The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
Thaatrical Notea.

Grace George. who has won great and
admirative following in the new romantic
Dlav Her Majesty closes a very sue
cessfuI two months season at the Man
haitian, New York, tonight, and makes a
tour of the principal cities
Grace George personally autographed
1,500 of her photographs, which in gold
and jeweled frame Of r roc design, were re
Tier Majesty" at the Manhattan last
week.
The Rev. Phoebe A Hanford one of the
crusaders against s'Sapho,' views Her
Majesty with more approval. She has
written Grace George personal letter OF
compliment. in which she cOngrat ulateS
her upon .'the charming belle esprit and
delightful acting revealed in the romantic
play.
Grace George contributes to the Christ
mas number of the metropolitan Maya 5lne
a description of the recent Passion Play
at Oberammergau. that is one OF the most
engaging products of the year
Lulu Glaser's New York opening. in
Sweet Anne Page" occurs at the Man
haitian theater December 3. She person
ates the Merriest TOmboy in MerFiest En-
gland and among the characters which
She assumes are a Queen of the May,
pierrot. a Spanish dancing girl and
fishermaiden-
The Burgomaster,'' seen in Topeka this
season, is to be given a New York produc-
ton at the Manhattan at holiday time
way Down East is being interpreted
throughout the country by three com
panies of equal cost and merit, and the
scenic outfit, snow-storm effects and
farm yard outfit are precisely identical
One of the companies was in Kansas City
this week.
The great commercial value of a sue
cessful rural play, once thoroughly es-
tablished in popular favor, is evident from
the fact that Way Down East IS all
ready booked for the season of 190l-02, and
in some of the principal cities fixed time is
reserved for it FIVE years ahead This New
England idyl promises to endure even
longer than its most famous predecessors.
The principal members of Chas. IA.
the mana geraent of the author. Sidney
r. Ellis, include Gus Bruno, George w
Kerr John l. Guilmette, Arthur Borani.
Thomas Elliot, Chas. F. Flynn. Miss
Wayne MAYO. Lora I1eb, Dollle I9elroy,
Julia Grey teIgetneir with nd me a 6nasey
Wilson Barrett is writing another rehg-
ious drama.
Roland Reed will not attempt TO play
John Luther Longs 1.-The Fox Woman"
Louis Harris6n's latest libretto is to be
called The Belle of Broadway"
Joseph OFT, the comedian who died re-
Gently. was the brother of Theresa
Charles Frohman will produce new
rural drama by Edward E Kidder, called
Negotiations are under way for the pres
entation of THE Highwayman in En-
Richard Mansfield has decided to pro-
New York about March.
Mrs. James Brown Potter may try her
luck in vaudeville in Rotations, most of
them from the poems of Ella Wheeler
Clyde Fitch has written play upon the
subject of Major Andre, in which Charles
Richman may star.
Jessie Bartlett Davis contemplates an in
novation in vaudeville in the form of
complete one-act opera
This is the twenty-eighth year of Joe
Murphy in THE Kerry Cow and the
twenty-sixth of shaun Rhue"
There appears to be a new boom for the
Gilbert and Sullivan operas Patience
has just been revived in London
''Jes LAX White Folks is the title of
play which has lately been copyrighted
by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the famous
negro poet.
David Belasco is to manage Louisa Aid
David Warfield in a play
Alfred Mansfield, nephew of Richard
Mansfield. is playing a boy part in Beer
bohm Trees production of 'Herod''
Avery Strokosch's husband, Edgar Stro-