The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-29

understudy. Miss Walker, and Dolly Var
dem will continue until Christmas Week
when Miss CHASER hopes to ba able to re-
sumo her place
Hearts Afame'' closes its tour next Sat
urday night. 1t was found impossible to
management decided to shut down in pref
erence to playing overnight stands,
: Kitty Lotus has made such a sbig sue
that time has been extended and it is more
than probable that the piece vii irunt until
the first of the year
Four seasons ago Minnie Ashley, Grace
Freeman ard Helen Marvin were chorus
girls. while To-Day they have the prineip,aai
Countr-, Girl
Eta Butler, the clever conedienne, who
was assigned a prominent part with DAP
DAILY in THE. New Clown ia down with
Roosevelt hospital in New York.
The Silver Slipper has evidently made
good IN New York as the Tesel a2aa. 70 ZOE
opening one 1t will probably enaain IN
New York all season.
Eleanor Robson made a splendid start
with Audrey at Richmond. Va, last.
week. The house was packed to the doors
and the dramatization of Mary Johnston
novel is reported to be very clever
Olga Nethersole has secured the English
rights to More Than Queen" produced in
this country several years ago by julia.
London around the holidays.
Richard Dorney, the business mana ger
of Hackett's THE Crisis" has resigned
Mr.. Dorney was with Augustin DAILY TWEEN
ty years. but he and Mr.. Hackett Gis-
agreed as to the proper management OF
the company.
bel Bouton. who is langushing in nos
pital in that city, is said to have netted
something like $500: There We're more vol
unteers than could be got on the stage
from l till O'clock
Olive Celeste Moore will continue as lead
ing contralto for the Bostonians through
4 ~ I'D
ionally and has proved such worthy
successor to Jessie Bartlett Davis that she
is Indefinitely retained.
Frank Mckee has secured from H. ]. ",
Dam a new comedy, entitled skipper and
Co, Wall Street 1t will probably be put
on the stage by the first of the year with
Arbuckle's success as Nicholas Van
Aiystine'' in THE Henrietta ought to
make him good in a Wall street play.
Gerald Robertshaw, who recently came
from England to be the leading man for
Julia Marlowe, is reported to have had
quarrel with the stars manager and has
returned to London. He evidently would
not fit into the Gable dramatiza-ion, The
Cavalier
who had to resign from the Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast on account OF nj
ness and go to Mt Clemens to Iecl5perate
will be back on the stage before the year
is out.
1t is now stated that Stuart Robson will
Charles Dana Gibson's series of sketches,
entitled 1.-THE Education Of Mr. Pip It is
believed that Mr.. Robson will find part
equal to BERTHE, the Lamb, il. the new
piece. From a point of age, Robson is
fitted to play pip
Richard Mansfield and his property man,
Thomas J. Yore, came to blows in Cincin-
natl last Wednesday night Mansfield was
in a bad humor and criticised Yore for
striking the bell denoting Il o'clock too
fast Yore got the worst of the argument
and had to go to a hospital He has been
with. Mansfield for thirteen years.
E. S. Willard has closed contract for
the American rights to La Chatelaine,
which has achieved a big success in Paris.
It is by Alfred Capus, the author of The
Two Schools now running in New York.
La Chatelaine" is said to resemble THE
Iron Master the dialogue being witty and
the entire place is tinged by harmless
irony.
A special from, London says that Cap
tain Kettle the melodran1a founded by
Malcolm Watson and Murray Carson upon
the stories by Cutcliffe Hyne, produced at
the Adelphi theater in that city, has rapid
and concise dialogue, and. though anything
but a well-knit play. is a cheerful and a
novel entertainments. In the play, as in
the stories Captain Kettle Is not in love
with, the heroine. but, OH the contrary. is
family man of the most prosaic domes-
ITCHY,