The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-08
Theatrical Notes

Maud Jeffries, an American girl who has
been playing in England for seven or eight
years will shortly open a starring tour in
Australia. playing in the Resurrection
Robt. Downing is to appear this season
st e9amsqY aea 6H T Nor wrt 5eGisi 81
erary West.
Leo I,eitrichstefn's latest farce. e Plur-
ibus Unum," has been purchased by Rien
and Harris and viii be held in reserve for
Rice and Wise, who will first try out wi
VANS Papas-
After giving q performance of The Vim
egar Buyer" at New Rochelle. L. L. Ezra
Kendall and his company jumped all the
way to San Francisco. The car fares
amounted to s.. 700.
Lillian Austin. who was Pauline Chase's
successor in THE Liberty Bellies, viii &C.
eupy a prominent PLACE IN the cast OF the ne
next Sunday night.
Clyde Fitch has written an entirely new
play around The Old Curiosity shop for
Mile James and it will be presented next
season with the talented miss having the
part of Little Nell
Wilton Lackaye will open in The PITT in
originally intended. The initial perform
ance of the play is scheduled FOR the sec
ond Monday in November
The Empire theater will inaugurate its
new policy Of playing combinations on Au-
gust 81, with c. E Callahan's comedy, a
Romance of Coon Hollow seen some
years ago at the Academy.
Geo. u. Cohen has engaged Tom Lewis
and samuel ]. Ryan for the leading come
dy roles in the musical comedy. Little
top-liners in vaudeville for several years
George Hobart and Reginald De Koven
have written the mHsical eoeqy LOT S S9;
which the Victoria theater. New YORK, VIII
open its season. Blanche Ring will have
the principal role
The season of Kirke La Shelle's much
taIked-of production of "Checkers'' viii be-
gin at the National thealer. Wasihingto ton;
go to the American theater in New York
Joseph Weber of Weber and Fields. who
! is spending the summer in the Thousand
Islands. is reported to be very Ill and his
/ physician in New York has been sum
moned- The nature OF the illness has not
Rosemary Gloss. who played last season
4 signed for the leading role in support OF
/ Walter Jones in The Sleeping King
/ Trfxie Friganza was slated for the part,
but win continue with the Henry W. Saw
age forces.
! William A. Brady purchased an option on
three plays intended for aubrey Boucicault
during his stay in Paris. These plays were
1 La Belle Marseilles." by Pierre Berton,
author of .'Zaza." and The Son of a
cou77iere, ' author Of 1.-TWO Little vag-
The American rights to a new play by J.
Hartley Manners. entitled The Marriage
| of Reason" have been obtained by Harri-
son Grey F-iske- It is a comedy OF eontenl-
porsry English life and and will be used
! by Mrs. Fiske next season Mr. Manners
| wrote The Crossways'f for Mrs Langtry'
Grace Cameron is now the leading lady
/ Of The Tenderfoot' company and as q
consequence Richard earle is very happy
| because when he wrote the piece he in
| tended the role Of the spirited Texas heir
! ess for her. Miss Cameron is a very pop
I ular and clever little lady. and last season
starred in THE Normandy. Wedding and
| recently was the featured singer OF the
| When Johnny Comes Marching Home
| COMPANY.