The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-18

Blanche Bates this season in a japanese
Robert I. Haines will be Miss Bates lead
ing man. The piece will shortly go into
rehearsal.
The New York verdict of Ethel Barry
more is that she is splendid in the one-act
piece, Carrots but only $3.50 in The
Country Mouse
Klaw and Erlanger will look after the
future work of Dan Daly.A musical come
dy is being prepared for him and prom
inent comic oper star will be in his sup
port
Duse opens her season in this country at
Boston October p. Her advance sale open
ed last ffonday, the first day bringing in
2.o9O Several boxes were auceioned off
and brought $50.
George ODER has been engaged by D. w.
in Walter f. Perkins production of '-Jere.
Mary Z. wilkins novel;
Weeden Grossmith inaugurated his tour
of America in New York last Monday
night. appearing in THE Night of the
Party The star, piece, and supporting
company are credited with success.
Nance O'Neil and Mckee Rankin. after
making a fortune in Australia and drop
ping it again in London arrived in : New s,s!v
country is probable.
Lewis Morrison, who is playing in st.
Paul this week. was knocked down by a
bicyelist last Wednesday afternoon Whlie
trying to rescue a nurse and baby from
under the feet of a pair of runaway dray
horses.
Frances Rawie Pemberton the former
society amateur actress of Philadelphia,
broke down completely from stage fright
in Boston while supporting, Joseph Jeffer-
be secured to finish the third act.
Reports from Chicago confirm the rumor
that Richard Mansfield and his manager,
A NJ. Palmer, have decided to separate
the 21st of this month. No cause is given,
nor is Mr.. Palmer'S successor named. Mr.
Palmer has been with Mansfield for over
five years.
John Arthur Fraser, a prolific writer of
melo-dra mas the majority of which We're
presented by Lincoln J. Carter, died in
New York last week He had the repu-
tation of being able TO turn out a. COM
plete play in As hours
Although there is a law in Germany pro-
hibiting theatrical representations of bibi
cal characters, the police of Berlin have
withdrawn all opposition to Paul Heysse' 5
play, Mary Magdalene:" as they could
not find anything objectionable therein
r. A Barnet has had representatives go
to Budapest for sketches of scenery for
his new Hungarian musical play, "Barcn
Humbug- The scenes are lad at, ana
near Esztergom, and the one showing the
old fortress, Visegrad, is to be revela-
ton in stage art.
The play selected for. James T. Powers
work of Palmer Morse city editor of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, and a Mr. Williams
of the Milwaukee Conservatory of Music.
Frederic Rankin and Harry B. Smith also
have a musical comedy in which Mr.. Pow
ers may star.
Rehearsals of Wagenthals and Kemper's
production Of 1.-The Daughter of Hamil-
carr Stanislaus STANCES adaptation 81
Flauberts novel '.Salambo'' in which
Blanch Walsh will star, have been begun.
The play will open in Chicago for run
of three weeks. Charles Dalton well re-
mernbered for his work in The Sign of
the Cross will be Miss Walsh's leading
man this season
The Bostcnians this season will travel
by special train from point to point; Their
tour, commencing in New York will reaca
as far west San Francisco, as far south
as New Orleans and as far east as Bos-
ton, including Seattle, Washington and
Finite Montana northwest They will APP
49, +Iirt-,;re Siffars1+ safes If th.s
union in British Columbia and various
parts of Canada. which means that they
northern portion of the continent in the
SPACE of 20 weeks.
Innes and his band. if hired outright for
a week. would get about $5,O0o To these
who believe that musicians can be hired
at the cost of a laborer. the concert band
would appear like a great money making
sicians pra cticaiIv fix their own wages
and a few of the band leaders can be call
ed wealthy men In its nature the nus 3s
losses This great band will be heard here
during the season
The Troubadour Four. composed of Ma
Wixcn, Harry Thornton. Burt Eaton AM
/ William Fuller. comedians, singers ant
travesty artists. in their comedy creator
odds ana ENDS from mere anu / NsA :.
! will be a special feature of Charles II
Yale and Sidney R. Ellis spectacle, ''Th
Evil Eye.
AT the Worcester Music festival Octobe
2 the most notable feature of the after
noon concert. conducted by Mr. kneiss
was the temperance in America OF OssI
Gabrilowitsch. The young artist CARRIE
his audience captive
The enthusiastic manner in which Jenn
Lind was received when she lanued l
New York for her American tour unde
the management of P. I. Barnum, is re
produced to a certain extent by Clyd
Fitch in his comedy. Captain Jinks o
the Horse Marines which will sheTti.
be seen here The chief character in tn
play is Nine. Trentoni. an American SON.
bird. who returns TO this country after q
absence Of many years She MAKES
great hit on her opening night IN NeN
York as a member of the Mapleson Gram
opera company at the acadegy OF M ls,I
eregate below her hotel balcony. cheern
and hurrahing for her, until she flnai.
makes her appearance, throwing kisses /
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