The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-05
Theatrical Notes.

Robert Downing will produce this season
a new comedy western life, entitled
Hon. John North.
Willis Granger began his career star
in New York recently as CASTOR. Marsac
in "A Gentleman OF France, which
proved a profitable vehicle for Kyrle Bel
lew last season
Owen Hall, author of 1.-THE Geisha.'' and
other successful musical comedies is TO
write a new piece for Charles fronman
and George Edwardes.
Virginia Earle is out of THE Mocking
Bird company on account of differences
| with the Sires and Madeline Besley' Il new
conner, will take her place.
| Williams and Walkers engagement in
| London has been extended Indefinitely on
account of the big increase of their bust
ness during the past fortnight.
| Mildred Kearney. daughter of Denis
Kearney. the once famous San francisco SEQ
stage. She will have a prominent part in
| 'tWfnsome Winnie.
| Charles w. Dillingham; has accepted
! an unnamed comedy by w. w. Jacobs,
the well known writer of seafaring tales.
The piece is Mr.. Jacobs first effort for
/ the stage.
! Clyde Fitch arrived back in New York
from London last Tuesday. looking bronzed
and healthy He started to work Wednes-
day morning with Maxine Elllott IN MS
play, Her Own Way.
Edna Aug. who will be seen this season
| in the stellar role of "A Four Leaf Clo-
YER" has returned from Europe. The re-
hearsals of the play will begin at once,
| and it's opening will occur in Atlantic CITY.
Jerome Eddy has written another play.
He did it in two weeks, he says, and calls
| It .s1The Scarlet Woman" The heroine
| Jumps off the Brooklyn bridge and thus is
| the memory of the late Steve Brodie hon
| ored
Rehearsals of Checkers began We'd
nesday at Lyric hall, New York. There
Under sf Kfke eu Ea sheies direction. viii
play the game in public at the American
theater. New York
Wells Hawkes.. personal representative
of Mrs. Langtry in the United States and
press manager for Charles Frohman is
working overtime preparing g., for I'm Mrs
| New York, early next month.
Victor Mapes. former dramatic critic,
to be 6usinsss manager Is, OF Rsfon M
and is responsible for captain Jadf Barring
| Lillian Russell Solomon. daughter of the
noted comic opera singer. and Albert Elm
stein, the son of a New York lawyer, were
the consent of their parents Both are Is
| years old.
Oscar Ashe, who made a great hit in
g ehs Harned IN rs will return from
London later in the season to play Mac
is at N present ae a member of Beerbohm
Trees company in London
1.-The Stormy Petref' has been fixed upon
Barrie a 0 which he has written for Charles
Frohman's theater. London, on September
IL. The original name selected for the play
was Little Mary.
They are going to experiment again
with the role of Harriet Fordyce in The
Earl of Pawtucket' at the Manhattan
| theater At the matinee last Wednesday
Miss Elizabeth Barry appeared in the
role. Miss Barry 5 previous New \ ork ap-
| pearance was in There and Back
Lillian Austin, who was seen last season
as the pink pajama girP' of The Libert,
Bellies" and in which part she made ar
enviable reputation, has refused an oftel
to play the opposite role to Ruth White
in a big revival of THE Burgomaster-
Miss Austin played the soubrette role o.
that piece two years ago.
1.-THE Sultan of Sulu' has broken al
| records in its runs in the various cities il
THE Old Homestead and 'Du Barry, i
has found equal favor at all points of tn.
compass, and has recently closed to ca
pacity business in New York after SD
months run.
Ann Archer has been selected by Mana
ger Frank Mckee to play the role OF v
Thompson, the girl from Butte, in I ~
StubbornneSS of Geraldine, with MIS-
Mary Mannering this season. Miss Archie
! was member of Miss Mannerings com
pany last season and was underStudy q
AMY Ricard in the part she has beel
chosen to portray permanently
: 1t takes a stable and the stages or lou
1 theaters TO rehearSe "Ben-Hur.' AT m
New York the scenes are being rehearSed
on the New York roof, the choruseS; a
, / the American, the dances; at the knick
erbocker, the principals; while the sixteen
horses are being taught to do chario
races at a stable in East Twenty-fftl
street. They have tried out one hundre'
hor1aa RI E11ifa17la sixteen.