The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
THEATRICAL NEWS
Louis James Frederick Warde
at CraWfOrd's Thursday
In a New Spectacular Drama,
Alexander the Great"
''THE BEAUTYDOCTOR.' '
Della Stacey in Fred Wright's
New Extravaganza.
Other News Of the Plays and
the Players.
AT THE CRAWFORD.


"a Texas Steer tonight.
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home Sunday.
George vessels Tuesday.
'"The Beauty Doctor Wednesday.
Alexander the Great Thursday.
mickey Finn Friday.
"a Texas Steer" a Hoyt comedy
without a black stocking OF a bit of
dough, or a safe to hold coal, or a por-
Gus plaster. or mucilage-covered bill or
a tramp, comes to the New Crawford
tonight, yet it is said to be Hoyt's fun
niest and best work. Tt deals with poll
tics and is always effective. The story
briefly told is this: Maverick Brander,
a Texas cattle king, is elected to con-
gress, and though he has no great desire
to go to Washington, his constituents,
in their peculiar style, insist upon his
serving his country at the capital. He
accordingly goes to Washington, ac-
companied by his wife and daughter
Bossy, q naturally bright girl though
somewhat unsophisticated. They all
get into the political and social swim
of the capital. While in congress Bran
der's constituents have all the conf
dence in the world in him, yet they are
not above appointing a committee, con-
Eisting of Messrs. YELL Bragg and Blow.
to keep their eye on the congressional
representative at the seat of govern
ent These glorious products of Texas
form unique trio.
AS is perfectly natural, Bossy Bran-
der has q lover, Capt. Fairleigh Bright,
a young officer in the United States
army who meets her in Washington
and is somewhat ashamed of her Texan
WAYS when they are brought into COM
parison with the manners of the fash-
ionable set in Washington. Bossy
recognizes this quite as well as does her
soldier lover, but with an intelligent and
bright woman's adaptability, she mas
tiers the situation and wins consldera-
ton in the social swim. 1t is scarcely
necessary to add that the congressman
comes out all right and the loves OF
Bossy and FaiTleigh close happily Be
fore this climax, however, is reached,
we have experiences with members OF
the Third House." as represented by
GRASSY Gall" a type and talrly true
one, with Christopher Columbus, Jr,
Fishback, a coIored statesman, Othello
Moore a private waiter at the Airing
ton, Mrs. Brander, the cattle kings wlre
and other more or less remarkable char
acters.
and the production is said to be good.
In .sWhen Johnny Comes Marching
Home the new comic opera by stan
islaus STANCE and Julian Edwards, that
the Whitney opera company Will pre-
sent at the New Crawford next
Sunday night, Julian Edwards,
the COMPOSER, has written a new patri-
otto song which has already become
enormously popular. 1t is in vein
that appeals to the masses and evokes
repeated encores at every performance.
There is a noble dignity to the words
as well as the music that has caused
1t to be taken up in the public schools.
where it is sung by the children every
day. There is a strong movement on
foot also to have congress proclaim it
as the national anthem. The title of
the song is my Own United States"
Among other numbers in the opera that
have become enormously popular are
Just Marry the Man and be Merry -
Goodbye Yankees" my HoneysuclSle
Girl" and Years Touch Not the
Heart" The gem Of the opera. how
ever, is "Katie, My Southern Rose
The quaint dresses of the time of the
civil war are reproduced with fidelity.
and most of the time the stage is full
Of pretty girls decked out in the frills
and enormous crinoline hoop skirts of
a generation ago. The company en-
gagged by F. c. Whitney is claimed to
be an exceptionally good one and one
of the largest comic opera organiza-
lions ever formed, while the production
as a whole is said to be most gorgeous.
riValfng any of the so-called spec
tacular pieces in point of scenic SPLEEN