The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
THEATRICAL NEWS
A Review of the Past Season in
Topeka.
Managers Were Well Satisfied
With Business Here.
222 PLAYS WERE GIVEN
Three Attractions Here Before
Going to New York.
Other News Of the Plays and
Players.
222 PLAYS WERE GIVEN

AnOLleT lDeaiflcdl season III Topeka
has closed and it is not within the
memory of the best posted inhabitant
when the town has had so many at
fractions and such number of high
class productions.
The season Just ended has proved
record breaker in the ways mentioned
above and in the interest taken by play
goers. Company managers have in
nearly all instances been well pleased
with the patronage accorded them here
and it is understood bookings are com
ing in fast for next season, indicating
the satisfaction of the managers with
the results here this year.
In one week over $4,000 was paid in
Topeka for amusements and that was
toward the close of the season. the
week of May IL to 16. During that week
81, 500 was paid for tickets to the May
Musical festival, about 1900 to the
Sells-Forepaugh circus and $4,000 for
James K. Hackett in The Crisis" and
Henrietta Crosman in THE Sword of
The King"
In point of money drawn into the
house James X. Hackett in THE Crisis
holds the palm for the year, while The
Sultan of Sulu' comes next Williams
& Walker crowded more persons into
the theater than any other show.
The season has been notable in the
number of first season" plays, among
the pretentious productions, seen here.
OF the pieces presented here in the first
year of their life have been THE Sui
tan of Sulu." THE Emerald Isle, % "A
Modern Magdalen," The Vinegar Buy
en-" The Suburban. The Sword of
( the King" and THE Crisis"
In addition to these Topeka secured
the following that had New York APP
pearances the present season: The Bos-
tOnians. Frank Daniels. San Toy,
Ghosts" W. H. Crane, Williams q
Walker, besides 1.-THE Liberty Bellies,
"Florodora," and The Show Girl"
which were played in New York by 9TH
er companies than those here.
The big attractions which Topeka
saw before New York were The Sultan
of Sulu," The Vinegar Buyer" and
The suburban
There were, besides local entertain
ments 263 performances at the theaters,
and the number of different plays given
was 222.
Musical plays were plentiful including
THE Sultan of Sulu, THE Liberty
Bellies - "The Princess Chic, The Show
Girl The Telephone Girl" the Boston
Bijou Opera company in The Cessna,
THE Highwayman. THE Gaiety girl,
the Gordon Shay Grand Opera company
/ in Carmen Faust" II TrOvatore, "
/ the Bostonians in Robin Hood, Rich
ard Golden in Foxy CUTLER" Frank
+ DallElS III MISS 4HDiiCAA It loA
/ dora" The Burgomaster,9 Jefferson De
7 Angels in THE Emerald Isle. san
Toy" THE Chaperons, Williams &
! Walker in In Dahomey."
The year has been rich in the highest
4 grade dramatic offerings. Those which
played at $3.50 and 81 as the top prices
were: Lost River" Harry Beresford
in The Wrong Mr. Wright Tim Muir
+ ply in odd Innocence" Andrew Rob-
son in Richard Carvel;" Amelia Bing-
hams company in "A Modern Magda-
4 lem" Elizabeth kennedy in Captain
\ Jinks of the Horse Marines" Ezra
/ Kendall in The Vinegar Buyer; Way
1 Down East" James Neil company in
The Honorable John Grigsby;" Lewis
Morrison in Faust" Gertrude COghlan
/ in Alice Of Old Vincennes." Charles 3.
Hanford in Tanning of the Shrew' and
Much Ado A bout Nothing" Lovers
/ Lane" Adelaide Thurston in AT Cosy
/ Corners" Alice Fischer ia Mrs. Jack; p"
! katherine Willard in The Power Be-
I hind the Throne" 1.-The Evil Eye
1 'Zigzag Alley" Janice Meredith"
When We Were Twenty One" The
Suburban." w Fl. Turner in David
Harum," the Warde company in The
i Lions Mouth; Romeo and juliet;
"OtbellO." Castor CadOlP' and Mac
( BETH" Paul Gilmore in THE Tyranny
Of Tears" Walker Whiteside in Ham
] LETT" Barbara F'rietchie; w. H. Crane
+ IN David Harum;" York state Folks;
Henrietta CTOsman in THE Sword OF
the King" Mary Shaw in Ghosts;
James K. Hackett in The Crisis The
I top price Tor the last named was s.
OF the musical attractions THE Sui
7 tan cf Sulu" held first place for a law
ishly mounted and costumed production
but THE Princess Chic" was certainly
first from musical standpoint Isidore
/ Rush made "Florodora" production TO
+ be remembered and san Toy" left an
4 impression by reason of its being gen
orally good production Other musical
attractions were good, bad and only fair
OF the melooramas thore was but one
which could be called FIRST class that
I was THE Suburban. and a better play
/ Of the sort has never been seen in the
citv.
OF the farce comedies. Alice Fischer
bon. and next came the two perform
ances Of David Harum." Harry Beres-
ford IN THE Wrong Mr. Wright" and
strange as # may seem to count it in