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

E. S. Willard has a clever young niece
| who is to appear with him in this coun-
Sadie Martinez has a new play from
sa1dol Milliken is to succeed Josephine
Hail with JEFF de Angels Miss Hail sue
Helen Dauvray, who a few seasons age
was stage favorite, is said to be cOnten-
It is said that Olga NethersoIe deyotes
/ her leisure time to writing novel Per
] haps she expects to have 1t dramat1zed-
Frances Drake. former leading woman
at the Philadelphia Grand Opera house.
has signed as leading woman with Near
sada Yaceo the Japanese actress; who
] country, is still in Paris, having made a
4 Isabel irving has been engaged to cre-
| ate the leading female character in the
| forthcoming production of ITO Have and
Helene Mora has a new setting for her
songs. and the act is called THE ClO1S-
/ ters.'' 1t involves big scenic effort, a sur
pliced choir of boys and interesting sacred
song effects.
After seasons of French farce translated
into English it is a pleasure to record that
an English farce is TO be turned into
French. What Happened to Jones' is to
Lulu CHASER made her maiden speech. in
Washington week ago. After the sec
ceived six curtain calls and in response
to calls spoke few fitting words
Julia Marlowe happened to strike the
unsheathed dagger which Brue McRae. as
Charles Brandon, carried in When
Knighthood Was in Flower a few nights
ago and gashed her finger.
Eric Hope, better known the Earl of
Yarmouth. whose experience upon the
to star in 1.-The Councillors Wife Begin
ming his tour in Richmond. Va
Nat c. Goodwin is another of the actors
who have gone in for real estate speeula-
ton Mr.. Goodwin last week sold four
story dwelling on East Thirty-third street,
New York, for an unnamed but probably
interesting sum.
has arranged for interesting series Of
performances in New York She. will give
a number of special matinee 2. bductions
of Camille" in which she viii be sup
ported by Mr. Sothern's company.
The announcement that Joseph Jefferson
had retired from the stage and would de-
vote his time to looking after his property
in Florida brought hastY and emphatic
denial from the dean Of the stage He in
tends to begin his spring tour in Jackson
vile. Fla, and will continue in his brief
health ~ and the profitable patronaee- Of
the public will permit
Sothern's Hamlet" He says: He gives
a positive picture of a young man living
characterized ton" Mr. Palmer says this
is the result of the modern school of
natural acting. He adds that Forests
Hamlet would make modern theatergo-
ers wish they were in the next block with
cotton wadded ears, while Booth was
great Hamlet only at times and at other
tim mes would as put people people to sleep .,,a,.
has returned from the east, found poor
'.Arizona.' comes to the Crawford Feb
Modjeska will visit Topeka at the craw-
ford February %, after several years abb
Al G. Field. who comes to the Grand
next week, is a prominent member of the
Cincinnati lodge of Ellxs and managed the
street fair there last spring. He was also
a witness in the famous Sells divorce
The Crawford is usually as much too
warm as the Grand is too cold
Williams and Walker, who viii be at
the Crawford next week, were Lawrence
bnotblacks- Now they ride In automo-
Louis James is being negotiated with for
prominent role in Nat Goodwin's pre-
sentation of THE Merchant of Venice
with a star cast
Reports from New York are to the effect
dition has improved, her mental ailment
is no better.
Willard Hoicomb has severed his con
nectlon with the Ileber company owing
to his objection to doing advance work in
Indiana territory for Lost River
The Lulu Chaser company viii close its
tour in two weeks, notice to this effect
Harlem Theater, New York
Charles Frohnan< expects to have the
Sothern company fully equipped with
new costumes and scenery when it opens
in CLEVELAND the week of February II.
David Belasco is revamping his old
Blossom" and it will be played in Eng
land, the tour opening Easter Monday.
been engaged for the leading feminine role
in THE Councillors Wife, which Eric
Hope will soon place on the road.
A music hall is to be erected in
Cape Town. South Africa, by Frank de
long. the land recently being purchased
for it at a cost of $3.50. 600
Two performances daily are proving too
much for sprightly Madge Leasing, and
she may be compelled to cancel her Lon
don engagements.
Robert Taber is down with the grip in
London, and his illness may prevent his
expected appearance in an elaborate pro-
duction of Twelfth Night by Beerbohm
Tree.
The great success of Way Down East
on its transcontinenta1 tour has 50 far
exceeded even the most sangl1ine predic-
tons Of VIM A Brady. It win undoubt-
eddy do the greatest business of any play
that has ever been brought overland. It
will stop in Topeka on its way east.
Topeka was to Lottie BoWes in ~
White Horse Tavern but the date for
the appearance is past and nothing has
been heard Of either Miss Bowes or her
play
Ernest Ford, an English musician of
note, will probably finish the incompleted
Irish opera left by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Esrne Beringer of London has aban-
doned the idea of touring this country
with play called Jim Belmont
Leon Hermann, the magicIon. is to
make a tour of Cuba leaving for the