The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-27
Theatrical Notes.

Cole and Johnson, the well known col
ored vaudeville team and song writer's have
contracted 10 provide all the melodies re-
quired for Marie Cahill next season.
Charles Frohman has promised to star
Edna May in a serious drama and season
after next the effort is to be made in Lon
don. J. M. Barrie is to write the play
Ward and VOkes new piece for next sea-
son is to be called "A Pair of Pinks-
Charley Howard has been engaged TO orig
mate the new Hebrew character IN the
Fay Templeton made. her first appearance
with "The Runaways' in New York last
Monday night, and is reported to have
scored a large hit The piece has been re-
At the wedding of Suzanne Sheldon to
Henry Ainley which occurred recently IN
London the announcement was made Of
Anthony Hopes engagement 70 hAlzaoeIh
Sheldon. a sister Of the bride
R n Stephens has written romantic
comedy of the colonial period. which LEWIS
Waller will produce this fail IN lSonden,
with the hope of making it the vehicle Tor
his forthcoming American tour
Chas- H. Yale has engaged for the prin--
cipal comedy negro role IN his new pictorial
comedy melOdranatic sensation, The Way
of the Transgressor, Charles H. ShefIer,
formerly of Shelter and Blakely.
Marie Bates will not be with David W ar
field next season. Mrs Carter is to revive
"Zaza" with 1Du Barry next season and
has demanded the return of Miss Bates in
her old part Of the tpsy aunt.
The bookings of fourteen companies pre-
senting melOdrama next season ali OF
which. with one tACtDl49H CIt AADHA ttAC
prolific pen of Theodore kremer- nave been
completed by Sullivan, Harris and Woods
Nellie and Lola Hawthorne are to aban-
don the vaudeville stage next season and
Will play the principal part in a new piece
called THE Fortune Hunters The COM
pany will play the combination houses
Hugh stanton who claims the distinc-
tion Of having been the first actor to pre-
sent one-act plays in vaudeville, VIII snort
~ play an extended engagement in London
appearing in several playlets OF his own
crra fion.
Frank Deshon, who has been playing
E<iner T9odo has been given his release by
Henry W Savage at the request of Messrs-
Nixon and Zimmerman, and next season
he win resume his old part IN Miss BOB
White.
Reata Winfield. the New York actress
who went to London to fulfill vaudeville
engag gements. and who was reported 10 De
dying in a hospital in the English CITY, Is
shortly be sent home by friends
A report comes from New York that Mrs
Gently divorced has decided to go on the
stage and will probably be in Viola Al
lens company next season Sne VIII use
her maiden name. Marian Marvin
The plans for summer stock companies
all over the United States and Canada lndi-
cate that this species Of theatrical organi-
zation is far from extinction, despite the
gloomy prophecies of many. forty-1our
such companies are playing the present
season.
viola Allen has captured Zeffie TIlbury
and will take her away from Nat Goodwin
Instead Of playing in the comedians sup
port in "A Midsummer Nights Dream
next season Miss Iilbury vii lhaVe me
role Of Maria in Miss Aliens Twelfth
Night company
Henrietta Crosman will open her season
in Washington next fail, appearing under
The management of David Belasco IN 'lhe
Bath comedy" Reports in New York re-
Gently have Miss Crosman slated for
Shakespearean revivals next season, winch
are untrue
sandol Mnliken. who was the star in
The Bird in the Cage the past season,
= standard a former Yale athlete and
son Of a New Haven banker Miss Mnli-
ken is at pre- sent the guest Of the Stod-
dards IN New Haven.
Miss Lillian Coleman, now appearing as
the daughter of an American brewer in
..'The Prince Of Pnsen' at the Broadway
.hea+er New York will be under the klaw
and Erlanger banner next season. having
recently signed a five years contract with
that firm.