The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-13
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

What is said to be one Of the funniest
farces on the road this season, with the
odd title 'eyVhose Baby are You?'' comes
to the Crawford theater Monday January
Il The author IS Mark z. Swan who
wrote that clever comedy success,
/ Browns in Town" The hilarious
story of his latest effort deals with the
( ludicrous adventures Of a young artist
+ his sweetheart, a baby and a model. The
/ piece abounds in amusing situations, mis-
takes, surprises and complications The
cast includes such well known comedians
as Francis X. Hope, Lew Newcomb, Fred
/ G. Hearne, Miss Mabel Meredith Miss
| Dorothy Deane. Miss Franklyn Gale and
I bewitching costumes and two hours and
a half Of 1ncessant laughter-such is the
farce Whose Baby are Your"
''The Hottest Coon in Dixie" which will
be seen at the Crawford theater next
Tuesday January o. is a pleasing com
bination of all the most popular features
of farce comedy, vaudeville and comic
opera Thirty-six musical numbers are
rendered, including everything from ''Au
want is my chicken" to gorgeously COS
tuned selections from Grand opera. All
the popular rag-time song "hits" Of the
day will be sung by these dusky children
Of the south, including Miss Virginia"
An Oriental Coon" That's One Thing
That Rag Time VIII Do" Il Long to
Hear That Dear Old Song Again" The
Girl I Love in Sunny Tennessee" I'm
O.
Throw You Down, my Honolulu Qeen,"
MA Honey Lu" "If Only Had a JOB.
'aThe Hottest Coon in Dixie" MY Gal
Done Wrong 'eThe Dark Town Jubilee"
That's Where Ny Heart is Tonight"
ALA and a dozen Of others. Many
of the selections are rendered with novel
dances, marches and cake-walk accom-
paniaments, all handsomely costumed,
Hoyt's "a Milk White Flag which was
described b ythe author as "a tribute to
our citizen soldiers by one who would
gladly join their ranks if he knew how to
dance" is burlesque on the national
guard, and is undoubtedly the brightest
effort of a playwright who could boast
of long string Of phenomenal successes.
The public's verdict in the case Of "A
Milk White Flag is that it is a glorious
and lasting success. The piece is filed
to overlooking with bright and witty dia-
logue, ridiculously funny situations and
no end Of spirited and catchy music, q
host Of up-to-date specialties, and with
it all, pretty girls in costumes as VIVIAN
diers, messenger boys, standard bearers,
etc. "a Milk White Flag comes to the
Crawford theater Saturday, Matinee and
night, January 10.
rupert Of Hentzau," Anthony Hopes
dashing romance and sequel to his famed
Prisoner of Zenda" will be presented
here at an early date by Mr. Howard
Gould and a select company of players.
Mr. Gould in the dual role of Rudolf and
the king has Won universal praise and
for strength of cast and lavish scenic
adornment the production is equal in
every. essential to the original presenta-
ton at Daniel Frohman's Lyceum thea
ter, New York
To transport the big Shenandoah" or
ganization which has been revived upon
a mos textensive scale by Jacob Lift,
four special cars are required. In some
cases the railroads do not care to put
these cars on a regular train, and so it
is often necessary to use special service.
1t is remarkable that the outfit can be
carried, even in these cars. for there is
all of the elaborate scenery, the arul-
lery, the soldiers and the horses, as
everything that is used upon the stage is
carried by the company.
Lewis Aforrison's production Of Faust
has for seventeen years held the lead
among all the successful plays during
that time. This season it is STAGED in
even a more elaborate manner than ever
before and in its new makeup it has
been pronounced perfect wherever it has
been seen 1t will be here in a short
time.