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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
ThaatrioaI Notes.

Mr. and Mrs. Kendall viii shortly pro-
Guce on tour a new play entitled One
People" the action of which takes place
in Cape Colony during the early part of
the South African war
Olga Nethersole has secured the Eng
lish acting rights in a new play by the
Partisan dramatist, Jean Richepin, for
which she has commissioned Mrs. Craigie
to make her an adaptation.
Nat c. Goodwin has bought the rights
to a new modern society drama by Rich
ard Wolton Tully.- The piece viii proba-
bly, be produced after Mr.. GoOdwin's pro-
posed Shakespearean revival next season.
Mrs Fiske opened last week in Robin
SON opera house Cincinnati, and played
to more than seating capacity. The loss
of the Pike opera house is apparently I'M
able to check the success Of Mary OF
Ma@daia-"
During the month Of March Mr.. Otis
Skinner in -'I.azarre." viii be seen in the
principal cities in the states Of New York
and Connecticut, prior to his Boston en-
gagement, at the Majestic theater, where
he plays an engagement OF four weeks.
Mr. Julian Mitchell. acting for the firm
Of HamIin and Mitchell. made a. flying trip
to Pittsburg last Sunday, held a long
conference with Victor Herbert. and in
duoed that composer TO sign contract
for the production Of Hanlin and Mitch
els next musical venture
Miss Sandol Milliken has assumed the
part of Miss Beatrice irwin in The I'm
foreseen'' at the Empire, New York Miss
Affliiken has been with Edward Harrigan
In The Bird in the Cage on the road
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THEATRICAL NEWS
Browns In Town Again at
CraWford's Sunday.
Richard and Pringle Minstrels
Shine Forth on Monday.
THE CHAPERONS' SOON
"David Harum" to Be Here on
All Fools Day.
Other News of the Plays and
Players.
. THE CHAPERONS' SOON
- - cRAWFORD.

AT THE CRAWFORD.
Tonight. Leonard Stock company.
SUNDAY. Browns in Town.
Monday. Richard & Pringle's Ministries
Tuesday. 'MoOnshiner's Daughter
Saturday, Pennsylvania"
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LEE Else ca NANoE o,NEIL.
VIII Play "Lady Macbeth" Under
Management of Charles Frohman.

Charles Frohman has announced
that Nance O'Nen. instead of Miss
Margaret Anglin, will be Lady Mac
beth when he opens his next season at
the Herald Square with elaborate
revival of Shakespeare Macbeth.
Whether Miss O'Neill is to leave her
old manager, Mckee Rankin. and star
exclusively under Frohman's direction
is not announced, but it seems prob
able that both Miss O'Nen and Rankin
have been engaged by F'rohman, as in
addition to his skill as a stage man
ager, Rankin gives a good perform
ance of Macbeth. This engagement
will really be Miss O'Neils first ser
ious attempt to capture Broadway,
and singularly enough. she comes here
last after appearing in nearly every
other English-speaking capital in the
world. She has acted in New York be
fore, but never under what might be
known as upper Broadway auspices.
Macbeth" Frohman announces, will
be followed by an elaborate production
of Queen Elizabeth. New York Sun.
Nance O'Neil played at the Grand in
Topeka a few years ago with Mckee
Rankin at 10. 20 and 80 cents. 1t was
her first engagement as a leading wo-
man. The event, the price in consider
alton, still stands as the greatest the
atrica1 treat in the history of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14

Miss Irwin has joined Lord Rosslyn. her
tance. in THE Young Miss Pettifer."
Bernhard has at last completed the
tomb which she has been preparing for
herself. It is a granite structure, severely
plain and pierced by four arches. The
single word .sBernhardt'' is inscribed upon
it, The tomb is located in the Pere La
Chaise cemetery. in Paris, and is near
to those of Talma, Rachel, and Mile
Mars.
Iiebler & Co. have arranged for an all
star string tour of Romeo and Juliet"
kyrle Bellew will be Romeo, Eleanor
Robson Juliet, Eben Plympton Mercutio,
and possibly Wilton I.ackaye will play
F'riar Lawrence. The tour will begin the
last week in April in either Baltimore or
washington The company Will then go
west and play a week in Chicago. All
the big cities in the east Will be visited z
Those who delighted in the genuine
musical merits of THE Geisha' and 1.-THE
Greek Slave" are looking forward vita
more than ordinary interest to the pro-
duction at Terry's theater. London. on
Lady Molly" from the pen of the same
composer, Sidney Jones. 1t is a straight
out comic opera, and not a musical COM
edy. The librettO is by G. H. JesSop. The
story is placed in England in the middle
of the eighteenth century.
When David Warfeld gets to Washing
ton in two weeks, that being his nearest
David Belasco will go TO see him and
settle definitely all about the comedian 3
tour for next season. Mr.. WaFfield will
have a new play and also a long New
York engagement, but probably not at
the BeIasco theater. He will go either to
Bijou, where he was launched a star
in The AuctiOneer
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sion of Werther as a lover would be
too masculine in character for her to
successfully portray. After reading the
manuscript however, she concluded the
role would be within her reach, and she
has announced her intention of trying
it at no distant date"
Decourcene has made a five act drama
out of the story, and has worked in
some effects to tighten the gloom when
pOssib bic. For instance, he makes Wer-
TIERS friend a French marquis who has
been exiled to Germany for writing
sonnet against Nine. Du Barry This
Frenchman throws a new light and
lively notes into the somber drama 1t
is worth noting here that in 1917 a
French writer, George Duval, composed
a three act farce. entitled "Werther, on
les Egarements dun Occur Sensible"
which was followed years after by the
we'll known satire of Thackeray on the
same subject.
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BERNHARDT's NEXT ROLE.
VIII Play 'Werther'' in q French Yer
sion of Goethe's Novel.

Bernhardt's next male role is to be
that of Werther in a French version Of
the drama tization of the Goethe novel
Decourcelle has made the play, and, it
is said, offered it at first to Jules
Claretie, who declined it.
Nine. Bernhardt's attention was called
to it by friends. but she al first doubted
the advisabilit of her attempting the
part, expressing her fear that the pas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14

rope The last slip one way or the 9TH
er may precipitate you on the rocks be-
low. Suppose you have adroitly and
skllfully worked up a certain scene un-
I'll you have attained a really dramatic
height. The audience is with you: ev-
erything is at the point of feverish in
tensity- Suddenly you make a slip in
your lines The illusion is gone in an in
slant, you are no more the fascinating
heroine but simply young woman re-
citing lines who has made a humble Of
her words On the first night Of The
Cavalier" made a slip which, fortu-
nately, I recovered from by the rapidity
OF my subsequent actions. The ambul-
ance had departed under the guidance
Of the treacherOus villain and I, as
Charlotte Durand. was about to follow
and save the men. The soldiers were
rushing to make everything ready. 1
had picked up my saddle from the floor
and thrown it to one of the men. Put
my horse on my saddley' I cried. If I
had hesitated or had tried to repeat the
line the audience would have reared
But that is one thing I have learned by
experience, as every player does. If one
makes a mistake, never go back to cor
rect 1t. Every one in the house viii no
tlce it then, whereas if you go right on
the chances are that only few people
in the front rows have understood and
they haven't time to laugh if you hurry.
Old timers can quote score of incidents
of this kind. 4 dabbed these with my
stagger," said the eighteenth century
player, who thus ruined the scene of a
fine tragedy on the night of its first
production at Drury Lane. "A liss upon
thy kips" is another story of the Or
iginal Claude Melnotte, Macready. I
have to confess that the extraneous in
fiuence which has sometimes drawn me
out of the spirit of my part and once
or twice has made me laugh in the
midst of a serious situation has result
ed from the fascipation which the faces
of children have for me. Every emotion
is poignantly and completely reflected in
their little countenances as in a mirror. .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
SHE MADE A CHANGE
a Charleston Mother Did so win Ad
vantage to Herself and Children.

A mother living in Charleston, Mass,
the happy possessor Of four children
writes; Every fall and winter I have
laid in a stock of cough remedies. croup
mixtures and throat medicines for nv
children, for somehow or other they
never seem to be free from colds,
coughs or sore throat.
This fan / made a change in the
usual program had myself been
cured OF an obstinate catarrh. from
which I had suffered for years. BY
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets, and as they
were pleasant to take I determined to
try them with my children. Our family
physician told me he knew them to be
perfectly safe and nothing better could
be used for catarrh coughs and colds.
So I gave them to the children and
have continued to do so ever since.
whenever there is the least sign Of
Group or sore throat and I no longer
dread the approach Of cold weather as
] once did.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets not only
cured me Of chronic nasal and throat
catarrh but they have saved me many
an anxious night with my little ones
The children like the taste of them
and 1T is really wonderful how quickly
they VIII break up a croupy cold or
an obstinate, deep seated cough"
People who have used sprays, in
halers, salyes or washes for catarrh
and have found how useless they are.
viii be agreeably surprised at the re-
suits following the use of a pleasant.
convenient internal remedy in tablet
form. Druggists everywhere admit
that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets which
sell for so cents full sized package, is
the safest, most effective and popular
nf catarrh medicines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14

The following is what the press agents
have to say of the plays in Topeka next
week.
The new farce Browns in Town,
which is the attraction at the Crawford
Sunday. has been here before this sea-
son. III is one of the brightest and
cleanest comedies on the stage The
company is very capable one The plot
OF the piece deals with the troubles Of
Dick and Lefty Preston. two young peo'
pie who have been secretly married and
who are trying to conceal their mar
rage from Dicks father. The old gem
tlemau has a decided aversion to mar
rage, probably as Dick says, because
he has been there himself" and has
vowed that if Dick does marry before
reaching the age of IS he viii cut him
or without a cent Dick and Lefty have
taken a cottage at Brighton and are 1iv-
alng an ideal life among honeysuckie.
hens and inquisitive neighbors, and Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
SOME STAGE BLUNDERs.

Miss Julia Marlowe Tells of Some
Embarrassing Contretemps.
Players are often guilty of amusing
blunders on the stage says Miss Mar
lowe. 1T is one of the traditions of our
profession that a new player IS never
really Seasoned until he has been the
victim of some unusual or remarka bic
state contretemps. This is not in any
way the fault Of the individual actor. It
Is the fault of nature, which mas so con-
stituted the nervous system that mex
pltcable hysteria SeizeS one at critical
moments. 1t is the same mental condi~
ton which causes people of delicate SEN
sibl1tles to laugh at church or at some
other function where the attention
should be rigidly concentrated upOn a
certain definite subject Some very
amusing though wholly unintentional
things have happened which have been
attributed to a highly developed sense
of hunOr on the part of an actor or an
unable to distinguish between these I'M
fortunate and unintentional incidents,
and a DISPOSITION on the part of some
actors to introduce gags whenever the
lines or situations permit OF course,
the truth Of the matter is that an eX
citable or nervous player, endeavoring
to accurately remember a difficult
speech, win get OF the track. The mar
rover the path the more difficult it Is to
traverse. I remember as child climb
ing fence and walking with other chill
dren upon the tOpmost rail. At first we
would walk upon a broad plank near the
increased, we would select planks more
narrow, and, finally, we would even try
to walk rope stretched tightly just
above the ground What child has not
tried to walk on rope? Wen. the in
evitable slip was bound to come. Even
the most expert tight-rope walkers have
a fan once in a while.
Learning role is like walking q tight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14

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@For eighteen years I suffered from heart
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niable that the company is purely
road" one, inferior in its principals liz
every way to that Mr.. De Angels had
in New York.
The policy CT engaging lesser people
for the tour through the country may
be the part Of economy and cause little
difference in the smaller places visited,
but in Chicago it will not do. Mr.. De
Angels and his managers doubtless re-
alize this by this time, and It is to be
hoped they may profit in some way, If
not financially, by the realization. Miss
Condor returned to the cast last Friday,
and viii be seen in the extra PERFORM
ance which the company gives tonight
at the Grand
THE Emerald Isle" disappointed To-
peka the same as it did Chicago A poor
company won't do here any better than
in Chicago.
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oHIoAaoANs DISAPPOINTED.
"rhe Emerald Isle" Was Not Greeted
With a Storm of Approval

Comic opera has been well represented
in the local amusement field during the
week. Francis Wilson in The Tore
ador," Jefferson De Angels in The
Emerald Isle and our ever faithful and
admired Peggy being with US for our
pleasure and improvement, says the
Chicago Tribune
The Emerald Isle" proved consider
able Of a disappointment. the book of the
piece being helpless in its obvious imi-
tation of Gilbert, and the music, with
the exception Of one or two numbers.
not being Sullivan's best. The perform
ance of Mr.. De Angels and his company
offered was up to standard only as re-
CARDS the work of the star himself. Miss
Condon's Illness doubtless weakened the
cast materially, but the fact is unde-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14

scene there is a real elevator or cage,
built by the Reedy Elevator company,
which the characters use to make their
entrances and exits. real coal cars. etc.
The production which is to be given in
this city viii be staged entirely with
special new scenery and presented by
a company of merit, and will introduce
a well known quartette
''The Chaperons,' the musical comedy
by lsadore Witmark which Frank l..
Perley is exploiting with his singing
comedians, is the most preteHtious book
ing OF the immediate future at the thea
ters. It viii be seen one week from
Monday night at the New Crawford.
The production is notable from the
number Of talented people employed, the
good music, the bright stage pictures
and the amount of comedy that is funny.
Eva Tanguay, the nervous sOubrette,
and Walter Jones, who popped into
prominence as the tramp in 1892" are
the great features with The Chap
erOns." Eva Tanguay is seen as the
original female sleuth, whose head has
been turned by reading dime novel de-
tective stories. Her conception Of the
part is so original and amusing that it
has become the most prominent part of
the play. Her song "Sambo," in which
she exhibits more eenrey than Great tore.
is a case OF half a dozen encores every
time. Jones plays a New York subway
contractor who visits Paris to study
rapid transit, having heard that Paris
is the fastest city in the world"
One of the most comical bits IS that
done by Eva Tanguay, Walter Jones
and Ed Redway between verses OF
their topical song. One of the things
travestied is the way street cars are
run and their burlesque is even more
amusing than that of a London omnl-
bus done by sam Collins and Nellie
Lynch with San Toy" here recently.
George K. Henery makes a good run
ming mate for the diminutive Redway,
for Henery is something over feet
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sa " San.
E. US
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course the old gentleman turns IN
lick is uVing under the name of Brown
a. tne cottage. and the elder Preston
taxes q friend of Dicks for Brown ana
Lefty for Mrs. Brown On his arrival
Alck has arranged with Suzanne Darre
y friend Of Letty's, to act as Afrs
crown This eventually leads to the
discovery by the old gentleman that
there are two Mrs Browns. and fn,-
contradictory explanations that the
young people give for the unusual n1lro
De- OF wives on the part OF the imag
mary brOWn keeps Preston senior in 4
Wnlrl OF excitement for three acts
The Richard & Pringle's New Georgia
Mlnstreis viii make their annual an
pearance at the Crawford Monday The
programme is said to revel i'm bright
minstrel IDEAS. retaining pleasing tradi-
tions of Old Plantation DAYS as we'll
- lne gaudy, dandifed acts of today.
qua runs the entire gamut of the best
IN vaudeville and minstrelsy Every fea-
L4Fe IS new and includes William
2llel4s tle famous hoop juggler; the
-1ousley Brothers, the Cuban musical
AoNellyi The Aluminium Chimes" T.
W. Cooper. ventriloquist. J. e. Sherman
llt picturesque drill. Ed Toliver, mon
Diogue artist. and Burton I.angford.
2.ll4.R ana cameron in their original
sketch, entitled" Nancy's Wedding Dav."
and several other well known minstrel
artists. q
something very strong, and new. as
wen VIII be given at the Crawford
opera house next week in PENNSYLVANIA. .
q comedy drama by Daniel L. Hart and
s.. ~ callahan Mr.. Hart is a youne
'Wlkesbarre journalist, and the author
or Inc Parish Priest" a brilliant rIav
N which Daniel Sully is starring and
AT Callahan is credited with writing
loon Hollow and "Fogg's Ferry
pennsylvania" contains the same vii
~ now of language which Character
szes Mr.. Harris other piece and has he
sllss a oustling plot, strong climaxes.
and a scenic thriller in the evDIosiC,'
q mine from fire damp. In the mine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

Just at this time, when the isthman canal oc-
cuptes much attention, it is of interest 70 know
something about the merits Of the two routes
which repeated surveys have demonstrated 10 be
most practicable and the reasons why the Panama
route has generally been accepted as preferable
to the other-the Nicaragua one. At first glance
would be inclined to say that in comparison
with the Panama route the Nicaragua route was
hardly worth considering There good and
sufficient reasons for examining 1t with care.
did the Isthman Canal Commission and several
bodies OF engineers before H. These OF
topOgra phical nature. Owing 10 the fact that a
lake. shaped somewhat like Lake Erie. and about
One-thrd large. lay less than OF miles
from the Pacific Ocean and was connected with the
Caribbean Sea by means OF the San Juan River.
40 miles long and navigabe for river steamers,
except at rapids which in the dry season
offer obstruction. this part OF Central America
from the earliest time has attracted attention as
a feasible route for taking ships from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean.
Lake Nicaragua is about 103 miles long. has
maximum width OF about 40 miles. an area Of
about 1900 square miles and is within eleven miles
Of the Pacific Ocean at one point. It's maximum
depth IS about 20o feet, and the average height of
the surface above level slightly above 100 feet
The difference between the minimum and the max
imum levels reported to the Isthmian Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06
STEEL CARS COMING FOR THE SUBWAY
ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN AGAINST
IN ACCIDENT OR Il PANIC UNDERGROUND

a circle; whereas, when a train is run tbrouob
single tube, as in some of the London roads the
cars push the air out ahead and draw in fresh all
from behind
Nevertheless" said the engineer ~ thinl. good
ventilation viii be produced In the Nevyorl, ell,
way. where there are several trains running f
different directions. The train whizzng along on
an uptown track, for example. will have a tendercv
TO draw air down from the street through the sta
ton openings it passes and force out q certain
amount at the station ahead OF it. The air in the
cars will, of course. become Initiated. but the air
in the tunnel will always remain pure"
A fire at the Brooklyn Bridge station would not
have such disastrous results one might think
who judges from what he sees of this part of
the subway. The two narrow six foot stairways in
front OF the City Hall have nothing to do with
the bridge station. They lead down the CHy
Han station which is intended only for local trs4s
making all stops to Harlem. Accordingly, the peo-
pie who use this station will all be bound uptown
and hence always moving down these stairways
No trains viii discharge passengers there. The two
stairways lead TO common rotunda from which
a twelve foot stairway leads down to a platform
fifteen feet wide and about $50 feet long. The plat
form curves to fit the single track of the loop
The underground station at the bridge. on the
other hand, will be the largest and the same
time the most complex of all 1t will have exits