The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-03
THEATRICAL NEWS
Many Good Things Promised
Topeka Next Season.
Stuart Robson to Be Here Early
In The Henrietta.
MISS THURSTON AGAIN.
Little Minister FaEorite to he
Seen in Sweet Glover.
Four Big Shows Booked For
One October Week.
THURSTON AGAIN.

usual number OF lesser lights ana less
DretentiOus attractions The season
win open August &c with the HeuDer
stock company
On the list is Stuart Robson seen mere
during the last season in q revival OF
.-she Stops to Conquer" and the sea
son before in the historical romance
oliver Goldsmith" Mr.. Robson an
r,ounced when here as the tricky Tony
I-umlxinf that for the season or 1871 "
he would revive his famous comedy ~
bronson Howard The Henrietta AZ
vas ~ ..IseYtfe the Lamb that Robson
made his greatest hit and he calls Inc
Henrietta" the greatest comedy ever
written by an American dramatlst MT
Robson is anxious for the younger gen
Grafton to see nina in the leading role
and to play the laughable comedy be-
fore he becomes too old to be able 10
make up for the part OF the young
Miss Adelaide Thurston viii be here
as the star in Sweet Clover, a rural
colonial play which. as the announce
ment says, vibrates between New
ENGLAND village and the country Miss
Thurston was seen here two seasons
ago as LADY Ba bbie" in the dramatic
alton of J. n Barrie's THE Little Min
fster'' She scored a decided hit
throughout the west in the title role
and her Interpretation of the role was
favora bly, compared with that of Maude
Adams. the Or1g1na tor OF the character,
much to the chagrln OF Miss Adams
who ala not care to divide the honors.
Two clever artists" as they are
termed in vaudeville who Will be seen
during the season in play of their
own called Devils Lane" are the Ell
more sisters who were the only redeem
ing feature here last season with Two
Merry Tramps' in their street children
specially
Harry Beresford win be seen here as
the star in The Wrong Mr.. Wright"
Mr. Beresford was with the Wood ward
nv n ii "a
the past season and is an actor of abil-
ity. He was in the cast of a Mldsum-
mer Nights Dream" given by Lester
Lornergan at Kansas City early in the
summer.
Another Topeka favcrite to be seen
here during the season will be Baby |
Lund" as the star in THE Gypsy Prin- |
cess Since she was seen here early 1
last season little Miss Lund has been /
to England and scored a triumph there. /
This viii be her frst season as the star /
at the head Of a company but although |
she is very small and very young it is /
safe to say Miss Lund will handle the 1
part like veteran The little actress |
won for herself q place with the the /
atricaI going public of Topeka and she I
win undoubtedly receive an ovation
here.
During the week of October q there
will be four Of the largest attractions /
on the road. The week viii open with
William A Brady's New York success
Lovers Lane" which is destined to
Way Down East" which will also be 4
Seen here again later in the season
The Belle Of New York will come on
Tuesday night with Beulah Dodge as /
the Salvation Army Girl She was seen
here last season in the part made fam
GUS by Edna May. Get Together viii /
be on the boards the following night |
and QUO Nadis the next night with /
Gus Luders' famous musical comedy /
The BurgomasteT'' on Friday night.
The Burgomaster' made the greatest
Sal he loo
any musical company on the road. 1t
opened in Chicago and played several
OF the larger cities Topeka included.
before 1t appeared in New York. Its
music sprang at once into popularity
and The Tale of the Kangaroo made
1uders famous. The part of Peter
Stuyvesant has been played by VII
liam Norris, Henry z. Dixie and Harry
Davenport since the piece started.
Howard kyle's success with Nathan /
Hale" has brought out more Colonial
pieces OF military nature. among them
AT Valley Forge" which Will be seen
here in November.
Funny Frank Daniels win be here
in Miss Simplicity" but this time the
Topeka tenor. Howard Lawrence. will
not be with him. Lawrence has sew
eral offers but has not vet made
selection. Several of Daniels past sue
cesses Will be on the road among then,
The IDOLS Eye" BY Victor Herbert |
Will be seen here
On November Is jolly JEFF De Angels
VIII pc here in "A Royal Rogue his
last season success. He was seen here
two seasons ago in The jolly Mus
keteers.'
Big BIZ Devere. who has been the
shotgun editor" in Hoyt's "A Black
Sheep for SO many years and who
has always been the life and baclxbona
of the farce. viii be seen here as the
star IN "A Common Sinner" Devere
with his laughing song. has laughed
and sung himself into fame he is
funny. and that is enough to saw of
him
Adele Archer win be seen here in
Jess OF the Bar T." western play
which followed Arizona" in New York
with success. Miss Archer is a sister
of the late Belle Archer. who was seen
here a short time before her sudden
death: ia Hoyts a Contented Wo-
Miss Marguerite sylvia. who was not
seen mere last season as the star in
ne FIlncess Chic. is booked to be
here in Kirk La Shelle's great financial
success Last season Miss sylvia was
troubled with corns. and skiprad ne
1OpeAa date Her part was sung ~
ellss agnes Paul 1T is hoped Miss
sylvia vii not have corns this time
William Collier viii be sean ii go,
tlle S1uleL the last time he was here
was IN The Man from Mexico v-hich
viii be here also this season v,-itt, 49,.
one else to do the prison chain So, In
use the musical Mexican vyo,r17s - -
the wrong places. '~9'
-Alhohs the eastern successes. not VET
seen seen mere viii be Nat Goodwin and
Maxine Elllott's success. The Cou'b1,-.
ana the Lady" with new stars -
e.lli rom Maslf1ls," with an unsavorS-
Iepu tation which played at Atcbiso1
- As season ana skipped Topeka. will
s os uSte- Afcnle Boyd. who won fame
IN Shore Acres ana was seen ~ ~
Two years ago in The Village Pov+
ma. ..lls,s Ter. VIII be here in a new piaV
me village Postmaster viii be bers
with q new company. mere
4 4Ae Telephone Girl with .Meester