The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08
"A Day and a Night " Here
Monday Night.
Hoyt Farce is the Offering at
Crawford Theater.
HIS LATEST SUCCESS.
Preceded First Failure, GA Dog
In Manger-
Was Seen Here Before With
Original Company.

Hovt's latest farce. "a Day and q
Night" will be the offering at the
Crawford theater Monday night 1t viii
be its second visit in Topeka as the
original company. headed by Otis Har-
Ian. was here with it during the season
OF 1885, '99.
The farce has been aptly termed
s.fudecorous." In fact, this term would
be appropriate when used with any one
OF the majority Of Hoyt's farcess a
Stranger in New York and a Day
and a Night more particularly than
the others 1t tells the story of the
visit to New York Of a young church
deacon of Railway, N J.. for the pur-
pose Of engaging vocal talent for the
church choir. Incidentally il produces
a father who is anxious to corrupt his
sons morals with a view OF making the
boy more worldly The young deacon
is the SON He Is introduced TO a Bo-
hemian supper, participated in by
stage people, as the first lesson For q
time he continues TO be the slow"
church worker of the New Jersey town
But suddenly a DIR. Jekyl and Mr. HYDE
change takes place, and the son SHOWS
that his piety has been sham. ana
that in reality he is far from being a
dead one This causes much reJolc-
ing on the part of the father, a retired
naval officer.
a Day and Night" preceded Mr..
Hoyt's first failure. a Dog IN the
Manager" but there is no evidence in its
construction of the falling mind which
was so plainly evident in the latter
farce There is wit in the dlalogue-nOC
as much as in some of the earlier Hoyt
productions-but enough TO hold the IN
terest Of an audience Among the mu-
steal numbers are some especially writ
ten by well known composers after Mr.
Hoyt'S suggestions The usual doyl
costumes, which means attractive Gus
tunes, are Of course in evidence
None of the players of the original
company will be seen Monday night
However the cast now presenting the
farce found much favor with Chicago
audiences last week and with Kansas
City audiences this week Tom Martin
has Otis Harlan's part as Marble
Hart the son. VIII H Halter mas sue
ceeded big ssBHF' Devere as Lyon
Hart the retired naval officer The
complete cast is as follows:
Lyon Hart, commodore Y. :. N, re-
tired ..--... VIII H Halter
F'uschfa. his wife Daisy Jackson
Marble Hart, their son. Tom Martin
Savage Noyes. his uncle d w Ward
Routt Booker, manager National
theater, New York Richard J. Jones
Handel Schwein, musical director
--.-.-----W- w Newcomer
N. Gage Chips, stage manager
..-....-.--- -.-...-NN- + Ryan
VIM Hammer, carpenter.
...-.-.-.---- Eugene Rowley
Dewfna Nt1rkittrick Allen
Iona Brougham ...--- Geneva Gibson
Rhoda Race Lillian Maynard
Iura Mann --------------h 1ttle Gilmore
The Clean Man, stage doorkeeper,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Paul Musaeus
Members of his company and staff
Annette Winner, who gets an en-
gagement --.....-...-.....C0 Cora ISham
Otto B. Rockingham. who doesn't,
...........A... E J. Logan
Servus Wright, Boxers servant.
Observation-Disclosures. Willis Gray
FAY Kerr Charlotte Stole
Ada Barr. known professionally as
Mile. Bawn Touraine, Madge Lawrence