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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

IN spots. but ne did not think the times
propItious for its production
From Mr. Hamliu Darcy took the
manuscript over to the Chicago opera
house. where David Henderson was then
in the height Of his fame David read
1t and said 1t was good play but he
was sorry that all his time and atteu-
ton was taken up in the production Of
extravag anzas- James H McVlcker had
no time to read Mr.. Dazey's production.
IN his opinion there was little chance
for anybody to write play since
Shakespeare quit.
WhereUpon the ambitious and still op-
tIulstlc Mr. Darcy took a train for New
York A n. Palmer would be glad to
have his reader look the play over and
report 10 him. Mr.. Palmer's reader sat
up with it one night and reported that
1t was too sentimental
Charles F'r0hman was sorry that he
had three trunks full OF southern plays
already Gilmore Of the Academy want
ed to know at the start if the piece had
a ballet IN it. When assured that it had
not Mr.. Gilmore Tentured the assertion
that It wasn't worth while going any
further.
Mr. Darcy came hack to Chicago and
brought In Old Kentucky with him.
Jennie Yeamans read It and thought the
play good one The only thing that
prevented her from putting it on was
the lack OF sufficient funds. Finally.
and by chance, Darcy took his dog
cared manuscript over to Al HayUan.
Mr. Hayman said he thought it con
tanned possibilities
Take 1t Up TO St Paul. said Mr. Hay
man. and read il to Jacob Lit Mr. LIT
mas a stock company there and il he likes
the piece he can put Il on ard give it q
trial.
Mr.. Darcy. stiH persistent. took 4 train
70 the sanity city He read his play to
Mr.. Lit Mr.. Lit thought perhaps SO.
and put 1t on for week 1t YVES an irnua-
9late success though not a startling one
However, Mr. Lit had enough confidence
IN II TO employ a urSr class company and
start It out On the road
II was first played by the road COM
IS James and Julia Arthur. at Pfttsburg
Pa, on August .. 1883. at the Bijou thea
ter 1t was an Immediate and astonishing
success The ErEt season 1t went to New
Y rk and played four months and a sec
ono road company WAS started cut. This
next year Two companies were sent out
The third year three companies were on
the road. and there has been ever since II
least one. big company presenting In Old
kentucky 70 big paying business
It's last engagement before the present one
/ in Chicago. Mr. Darcy had drawn in roy
alties q total OF $l5oQe0- and by this time
his total taEinss must be close 70 s1oo0e
Of Darcy Is an illustration Of two facts
First. that Il pays to Es persistent when
you are sure YOU have 4 good thing. and
second that the theater going public likes
just as many thrills as 1t Is possible TO
give them IN Two hours and 4. half
Altogether. In old Eentuclzys' has play
ed a total Of nineteen separate and distin Il
euEa Eeneuts in Chicago. and. more re-
1aTkable- still, the present enEa cement at
1lcEiczer's has broken all previous rec
for the last week reaching more than
s1S0gf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

o'clock before any one in the audience
is aware Of the fact The show last year
was q good one. but It IS 50 Infinitely
better this year that thsrs is no com
garrison Thera are four good clowns
headed BY Arthur Adair. and their tom
foolery keeps the crowd laughing all the
time they are in the ring
Prof L F SunIin and his trained
bull ELECTED thundsrs Of applause from
the audience The huge animal follows
his trainer meekly about the rfng and
performs feats we'll nigh impossible for
one Of his species Art and Dot AdRir
do q turn in head balancing never seen
before Miss Adair balances herself
her companion and in this position each
plays a popular air on the violin
Madame Marie gave 8 magnificent ex-
hibition with her trained horse that
brought down the house
Miss Nettie Carroll on a slack wire
was also very good. She rode bicycle
across the wire back ard forth and
gave an exhibition that brought her a
generous share Of applause The dane
ing, balancing and sonersaulJIng Of
Alex Lowande on a tight rope was also
one Of the extraordinary features Of
the show.
The De- Comas are maEvels in them
selves Clad in evening attire thew
perform a series Of the most wonderful
acrobatic feats ever seen in the arena
There is a little tot in the company
apparently not more than years old
who performs a series Of extraordinary
feats that would do credit to any OF
her seniors The riding of the H0bsons
and Miss Julia Lowande and in fact
every feature OF the show is the best
that can be obtained and every one
who visited the Coliseum came away
perfectly satisfied"
The indoor circus comes TO the Audi
forum for week commencing Febru-
aEy 3.
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TROUBLES OF a PLAYWRIGHT.
Manager Declined Melodrama Which
Paid 100000 in Royalties.


Charles T Darcy, a nervous little man
who lives at Quincy. Ill. is the author
Of THE Suburban which was at the
Grand Tuesday night The Chicago
News tells. as follows. Of his struggle
to get his first big melodrama, In Old
Kentucky on the stage
Once upon a time Mr.. Darcy went to
Harvard Harvard was q college then
and not a university. Mr.. Darcy went
to Harvard with the ambition to write
a great play. While he was an under
graduate he wrote q little thing called
.-RusticatiO It was actually accent
ed and put on at the Boston Museum,
where it failed to score anything Won
derful in the way of a success. But
Darcy had the satisfaction Of feeling
that ne was the first and only Harvard
undergraduate who had ever had a play
accepted and played by & real. live Ora
matte company, which was IN the bust
ness for money and not for glory.
Nr- Dazey's press agent says he grad
uated at Harvard with high honors-
AFTER deQucUnZ me regular trade dis
count from this statement Il is safe 10
assume that he dnaHy got his diploma
Then he came back home to Quincy and
sat down to write another play HiS
next production was called The amer
lean King. and James O'NeiH vas
finally induced 10 produce it at Hooi6y'z
theater, here in Chicago. It didn't make
4 4lL- MI u N Gill ITtel push Dl1C II
wouldn't push But Dazev still stuck to
his fountain pen He dashed of a little
thing" for Katie Putnam It didn't
succeed. either. But still Darcy was not
DISCOURAGED He wrote q Enel0drana
called Little Maverick for Maggie
Mitchell. It went along wen enough
for a year or two.
AL this time Darcy had been studying
the lkIngs Of the Iheater going public.
He finally concluded that what the PEG
pie wanted was plenty Of thrills. So he
set about TO provide them. He wrote .
Tsel0draEna and he called il In OLD
Kentucky That was in 1880 In order
to get plenty OF local color he went down
to the dark and bloody" ground and
spent some weeks VI in the Kentucky
mountains. He interviewed a moon
sinner" or two and rank enough
mountain dew to give him inspiration.
Then he 5ourneyed back to Quincy and
sat down with his fountain pen and a
big pad Of paper
When In Old Kentucky was ready
Mr. Darcy took It over to St Louis and
read it to all the theatrical managers
he could get the ear Of Without dissent
they told Mr.. Darcy to 60 back to
Quincy and devote his attention to the
raising OF prize hogs Mr.. Darcy heard
them all through and then took his
play to Chicago. The first person he
called on here was Harry HamIin Of the
Grand opera house. Mr. Hamlin read
the play through and said it was good
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A DAILY NUISANCE.
A Simple Remedy Which VIII Interest
CatarrEl Sufferers.

In its earlier stages cstarrh IS more OF
a nuisance than menace to the general
health hut sooner or later. the disease
extends to the throat. bronchial tubes
and even to the stomach and intestines.
Catarrh is essentially 3 disease OF the
mucous membrane. the local symptoms
being a profuse discharge Of mucuS.
stoppage Of the uostriIs, irritation in
throat, causing coughing. sneezing. gag
ging and frequent clearings OF the
threat and head
The usual treatment by local douches,
suuffs saIves etc. often gives tempo
rary relief. but anything ike a cure can
only be obtained by a treatment which
removes the catarrhal faint from the
blood and the disappearance OF the in
fanmation from the mucous surfaces
A new remedy which meets these re-
Czuirernents and which SO far has been
remarkably successful in curing caIarrh
is Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
These tablets act upon the blood and
mucous membranes only. They can
hardly be called secret patent medi-
cine as they are composed Of such val
liable remedies as Blood root, HydrastIn
Red gum and similar cleansing autisep-
tics. which cure By eliminating from the
blood and mucous surfaces the catarrhal
stuart's Catarrh Tablets are large.
pleasant tasting lozenges taken IN
ternally. allowing them to dissolve slow
" in the mouth, N this way they reach
the throat, fauces and the entire ali
uentary canal.
IF desired they may also be dissolved
n water and used as a douehe, in add
ton to the internal use. but it is nol
at all necessary to use a douche: a few
Of them dissolved in the mouth daily
VIII be sufficient However when there
IS much stoppage Or the nose, a douche
made from these tablets viii give Inue-
date relief. but the regular daily use in
rernallv Of these tablets viii cure the
whole catarrhal trouble without resort
Ing to the Inconvenience Of a dCuche-
DR. Remeut states that the internal
treat ment for catarrh is rapidly takina
the place Of the old plan Of douching
and local application and further says
that probably the best and certainly
the safest remedy at present on the
market IS Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. as
no secret Is made of their composition
and all the rsaIIv efficient remedies for
catarrh are contained IN this tablet
Druggists sell Stuart's Catarrh Tab
lets at &C cents for full sized packages.
Ask your druggist and Il he is honest
he wiz tel you there IS no safer. more
ualatables more efficient and convenient
remedy On the market.
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overlooking the Hudson river Miss
Clark is a famous beauty and achieved
great success on the stage with the Bos-
tonians in comic opera
Mr. and Mrs Flower viii take
cruise IN their yacht. On their return
they will visit Mrs. Flowers old home.
Leaveu worth. and win be the guests at
the Planters OF Mr and Mrs William
Trimmer
Behind the announcement IS a rom
ance OF 10 years When H11Ga Clark was
a girl in her teens the young nephew OF
the millionaire Wall street man saw nel
and fell head over heels IN love But
his father. Arson P Flower was not at
all pleased to have his son marry an ac-
tress and so the young man had to bIde
his time.
All these years he was worshipping at
Miss Ciark's feet, however Never
first-nighC but saw him there with ap-
plausa and tremendous floral offerings
for the beautiful soprano who was sing
ing On the stage Then came the sudden
death Of Governor Flower
When the viii was opened IT was found
chief heirs and that the viii directed that
he be made partner IN the firm once
more Mr. Flower paid court TO Miss Glars
and at last his parents capl-lil alsS1 MISS
Clark paid them . visit recently at Water
town. and the final details OF the wedding
The Invitations are issued in the name
OF Mr. and Mrs. Milton Edward Clark.
parents Of the bride-to-De- They live IN
looking the Hudson Mr.. Clark Owls con
siderable property in L.eavenworrh, kan.
where the pretty actress was born
Miss Clark has achieved u1uCn success
in comic opera. her clear, high soprano.
her graceful carriage. her pink and white
beauty and her mass Of golden-oroyvn
she broke her kuee-Cap and this forced
her retirement from the stage for the sea
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son. Theatrical people know her as ere
Of the chief stars of the Bostonians IN
their heEGay and the rival of Camille
DSArviue IN the same company.
My family Opposed2 p said Mr.. Flower.
pect them all to be at the wedding.
Nathan N Flower my cousin, and Gov
Flowers nephew viii be my best man.
and Miss Gertrude Mann OF Boston VIII
be maid OF honor The list Of ushers ism Z
complete yet There will be no brides
maids
Mr. Flower Is regarded as one Of The
handsomest men in ciubd0n and IS %
years old He IS q member OF the stock
and produce exchange and Of the Man
haitian. Metropolitan Country. Riding.
Racquet New York Yacht L.archmonr
Yacht ard New York Athletic clubs At
present he makes his home with Mrs.
Roswell P Flower. his uncis's widow.
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them IS a star IN the fullest sense OF
the term. The celebrated Da Comas
head the list, but they are closely
pushed IN the bid for 1oDuIar favor by
Cecil and Julia Lowande the Adairs
Anetta. Alex Lowande. Madame Maris
DeIno and CARMEL. Miss NettIe Carroll
and the HObaons- In fact. every act was
50 good that to attempt to discriminate
were almost useless
The show opens with a grand eques-
trfan parade in which six gentlemen
clad in brilliant uniforms Of scarlet and
perform q series Of evoIutions that
dazzle TIE eye and confuse the brain.
From tais time on the show moves
smoothly and rauidly and one wonder
follows another SO closely that it is Il
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represent the exalted personages con-
Ingent to the throne. as the company
numbers fifty people who have been
taught how to carry themselves and
how to wear the costumes OF the period
even though they are not intrusted with
anything Of more importance to do.
After all attention to such detail is what
makes perfect performance
Ossip GabriIovitsch. the Russian plan
ist, who has won his way to American
favor. VIII play at the Auditorium
WEDNESDAY
IS an eccentric Individual. addicted to
wearing his hair IN frsakish fashion. Il
dissiDatsd when anyone comes in per
s9naI contact with Gabrll0wItsca, wh9.
it g claimed. has inherited the pianistlc
mantle Of Rabinstein. the lion CT the
Neva."
This young man Is seemingly normal.
judging By common sense standards
and IS very much interested IN affairs
outside his ptaulst1c specially he can
speak husntIy in i've languages
The programme for the concert viii Be
As follows:
Toceato and Fusue % minor -...-..
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ----.- Bach-Tauszs
Senate CPastoraleJ. op- 2s-Anegro.
andants, seherzo, rondO. Beethoven
PART II
Chopin: Impromptu q sharp major).
Etude &C ma5or).
Prelude ID fat ma1or).
Sche- 20 q minor)-
PART III
Gavctte, op- 2..--.-.- .-. - Gabr1Iowitsch
Pres de Ia Mer." esquisse. -ArensEzy
81 olseau aralS k1er1seiF
Vaise lie Ball." % H. Rubinstein
An easy drou is the principal char
acter in The Emerald Isle" the new SIR
Arthur Sullivan opera to be seen here
Saturday. presented by JeHerson De
Angels and the Jenerson De Angels
opera company This character. played
waysids, -go-Iuchy entertainer.
who has a bagful Of tricks Of various
kinds to bring him an easy and lazy
living Among his questionable ae-
complishments are character tnDersoE.
ations, ledgerdenain. hypuotism and
bogus sorcery generally. Al unrufHed
in his laughing philosophy OF letting the
morrow care Tor itself. he strays into
a clan Of Celts who have met to oDposs
q plan OF the lord lieutenant of Ireland
to destroy their broEus and for It sub
stitute the English accent. It happens
that the lord Lieutenant has summoned
this very waysida trickster 10 come to
see him with view to lending his el0-
ton When It is known that the meet
which a stranger ventured under pen
atty Of his life. the comic woes of the
perIpetic as consequence Of this acc1-
dent are not difficult to imagine in the
main. Before he IS out OF his own
trouble the charlatau has involved IN
one way or another about every pril-
cipaI OF the very whimsical story.
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more real merit than California
which VIII be seen tonight Few plays
before the public today have met with
as much praise and success in years as
California" 1t has come rapidly to
the front on its own merits and is now
pronounced one OF the foremost Of all
neIodramatic attractions. The story OF
the play is a strong one, yet simply and
directly told There are no impossible
situations, no trick scenery. and con-
tains none Of those features which cause
an intelligent audience to become dis
satisfied
California, although a splendid sue
cess as q drama, Is not alone the attrac-
ton. Miss Rae Bronson as Dolores %
The betrayed Spanish girl. looks and
plays the part 10 perfection Her gowns
are admired oy al lovers OF EXQUISITE
models OF the tallor's art She does not
depend on even these. for Dolores was
played with great feeling and intensity.
and proved herself TO be an actress Of
rare abilities Her rendition Of this
beautiful character can be truly said to
be an absolute triumph.
In the play. Tracy. the Outlaw to
be presented at the Crawford Sunday
night. there IS more genuine money
comedy. pure heart interest and thrill
ing excitement than in any play that
has been produced during the past de-
cade- It is this inter uinglIng OF various
sentiments and playing On separate
emotions that makes a drama appeal to
all classes of rhearergOers and the life,
adventurous career and final ending Of
Harry Tracy gives to the dramatist
more opportunities than any other sub
ject that could have been chosen from
contempo persons or happenings
No man Of recent times has attracted
so much attention as has the noted Ore
zon outlaw. and the romantic incidents
OF his career from the time Of his es-
cape from prison Up to the hour Of his
supposed suicide are well remembered
and they certainly caused admiration
for his qualities Of persever ance. nerve,
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Torrance Of this
show At Peoria IN
January, when 1000
people filed the
Coliseum where the
circus was being
given Ships in
cor circus is one OF
the best shows oe
the kind that has
ever exhibited IN
Peoria or any other
city. The list Of
stars is d long one
and every one or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14

Fer number q years was troubled with
Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It grew into ths
worst form, nothing used did me any good
Finally ! tried ksasi and after using four
bottles vas entirely sured. K0dol does all
that you elaiTn fer #. recommend It 10 all
sufferers sro-n Dyspepsia and Indi gestion.-
Mrs Carrie GFaEssill. Tray. I. r
kcdol dlgests what You eat
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Flower, nephew Ct
the late Roswell p.
Flower and a mem
ber Of the firm Of
F13Wer < Co The
wedding viii take
place February is.
Miss Clark is a
daughter of Mr.and
Mrs. Milton Ed
ward Clark. the lat
ter or LeavenwOrth,
Kan where she
owns considerable
property. The we'd
ding viii take place
49,. EfT1-z hOr-- =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14
MISS SOONER. FIREmAN.
An Actress Who Has Had Her Share
Of Fire Escapes.

The presence Of mind OF Miss Cecil
Spooner save the Bfiou Theater in
Brooklyn from destruction by ire a few
days ago.
Fires seem to be the bette noire Of Mss
Spooner's existence, but she has been
free from experience Of this sort for
the last two seasons till this incipient
conhagration of q fortnight ago Frevi-
Gus to that her most exciting adventure
happened while she was with a road It
traction and was stopping at q hotel IN
Kansas City Miss Spooner had just
settled herself for 4 good nights sleep
when she heard mems voices III the cor
ridor. I guess there's 2 fire somewhere,
fast enough she heard one Of the men
sav. out there's 10 use waking the ac-
TOR folks till We find out-they5II mako
such a row about it Miss Spocner
waited for no further warning. but
threw on her dressing gown and hastily
aroused other members Of the company.
She was more too soon. FOR the fire had
gained considerable haadwav on the
foor below. and the actor folk were
Just IN time to get tneir trunks out.
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A oNE-RTNa sHow.
People VIII Not Miss Any of the
Acts in Ships Circus

There is nothing cheap about the
Sbi23 indoor circus The entire per
aglow with color" says the Peoria tIlL)
Elara "a --rranscrint afrar the initial rar-
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Angels in The Emerald Isle The
following is what the press agents have
90 say OF their attractions.
There nave been many successes staged
at the Crawford in the past but 1t is
SAFE TO say that none Of them contain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-14
PRIMA DONNA 70 MARRY.
Hilda Clark VIII Wed a New York
Millionaire and Leave the ssage.

Miss Hflda Kathryn Clark. prfma
donna in The Highwaynan." Maid
Marian Robin Hood" and other op-
eras is to marry Frederick Stanton
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A r1na way almost ending fatally startaa
q horrible ulcer On the leg Of J. 3. OEue1,
Franklin Grove H. Fer four years Il d.
fed all doctors and al remedies. But Buck
lens Arulca SaIve had no troubie 90 eiEfe
arm Equally good Tor burns, bruises. SIN
and piles 80 at ArncI1 Drag
Co. 81 North Kansas ava
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There VIII be plenty Of attractions. Of
al Sorts to suit all classes Of people at
ths amusement houses next week.
-Four favorttss VIII be here. Lillian
Mortimer in repertoire. Paul Gilmore in
'aThe Tyranny OF Tears. % Walker White
side in Hamlet" and Jolly Jef De
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Pauline Hail has made all arrangements
to make a tour Of the European music
halls the trip to last nearly EBa years
Eer daughter VII 60 a1olg.