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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
THEATRICAL NEW VS.
Topeka Actors and Actresses
Who Have Won Success.
Lottfe BoWes Will Be With
Julia MarloWe.
MISS PALMER REMAINS
She VIII Again Appear With
Frank Tannehill.
Interest About Plays and
Players.
MISS PALMER REMAINS

Topeka's favorite sons and daughters
Of the stage are preparing for rehears-
ais for the coming season.
II was but a few years ago that To-
peka could not make any pretentious
boasts OF stage favorites. but time
changes all things. and now there IS
more than one successful member of
the profession who halls from Topeka.
They have all won success by sheer
pluck and faithfulness- There were no
angels" to send them out, no wild
west showmen to back them III failure
and success-but they had grit. and
that tells the story. Charlotte Crane.
who was known in Topeka as Lottie
Eowes before her eventful elopement
with a Black Crook company. viii be
with Julia NARROW in the dramatiza-
ton Of Charles Majors beautiful story
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Marc FIaw Of KIaw & Erlanger has
completely recovered from his recent i'll
ness
Ernest eros is painting the scenery for
Frank McKee's peciaI production OF
Janice Meredith in which Amy Ricar0
viii play the name part
John B. Park formerly a prominent
member of THE Geisha" and The Runa-
way Girl companies. has been engaged
The Messenger Boy
May Robson. the Coincidence. viii play
Mrs Bang, the mother of The AIessen>
ger Boy" in the English musical coined y
of this title to be produced in New York
at Days theater in September Connie
Ediss made big hit in this part on the
other side
John J. NGcNaIly, author Of the new
farce IN which hlaW & Erlanger viii pre-
The Rogers. Brothers in Washington II
in New York assisting Ben Teal in re-
hearsals which began last Monday at the
knickerbocler lheater-
in Old Kentucky viii carry forty
pickaninnieS and stable Of six horses
next season. The original band Of nicE-
aninnies have grown TO be men and are
Diclxa1fnnies are a new nrofl,,f.f t5sS5
within the last six months.
When the Fortune Teller company -
turned last week George Bawles reported
to Mr.. Perley the absence of six chorus
ment and ma -ried six English sJohnnies -
Joe CaWthOrne viii arrive on a later boat
Miss Nielsen plans are not known at the
Perley exchange
Workmen are engaged night and daN
digging and blasting a big pit 40 feet long.
20 feet wide and "A feet deep under the
stage Of the Broadway thea-er for the
Chrystal Palace scene in the Drury Lane
production Of The Sleeping Beauty anc
the Beast" which opens the regular sea-
son at this house November 9Th
Mary AIannering's route in Janice Mer-
edith the coming season viii include q
tour OF the Paclfc coast beginning the
latter part Of December. She opens her
season in Trenton n J.. September p.
following Waterbury and Bridgeport with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10

OF the time of Mary Tudor .svvbs~
hnlghthood was in Flower" Last sea
son MISS Crane was with At me
in Topeka - No1 lle@S
Miss Crane was first seen in Tonal-s
Ter she became q full-fedged actress
ss-aASy Preston in August Thomas
southern play. Alabama Miss rgf,,,.s.-
was not playing the part raaflIar.17- F77+
was an understudy. The actress $50
Tor the part became ill., and Miss Co.'s
Went on playing Carey Preston T77t
drawing the pay Of a beginner ana -
uuderstudy While the oon9r,a - - ~
plaslng IN Chicago. so the story COS
Miss crane heard that Tim NTr1Tr,I7-
was looking for some one to Ma
Bossy IN his production of "A TEXAS
steer Miss Crane went after the No
sillon determined to. capture If Sba
did She called on Mr. Murnhv 80
strange 10 say. perhaps Mr.. Murnh1-
1au never heard Of Miss Char1of+s
young actresses who were Vet rl,s,--s
LHat made no difference to Miss Crane
MI murphy wanted TO know who Sr.a
was. and she told him He wanted ~
s Al9W What she was playing. and she
1oia nlEn she was playing Carey
preston Then Murphy looked II bsr
g little closer, and decided that 80
one VINO could play the important role
pretty good "B0ssy." Miss C-ro~e as
not explain that she was recefvfDp- ~,
understudy's pittance. nor did shs So
sne was receiving a top-line salarv
out MI Murphy supposed that her
check n ust have been a fair-size7 ~
lection Of numerals each week ana h.
made her an offer. 1t was more fbs9
twice what Miss Crane had been -
eelNlng IN her pay envelope. but She
9ld not make an exclamation nor fain+
Dut instead she made some remark
aoolI II not being what she expected
vi Murphy was certain that h could
Pay no more. and after much urging
Miss Crane accepted. Sinra 49, 81, ~
Cranes little episode with csar5a+ T, 80
son brought her name to. thu fror+ -
she mas not wanted for engagement
Another Topekan who r,7arSe - -
success with Alabama" and plaved in
the company at the same time ~ Nr5e-
crane. IS Win Wadsworth. who vs.
with The Prisoner Of zendas last SEQ
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IN september as headquarters for Mrs
flske- The improvements to the the
atre that have been under way for
weeks are in a forward state, and the
house viii be ready at the expected
time Mrs. F'iske returned from the
Adlrondacks last Wednesday. her new
company assembled at the Manhattan
on Thursday. when the new play.
Miranda of the Balcony" was read,
and rehearsals began on Friday Anne
Crawford Flexner. Of Louisville, who
made the play from A. E. W. MaSon's
novel was present at the reading
There has been but one change in the
engagements announced for Mrs
Fishes company. Mr. Tyrone Power.
who was playing in Australia. was en-
gagged by cable Just as he was about
to sail for this country he cabled that
It was impossible for him to keep his
engagement. A letter just received by
Mr. Harrison Grey FisASe from Mr.
Crane). who mad been i'll for months,
was forced to undergo an operation at
the time they expected TO sail It was
thus impossible for her to underta Ike
the voyage. and thus Mr.. Power had to
forego his engagement Mr. Lester
Lonergan. formerly with the Woodward
stock company, Will fill this vacancy in
Mrs F'iske's company Mr. Lonergan,
who has supported MOdjesxa and other
legitimate stars. and had extended
stock experience. has probably assuI ed
than any actor of his age in this coun-
try His representations since 1892
number over $50 His wide experience
both in classic and modern drama
makes him valuable addition to Mrs.
Eiske's very strong organization
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son under the management or Monroe
g. Sage. Mr.. Wadsworth has been re-
engaged, and Will 60 with a CON pany
which viii play -Zenda" and also the
sequel. Rupert Of Hentzau-" The com
pany viii play both pieces at each the
alter they are booked Tor playing week
and two-night stands. Mr.. WadsWOrth
VIII play James in .-Hentzau,1 and
Bertrand and THE Mayor of STREET,
sau" in "Zenda-'' His company viii
open in New York September p Mr..
WadsWorth had several years Of ex-
perience with stock companies in Den
yer. Pittsurg and Philadelphia One of
his early successes was as the old
negro Decatur in Alabama
Clarence Coldren. who has been in
opera for several years. and who halls
from Topeka. VIII be seen during the
coming season in THE WOoing of
Priscilla a colonial drama founded
upon Longfellow's poem The Court
ship Of Miles Standish-"
Miss Ethelyn Palmer has been re-
engaged for the coming season by
Frank Tannehin. jr., as his leading
lady Last season Miss Palmer had
the female lead in Tannehill's a
Young Wife, This season the com
pany viii play The Blunders of Mr..
Budd." written by Mr. Tannehill
Hale Hamilton. who was with Kath-
ryn Kidder and Louis James last sea-
son in a Midsummer Nights Dream .
viii be with James K Hackett during
the coming season in THE Return OF
Don Caesar"
Sherm Rowles who used to be a IA
v0rite in Topeka with the Nodo~G be-
fore he went on the stage, will be with
Neil Burgess during the coming season
in a revival Of The County Fair"
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ter in Boston September 80. She ought to
stop in Topeka.
William Collier will have an entirely
new production of .+On the Quiet gotten
up for next season. larger and more elab-
crate than the small one which was used
curing his SIX months run at the Madison
Square theater. New York Collier is
spending the summer al St James. L l..
where he is aiding Martha Morton in the
construction of a new comedy which he
viii present in New York for a run after
his tour OF the country in ''On the Quiet
He VIII be IN Topeka
THE Marriage Game the first Of the
clyde Fitch plays to be produced the
bids for stellar honors. is said TO be n
strange. but not unnatural, mingling or
comedy and dramatic intensity II is cal
icisn Of the class Of society with which
it deals but that it lacks virtue Tor ina.
reason Is not so It is said to mingle bril-
liant cor1edv and the pathos Of tears with
startling abandon. rejecting the comedy
and tragedy which color life all around
seen on the stage IN male garb- When
her new play, 'Sraustarlx- IS presented
a young military officer in the incidene
where the Princess Ietive AIDS Grenfals
mountain overlooking the city. LOrry j.
unlovee betrothed- who is really murdered
by Jealous rival prince on the eve o.
pion of Yetive-
The following communication has been
received from kIaw & Erlanger- A ca
per last Wednesday stating that Alice
Nielsen had decided to enter the grand
opera field and had. therefore, declined
gers to direct her future career, amonG
them a proposition from klavv & Erian-
ger. This firm deny having made the pro-
posals to Miss Nielsen On the contrary.
Miss Neilsen's attorney. A H. Hummel,
some months ago. desired them TO take
declined to do.
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tramp back through the dark and the
weeds. Oh. no! It was all for Amelia.
He had just been telling her he should
like to be privileged to run errands for
her for keeps as soon as he got another
raise in salary.
George thought she would prize the
hat-pin even If he had not given it to
her. 1t was an oddly in women that
he had Notwithstanding more store by
the bit of jeWeIry that holds it in place
than for the fashionable mode thing
that women wear on their heads, call a
creation and men call it" So he had
an appropriate little speech fixed up
somewhat the worse for breath:
mo trouble at ALL Amelia I didn't
reckon you cared anything for the hat,
but I knew you would for the hat
pin"
She didn't answer him at once. but
swooped down into the interior depths
of the wrecked creation" with nervous
fingers He looked on apprehensively
as the fingers flew searchingly through
the crump1ed lining
What are you looking for Amelia?'
he asked.
Nothing"
The search went on and he still Won
Did you have money in it?"
No
"Handkerchiefs?
No"
"smelling-b bottle" wildly.
'Er-er chewing gum"
''No-o-o."
Fire alarm signal card?"
''No-o-o''
Calendar
No"
Land lottery registration number?"
tsNO-O-o's
''Er-er-snake- bfte2"
How dare you.sir?''she flashed with
out looking up.
oh oh. here it is Here it is" at
last she cried triumphantly. waving
piece OF cloth under his eyes. Thank
you 50 much, George. you dear. I'm
awfully glad you got it back"
The recovered treasure was a dress
sample.
When was in Leavenworth Monday
1 had an experience with shirtWaists, -
cnnckled Capt Joe Waters He shook
with the telling several days after Il
took dinner at the National hotel and
/ had four guests with me to dinner
they were farmers and they came to
town without any coats. Well the hotel
people would not hear to their eating
without coats. so the walters rustled
around and got VI a collection of gar
mentS that would have delighted a Junk
man: One was given a Prince Albert
another Wamus and for the third a
seersucker- The waiter couldn't rustic
up another coat There was nothing to
be had but an overcoat. Finally they
persuaded the last of my farmer friends
to get into it and we landed safely at
the dinner table
Is that all that happened?" asked a
listener
mo. My overcoat-eIad friend when
he reached the table gravely took off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10

and cinders. He showed up less of a,
heather and more civilized than sus-
pected here. CIawing his bony hands
through his scalp and making a WY
face he said: Gee Xii! GuessH have
TO get anoller slamploo.-'
And between their gurgles one great
longing for a barber shop Welled up in
every masculine breast.
William Dean Howells would not be
able to make a great romance out of
Their Wedding Journey" taking the
case of a Topeka bridal couple who
started out about ten days ago. 1t end
ed too abruptly.
The honeymoon as planned included
a visit in Kansas City, followed by j
tour to the cool north and a trip around
the lakes. before swinging around to
distant city where would be made their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10

the coat and hung it over the back of
the chair. That was all"
The trials and fluctuations of a wfry
little Jap who went through Topeka on a
Rock Island train a. few days ago, fur
nished more than a little amusement
for the passengers on the trRiR before
they got beyond the limits OF tne state.
A crowd of Topekans sat behind him in
the chair car and watched his many
and various troubles with lnirthful
eyes.
First Mr.. 1vu could not manipulate
his chair as he saw the others. 1ol1ing
far back, While he sat bolt upright. He
asked the conductor how to work it
The man in blue and brass buttons
waved his tie<et-punch grandly and
said
Just shove"
WI climbed on the chair back and
jumped up and down on it, It was
Hke-Ol it was like a monkey on a
stick the way ne jumped that chair
back and grunted. The chair fell into
place at last and he snuggled down
to sleep.
There would have been no more
trouble had not the Rock Island IN
feelingly changed train crews at Phil
hpsburg- It was about 2 O'Clock in the
morning when the new conductor woke
everybody up to check up their tick
cts It made the Jap mad in a minute.
'Whazzemaller2 he sputtered, when
the porter gave nina a nudge in the ribs
to wake up '.Whazzen aller2 Sling
bloke?'
No" answered the porter NO
string broke Nothing broke. Want
your ticket. that's ALL.
Gee Xiii" exclaimed the Jap.
What's the matter. John2" queried
a sympathetic Topekan.
Name amt John he snapped
What then?''
''Mebbe it's Vim. mebbe it's W. I
C17nrn TrN1-r
Gee Xiii" he broke out suddenly
No hkee conductor. Velly bad man
Gee XIII
what's the matter with the con
ductor2''
'.Whazzemaller2 Whazzemaller? Gee
Kill Wake a man up. Call that velly
much malleri Gee Xiii"
That was not the last kick out of the
comica1 Jap. by any means. The crew
had another round of his obstinacy and
pigeon English to get him to change
cars at Linon so as to go to Denver.
his destination.
But the n ost lasting impression made
by Mr.. WI was when he slammed
down his window and cursed the dust
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Thank you. George. I didn't care
anything for the hat, but 1 wouldn't
lose that hat-pin for anything in the
world .
That is what George expected she
would say. He had climbed down off
the Oakland car and raced a quarter of
a mile back through the dust to get the
truant headgear. He did not mind the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
CALL IT QUALITY sTREEEv
T. M Barrie's New Play For Maude
Adams Is Named

Maude Adams new play, written by
J NJ. Barrie. author of THE Little
Minister" is to be called Quality
Street" This title has been decided
upon by J. NJ. Barrie and Miss Adams.
and the manuscript has been delivered
TO the actress, who will return to New
York next Tuesday. Mr.. Barrie VIII
arrive during the latter part of Septem-
Der in time for rehearsals of the new
play
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
oRANoE ZOE oHILpRRN.
Several viii Be Needed in 9 Lovers
Lana0

There is chance for dozen of Tope-
ka's talented child actors and actresses
TO appear on the Crawford stage in
Lovers Lane October g
William A Brady,s play by that name
will be here on that date. The company
carries a dozen school children. but to
make the scene more effective extra chill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
LoNERaAN WITH MRS. FIsKE
Kansas City Actor Given an Import
ant Part

Among all the theatrical activities In
New York preliminary to the ap-
preaching season there is none more
interesting than that relating to the
opening of the Manhattan theater early
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future home. They got no father than
Kansas City on the planned itinerary.
Sunday night they came back to Tope-
ka and sought the brides paternal
shelter by quiet streets so as not to let
any one know and after several days
stay proceeded TO the distant city
where their home is to be.
It was q plain case of nostalgia, or.
as certain rural Dutchwomen would
say. she got the homesick''
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INNEs Is coMINa.
The Famous Band Will Again Visit
Topeka

Innes and his band have become 50
identified with the amusement end Of
Atlantic City that IL has been a Sc
we're jolt to the visitors to that famO IS
watering place to BE- denied the pleas
ure Of listening to the marvellous per
formances of this popular organization
Times and his players VIII not be there
this summer. as the result Of a new
city ordinance recently passed by the
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dren are pressed into service at each cftv
where the play appears. Mr.. Brady wishes
to have Manager Crawford select the chill
dren at once and have them photographed
in a group and the photograph sent to
him. Mr. Crawford IS ready to receive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
Detective Stories

Conan Doyle considers Poe the inventor
of the detective story, and as pre-eminenty
the master of the short story, and adds "The
imaginative quality the intellectual skill the keen adapt
alton Of ends, the subtlty of insight the
agement Of dramatic effects, qualities upon which
delight dwell and would emphasize my indebt-
edness Poe and my appreciation of his great abilities
Do you know Poe And do you wish authorita-
tive which gives the facts Of the life of the
whom Tennyson considered the greatest American
author which proves the untruth of existing
lbels :? If so, address
GEORGE BARRIE & SON. 1873 Walnut Street. Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-10
Factory Smokers

Pai1rs Davis city
Co,
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-31
EDWARDS
PASSION PLAY

Tonight's watch meeting at the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church to
Le the scene oil The Passion Play.
The Passion Play, Prof. Coward,
lecturer. will he part of the program
at the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church watch meeting tonight.
Too much cannot be said in pra Use
of the reproduction Of tile Passion
Play Motion Pictures. The pictures
taken in IIoritz and Austria are
shown on the canvas exactly as pre-.
Scnted there. by the hdmblc peasants
The presentation is awaited with the
greatest interest, not only by the
general public, but by clergymen and
others, especially these who are In.
tcrested in the teachings OF the BIZ
bic.
Ttis story Of the "World's Sublim-
est Tragedy" the most sacred aud
the most dramatic in tn: worlds
history, will not be presented by liv-
ing pcusons, but hy means of the
enlarged and perfected Cinemato.
graph, or moving pictures, the very
next thing perhaps to witnessing the
Passion Play enacted by the simple
and devout peasants in the beautiful
bohemian Forests. The absence OF
flesh aud blood will only make the
conception more spiritual, and it will
certaiuly~felieve it from any touch OF
irrevere nee. And still the Play will
be there exactly as presented by the
peasants of Horitz.
Silently passing before the audi.
ence and showing in minute details,
and with every gesture perfect. the
scenes OF the life Of Christ from the
nativity to the resurrection and pre-
ccded by some scenes from the old
Testament and pictures showing
their various means OF livelihood
People who read their Bible have
fair knowledge of it, but only few
see as they ought to, the wonderful
ano elevating lessons which Gods
word Is intended to convey to our
minds, These arc the original mo-
ton pictures Of foreign lands.
The illustrated songs which Prof.
Coward has recently introduced are
particularly pure and include over
80 most beautiful stereoptIcan slides.
The Passion Play VIII begin at $50
and end at IL p. IN. A silver offering
of 10 cents will he expected at the
door.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-31
DOCKSTADERS.

At Dockst ader's this week first
class program made up almost en-.
tirely OF new faces is offered. O.
7. Fiske and Nellie McDonough
offer an idyl OF the sIums entitled
"Brockey's Temptation" which
Mr.. Fiske himself wrote. 1t is by
long odds and the best bit Of work
Of this kind that Dockstaders has
offered this season. Harry LIE
Clair. the protean star, is the orly
one on the bill who has been here
before, and one can njoy him many
times in a week. William Rowe
and Patsy Doyle, two clever
dancers, contribute an entertain
ing comedy act entitled "Are you
Watching, which is both euter-
tanning and novel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Swikard. in a singing aud
comedy sketch Of much merit: Har-
rington ventriloquist; Jones and
Walton, 10 comedy and the two
Schrodes, in a clever exhibition of
dancing and acrobatlc work, are
all on the program. August and
his wonderful donkeys appear here
for the first time, and contribute
one OF the best novelty acts seen
here for several weeks. At both
performances yesterday the act
made hit, and it is sure to prove
a big attraction for the week.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-31
CARD BASKET.

Herbert H. Ward, attorney -gener.
al, returned to this CITY yesterday
from Atlantic City, where he had
gone for a few days rest.
Rev. Ralph ?. Coursey, Of Koving-
ton, Ky, formerly Of the Whining
ton NJ. +. Conference, Is visiting his
friends in this city.
Diamond Council, 40. 5, Jr. o. A.
NJ, elected officers last night A
smoker in the lodge room in Eden
Hall then followed
The Grace Cleaners will give re-
cepticn to all the membersof the Wo.
mans Foreign Missionary Society
bands and auxiliary in this city In
the Sunday School hall on Wednes-
day cv ening from to 10 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. III. Iazlet who
have been spending their Christmas
holidays with relatives in this city,
returned to their home at Norfolk,
Va, to-day.
John Wright will spend several
days as the guest Of john Full Par.
ker in Germantown, Pa.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-31
Basket Ball,

The Wilmington Basket Ball team will
play the All Professional team of phiIa-
delphla. at the Cycle Academy tomorrow
night. The visitors havs record as star
players and with the good playing Of vii
inignton. tho gams should be we'll worth
seeing. The home team will don their
new uniforms for the first time. they hay
ing beon measured over a week ago.
Manager Kraus has filed a protest over
Saturday nights game and 1t will be coli
ed at this weeks meetIng OF The league. A
nsw schedule will also be issued this
week. and under 1t the prospects are that
St. James will be the first team to visit
Wilmington and II they come here they
will got II good welcome. Several other
changes are con templated In the league
and possibly two Of the teams may he
dropped or transferred to some other place
or II dropped two new teams will be taken
on. There is considerable talk about
Chester retiring because 1t is evident they
have not team that can travel In league
company. .xA-.