The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-24
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions FOR
Wichita Amusement Lovers
HoYTs - BUNCH o. kEYs."

Wichita Amusement Lovers
HOYTS - BUNCH OF KEYS"
Hoyt's - Bunch of Keys polished
up-to-date, viii be presented at the
Crawford Grand theatre Thanksgiving,
/. matinee and night, November %. The
/ piece is well known to theatre-going
public. ana nearly everyone has either
! seen or heard OF "A Bunch CT Keys, q"
/ the funniest OF all comedies. which
( abounds in the most ridiculous situations
witty sayings and music of the kind thar
! receives for our I'VE encores- The com
( pany consists Of mostly ali new talent
! this season. There is an abundance of
bright music aid songs. pretty costumes
+ and appropriate stage settings, etc
! There Is hardly a city in America that
/ has q theatre where there is a theatre
going public, but what the name of Chas.
II. Hoyt is almost a household word.
This well known author IS to a degree
the father of farce-cornedy. The first
time his name was brought prominently
before the public was when a Bunch of
Keys was first produced. The Keys
was a success. and il made more people
laugh than any other production in farce
comedy. It's annual visit is always looked
forward TO with pleasant anticipations
in the cities where 1t has been before,
because those who have witnessed the
performance know good long laugh is
in store for them. Theatre goers never
grow tired Of the comedy. "a Bunch Of
Keys viii This season be produced on a
grand scale by Gus Bothner, who has
engaged an excellent company to pro-
duce this excellent comedy. The piece
has been polished up-to-date, and special
attention has been given to the special
ties, which will embrace several novel
fea lures among which burlesque will
be given by the Acme quartette- The
musical numbers Will also be a feature.
Notice No J5.-"The element of sym
pathy is very pronounced, the pathos is
genuine, and even the comedy is such as
to make distinct appeal "-Chicago
Record. The version OF Uncle Toms
Cabin, which II. w. Martins big COM
pany win present at the Crawford thea
tire, Wednesday matinee at p. IN. and
night at $40, is the original, and is said
to be the purest and most instructive
story TO be told.
FIVE STARS IN ONE COMPANY
Stuart Robson can well call his COM
pany presenting THE Henrietta" which
viii be seen IN that play here at the
Crawford theatre, Tuesday November
Is, the most important stellar organi-
cation in this country, as it altogether
contains five stars.
When Mr.. Robson determined TO give
a revival Of THE Henrietta" he decided
to present the play with the greatest cast
it ever had and he has evidently sue
ceeded.
OF course, leading in the stellar honors
Of the company, is Mr.. Robson, then fol-
lows Maclyn Arbuckle, Russ Whytal,
Dorothy Rossmore and Estelle Carter.
Mr.. Arbuckle was, until this year, a star
under the direction Of Joseph Brooks,
manager of Ben Hur," in THE Spright-
ly Romance of Marsac,' and next season
again stars in "a Gentleman from
Texas" written purposely for him by
Augustus Thomas. Russ Whytal, the
eminent author-actor. has been touring
the country in his own plays of For
Fair Virginia." and Dorothy Deane."
Dorothy Rossmore, who had been leading
NOUudn lOE Fanny davenport lDE many
seasons starred in Shakespearean and
Sardou repertoire and EstelIe Carter
played Maxine Elliott's part in when
We Were Twenty-One" If which she
starred last year. Each of these gave
up stellar honors for the honor Of ap-
pearing in Mr.. Robson's company. Every
member Of the balance OF the company
is well known to theatre goers.
"a Female Drummer" Charles E.
Blaneys ne wplay, and probably the
most pretentious that he has ever yet at
tempted, win be presented at the Craw-
ford theatre Friday. Move mber %. In the
title role. tombstone Bennett will make
her return to the legitimate stage from
that of vaudeville, where for a couple Z
of years she has won fame and much
money The opportunity offered her by
Mr.. Blaney 70 create a role precisely in /
her line was too much for her to with
stand TO say nothing of the salary at (
tached to it. IN addition to Miss Ben /
nett. the company. which is forty strong, /
Will include such well known and de-
servedly popular people as Tony Viii |
lialns, Harry Ladden, Albert Tavernier, (
Mart Regain, David Devote, Payson |
Graham and Charlotte Scott the clever /
little soubrette, who has made such a
great success. The production will be as
high-priced as the cast, it is said, and /
promises to be one of the largest hnan- /
ciaI successes OF the season.
FANNIE BLOOMFIELD-ZEISLE
The appearance Of this great artist /
in Wichita in December. viii mark an
epoch in the musical history Of Wichita. /
". s. 3. Matthews. in Music for No
vember. 1895. says:
"Out Of the four hundred millions OF (
more people who live upon the globe al I
present. there are still a vast majority (
VIII odo rot play the piano at all. Perhaps /
only five or ten millions in ali play a lit (
tie bit. out of these there are some /
thousands who play creditably And 4
among these there are perhaps a hundred /
in az he world who play wei enough TO /
give really Interesting recital of piano