The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

can playwright. who died at Sag Far-
Dor last week, left an estate valued a.
$50, 00o. together with his several acted
plays and three yet TO be staged.
a cabIegram from Australia says
that Wilson Barrett has created a SEN
sation with his own play, Man and His
Maker the principal theater in Mel
bourne being packed nightly to see the
performance
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has dramatized
her novel Eleanor. and there is
hope that q certain very gifted English
actress may create the part OF Lucy
when the drama is submitted 10 the
public"
in New York last Tuesday, said that A
". Piner0's latest play. which goes &c
Daniel Frohman, IS to be called Iris
HiIda Spong viii play the title role
Benjamin Howard and Jennie Eus--
tace viii be the two new members OF
Viola Aliens company Miss Eustace'
splendid work with Henry Miller last
season attracted attention all over the
country
Another play from the pen of Joseph
Arthur viii probably be produced this
season It IS a romance, with the
scenes laid in Florida Mr. Arthur is
just completing It, and he has decided
to call the piece --kiS-Siu1-rnee-
E s WIZARDS tour of this country the
annessTs IN F5erfiaT,d Ne and also san
FrSfcoe a. u iIi lI95,ear IN MS Old Teeer
toire with the exception OF a new play,
yet unnamed
The first performance of The Gay Mr..
Goldstein was given at New Haven last
Saturday night and a. substantial success
was scored. The trio of stars in the piece.
Mary Hampton. Thomas J. keogh and
George Bonifaee, scored individual hits
When Mrs Langtry returns to her Lon
don rheater, the Imperial she viii produce
2 comedy bZ F. F. Benson. who. wrote
the novel s.Dodo A f0ur-act play by
piece. Sydney Grundy is also preparing
a play for Mrs Langtry.
The oFercrowding Of London theaters is
same plan as that which pertains TO
steamboats, in English waters. Each
persons, and prosecutions viii be brought
II the legal number is exceeded
Charles Frohnan has secured a new
musical comedy. entitled Ny Best Girl. =
written by Seymour Hicks, with lyrics by
IN Ice fq' IA 7sile Sc
ment Of the Prince OF Wales theater, Lon
don who have the English rights, VIII
present the COMEDY at Iheir mouse during
the season, producing it after the engage
ment of Marie Tempest.
Eugene Garfield Will be remarked to his
former wife. Hattie Richmond, next week
in New YORK Miss Richmond was di-
vorced from Garfield in 1857 and subse-
qUentIy married q man by the name of
AIckeen, who died about q year ago Can
field and Miss Richmond were married
about q years ago when Charles Hoyt
was launching his first successes The
couple met in New York for the first time
in five years last Monday and a happy re-
union followed
The starring tour of Adelaide Thurston
in Sweet Clover. commences in Norfolk
Va. September % and extends into the
principal cities of the southern states
Miss Thurston expressed the wish to her
manager that the new play be produced
first in the south The creation of new
part Of a severe ordeal TO an actress, but
Miss Thurston said that she wouldn't be
afraid II she were allowed to play 1t Tor
the first time IN the south, where she test
ed the sympathy and loyalty OF her au-
dienees when she played Lady Babbie IN
the Little Minister She viii be seen
here later in the season