The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-21
JOE MIRON IS HERE.
Heavy Man of "Princess Chic"
Company Is Sound.

Joe Mfron robust, rotund, rollicking
and resonant, is in Topeka. There are
some people here who know him; they
met him two seasons ago when he was
here playing his Swashbuchler role OF
The Soldier of Fortune" at the CraW-
ford. His voice was so heavy that II
rolled into the very depths OF the the
alter and resounded. Miron could do the
bowling ball effect for Jefferson's Rip
Van Wrinkle" without any mechanical
assistance
Miron is the 'pIima donna" of John
F. Slocum's opera company. and he Will
be the center of attraction at the Grand
opera house tonight. When the COM
panv was here before to sing Iht
Princess C5sic' the prima donna was
Marguerite sylvia, but Marguerite had
borrowed a razor from the chief stage
carpenter at Kansas City and had trleu
to eliminate her cOrnS- Mime. sylvia ulu
not hold a BARRIERS certificate IN Mis-
souri, she was scab. and the razor
sIipped and she hacked her foot ;"
Marguerite remained in Kansas CITY.
and Agnes Paul, the understudy, SANG
her part in Topeka. Miss sylvia and mel
corns were so uncertain that at the emo
of the season Manager Slocum dispensed
with her services. He had a chircpodlst
examine MirOn. His feet were Ioullu
sound and free from bunlons, corhs'
spavins or lump jaw. and ne was en-
| gaged as the 'prima donna LOT inns
season Miron never fails -.,,
! At the Throop hotel MIron was pusiS
~ "a in writing letter 1t was a
,at7er home to Mrs. Miron and the lour
little Mirons for 1.-THE Soldier Oh oi-
tune has a CHEEKY home n the east AM
he is singing for money, not the Iuu u
it. Miron has the deepest. most poWsI,
| f1Il and at the same time pleasing ana
resonant voice of any basSo or IN
stage When a State journal repofter
met him at the hotel he tree 10 say
something agreeable and Miron coughed.
That cough swept through the
totoI CARRYING all other sounds
even the rattle of the street cars ana
the rings for the bell hops, before it.
yes, glad to see YOU" said Miron-
you're the reporter who told about Miss
! Sylva's corns2"
Yes" was the reply
We'll, [ have no corns, sound as a
dollar said Miron.
Then he was handed a card He whis-
tied We'll. two relatives to see me.
Never saw them, they live in Blooming
ton. H.. is that near here?
He was set Alright as to his geography
and thensof he went to see his rela-
tives and the renorter was then intro
duced to Miss Elizabeth Clark, niece
of Bishop Potter. She is on the stage
for the fun of it End is un1erstuf-y to
Miss Christine Hudson. who sings
Princess Chic"
Miss Clark is an Interesting young
lady who wears five diamond rings OF
one finger, started from New York to
Beaumont in an automobile and was
blown up at Roanoke, Va. lost her
satchel containing some Of her diamonds
at a depot not long ago and the train
was held half an hour while a search
was made for them She wears gold
snake studded from head to tail with
diamonds.
Got lots of diamonds said Manager
Slocum when the young lady had gone
in to dine Il told her she ought to be
careful about wearing them and she
said, oh. 7 left my best orAs in the
safety deposit vaults in New York -