The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-09
Theatrical Notes.

Joe OFT is a petitioners in bankruptcy,
with liabilities of $3.50 and no assets.
Fregoli is in Paris, where he is making
a hit hit with his remarkable impersonations.
The latest star announcement for next
season is Pillar NORM who will be seen
IN Camille and Carmen"
Mamie Gilroy will play the leading SOU
brette part with the Otis Harlan COM
pany which Mckee and Harris will put
on the road next season.
Henry Miller goes to the Pacific coast
for a summer season of three months,
producing successful plays Sadie Marti-
John Drew's play for next season may
be "A Man of Forty" in which George
Alexander is now appealing in London.
Sylvia Gray, one Of the famous Gaiety
girls and the one who introduced skirt
dancing TO this country, is among other
professionals. located in Australia
The story that Maud Adams said that
Sarah Bernhardt's performance in L Aig-
lon IS not good enough to go in America
has been denied.
James A. Herne does not smoke, and
had to take lessons in how to handle the
pipe winch ne pretendS to smoke in his
latest play. sag Harbor"
Helen Bertram has been secured by
role in Foxy Quiller.' Jerome sykes
and Adolph link will also be members of
this company. Paula Edwardes, the we'll
known Casino sOubrette. has been secured
for the principal soubrette role.
me soubrette to take Lula Glaser's
place with Francis Wilson has at last
been found. 1t is Minnie Ashley, who
made quite metropolitan success in the
runaway Gift ana The GelSha-' Miss
Ashley signed contract with Manager
Ariel Barney last Wednesday in New
York.
Julia Marlowe has accepted for produc-
ton new play entitled The Awaken
ing. written by Harriet Ford and Beat
rice de Mile, authors of The Greatest
Thing in the World"
Charles Frohman has begun buying Lon
don plays He has the American rights
Of Lady Huntworth's Experiment" by
r. C Carton. author of Lord and Lady
Algy," and Wheels Within Wheels" and
has Just bought The Ladder of Life" an
ers. He has also engaged F. Kinsley
Peile to dFamatize Mary ChOlmondeley' s
novel, Red Pottage."
Although David Belasco has secured the
American rights to Ibsen's latest play
| when We Dead Awaken" it is runored
that Blanche Bates and not Mrs. Carter
| viii play in it. The Queen's Drawing
| Room is supposed to be the play set
to Miss Bates by Richard Mansfield last
! week, and in declining it the actress S
/ said to have given the Information con-
/ corning her prospects for becoming a star
| George w. Lederer, one of the proprie-
! tors of An American Beauty" nov
| playing in London, has offered a private
! box to Mr. Smith. member of parliament
/ who recently criticised the stage before
/ that august body. Mr. Lederer SAYS he
\ will take An American Beauty" off the
stage if Mr. Smith does not admit it is
| clean and wholesome.
Although it was generally understood
| that Mary Mannering was under con
| tract to star for f. c. Whitney next sea
| son, last Monday the lady put her nam,
the management of Frank Mckee. Mis-.
Mannering will assume the title role il
| Janice Meredith" and should help mater
| tally to make the play a success. Mr.. Me
| Kee has been OH q hunt for an actress t.
| fit the part for some months and finally
decided Jpn Miss MannerlnS.