The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-14
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
At the Crawford.


The notices, ads. and writeup IN sun
days Eagle anens the childrens extrava-
ganza. Cinderella" were read with much
sVidity and a great deal Of interest BY tbs
majority OF Wichifa's citizens Excite
uent Is intense regarding the cake walk
contest. since the BiSsant8 & Nesservs
cakes have been placed on exhibition. and
the different contestants are working hard
tor the prizes. Il has been decided 20
award the cakes by the amount OF APP
plauss accorded to the different couples
by the audience and. Of course tha
friends of the contestants viii be on hand
20 boost up their favoritcs. There viii
be appointed three Judges tpreferahIy
strangers. who viii decide as 90 which
couple receives The most applause. TO
such q pitch OF enthusiasm has the cake
walk worked up the friends and acqgalnt-
ances of the different contestants. that
the management has decided not % elbow
anyone TO buy more than ten tickets az A
time this morning while the people are IN
line at the advance sale. Everything X
ROW III readiness Tor the complete prodsc-
ton. The spccialues VIII surprise every
one They are fully as good and Ga SONS
cases excel the most Of them put on hv
professional companies. Tho advance sale
opens this morning az Howes leweiry
store.
A special feature or Charles II Yale
and Sidney X. Ellis The Evil Eye -
q corps % electric ballet dancers who In
.roduce a novel and intricate ballet uJil-
izing over 25ea inc ndescent lights This
scene is weirdiy beautiful and receives
triple encores nightly. The Evil Eye
is one of the October attractions at tha
Crawford.
With the over the Fence" Come,l>
company. which IS TO b. produced az ths
Crawford tonight Is j. small sized. DASH
ing soubrette who hopes so5..= DAY %
have gained the reputation 81 being tbs
brightest and best OF America soebsctto
stars. Her name IS Leoia Maye. "a product
Of that progressive CITY. ST. Louis $50.
which is responsible for So many stars 4
the Gav. viz. Della Fox Dorothy Morton
and several others Miss Maye g. petite.
attractive and IS making a favorable im-
preston every Whera she appears shs
made her first appearance when Z years
old IN an amateur production % Pima
fore. She was then mere child and to-
day even az Is 81 ike am animated Goli
baby in SIZE. The bright light of intellect
shines throughout her dainty features Il
perfect regularity. fair ard iauitiessls
framed in by a mass az floating aazen
tresses and when she smiles or laughs.
lcys. look outfits centaeiofs Such ls =
description % Lc0la Maye as written ~
a New York critic last season she haa
achieved popularity every where. and be-
fore the present season over viii Aavs
thousands Of new friends iu the amuse-
meut loving public
a humorous piav ifs safer investment
than any other style ~ drama. People
VII laugh drst and think afterwar4s and
laughter being in ca sense "a tangible cn-
.tity there ls no going hack On me Ver-
diet IS renders Again the fate 20 a
comedy il quickly determined
n there is 10 merrimeut the frat niFht.
there is no money lu the thing ard 10
temptation 10 throw good money after
bad III fhe hope that sometimes huoys up
the projectors ~ burirsgucs ard sxtrlFa-
gauzas. ~ whipping failure into
shape ~ "Old Innocence which comes
20 the Crawford GA next Tuesday. octo-
her a. Mr. Tim Murphy 81 giviag tho
public a legitimate comedy production
The amusing situations in q never pail
upon one. ard the people ln EsN York
who saw 80 FOR the second and third fim-
pronounced &C. fusf ~ enjoyable as aH fha
first SIR Murphy WI Do supported ~
Miss Dorothy 5nerroa and many of fhs
original cast