The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-26
The TenderfOOt" Coming to
the Crawford Friday.
Richard earle the Funny Man
of the Piece.
is "PROF. PETTIBONE. -
ssTwO Little Waits" the Bill for
Tonight.
ether News Of the Plays and
the Players.
AT THE CRAWFORD.

AT THE CRAWFORD.
ssTwo Little Waifs'' tonight
"Queen Of the Highway" Sunday
Land o Cotton" Monday.
Herman. Magician, Wednesday.
THE Iron Mask" Thursday.
'~Ihe Tenderfoot." Friday.
AT THE GRAND.
Aorey Stock Co. entire week.
a great deal may be expected Of
1.-THE TenderfOot." the comic opera
,'hich IS to be seen at the New Craw-
ford theater next Friday night. II is
one Of the newest things that VIII be
seen here during the season. 1t was
, the intention. and probably the sue
essful intention. to get together a mu-
cal show that should be wholly unlike
any Of the other rivals in the field. In
order to effect this the authors went TO
Texas and the Mexican border for the
setting, and have portrayed southwest
ern outdoor life. thus getting as far
away as possible from those centers
which have furnished material for most
Of the shows in the same class. Richard
earle. who was seen here in one of his
own productions at the New Crawford
a year ago last spring, THE Xxx
plOrers." has done the greater part of
the new work and viii himself be the
chief comedian. He will be. according
to promise. surrounded by very large
company, including one of the bright
est choruses obtainable
The plot of The Tenderfoot" deals
mostly with Texas heiress named
Marion Worthington and the colonel Of
the Texas rangers, Paul Winthrop The
heiress IS effronted at a military mas
Querade and declares that she will
marry the poorest beggar in the streets
rather tnan any Of the whole regiment
OF rangers On reaching home she is
determined 10 marry for revenge. and
picks out a cowboy. who is the real
colonei OF the rangers in disguise. She
does not learn of the deception until
after the wedding. when Winthrop is
called away by an Indian uprising, and
has 10 put on his regimentals. Doubly
resenttul. the bride puts on cowboy
clothes, follows her husband on his
campaign. and precipitates a duel with
him Her disguise Is penetrated. and
friends exchange the deadly bullets for
blank cartridges. They exchange shots.
he firing over her head and then fall
ing, as wounded-which brings her to
MS rescue, eftecting happy close. Mr.
Sarle VIII be supported by Edmund
stanley Henry Norman. Charles
eron. Dan MoyIes Grace Cameron. Der
ina Haydn, Agnes Paul and others. not
l overlook the dolly girls"
y George AIDE, the celebrated author and
= writer of fables. recently sat through a
performances of The Tenderfoot" with
Its locale on the Texas border. As a re-
SUIT he IS dissatisfied with his own geo
graphical selection. Why why he
asked anxiously, did nobody ever thinIS
or working up all that Mexican and In
oian color for light opera purposes be-
Nobody volunteered to answer Mr..
AIDES question, hut somebody toIe this
story; Recently. Richard Garlic and Hen
~ Norman Laid a visit TO a friend m
theirs at his country home and vers
very handsomely entertained When
'ney parted from their host Mr.. Mr.
man remarked. with a grand elouueuce
that stunned Mr.. earle: Now old man.
When you come to Chicago, don't f,ll to
let me know. wire me in advance and
u meet you at the station with nv
trap Yes" added the adrniring sker-
ucal earle, soto voice, and he'll have
nice little piece Of cheese in it for
you"
The dramatic value of The Two Lit
lie Waits" Lincoln !. Carriers melo-
drama which come 10 the New Crawford
tonight, is superior to the mediocre
plays which frequent the popular nriced
houses. In The Two Little Waits
more attention Is paid to the story and
us dramatic worth than to scenic effects
lhat are the principal elements OF the
modern melodrama. The story, briefly,
tells OF the love of twin sisters for the
same man. the sisters being unaware OF
tneIr relation to each other One appears
as good. loving, sweet woman who
~.
other displays the Jealousy. hatred and
meanness in losing her lover. and the
adventures of the play. Two small
SnlidTen, or waits. from which the pIaV
takes its title, are stolen and the findirs
q the children together with the love OF
her nus hand forms the principal theme
OF the story.
Queen Of the Highways" James H
Wallick's latest representation in the
way OF melodrama. will be the bill al
, the New Crawford tomorrow night
The play is said 10 be the best effort OF
Charles A Taylor. and Mr.. WalIick has
not spared money in the production
Queen of the Highway tells the thrill
ling story Of a female bandit Sixteen
years before the play begins. Belle Dare
circus rider. deserts her husband and
child. TO elOpe with Mat Rowley The
first act shows post station in the
Rockies. AS Belle was not 20 years OF
age at the time of her escapade, she is
still young and beautiful dashing and
daring and longing for excitement
Rowley supplies this by making her his
partner in robbing the mails, which
they do from time to time with great
success and unsupported. At the post
station. we also find Bellies daughter
now grown TO womanhood. Mother and
daughter are unknown to each other
and both fall in love with Bob Sher-
wood. daring pony express rider.
Bob has located a gold mine. and
thinking Rowley his friend. confdes in
him. Rowley. however. is Jealous. and
IN order to get rid Of him and at the
same time possess himself OF the mine,
.sACTEfFHAs Food that re