
though the New York company VIII re-
Of the other two are said to be just as
strong in every detail and their perform
anees to be equally as good
Betsy Ross. whose hands sewed the first
American flag, is to be 8 central figure in
Du Seuchet, author Of My Friend from
India It will be produced IN PhfIadel-
phia before the close of the season by
VIM A Brady and Jos r Grismer with
q special cast. including Phoebe Davis and
Odeli Williams OF Way Down East
Charles B. Hanford. who IS weIl-known
IN Topeka will be the Christmas attrac-
private John Alien He ~ viii ii7 give va a
matinee and night performance
The date for Mrs. Fishes engagement in
Topeka in Becky Sharpe IS Friday.
January 4 The -Bostonians'' VIII follow
Barnum.s circus is IN Vienna
New York IS TO have a permanent cir
Harry Davenport has been added to the
cast of Edna May.
Mansfield takes his riding horse, Lib
erty," on the tour with him
..- Idetes Iyler IS e play Katherine in
Galveston has no theater now, and will
Baerbohm Trees next Shakespearean re-
vlval viii be Twelfth Night =
ing vaudeville theaters next spring
The first production of Hamlet in
4 america was in New York on November
Australian managers are trying to Sc
continent.
.Rudyard Kipling has dramatized one of
MS novels He used to say ne had no
time for play
Afaude Odeu has resigned as leading
lady with the Imperial Theater Stock
company, St Louis
Of the late Charles Hoyt.s plays. four
teen have been on tour this season, and
most of them are still out
Mansfield wears eight superb costumes
IN Henry Y" One OF them is a gold
plated arror. costing $3.50.
Miss Florence Rockwell has been en-
gagged as leading woman for Henry Mil
Ter She has acted with Sol Smith Rus
sell. James O'NeiII and the late Thomas
Madeleine Lucette RyIey's play for
Henry Miller is entitled Richard Say
age. and Is based on the life and in
c1dents of the VagabOnd poet. 1t will re-
eeive its premier at Buffalo on December
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

made TO the James kfdder combination.
for she is not only an attractive young
girl but an exceedingly clever Shake
spearian reader. The quarrel scene be-
tween Helena and Hernia was extreme
" bright and amusing Miss Ethel
Browning as Puck, was Hnd0u btedly
one OF the hits Of the cast her work
being SprIght1y and graceful, while her
voice was something always to be Won
dered at The cast was excellent
throughout and it would be difficult TO
point out a single feature in the per-
Torrance that one could wish other
wise
The Ferris Comedians open Monday
night with the military sensational
comedy drama The Favorite Son The
ladies' free rules holds good the open
ing night
The Ferris company numbers twenty
two people and has won q reputation for
pleasing. its audiences. The company
gives a cahtlnu0us performance, the
curtain not being rung down until the
close of the last act
The vaudeville performance between
each act and the speciaIties viii be
changed each evening Miss Emily
BatIo gives illustrated songs Harry F.
Mckee does a m0nOlOgue turn and
lightning changes, and Harry Kane does
some fancy buck and wing dancing.
Another feature f. the FItzpatricks IN
their novel musical act ard the Mylie
orOtnerSy sam and John
The repertoire OF the Ferris company
includes the following. Hugh Gibson's
comedy drama, Just Before the Dawn
The Fatal Card Falsely Accused"
a Soldier OF the Empire 2 The Stow
away, My jim East Lynne and
RIP Van Wrinkle
The cast for the opening night Is as
Steve Grigsby. Captain Z. s A..
--------------. .-----.-..-.-Dick Ferris
sam Grigsby, Texas Cowboy $500
60 -1lck Ferris
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and as they constituted the BACKGROUND
or setting for the most Whimsical 81
poetic Tancies. their deep shadows. soft
ened lights and dainty colorings were
always artIstically harmonious.
The fairy comedy was singuiarIv we'll
cast. the principals being notably good.
It is easy To imagine what q rich. broad
comedy part Mr. James would make II
Nick Bottom. and It may be said that
every one OF his fellows in the compaav
Of hard-handed men of Athens appeared
TO have caught his infectious sense Of
humor, for his support in all his scenes
was well worthy Of his sterling cana
bilItfes as a Shakespearian actor Miss
Kidder was graceful and effective as
Helena, reading the beautiful lines with
that intelligent appreciation and good
taste that has always marked her ef-
forts in the classic drama In Miss Jane
Caker a valuable addition has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
EDNA May REAPPEARs.
Wins Approval at Washington in
sThe Girl From Up There

Washington. Dec 15.-Edna May made
her temperance on the stage this week
at the Star theater as the star OF
Charles Frohman's musical comedy com
pany IN the first presentation of the
new sxit, The Girl From Up There. 2
by Hugh Morton and Gus kerker. Miss
May sang wei several clever songs and
was enthusiastically received by a large
audience. She was supported by a com
pany of comedians, including Virginia.
Earl, Harry C0nor. Harry Davenport,
Harry Kelly, Nat If. Wills. Farren Sou
tar, Charles T. A1drich. Aft Wheelan.
Charles Young. Lawrence Wheat Mont
g0mery and Stone, Grace Belmont, Ed
IA Aug NeIIa Webb and Jane May.
Despite such q distinguished company,
the former Salvation Army laSsfe of
The Belle Of New York shines radi-
anrly and showed marked advancement
n voice and dramatic ability. It Il
more than likely that she viii not only
repeat but viii exceed her former tri-
urnpfl- which gained her such distinction
In this country and England Mr.. Froh-
man has staged the production beauu-
fully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
James-Kidder Combination In
Topeka Next Week.
Win Present Shakespeare'sMid-
summer Nights Dream.
TOPEKA REPRESENTED
Hale R. Hamilton Cast in Part
of TheseHs.
Ferris Comedians VIII Fill in
Rest Of Week.
~ THE CRAwFoRp.

AT THE CRAWFORD.
AIonday-Ferris Comedians.
Tussday-Ferris Comedians
WedneSd2v=FarriS Comedians
ThurSday-Lou1s James and kathr-y-n
kidder IN a Midsummer Nights
Dream
Friday-F'erris Comedians.
Saturday, matinee and night-F'erTfs
Comedians
Following IS the cast OF the 's1Gidsum-
mer Nights Dream
TheseuS ......-....--Mr. Hale Hamilton
IysanGer- Mr. Norman Hacketr
DeTnstrius- .---.--Ar- James J. Ryan
E-gaI1S-- MI. W tlIaEU Gross
RhtloSrrsat6- Mr. James DuSALg
Hfppolyra- Miss Jessie Merritt
Hernia Miss Jane Oaker
Helena ..-----.. Miss Kathryn kidder
Nick Bottom .-.---.---- Mr.. Louis James
Peter Ounce. Mr.. Thomas Coffin Cooke
Snug Mr. Thomas Cham 5ers
Francis Flute. lIr- Putnam Bond
Tom Shout AR d 4 Patterson
Starvaling Mr.. George McCulIa
JnerOT- .----- MT ASnley Aliler
4ht1Ila- MISS ina 0Ev1hAS
Fuck.-.---.-.--..-.lIi Miss Ethel Browning
First Fairy Miss Aphie James
Second Fairy. Miss Nan Hewius
Psasebloss0na. Moth and Cobweb, BY
the Little Borough Sisters
MuSEzrdsesd Little Eta Bryan
The big event Of the week IS the
s-klddsr combination The cast
contains q Topeka young man. Mr. Hale
r. Hamilton
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
said of the production when it was in
that city
The adjectives adequate and cred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15
Theatrical Notes.

Della Fox Is to star IN q musical COM
e5v called "a Good Fellow
Richard Mansfield tainted after q per-
Torrance of Henry u in Brooklyn
William Collier intends to star next sea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

Midsummer Crawford"
TAN BILLS NEW PLAY.

a drama founded on Thackeray,s Van
ity Fair by Langdon Mitchell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye Residents at the
Nations Capital.

Washington, March 5.-A postoffce
has been established at Albert City,
Buena Vista county, with Geo. r. An
derson as postmaster.
Postotfices discontinued Calvin,
Blackhawk county, mail to Waterloo,
and Oak Spring, Davis county, mail to
Ashgrove.
Postmasters commissioned--F. F.
Moeller, Artesian; John C. Kennel,
Butler.
Iowa Pensions: original-o -orson H.
Goodrich, Algona, Sc. Additional
Seymour Conger, Ida Grove, $6 to $s.
Restoration and increase-Bertus We
pei, dead, Wesley, Sc to IS. Increase
Thomas Downward, Utica, So to S1O;l
G. n. Argubrig, Sibley, Sc to IS; VIM.
j. Weaver, East Peru, Sc to SIS. Reis-
Charles G. Hopkins. Milford, S1o;&
John v. Minter, Winfield, &c. Reisue
and increase-Parley p. Post, Des
Moines, Sc to $s. Original widows, etc.
Maggie Wepel, Wesley, So; minor OF
Geo. w. Childers, Des Moines, So; Liz
zie Nelson, Thor, SIS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Senate Committee Will Re-
port Spooner's Bill for Con-
troll of the Philippines.
POWER TO PRESIDENT.
Gives Nations Chief Executive Author.
ity to Appoint Necessary Persons
to Govern Island Until Re.
hellion is Suppressed.

Washington, March 5.-(By Associate
ed Press.)-The senate committee on
the Philippines decided today to sup
port the bill introduced by Spooner OF
Wisconsin for the control of the Phil.
ippines.
Lodge, chairman of the committee.
made the report to the senate. The
bill IS as follows: THAT, when all in.
surrection against the sovereignty and
authority of the United States in the
Philippine Islands, acquired from
Spain by the treaty concluded at Paris
on the 10th day Of December, 1898,
shall have been completely suppressed
by the military and naval forces OF
the United States, the military, civil
and judicial powers necessary to gov
ern said islands shall, until otherwise
provided by congress, be vested in such
person and persons, and shall be exer.
cised in such manner as the president
OF the United States. shall direct for the
maintenance and protection of the in-
habitants Of said island in the free en-.
joyment of their liberty, property and
religion
When the routine business was con-
cluded Aldrich called up the financial
bill conference report and Teller re-
suned his speech, begun last Saturday.
In his opinion the proposed legislation
will be disastrous to the country. AT
the conclusion of his argument Gallin-
ger called up the pension appropria-
tion bill Aae measure appropriates
$143, 3,245,230.
| Davis of Minnesota, today offered
an amendment to the Porto Rican bill
in the senate. Its effect is to have the
tariff laws of the United States ap-
piled to Porto Rico upon foreign im-
ports but allows absolute free trade
between the United States and Porto
Rico. He also proposes new section
Ito the provision which extends the
constitution of the United States over
Porto Rico and by SO doing implies
| that it cannot be extended to the Phil
| ippines or other territories except by
| Legislative action.
\ The bill passed after number Of
technical amendments had been made.
Carter, of Montana, then addressed the
senate on the resolution regarding the
seating of Quay. He announced his
intention to vote in favor of the seat-
! ing of Quay.
California senator Seated.
Washington, March 5.-(By Associate
ed Press )-Thomas II. Bard recently
elected senator from California, was
presented to the senate when it con-
vened today, by his colleague, Parkins.
The oath was administered by the
president pro tem., Frye.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06

health failed and he was taken to St.

health failed and he was taken to ST.
Louis. After his recovery he became
pastor of st. Peters church, at ST..
Grayois, Mo-, twelve miles from St.
Louis. He remained there until 1854,
when he was installed as vice presi-
dent and professor of dogmatic theol-
ogy and ecclesiastical history in the Ca
rondelet seminary. In 1857 Father
Sheehan retired from the presidency of
the seminary and Father Hennessey
succeeded him. He remained in this
position until 1857, when he was ap-,
pointed by Archbishop Kendrick to
represent him at Rome to Plus In.
He returned to st. Louis in 1859 and
spent one year at the cathedral in
that city. He then went to ST. Joseph,
Mo-, and was pastor of ST. Joseph's
church for six years. He was elected
bishop of Dubuque, April "a, 1866, and
was consecrated September 80, 1866.
On September Z, 1898, Bishop Hennes-
nessey was invested with the pallium of
the archepiscopacy in st. Raphaels
cathedral.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
Affairs in the Legislature Pro-
ceed Rapidly.
sCHEDULEFORTH
Buchanan's Building and Loan fsill
Will be Considered In the House
This Week-Pavins Legis.
lation In Sight.
Chicago Tribune.


Des Moines, March Especial Cor
respondence. affairs in the legisla-
ture are moving more rapidly than at
amy preceding time during the session,
and if the present rate continues adj
journment will take place about April
1. 1t is not thought it will be before
this time, as nearly all the big ques-
tions are yet to be considered. The
normal school question, which will be
considered on the motion for recon-
sideration, filed the day the bill was
defeated, will be gone over and voted
on again. Very little talk concerning
normal schools is heard, and it is gen
orally thought the issue is dead one
for this session. This suppositon is
borne out by the fact that both appro-
priations committees intend to give lib
eral concessions to the state normal
school at Cedar Falls. There is still a
possibility, however, that one new
school will be established.
Another house measure to come up
this week is the Hughes anti-pass bill.
This is also under motion to recon-
slider. The bill was. defeated because
it lacked constitutional majority, re-
ceiving but fifty votes, fifty-one being
required. Fifteen members were alb
sent the day the bill was acted upon,
and of these at least four are known
to favor she measure An effort to
have all the friends of the bill present
for the next vote is being made, and
| it is generally expected enough votes
will be mustered.
1t is expected resolution calling a
joint convention to elect state printer
and binder will be introduced in each
house this week and the convention
held early next week. There is no
longer any doubt but that the officers
will be elected
The Buchanan bill, providing for the
creation of a department of building
and loan and the appointment of an
inspector has been reported for pas
sage by the house committee on Judi
ciary, and is one of the important
measures that will probably be con-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-03-06
GOV. MOUNT Ill.
Cannot Fill Engagement In Ottumwa
Monday Evening.

Cannot Fiji Engagement I'm Ottumwa
Monday Evening.
From Mondays Daily.
Word has been received in the city
that Governor James A. Mount, the
chief executive officer of the state of
Indiana, who was to have addressed
the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip
of the First Presbyterian church of
this city at its next regular meeting,
Monday evening, March 12, is i'll and
on that account was compelled to can
eel the engagement. This will be a
source of great disappointment to the
members and friends of the brother
hood, who had been looking forward
to the coming meeting with much plea
sure. The meeting next Monday even
ing will be held at the home of G..
Campbell Janney, on East Second
street, and ii was expected that Cow
ernor Leslie NJ. Shaw would also be in
attendance. Future plans for the
meeting will be announced later.