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lette's name. He is now in the ripest
and most successful part of his career
both as actor and playwright, and it is
only reasonable to expect for the man
who wrote Secret Service''-an Aneri-
can play that has triumphed In both the
new and old Worlus-that all his plays
viii be bright and entertaining
Because She Loved Him So" was
seen here last season and with a good
company is certainly one OF the pureSt
comedies on the stage Miss Clara Dickey
is still the leading woman.
THE JOSSEYS TO RETURN.
The Jcssey Stock company will open
a two nights enga cement at the CraW-
ford Friday in Moths" at 10, 20 and 80
cents. Ladies admitted free on Friday
night Wnen accompanied by paid
ticket .tQuO Nadis' viii be given as q
Saturday matinee and The Signal OF
Liberty Saturday night.
HI HENRY. AT THE GRAND
HI Henry's Minstrel company viii ap-
pear at the Grand on Wednesday. This
minstrel organization has not appeared
in Topeka. in recent years. It is headed
by Hi Henry. the famous musician. With
his band. using gold Instruments The
FIRST. part of the entertainment consists
Of a sketch. especially written for the
company. entitled The Bachelors Club
in which many new features of min
strelsy are introduced The leading COM
edians are T. Harry Belknap Jas. Corri-
gan. J. Albert Gates, John Dove. Harry
Laken, J. c. Harrington and Frank
Mitchell The vaudeville specialties are
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ing taken to make it internationally wild
and furious the temporary lulls being
one Of the most characteristic points In
a New England storm.
The mechanical part Of the storm be-
ing 50 perfect. 1t is well to say that il is
not lugged into the play for mere SEN
FITS into the action so smoothly and
naturally that the spectator accepts it
as one element i'm a strictly logical Sc
ries Of events OF course, electricity is
the power. The old way was to swing
alOft out of sight a long bag of torn
paper. which fiuttered down through a
slit in the bag. Sometimes the paper
got crowded in one place. so that snow
fell on the just but notion the unjust: and
then when the cloud broke loose the I'M
just got a paper wad in the neck In
this scene there is a. kitchen with
d0or and a window, about ten feet above
the floor and just at the stage right OF
the door are electric fans SO placed that
the wind causes the air to take sort
OF a. whlrlagig course down past the door
and window: the papers are dropped out
Of a box. while salt flows from cylinders
into this wind. Tine beautiful SLOW beats
against the window, and when Anna
opens the door and standing on the
threshold declares 7 never want to see
any Of you again. the wind and the
snow whistles chill in the doorway
BECAUSE SHE LOVED HIM So"
Because She Loved Him SO' a com
edy with catchy title, which viii be
presented at Ine CRAWFORD LnuES1dg,
kept all New York laughing for an entire
season and ran to crowded houses all
last summer in Chicago 1t IS the great
est comedy success Of its author William
Gillette. who adapted it from the French
Of Bison and Leclercq, and is the first
work from his pen since he wrote the
now famous Secret Service. The title
Of the piece Is in a manner explanatory
Of the story 1T tells. Mr.. Gillette has
been uniformly and empharically sue
cessful in rendering French farce into
delightful English adaptations and in
Because She Loved Him So he is said
to have been as effective and graceful
as in the numerous other adaptations
down through the long list from "All the
Comforts OF Home and mir. Wilkin-
sons widows to Too Much Johnson
theatergoers have never falled to ind
plenty of hearty and healthy laughter
in the comedies that have Worn Mr. Gil
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AS each act Of Beau Brummer was fir
ished delivered it to him The play
made a success. and from that time IN
my plays have been in demand. Captain
links 1 wrote last summer expressly for
Miss Barrymore The Climbers I par
TALLY wrote last winter and finished it
during the summer. Barbara. F'rietchie'
was completed two years ago this win
ter, and was produced by Julia Marlowe
the following autumn. Lovers Lane
was written three or four years ago, or
igiEaIly for Sol Smith Russell 1 did
some more writing on it this fall and
changed It in some ways I have been
writing steadily for the theater since
1883 Really. can't remember all Of
the plays / have written in the last II
years Many were original, several were
ADAPT atoms and also elaborated with
Leo Ditrichstein."
Fitch IS 35 years of age. Among his
original plays are: -'Betty's Finish
Beau Brummel," Frederick Iennaitre''
"A Modern Match ''.s3amela's Prodigy
His Grace de Grammont' Mistress
Betty" April Weather" stNathan
Hale The Cowboy and the Lacy
The Moth and the Flame Barbara
Frietchie," THE Climbers . Captain
J1nks Of the Horse Marines" and 10y
ers Lane. 1.-THE Social SWIM .sSa-
pho, > "A Superfiuous Husband and The
Marriage Game" were drama tia tiocs.s
and The Masked Ball. . THE LIAR ard
Bohemia" were adaptations. In cell
liberation with Leo Ditrichstein he
wrote Gossip" and 1.-THE Head OF the
Family" Mr. Fitch has written two
novels quite recently called Some Cor
reSpondence' and Six Conversations
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Bohemia" and who was recently married ed
upon the arrival Of that organization IN
vorce. Her husband is a steamship ply
stefan. DR.. Barry by name. and Miss tii-
W A Mortimer leading man for the
Corse PaytOn Brooklyn stock company,
man for S.. 700 for defamation OF churac-
ter The suit is the outcome OF an inJunc-
Paytou preventing the latter presenting
L'AisIon.' with an inferior caet.' as
Frank sseriey denies that he viii star
Alice Nielsen next season in his newly &C.
organize an entirely new company and y
keeping a sharp lookout for soprano Tor
written by Fred Rankin who is partly
responsible for The Amer and COM
posed by Isadore Witmark.
Harry Mitchell. leading actor OF the
James .Jeffries company. was tnrnWn rom
From the Vest By the star at Detroit
last week and instead Of aiiehtine ou his
first that Mitchell would die having SUE
fered q conclusion Of the nraiu, put re
II was in 1873. at the Park Theater. phil
adelphia that f. II: S0thcrn made bis
ms fathers play entitled SAM" and
young Sothern bad TO bring "A trunk on
crown, your honor. I think you won't OBJ
iect." He remembered 20 touch MS cAp.
but he forgot his lines ard his father
nrornpted him so loudly thai all the audf-
eence heard ii. From that bad beginning
to his brilliant presentation OF III au-'et
is wide leap.
The critics of New York don't Ike the
play made from ITO Have and TO Hold
but it is said to be g big popular rucoeas-
Robert Lorraine the imported leading man.
Brady's revival or "ssncle Terms
Cabin in New York Is called stunela-
GUS popular hit. The iutcrrolatca Speciti-
ties in the way OF coon songs and cake
walks are all up-to-date. int The cr.t les
find the humor Of Marks and the other
comic characters rather archaic
Chaquita- the midget seen IN topeka
two Years ago. Is now IL was 1ii.' lvfif
where she is still holding receptions.
That WAY Down East Will Dc as big .
success in the city OF London as % has
been in America was thoroughly qemon-
strated last week in those thorough Eng
fish cities Of Victoria and Vancouver No
American piece was ever greeted with tla
cordfalftv and enthusiasm that was ten-
dered this rustic drama at those Doiuta-
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Marie Tempest viii shortly produce
Becky Sharp in London.
Jessie Bartlett Davis may return to the
operate stage next season.
Sadie Martinot will take Olga Neither
sole's place at the head Of the 'Sapho''
company
AIazzie King the clever little dancer.
has made a big hit in Germany and IS
booked two years ahead.
THE Belle of Bohemia. has at last
caught on in London and the business
has been very big
R. A. Barnet has not closed with any
plicity. his latest work
Blanche Bates, with. Under Two Flags .
will play in San Francisco during the en-
tire month of July.
Rernhardt has been having the saline
old trouble with the New Orleans hotel
keepers about her dogs and cats.
William Dean Howells says that the
dramatization of "UHleavened Bread" is
one OF the best he has seen from ? novel.
William Gillette viii close his season in
Sherlock Holmes" in about five weeks.
His next season opens in London in Sep
tember
When Marie DressIer's season closes IN
Miss Print she viii appear for the sum-
mer with a big burlesQue company.
Katherine, daughter of Katie Fmuet,
will soon graduate from the BueRa Vista
college, Virginia, and go upon the concert
Agnes Booth-SchoefreI has not retired
from the stage, as is generally supposed,
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but viii only take special engagements
/ that do not require much travelling
Marie Tempest's production or Peg
Woffngton'' in London has been one Of
the most dismal failures on record, says
a correspondent of New York paper
chased The Fsnelish rights Of I'm the pal
ace of the King and will take it to Lon
don shortly, appearing III the ieadlng
x one-aet play entitled ''Blue Roses
written by Haddon Chambers Wiu soon
be produced on the vaudeville stage under
the direction of the syndicate managers
in Sag 4arbor,' on account of vocal
PARALYSIS brought on by an attack of grip.
1t is doubtful whether he viii return TO
the stage again this season.
Topeka may receive a visit this spring
from the famous Leipsic Philharmonic or
The deal for the production of the Clyde
Fitch play, Nathan Hale in Topeka
ut It has has been ree Estimated that the loss
through E. Fl. Sothern's accident. which
..Hamiet'' for nine weeks. is So. 900 The
business that was done at the opening Of
the season considerably exceeded that OF
THE Prisoner of Zenda-
Herbert Grips, formerly stage manager
per Opera company, has been engaged by
Manager Frank L. Perley as stage man
ager Of the Alice Nielsen Opera Company
He Joined the organization in Washing
ton on March T. Mr.. Grips viii go to
The opening lines in The Dairy Farm
are Spoken" by Nero. the churn dog, who
-barks up the curtain on tie first scene IN
the most vociferOus manner. He knows
as well as the call boy when the time
for ringing Up is at hand. and jumps at
his task of working the churn with all
the ardor of human being
Willie Edouin's return To the london
cast of s.FsIorodora" has doomed business
wonderfully. Edouin Is a great London ia
vorite, occupying about the position once
held by the late Fred Leslie.
Phyllis Rankin, who IS playing in Ion
don. recently took a trip to Cambridge
college and sang for the students. She
received d tremendous reception and a
wagon load of flowers
When Augustus Thomas presents his
latest play Colorado mkt November,
for the first time he will have direct su-
pervisiou over the rehearsaIs. Heretofore
has looked after the rehearSals.
Crystal Herne is to play Glory Quayle
in the forthcoming production OF The
Christian in Chicago. and Will play that
part throughout next season on the road
This engagement is the first PLAYED by
HOlbroOk Blinn, who is playing the chief
role IN To Have and to Hold VIII leave
that company shortly and return to Lon
don. He IS to originate a part in Sweet
and Twenty, soon to be produced in the
English metropolis.
Norman Whalley has signed a contract
with Manager Chamberiyn to play the
queen in My Lady, the part heretofore
acted by Violet Hollis. Miss Hollis will
shortly sail for the continent and viii APP
pear in the leading music halls.
a conservative estimate places the for
Rehan at $4,000, Edna Wallace Hopper at
$35000 Maude Adams at $4,000 Camille
d ArVille at $4,000. Virginia Harmed at
S65 600 ad Maggie Cline at $45 600.
Trixie ETiganza, the well known chorus
girl, who IS In London with 'sThe Girl Of
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F1rcHs GREAT SUCCESS.
Now Has Four Plays Running in
New York

New York discovered last week that
Clyde Fitch was the first playwright in
16 .years to have four plays running SIM
ultaneously in that city, says New
York dispatch. The last record was that.
of Barley Campbell, and the plays were
Tho White Slave, . The Galley Slave,
siberia" and My Partner" It is N
teresting to note that these plays are
still extant for siberia was revived
this season fer tour, and THE White
Slave and THE Galley Slave are fire.
quently played by stock companies.
There is to be a resurrection OF My
Partner next season, with Louis Aid
rich IN the leading part. and, as TIE
Campbell estate is still realizing on 9th
er plays by that author, it would appear
that American playwrights last for a
reason able time. FItchS record is q bit
unusual however, but he has been
persistent and patient maker of plays for
the last II years during which his out
put numbers "a dramas His first play
to be produced was Beau BrumTnel.
over which there was controversy at
the time Mansfield made a success OF if.
Mansfield declared on one occasion that
Fitch had little to do with it. Mr. Fitch's
version Of Beau Brummel" was given
the ether day. as follows. An Intimate
friend who knew Richard Mansfield We'll
told me he wanted a new play He IN
troduced me to him, and Mr. Mansfield
was good enough to give me chance.
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DR. Greenes Nervura blood and remedy
the of the blood builds the of
ey The strengthened by it normal action and
every way system toned No medicine the world
wonderfully calculated to promote health and build
strength It reasonable that this should be because
demonstrated its reinforcing nature
spring required by otherwise healthy
and womenjust that assistance which will aid them to
respond the call of the change of and prepare for
the heat
MRS. ELLEN SIMPSON, II Linden Sfreef, New
Bedford, Mass, says:
in
unable other condition
as to m
condition rapidly
She had appetite for food passed seepess nights and
wonderful efficacy Of pr eenes blood and nerve remedy m
despair decided it trial She began taking it and the effect vas
strength much increased and her general condition she
food
restfu and her confidence Dr. ereen rvr great that she
Of Nrvur would have fully recovered long before she noted
delayed until anent
chronic much longer Of treatment Necessary
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MARINE BAND COMING.
Topeka Win Have an opportunity to
Hear This Great Organization

It is particularly fitting that the first
great band to play in Topeka's fine Au-
ditorium should be the largest and best
paid band in the world, our own Nation
al band The engagement of the United
States Marine band there Monday eN-
ening, April I, will be- to many, the viz
tual opening of the Auditorium, as It is
the first event there which appeals to
all classes of people.
By act Of congress, approved by PreSi-
dent Mckinley, March g. 1899 the Ma
rine band was Increased in number of 14
men, and the pay also increased to such
an extent that even the best musicians
in the country can now do better in
Washington than in any other place,
and aside from its great numerical
strength the band is now much better
individually and collectively than ever
befOre in its history 1t is now easily the
finest band in the world and is headed
by Il musician Of the highest attainment,
William H. SanteIrnann, who was made
first lieutenant by the provisions of the
same act
Recently there have been so many re-
quests from all parts OF the country,
that the officials decided to grant the
band a leave Of absence to go out ana
play for the people at large for a short
time following the adjournment of con-
gress and the inaugural ceremonies. Mr..
Howard Pew of New York who pilcted
the band on two similar journeys about
ten years ago, has made arrangements
for concerts in about 35 cities. commence
ing with Baltimore March IS, and viii
travel in a special train of five cars, ard
this IS probably the largest undertaking
of the kind in the history Of American
band concerts. The tour is made by per
mission Of the president, the secretary Of
the navy and General Haywood Of the
marine corps, and is endorsed by 16 u
5 senators, large number of represen-
tatives and other public men, while from
various cities letters of request ha We
been sent In from mayors, musical socl-
cites. and prominent people asking for a
visit from the band. It is believed that
The spirit of musical pride and patriot
.sln- SO greatly increased sI1ce the Span
ISM war, viii make the appearance Of the
band IN every place an event of great
Importance Many well known soloists
are now members Of the Marine band,
and Miss Amy Whaley. a daughter Of
Ohio, VIII accompany the Organization
as vocal solcist.
The programme here viii be on the or
der OF the following:
National anthem, The Star SpaucIed
ID ASi Arnold
Overture, '@Tannhauser'' .. Wagner
Ballet music from -Coppelia" -Delibes
Sax oohcna solo, Fantasia American
ftAAlE Or6fn1nS
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Valuable Costumes and Scenery De-
stroyed by Fire.


Charles B. Hanford's losses by the re-
cent warehouse fire in Washington are
very serious. Mr.. Hanford had long
made a speciality of collecting scenery
and had one of the finest assortments Of
stage settings and costumes possessed
by any actor in the country Among the
things destroyed were the BoOth-Barrett
production of Julius Caesar" together
with the music used IN their presentation
Of the play; all Of the Thomas w. Keene
productions, the Mclean Ter F1anford
production of Romeo ard Juliet val
ued at $S.oo0 the Katherine Clemmons
production of "A Lady of Venice" and
200 trunks full Of costumes Mr.. Han
ford has some little solace in &he fact
that the sword used by the elder Booth
was recovered. This is the weapon with
which the great tragedian in one of his
ungoverned moods as Richard III pur-
sued Richmond off the stage and through
the streets of Baltimore Mr. Hanford
has had a very successful season with
Private John Allen but the loss is q
severe shock. as the insurance on the
property destroyed amounted to only
81 500.
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author has made a close study of char
acter One disclOses the pride that nm
uefhes mothers love for her son The
young man Is in love with n girl whom,
his fond parent believes is an o11tcasf
ana utterly unworthy and whom she
Derates Tor ensnaring her bow The girl
TeIorts that she has not encourage him
ana furthermore that she has refused
pol1t-oiank 70 marry him The mothers
prlde IS in arms in an instant and she
becomes even more indignant than be-
4YIe because the girl had the bad taste
not TO fan in love with her son.
another incident shows q change of
front quite as sudden and even funnier.
on the part or an arbitrary and strong
Wlieu old New Hampshire squire. who
brings together his son and niece. whom
ne intends shall marry. and leaves them
70 come 20 an understanding. This
tney DO very quickly. for each finds that
the others affections are placed else
Mnere- and they part on the best of
terms out not az affianced lovers. The
squire comes back on tiptoe In as near
"a playful mood as is possible for hin,
with his hands over his face and MAX
ing sly jokes about the young people
and the tender relations he believes thew
nave assumed When he uncOvers his
eyes. however. he finds another couple
IN the room in place of his son and
niece H. discovers that not only has
made spectacle Of himself. and his
ponderous playfulness gives place to a
tremendous outburst Of rage.
Inere IS great deal OF reiishab1e fun
IN Way down East as well as the Sc
rlous interest attendant upon the pa
thetic story Of the heroine and there is
"a snow storm The storm is not a
gently falling and insignificant patter or
uaper, but comes down furious and fast
drifting. driven and genuine: in fact.
just like the snow storms that NAV be
seen anywhere in mid winter in New
England IL takes six machines to do
the work, three TO carry the snow past
the door and three to carry IL past the
window. the Ingredients being cut paper
and salt The machines work Quickly
and silently, for II would never do to
have them reveal themselves to the au-
dience by the roar and buzz Of revOIv-
ing wheels The action OF a snow storm
a copies as closely as possible. care be-
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STRIKE IN WILBUR OPERA CO.
Wardrobe Keeper Kept Keys-Emer-
gencY Costumes Were Used.

New Haven. March 16-The Wilbur
Opera company left here this week after
closing the most exciting weeks stand
OF its history, according to the manager
On Friday the comedian,J. Hartley Dun.
took his wife, who is in the chorus, and
another chorus girl and went to New
York He departed just before The
matinee performance, which had to be
altered in consequence.
Then the cOmpany's plans were up
set by a strike by Ida Shannon, keeper
of the wardrobe She had sixty keys to
unlock $50 trunks. and when she struck
she refused to give up key The com
pany got out a few costumes and inn
provised others enough for an emer-
gency performance Before Miss Shan
non could be induced to give up the keys
it was necessary to call in Deputy Sheriff
GoOdhart TO serve a. writ of replevi1 on
her. The acting manager, William Full
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taken from the New York City star vau-
deville circuit. and include many novel
ties now TO the minstrel stage
More Than Queen at the Crawford
tonight is a play where elemental pas
sions find ADEQUATE and convincing ex-
preston through the strength and energy
OF a magnificent personality-that Of
Miss Blanche Walsh
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MRS. E. B. HACK, Northfeld, VI, says

MRS. E. B. HACK, Mortified, VI, says:
. / was completely prOStrateds and could not
even keep my eyes open or have any one come into
the ROOM. employed two doctors, who made me
worse. discharged the doctors and began to take
DR.. Greene'S Nervura blood and nerve remedy. The
first day felt the benefit Of the Neryura. and after
taking three bottles was entirely cured | do not
think should be alive to-day if had not taken DR..
GreenesS Nervura.'s
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Next weeks attractions include one OF
the greatest successes Of the season.
William A. Brady's Way down East, -
and a success OF a past season. William
Gfllette's Because She Loved Him So
Mr.. Brady has sprung into prominence
as a manager within comparatively
short time and now ne is talked of as
the man who viii build the finest play
house in New York and manage that
IN addition TO the score OF large com
1anies he has now under his. manage
rnent The company which viii present
Way down East at the Crawford next
"Wednesday has made a renark ably sue
cessful tour Of the Pacific slope, play
Ing three weeks in san Francisco to
packed houses
STORY OF DOWN EAST"
Way down East" is repiete with de
lightfuI episodes, which show that She
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DR.. Gs-eenegs Meg"vyssa
GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEAK

Get Dr. Greenes Nervura and secure the benefit of its
strengthening elements The weak and suffering specially
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unavalng to help them stand the Nervura Is
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SPECIAL ADVICE FREE TO ALL-Free consultation
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Iean II ID Nforernans

sInvitation a Ia Valse.' Weber-WeIn-
gaItner- arranged for military
band by w. H Santelmann-)
Military Episode .---s.......----V ollstedt
Waltz song. Fleeing DAYS $500 Bailey
Miss Amy Whaley.
(a) Caprice, Ripple Dance" Friedman
(b) March, Gen. Haywood -Santeimanl
Hungarian Rhapsody. No. 2-------.Liszt
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UHARLEs B HANFoRp,s Loss.

ward. Joined in the strike Before the
company left here he was discharged.