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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
Choir Invisible bal October.

Judith Hathaway has been engaged
for the role OF Mrs Falconer in THE
Choir Invisible which Liebler & Co.
will produce at the Park theater, Boston,
on October l. with a strong cast, includ-
ing Henry Jewett in his original role of
John Gray, William J. LIE A1oyne as the
parson, Frank Bangs as General Wilkiu-
son. George Woodward as Peter Springle,
the blacksmith J. McCrane as O'Ban-
non. William Hazeltine as Major Fall
coner, Wait Hitchcock as Joseph Holden.
Gertrude Bennett as Amy Falconer.
Mabel Dixey as Kitty Poythress and
Ada Deaves as Widow Babcock- The
atrfca1 chrOuiclers will search their
memories and records in vain for Judith
Hathaway, for this is a stage name just
adopted by the actress Nevertheless
she is not without reputation, gained
under another name both on the Pacific
and Atlantic coasts Not more than
year ago she scored a pronounced hit in
a Broadway production Miss Hatha-
way was selected for Mrs Falconer be-
cause her art and personality seemed
best fitted to realize this delicate and
difficult role.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
NEWS OF PLRYS IND PLHYERS.

MALTA which must be ready on mo-
ment's notice and must be on hand at
the rise Of every curtain It is also ex-
elusive of the details of costume which
belong TO each of the one hundred and
fifty people who viii appear ia the
scenes
Here, then. are the implements in the
armory which Mr.. Mansfield win have
at his command during the coming sea-
son: II royal standards. 40 banners with
coats arms, 20 embIazoned French
flags, 40 bows and quivers 20 1acha bar
axes 40 lobster crackers 20 spike
backed axes. 6 saw-backed axes. 20
short-handled battle-axes, 20 long han
died batt1e-axes. 20 bill books 100 spears.
100 daggers. 50 banner poles. cannon,
"A checkered helmets "a plain helmets
20 strapped helmets. so swords, so an
Choir belts. horses, sets equine armor,
so suits of mail.
The production Of Henry W in ade-
quate form is one of the most expensive
of the plays Of Shakespeare 1t has the
prestige Of no unbroken line of success
es and there is no instance in which it
has met with rebuff at the hands Of the
public
The Mansfield production is said to in
volve an expense Of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
sydney Grundy's Troubles.

Sydney Grundy's latest play, "A Debt
of Honor as produced in London by
George Alexander, has kicked up sew
eral kinds of fuses. In the first place
the critics say it is a failure both ia its
dramatic construction and the low NOR
al tone Of the whole story. Then comes
a Mrs Clifford forward with play re-
markedly ike "A Debt of Honor" who
says her play is Is years old, and that
Mr.. George Alexander read it fully six
years ago. Mr. Grundy says this is
merely coincidence and that he would
alike IN the two plays, but that he has
had the idea of his effort tumbling
about in his think tank for 1oi these 20
years 1t is evident that both have been
so tenderly nOuriShed for this long per-
iod that they will hardly stand the glare
Of the footights, and there's an end
ont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
MISS DE WOLFE RETURNS.
Little Actress Talks About Foreign
Plays and Players.

Miss Elsie De Wolfe has returned to
New York from Europe and the little
actress talked about things in an inter-
esting vein
OF course I saw I'Aig1on,' . said
Miss De Wolfe. do think the part
will suit Miss Adams? Well, had a
talk with her about it in Paris, and her
idea of the Prince differs entirely from
that of Bernhard Miss Adams sees in
the Prince a weakling, which he was,
man without force or will; a dreamer.
In her performance I think we will get
the poetical side And she is correct in
her views Hers will be the historical
character. With Bernhard you get
suggestion of power that did not belong
to the man. 1t pervades everything she
does-voice, bearing, and action
Now, don't misunderstood me- con-
tfnued Miss De Wolfe Il do not mean
TO intimate that Nine Bernhard does
not give a great performance. Tt is
that More, it is remarkable for a wo-
man of-here the actress paused with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

brey Beattie, as Joe Bagby: Martin J.
Cody as Squire Hennion: Louise Rial as
Mrs Meredith. Amy RIcard, as Tabftha
Drinker. and Vivian Bernard as Sukey
Henry L. Dixey has returned TO New
York from St Louis, where he played a
two weeks, engagement as -Adonis'' in a
revival Of his old favorite burlesque and
VIII at once begin prepare lions for his
plunge int romantic comedy. which he
viii make In The Adventures of Fran
co.'s Langdon Mitche1Fs dranatization
OF his fathers popular novel OF the same
name promises to be a very powerful
play. and with Dixey as the comedy
center 1t can scarcely fail of success.
Henry Miller has been compelled to give
up his starring tour and return to New
York to have his throat operated on The
role OF Sidney Carton in The Only Way
viii be played by E J. Morgan during
the remainder of the tour of the Miller
company Mr.. Miller has been playing
the trying role for nearly a year taking
no vacation this summer but playing that
and other roles on the Pacific coast
Kate Lester. formerly with William H
Crane has been engaged by Joseph H
Brooks for NacIyn Arbuckle's support
Edna Wallace Hopper will likely be in
Dunno, Ryley and Fishers production of
.'F1oradora,'' a London Criterion theater
success
Adele Ritchfe, who is starring in @le
Cadet Girl" received a stormy recep-
ton at her opening in Philadelphia, and
the demonstrations OF opposition have
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Theatrical Notes

William Farnum, the young actor who
made a hit as Ben Hur in New York last
week. comes of a theatrical family. His
father, Familiarity known as Papa" Far
mum, was Robert DOwningss manager for
eleven years: his brother, Dustin Farnum
IS Chauncey Olcott's leading man this sea-
son; his brother and sister, Marshall p.
and Mabel Eaton Farnum. are with
Women and Wine" and his sister Agnes
the youngest of the family, is the leading
lady Of the George W. Wilson dramatic
company.
Miss Bertha Creighton leading woman
OF the Girard Avenue stock company. in
Philadelphia has made a capital impress
sion- Miss Creighton was seen in Topeka
with Sol Smith Russell.
Mary Mannering began rehearsals of
Janice Meredith last week The prin-
cipals of her support are Robert Drouet,
as Charles Fownes the bondrnau. after
ward Colonel John Brereton- of General
Washington's staff: Burr Mcintosh, as
Philemon Hennion. A s Lipman. IS Lord
Cloves; George Backus, as Lieutenant
Mobray; Carl Ahrendt, Colonel Rail;
Charles NJ Collins. as Squire Meredith;
John D. O'Hara, as Sergeant Willis; Au-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
FRANCIS WILSON'S NEW OPERA
The Monks OF Malabar is Pronounced
a Success.

Francis Wilson must be entirely salts
factory in his new opera, The Monks
of Malabar,' for he has almost pleased
that critical circle, Alan Dale of the
New York Journal He says of the in
itial production:
Francis Wilson came down last night
from some of the high horses that led
him in direction of 'CyranO de Bergerac-'
In The Monks OF Malabar,' produced
last night at the knickerbOcker theater,
there was what might call happy
medium-a sort OF compromise between
too much dignity and too much horse
play The new opera, by J. Cheever
Goodwin and Ludwig Highlander, is a
pleasant, oId-fashfoned sort Of comic
opera entertainment, in which every
thing traditional happens at the correct
moment, and nothing startling breaks
upon the peaceful atmosphere Still il is
what one might. without perjury, call a
neat show Wilson, with the approach
of years. naturally bankers for a little
more of the serious than he used to af-
feet You can detect that But you can
also see that he is doing his best TO
smother his desire for repressed emo
ton and furtive tears, and in spite Of
himself, is seeking TO maintain his old
reputation.
= The Monks of MaIabar, therefore is
not allowed to be .objectionabIy classic
When the atmosphere becomes quite too
digniied, and a chaste and alluring SOL
emnity reigns over the auditorium, Will
son breaks in with sweet illusions to
goggle-eyed gOrillas and .puppy-faced
parrots He interlards his speeches with
copious big-big DIS. and he wrenches
from his palate those many SyIla bied
words for which he has been so Justly
famous Then the audience says Frank
Is himself again We are getting our
1avorite comedian as he used TO be-
and words to that effect
Mr. Wilson's role was that Of a mer-
chant OF Malahar. who always seemed
to be attended by monks, addicted to
raising Cain The marriage of this
gentleman to a pert Parisienne, and the
effect OF soma Of those comic opera de-
crees that have been used effectively for
SO many years. anent the burning of the
widow, are about all the details Of the
plot can mention.
=. The Monks of MaIabsrS Is NOT a roll
licking book by any means. There are
very Few moments of hilarity and reck-
Iessness- But at the close of the second
act there IS an auction scene that is
funny enough to atone for a good deal
OF the talklness that preceded il. In this
scene wilson was Iegitimatefy hrnor-
Gus, and there was not a vestige of that
horseplay in which he was wont to in
culge- Stlll, I suppose that there are a
GOOD many people who will complain
that The Monks of Nalabar' is too
heavily brOmided for Francis Wilson'S
use-that it lacks the effervescence Of
MS earlier productions But much as r
don want to see our Francis going
over TO the fearful and Iugubrio11s fra
tern1ty- am bound to admit that ~
couldn't have kept up his mad old sait
forever" SET
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no Produce Browning's PIaY.

Sarah CoweII lie Moyne, Otis Skinner
and Eleanor Robson are rehearsing
Browning's poetic play, In a Balcony.
which they will present at special per-
Torrance at Wallack's theater in Oc-
tober- Both Mrs lie Moyne and Mr..
Skinner must prepare for their stellar
tours before that date, the former in
THE Greatest Thing in the World" and
the latter in Prince Otto" while Miss
Robson is appearing again as Bonita
Candy in Arizona so they are begin
ming early in order to give ample time
for the preparation of one of the most
difficult as well as beautiful of Brown
ing's dramas. Homer Emmens is paint
ing special scenery, while costumes OF
the proper period are being prepared for
the production, which will be complete
in every detail.
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=vIoLA ALIENS NEW PLAY.
It is DEMONSTRATION of e Crawford
Novel

Miss Viola Aliens production OF Lori
nler Stoddard's dramatization of F.
AAar1on Crawford's novel promises to he
q memorable one Splendid scenery and
magnificent costumes are promise5
winch shall correctly portray the period
IN which the story is laid. being thai If
Tnlnp II or Spain Whether the dram
aust mas followed the author or wherein
ne mas oevtated from him in order to st
the ealgencles Of the stage has not been
disclosed Mr.. StoddarFi's drama tfza-
ton OF Tess" for Mrs F7Tske certainIv
promises something superior in his naIv
work for Miss Allen As much At tbs
form is intensely dramatic and II r.
qulres no very lively play OF the i'm
aglnation to discover a moving drama
ar Crawford's story is confined to tbrea
hours of one evening
While Dona Dolores de Mendoza. To he
unprecedented by Miss Allen. is a strong
and even paramount. character Of the
story, there are others such as Don
John. Of Austria, Philip II and the Prin-
cess Eboli, which stand ont strongly ana
have stirring work to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

Next weeks attractions at the Craw-
ford viii open with a melodrama start
ling enough in situations and mechanl-
cal effects to please the most ardent
lover Of stage realism The Eleventh
Hour is the title and comes here Mon
day evening for the first time It IS one
of Lincoln J. Carriers productions
Midnight in Chinatown" will follow
on Tuesday night
Harry Corson Clark. a Topeka favor
tie comes Thursday with his new piece.
What Did TompSins Do2' Mr. Clark
is familiar to the thsater goers as the
willy drummer in What Happened to
Jones'" but those who see him this sea
son will find that he has necessarily re-
sorted to a make up and is bewhiskered
but jolly as ever
The Stowaway'' will come Monday,
October l. OF the week following II is
another romantic melOdrama OF the old
school that has pleased audiences in To-
peka several times before
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What he viii Use in Production of
Henry v.

Richard Mansfield has placas +hs or
ders for the war indictments ana in
sigma to be used in his coming urodIIc
ton OF Henry v" at the Garden thea
ter, and the list reads like the invoice OF
an ancient army Of invasion Save rte
New York World.
The World has obtained the schedule
OF the weapons from Mr. MansfeId and
prints II a. an index Of what a proni-
nent part the unseen property r7ln If I,
great theatrical production plays.
The list includes only the arruorfa1
trappings used In the play and takes no
account OF the thousand bits Of furni-
&uxe. brio a-brac and other parapher-
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suggestive gesture-well, Sardou and
her friends say fifty That's near
enough The French people are making
all manner of remarks about Sarah's
appearance in trousers They won't do
to print
The allusion to the mannish garb re-
called Miss ed Wolfe's assertion that she
had played all sorts of women, and that
her new role is to be something entirely
different; 1t led the way to suggestion
that perhaps she would appear in
doublet and hose or its modern equiva-
lent Miss De Wolfe parted the ques-
ton
--Of couse. everybody is interested in
Mr.. Sothern's opening tonight she said.
DO you know, I never aspired to
Shakespeare Once I threatened to do
the balcony scene at a private perform
ance, but my friends dissuaded me- I
am essentially modern and like modern
parts
I saw the English successes Among
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
DIVINE SARAH IS PLEASED.
Glad She is to Revisit the Great, Lib
eraI Republic.

.T am closing my theater in October
for the purpose OF taking a little rest be-
fore sailing November for an extern
siye tour in the United States,'' said
Sarah Beruhardt to a correspondent in
Paris. Il am delighted at the prospect
Of revisiting the great liberal republic
Playing with my old friend CoqueIin
viii recall the time when we both be-
longed 10 the Coincide Franchise, al
though we seldom appeared together. as
Coquelin generally played comic and
tragic parts find sufficient scope for
my energies in Roxane. which / viii
play TO COquelinss Cyrano.
Let me express the hope that the
American censorship viii allow at least
one performance of Rostand's beautiful
passion play. La Sanaratfne'
Bernhardt expressed my own views
said H. Coquelin- As for myself, I am
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
ENGLISH STAGE CENSOR
All Plays Touching on Sacred Sub
iects Are Barred.

The English Lord Chamberlain recent
~ refused to license the production of a
play in which the characters Of Plate
and Mary Magdalen appeared Only
three or four years ago a license was re-
fused DR.. Safnt-Saens' opera Samson
ct Dalila," although the plot of the op-
era had little or nothing to do with the
Old Testament narrative, il being in
treatment practically like any other
French operate love story. Indeed.
hint was, 1t seems. thrown out that If
the title were altered to Samuel and
Jemima" there might be no difficulty. a
suggestion which greatly angered the
composer.
Rossinis Nose in Egitto'' had a very
similar fate When it was produced in
England at the King Her Males
tys-theater in 1922 the hbretto had to
be entirely altered and the title became
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yet undecided whether shall play Polo
MUS or the grave digger to Bernhardt's
Hamlet The French version is consfd-
erably curtaiIed- Polonius' famous adj
vice to his son Laertes is entirely sup
pressed
7 have heard themost fattering crid-
cisms of Richard MansieId's presenta-
ton of Cyrano de Bergerac, but am
not apprehensive OF comparisons / feel
certain that my shortcomings will be
fully compensated by Bernhardt's Rox-
ane.D
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
zANawILL's NEW PLAY.
Geo. w. Lederer Dramatizing the IN
published Book.

A Paris dispatch says. Israel Fang
will, the famous novelist of the Ghetto.
said today:
Il am resting in Paris correcting
proofs of a book to be published by the
Harpers and dramatized for production
by Mr.. Lederer- 1 shall return to Paris
soon, and thoroughly visit the exposi-
ton / must confess that until now I
have only seen the side shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
TO REBUILD AT HARPOOT.
Turkish Government Will Allow Re
construction of Destroyed
Buildings

Boston, Sept. 22-The board of trustees
in Boston of Euphrates college, situated
at Harpoot, eastern Turkey, has received
a cablegram from President C. Frank
Gates from Harpoot that permission to
reconstruct the buildings destroyed by the
Turks in the autumn of 1895 has just been
given by the local government.
Some five months ago it was announced
from Constantinople that the government
after more than four years delay. had
granted permission to rebuild The docu-
ments were forwarded from Constantf-
nople to Harpoot. distance of about 700
miles, and there put into the hands Of the
local provincial governor A document.
purporting to be copy of the imperial
permission, was handed President Gates
giving permission to build a Few teach
ers rooms, which was interpreted by the
local officials as meaning no more than
i've The charge dtaffaires at Constants
nople took the matter up vigorously, and
after four months of earnest Diplomatic
effort the original permission has reached
the college authorities. 1t is said to be
a very gratifying document, apparently
granting all that was asked with one I'M
important exception
The college schools in all their deuart-
ments, including the primary, have en-
rolled this year more than LOO pupils A
little less than 100 of these are IN the col
1ege department proper.
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=" The Eleventh Hour" Opening
Bill in Topeka Next Week.
Harry COrsOn Clark to Be Here
Thursday.
WILSON'S NEW OPERA.
1T Meets With General Approval
i'm New York.
Gossip Of Interest About Plays
and Players.
WILSON'S NEW OPERA.

AT Crawford Opera House:
THE Eleventh Hour" Sept a
Midnight in Chinatown, Sept %
Harry CorsOn Clark Sept. n.
s-The Stowaway,~ Oct /.
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them Cartons new play, which think
is to be done here. The season in Lon
don has been very poor That fact is
accounted for by the war in the Trans
wall About half the people one meets
are in Mourning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22

Poisonous toadstools resembling rnush-
rooms have caused frequent deaths this
year. Be sure TO use only the genuine
Observe the same care when you ask for
DeWTtt's Witch Hazel Salye There are
poisonous counterfeits- DeW1tt's is the
only original Witch Hazel Salve- 1t is a
safe and certain cure for piles and an skin
Diseases At all drug stores
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
STUART RoBsoN,s STORY.

Famous Actor Writes EntertainingIy
of His Experiences.
Stuart Robson, in his record of so
years, published in E erybody's Maya
zine, combines solid history with the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-29
SIX MONTHS LEAVE.
Meriden Agent w. l.. Stoddard Goes to
 Florida Next Week

Meriden Agent w. l.. Stoddard Goes to
 Florida Next Week.
 Meriden, Oct. 2S.-W. l.. Stoddard who has been station agent for the Consolidated railroad in Meriden for the past twenty-eight years has been granted a six months leave of absence and will leave for Orlando, Florida, this week.
 MT. Stoddard has been in i'll health for the past two years suffering se- verely from rheumatism and a general breaking down of the system.
 During MT. Stoddard's absence, his son, William A. Stoddard, will be act ing agent, he having just received mo- tification to this effect from headquar- ters.
 William l.. Stoddard Is an old rail- road man, beginning as brakeman on the Rock Iseland road in 1857, where he remained for several years, afterwards coming east and working for the Bos- ton and Albany, being stationed at Springfield. He then entered the em- ploy of the New York, New Haven and Hartford company and was stationed at New Haven while before coming to Meriden in 1875
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-29
REV. DR. I. c. MESERVE.
Former Pastor of Davenport Church to
 Return from London.

Rev. I. c. Meserve, D. D., for more than twenty years pastor of the DaVen- port church in this city, will arrive in
 this country on his return from Eng land on Nov IS. He has been pastor of Congregational church in the west end of London for the past three years. He is returning to attend the wedding of a daughter, Miss Ruth Meserve,
 which takes place shortly, and to make a home for the present, for a younger daughter, who has been with him in London for the past two years. Mrs. Meserve and their young son, Clement
 accompany MT. Meserve. They will re-
 main on this side of the water until spring, possibly. MT. Meserve is to preach in Hartford, for the Asylum Hill church during the month of November, and will be heard in other churches in the state during his stay in this coun- try. He will probably lecture while here on English life and the stirring times of the Boer war and the recent Parliamentary elections. His particu- lar friend, Albert Spicer, member of his London church, was defeated for Parliament in the last election because of his high-minded devotion to princi- pie, particularly his advocacy of a much-needed temperance legislation. MT. Meserve and family will be at No. 105 Greene street, Mrs. Meserves par ents'-Mr and Mrs. W. H. Dann-resi- dence, for few days after their ar rival, MT. NIeserve starts from England next Saturday. Miss Anna Meserve, who has been in London with him has already arrived In New Haven.
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NEW ADVERrIsEmENTs TO-DAY.

Ash Cans-The J. E. Bassett & Co. Beds-The Gamble Desmond Co. Birds and Cages-Champion X Co. Committee on Public Bath Houses-Meetine Dr. Agnew's Heart Cure-Gessner. Eyes amined-Monsons Jewelry Store. Koal-W. r. Gilbert.
 Lace Curtains-N. II. Window Shade Co. Monday and Tuesday Market. Orange Marmalade-E. E. Hall X Son. Pianos-The Edw. Malley Co. Sideboards-Brown X Durham. The Voice of Nature-Grand Opera House. Waists-Howe & Stetson.
 Womens Capes-The Chas. Monson Co. Wanted Sitnation-S4 Nash Street. Wanted -Girl-55 Dwight Street. Wanted-Table Girl-The Globe. Wanted-P -Position-Books, This Office. Wanted Situation-16 Hughes Place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-29
A CHRISTENING.

Much interest was manifested yester- day at St. Paul's church in the chris tening of Dory Hayhurst Woodward, son of MT. and Mrs. J. w. Woodward. The ceremony took place in the pres ence of the Sunday school MT. and Mrs. Woodward having been teachers there formerly. Rev. Dr. Lines officiated, assisted by the Rev Anson Phelps Stokes, jr. This was the first baptism in which Rev. MT. Stokes oftlciated since beginning his ministry at St. Pauls The sponsors were MT, and Mrs. E. N. Sperry.