The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-02


Denman Thompson celebrated his sixty
eighth birthday last week
MAZDA Craigen has Joined the company
presenting 1.-THE Last Appeal
The third and fourth acts of 1.-The Red
Kloof' have been made into one.
e. D. Stair has added the Academy of
Music, Buffalo, to his list of theaters.
In playing the chief role of darcy of
the Guards Henry Miller uses an Irish
accent.
May Irwin has been telling eastern re-
porters that she intends to retire from the
stage after this season
vii GhaTles T Ald dgit fo the tramp jugger
has extensive Engagements booked
Ellen o'AIalley, the young irish actress,
lards leading lady this season
,t Georgia css Dickson .. Who is now playing
been the stage for more than 80 years.
Marie George has issued denial of the
BnfS ar rha Il she IS s 70 D. L. Don
Robert Edeson, of Amelia Bingham's
comna ny, is to star next season under the
management of Henry B. Harris
Jerome K. Jerome's Miss Hobbs has
been put into German, and will be pre-
sented in Berlin in the near future.
mer here. but winter there1t'F en-Hur.,'
Sherlock Holmes
Edward Corliss who composed Three
Little Lambs will probably collaborate
with r. a. Barnet on his next musical
comedy
StanisIaus STANCE has signed a contract
with Francis Wilson for a comic opera for
by Julian Edwards
Blanche Bates who has been with I'm
der TWO Flags in San Francisco, is quite
III and Isabel Irving is playing her part
of Cigarette"
David WarfeId in THE Auctfoneer'' has
been one of the hits of the season. The
star and play have been successful from
the first night.
Robert Drouet has secured a rich Chi
cagoan to back him next season. and he
will go a-Starring in original play, the
title of which has not yet been made
public
After spending considerable money in
trying to have 1.-THE Castle Inn drama
tized, Jacob Lift has thrown the piece
expensive
Charles Hawtrey.s New York success in
The Message from Mars has led Weber
& Fields 10 put d Durlesque on the piece
in rehearsal. It is promised for next
Harriet Ford who has made the acting
version Of "A Gentema OF France viii
gan, which may be used next season.
James ONeill bids goodbye to Monte
new NAV n1aJ see esqited ana Tb f aPBBrf ln
King The piece viii be given elabo-
rate production
Louie Blair P;irker's new play, Under
public. New York city.
William Frederick. the. well known bari
tone, has been secured by Nixon & Zinl-
norman for the title role in 1.-The Torea-
dor Christie Macdonald is another i'm
portant engagement for the piece.
The Britishers would hardly recognize
when it is presented in this country. John
J: MeNally and Cheever Goodwin have en-
tirely re written the piece.
The venerable Italian actress, Adelaide
Ristori. who has passed her eighteen
year, recently celebrated her diamond
wedding to dramatic art Nine. Ristori
first went on the stage baby in arms.
Marguerite Tucker, formerly an actress
with the Hands Across the Sea- COM
pany, was married IN Boston last week to
a Chinaman named Sen Yen How. and
mas gone to i've IN BoStOn'S Chinatown
Beatrice Morgan one of the beauties of
the state. is a daughter of the late Matt
Morgan. the famous artist and caricatur-
lst- Miss Morgan plays the ingenue role
in Lady HuntswortEs Experiment
frankie Bailey. who became quite well
known as one of the leading chorus girls
of the country, and who was with Anna
company suddenly last week. No expIa-
nations.
Otis Skinner has made such a substan-
tial success on the road with "Francesa
York opening. and will go into WallacE's
about the first of the new year
dispatch from Waukegan. Ill, says:
Jules Grau, brother of Maurice Grau
and head of the Jules Grau comic opera
company. was stricken with paralysis a
few days ago and was rendered practical
" helpless
Adele Rafter. who has been in Paris
from Jean de ResZlze's teacher. Sbrig1ia
has been secured by the Bostonians as
their principal cOntraltO. Miss Rafter
halls from Dunkirk n. Y
At Montreal last Monday night z. S.
Willard 1naugurated mis- American tour in
THE Cardinal" The piece is said to be
The company compares with any that Mr..
Willard has brought to this country