The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

City
Maud Fealey of London has been en-
gagged by E. S. Willard as leading woman
for next season.
Kirke La Shene will produce next sea
son a new melodrama, entitled THE Lyn-
don Bank Robbery"
Electa Clifford, the soprano is on her
way to Australia. where she is to I'LL
. weeks engagement
Not satisfied with having Willie Collier
under their wing, Weber & Fields are now
said to be reaching for Dan DAILY.
Bret Harte's Sue" has been rewritten
for Charles Frohman and will have an
early presentation in New York.
Miriam Lawrence is to sing the role of
Mrs. Hopping in support OF Francis Viii
son in The Toreador" the coming sea
son.
Edwin Arden and Katherine Grey will
have the two leading roles in Ramsey
Morris Ninety and Nine"
When The Eternal City is presented
on the stage it will be seen that it is quite
different from the book story
Flora Zabelle has replaced Gertrude
Quinlan as Annette in the New York
production of king Dodo.''
Kirke La Shelle will produce next sea-
son a play called st. Ann by Paul
Armstrong, and in which Suzanne SantJe
will be featured.
lace Hopper in the Chicago company play
ing "FlOrodora" for the summer Miss
Hopper will rest this summer.
Weber and Fields keep right up with
the times, and when they open their New
York house next season they win present
an elaborate burlesque on ping pong
Archibald Clavering Gunte-' has just
completed new play in which Harry
Beresford will star next season A title
has not yet been decided upon.
Ella Snyder is slated for the star role in
a musical comedy which Will see the light
for the first time in September, under the
management of George w Lederer.
Bronson Howard, the playwright. has
become convinced that a foreign climate
has failed to benefit his health, and as
result will shortly return to America.
The London papers persist IN claiming
that Sarah Bernhard and Maud Adams
viii appear together next season In this
country, exploiting Romeo and Juliet.
Fred Opper the cartoonist. will person
ally design and supervise his comic crea-
ton, Peck and His Mother-in-law, to be
presented this season.
Harry Bulger has signed a six years
contract with Klaw & Erlanger, the same
commencing next year He IS now the
chief comedian in THE Sleeping Beauty
Emma Carus and six clever young ladies
will shortly appear in the London music
halls introducing a speciality on the order
of the '.BeauX and Bellies
Frank Worthing. the well-known lead
ing man, IS in London, and viii play John
DreW's old part in christopher Junior
at the Shaftesbury Theater next week
Ada Palmer Walker, who has been the
understudy of Lulu CHASER in Dolly Var
den" will probably be the leading lady in
when Johnny Comes Marching Home
next season
After two postponements in the interest
of artistic completeness. The Wizard OF
o. received its first presentation IN chi
cagO last Monday night. The piece IS re-
ported a success
Lucille Saunders the contralto has been
engaged fer q leading part in Fred c.
Whitney's production of the STANCE
Edwardes opera. when Johnny Comes
Marching Home
Julie Opp was granted a divorce from
Robert Lorraine, an actor in London She
charged desertion and misconduct and
Lorraine made no defense Miss opp was
married in 1897 in London.
Bettna Girard and Hubert Wilke have
secured a new musical sketch, entitled
proves successful Will present it in the
vaudeville houses this summer
Helena Fredericks will be the prima
donna of The Emerald Isle, the COMIC
opera in which jefferson De Angels viii
| be starred next season The engagement
was made IN New YORK last Monday.
Edna Burd. who was Ethel Jackson's
understudy in Miss Bob White" has
| been engaged for the role of Lady Angela
| in "Florodora. She will open with the
! company in Chicago next Monday night.
The musical sensations the coming sea
son will undoubtedly be Arthur HICKMAN.
! the pianist and whom critics praise and
| women adore He will arrive in New York
from London November / and will visit
Topeka.
Olive Nav. who was the clever SOU
1 brette in Arizona" has joined the Froh-
man forces She viii have the title role
| in New York when The Country Mouse"
is first produced. The piece is a great
success in London.
CLYDE Fitch's Improvement in health
seems to have been only temporary, and
! now those managers who are depending
| upon plays from his pen next season
| have begun looking in other quarters for
| material
Charles Horwitz and Fred. Bowers have
| completed their extravaganza, king
| Highball or the Girl from Mars" and it
| Company, of which e E Rice is the head.
| The piece will be presented in Boston for
the first time about November /.
Edna Nays energetic protest against
/ figuring correspondent in a London dl-
| vOrce case. and her threat of a suit for
! damages has compelled the lawyers on
| both sides of the famous Countess de La
| Wars case to issue statement to the
| effect that Miss Nav is not connected
with the controversy in any way.
The new production by George V. Ho-
| bart and Ludwig Englander, which will
| been named 'tShalley in Our Alley and
/ will include m its company Sam Bernard,
Marie Cahill Joseph Herbert, May Rob
/ son. Harry Fairleigh, Marie DurO and
Georgia Game
Klaw and Erlanger have engaged Ar
| thur Ernest. Julius Steger. Harry Mac
! dOnOugh. Thomas c. Learv. Harry Kelly.
John P. Kennedy. Richard Barry. Marie
to support Jerome Sykes in Smith and
Kerkers new musical comedy, The
| Money-B Burner
Mrs. subbubs-There is no rest for me
Mrs Backl0ts-Why not2
Mrs. Subbubs-I have just got the chill
dren through the whooping-cough and
measles and now the picnic ceason will be
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