The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-24

Irving French CO. tonight
Marie Heath, the dainty little SOU
hrerte. VIII play an engagement at the
New Crawford tomorrow night pre-
aenting a story OF New England life
entitled For Mothers Sake
Miss Heath Is certainly a diuinutive
actress. and has that happy knack Of
pleasing an audiences without any ap-
parent effort Among the songs made
popular BY Miss Heath are: Won T
you come out and play and Listen
to my tale Of woe" All IN all she has
made many friends and now that she
has appeared IN ths broader scope Of
drama. she has firmly established ner-
self as a favorfte. Though a small act
ress her new role OF 10 Pemberton, a
country boy from New England, dts
her 70 a nicely.
Marie Heath began her stage career
in Opera with Fay Templeron, IN the
days when Fay was sailing IN the mid
ocean of success and uOtOr1ety, and II
was here her sweet and powerful voice
received its first public recognition J.
M HilI saw heF value some years ago
and starred her with financial and ar
tistic Success in The Little General
The present management mas spared no
exDeuse to make Success OF the enter
r,7-isf. and will carry their own scenery
car containing the entire production
The cast is composed Of people Wei
known 70 the profession including Eu
nice Goodrich. Odelaide RlunkerT, Car
Beyers. Theodore Pottle. tlla B ii5,55.
Pose Evans Virzfe Mckinley, "Thf
Mckinley Twins Charles PlunketU
Geo. W. Lyons. Joseph Schaefer, Jos.
W Walsh. Alexander Lawrence and
Pete Raymond
,r-, w.. r,v-zra ,-~rn-arvy viii omen on
Monday night ar engagement OF TOUR
nights at the New Crawford ACROSS
the Desert will be the first play. 70
be followed by three other strorls pieces
OF the company's production OF me
opening bill the St Joseph News ana
Press OF September q said
"A cross the Desert" a pathetic r1elo-
,Fra4na OF lonely plains and w1id noun
tain suiftudes. was presented Yesterday
afternoon and night at the Lvceum the
ater to appreciative audiences which
gave inspiration to a capable company
Of =ctors-
The -Iav Is one which admits Of the
presentation Of beautiful scenic e--ecls
"A night on the arizona desert MISS
Sego's hotel at Lone Gulch. night n
the mountains and Madge's California
hsne after the clouds all have rolled
awa=-
The blot Of the play lies in the kid
naming of -adEe. the heiresS. CHAR
acter well given by Miss BERTHE Van
DYKE 4 vivaciOus and pretty young
woman whose portrayal Of the hero
ines loves and sorrOws early enlist the
svuuatf1y OF the audience. Then there
is Wauago. the Indian. a character
represented hy H Walter Van DYKE
author Of the play. who enters with
great earneStness into a portrayal OF
that which is best and nOblest in the
Indian chara cter. the virtues OF loyalty
which sometimes gained ascendancy n
fine I'D mans breast
The usual incidents Of the villain he
ing foile6 at last and the sweets Of
loves communication were cevel0ped II
an unusually absorbing manner
Extras between acts were Of more
than usual merit E c. SDrague as
Jason. the coon provided much
amusement. and the musical novelties
and phantom hoops by James Mccoy
and Bessie Jackson were remarkably
clavar.
Standing room was all taken long BE-
fore The CURTIN rose last night and this
general excellence Of the performance