The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-14

at the earliest possible oment"-Da1y
has been dead several years.
Ada Rehan sailed for England June
20, still undecided about playing while
abroad She will begin her next Ameri-
can tour under the management of KIaw
& Erlanger at the Euclid Avenue opera
house in Cleveland, Ohio, November g.
Two new modern plays will be added to
her repertoire, one of which will proDa-
bly, be the dramatic version of we'll
known and widely read novel.
Nance O'Neill is giving farewell per-
formances as Nancy in .*Oliver Twist
in Melbourne, after which she will take
holiday travelling tour visiting Ma
Mia, Japan, China, India and Egypt. A
London manager eontemplates an ex-
purgated version of ''Sapho," with Miss
O'Neil in the title role
Stuart Robson is spending the sum-
mer at Water Witch Park. in the Allan
tic Highlands, and viii resume his sea
son under D. V. Arthur'S management
in the fall, continuing in ''Oliver Gold
smith,
Harry Gilfon is making preparations
to take out a new play by Charles Hoyt
or something the same character as A
Temperance Town" Cullen and Collins,
the well-known performers, who have
succeeded in winning recognition for the
banjo as an instrument of the higher
possibilities in music, may have places
in the cast with an opportunity for
their specially
In India it is said many OF the the
dlSrS are Iree- Inc curtain rolls up al
9 o'clock at night and never comes down
until 5 the next morning. It usually re
quires seven nights to present a drama
People generally take their beds with
them and go to sleep between the acts
The fayorite play in India is the EreSen-
tation of the exploits of some god
The absence of all scenery on the
Chinese stage makes it necessary for
each performer to explain who he is,
where he is and the object of his being
there This causes considerable awk-
wardness and delay a change of scene
is indicated by an announcement by the
actor. Now I'm at such and such a
place" he says. and have come here
for so and so. There are trees to my
left and mountains behind, and here is
a little river" etc.
How some soubrettes and chorus girls
get high-sounding names for stage use
is explained in this instance: A New
Jersey girl named Maggie O'Brien ap-
piled to the Casino management for
position. She is pretty, shapely, and
has fiery red hair. you'll do little
girl" said George Lederer, but your
name won't do to mix with all the
Gladys and VioIets and Daisies we. put
on our programme. Wen give you
new name. Let's see. you have red hair
so 1 guess Zaza will do for the first
thor of the other .Zaza" we will give
you his surname" So she is on the pay
roll as ZaZa Belasco.
Edmond Rostand's next play will be
Tor odEdn 8eTnndIQl, Out VIII
not provide for her another male char
acter. The scene is in Rome under the
rule of Nero. A young Christian girl
gives herself to the emperor to save her
lover from death But the tyrant does
not keep his word and determines that
his old rival shall, with an old bishop.
be given to the lions The girl throws
herself from the royal box between her
lover and the beasts, but in vain. Both
are torn by the beasts and die in the
arena to the last blessing of the wound
ed bishop.