The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-01

ing the principal role in the ~melodrama,
The Bowery After Dark" Both Terry
and the play scored heavily, and the
chances of a successful season are very
promising.
James A. Herne, author of Shore
Acres and Sag Harbor," has Just put
the finishing touches on another play en-
titled THE New Minister" The story
of the play is along the usual lines pur-
sued by Mr.. Herne.
Buffalo's theater have or
gained for protection, their chief aim
being to do away with window adver-
Using and it's many free passes. The
newspapers will carry all advertising
hereafter.
Notwithstanding several reports to the
contrary, Thomas O.. Seabrooke will be
has secured the rights to THE Round
ers," and with a capable will
take the road about the middle of next
month.
1t is predicted that Della Fox will
make one of her old-time hits in the
song, If Cabby Told Half That He
Central Park" In this speciality she will
be STUN as a swell cabman and will
be assisted by II handsome girls.
There are 16 speaking parts in George
H. ~Broadhurst's new farce, 1.-The House
That Jack Built" and the cast is being
selected very carefully. So far but eight
engagements have been made. Miss An
ME Yeamans and her daughter, Jennie,
LID * pIO1ll11lGllL III
Nearly all the younger women stars
will be associated with dramatizations
of popular novels this season. Julia Mar
lowe is to be seen in When Knighthood
Janice Meredith Viola Allen in I'm
the Palace of the King" Marie Bur-
roughs in THE Battle of the Strong and
Annie Russell in The Royal Family"
Joseph F. Sheehan, who has been en-
gagged for the Metropolitan English
Grand Opera company, is one of Amer
1na5 ms or1T1o ~@1r -
orS. His first professional appearance
was made in the isle of Champagne
in Boston. After appearances with the
Bostonians and in Roy Roy" Mr.. Shee-
han joined the Castle Opera
Frank Daniels went to the Ruhlin-
F1tzslmmOnS prize fight. It was his first
visit to a professional affair. of that sort.
He said that it was also his last. He
paid 1920 for a box, as a starter. After
wards, receiving a straight tip that
Ruhhn was a winner, he put up $50
against 500 and lost. Since then he has
declared that prize fighting is a farce
and he who bets is simply a sucker.
Nearly every actor has his hobby.
Richard Mansfield loves horseback rid
Izaak Walton. Sol Smith Russell takes
pride in his library. Tim Murphy
sketches at every opportunity. Nat
Goodwin English country house has his
draws E. H. Sothern's attention. Will
lam Gillette will pay well for a new and
better brand of cigars and w. H. Crane
worshipS yachting.
For some time a rumor has been cur
rent in theatrical circles that the GOODNESS
which has long existed between Miss
Eugene Blair, the star of Lady of
Quality" and her husband, Robert
Downing, the tragedian, was about to
culminate in a divorce. Miss Blair, who
is at Hampton, Va, refuses either to
py pair were ION the road" when they
were married in Indianapolis eleven
years ago. They have we'd more or less
apart for about five years.
The letter M seems to be a charm in
the dramatic world. A larger number
of our stars are indexed under it than
under any other letter. Among them
are Richard Mansfield. Julia Marlowe,
Helena Modjeska, Tim Murphy, Mary
Mannering, Maggie Mitchell and Henry
Miller In the company of the great
ones OF the past: Macklin Macready'
John Mccullough, Frank Mayo and
James E.. Murdoch.
The complete personnel of Stuart Rob-
sons company for the season of 1900-1901
will include John E. Henshaw, Stephen
Grattan, Beaumont Smith, H. A. Wea-
yer. ST., Ogden Stevens, o.. E. Hallam,
Clifford Leigh,A- M. Potter, Joseph Win
ter, NJ r. Klein, James Grant, Maude
White, Jeffreys Lewis, Elizabeth Wood
son and Bessie Harris. Augustus Thorn
as classic comedy, oliver Goldsmith"
will be Mr.. Robson's piece de resist
aAA(C 0ot ~ - 4aAtC AAhCA lIdl lie Viii
make a revival of She Stops to Con-
quer" to alternate in his two-night
stands in the west.
William Collier, better known as
willie Collier by way of a bit of sum-
mer amusement, has been editing a pa
per called THE Pam and published in
ST. James, L. I. The equipment being a
little shy each article contained a large
assortment of type and the paper was
printed on varied colors of wrapping,
wall or any other ape obtainable. 1t
was circulated among friends of the
editor, and the funny articles from Mr..
Golfers pen, as well as the absurd APP
p~earance of the paper, caused one of the
best comedy hits ever made by this pop
ular comedian.
Dunno & Ryley have decided to give
"Floradora" a strong cast in this country.
Walter Jones will play Willie Edouin's
old part, and 1t is expected that Aubrey
Boucicault and Evie Green will be mem
bers of the company.
The ingenuity of the comic writer in in
venting funny names for farcical produc-
tons is well exemplifed in Hodge, Podge
s e. 18th the st new piece in which nc P Peter F.
Sheeza Dreem, Ainshe Grayte and Cues
sab Gem.
Miss Olga Nethersole at present is at
Lossiemouth, -Morayshire, N B., where
she has rented a lodge for the months of
to the United states in October to resume
the run Of "Sapho." Her will
open in New York at Walleck's on Mon
Oscar Wilde is to make his temperance
as a playwright. Kyrle Bellew found him
in Genoa. italy, in a starving condition,
and took him to Paris with a commission
to write a play. The play will be pro-
duced late the coming season by Mr.. Bel
lew and Mrs James Brown Potter
Sarah Madden, the successful woman
owner of race horses, has decided to sell
her feet-footed pets this month at Sara
toga and go on the stage. She will play
the role of Amelia in the production of
Thackeray's Vanity Fair in which
Miss Gertrude Coghlan will star as Becky
Sharp
a Confession From Lost Greek.
IFrom the Denver Post.l
A sweet confession from the inspired
pen of Miss Popsie McSwat, the sweet