The Topeka state journal., 1903-02-11

and The Suburban" was being run.
Down the track came the six thorough
breds with rush and IN a flash they
were past the grand stand Let any
one remember. how they have stood fac
ing the grand stand at the fair grounds
crowded SO close that they could only
see the home stretch. and that IS an
exact picture of the race scene. The
crowd turned with the movement of the
horses, followed them with field glasses.
shouting, yelling, talking, gestieulatine.
with all the abandon necessary. AS the
owner of Hurricane - his friends, stable
boys and trainers turned intently watch
ing the runners the audience could in.-
agfRe the horses making the circuit CT
the track first at the quarter pole, then
the half, the three-cuarters. The IA
vorite was forging TO the front. He was
gaming, and then a long shr1u scream
from Helen Gordon told that Clayton
had pushed Hurricane" to the fore ana
that he was nose and nose with the
leader. He had come up from the ruck
and was running with d steady stride.
into the stretch they went and came
laundering down the last eighth and
with a stride that would cover a mile
IN only the time it would take to tell it.
the six thoroughbreds were in sight, and
"a mighty shout hats thrown in th.
air, the music lost in the din of enthu-
slasm from the stage audience and the
real audience and the Suburban was
over. Joe Clayton" had sent 'tTIurri-
cane" under the wire a winner by a
length at odds of 20 to L Then back
they came 10 salute the judges The
Jockeys touched their whips to then
CAPS and slid from the backs of the
horses. The stable man blanzeted the
animals and led them away. There was
the floral horseshoe for the winning
Jockey He was boosted into it and sat
phere smiling at the crowd which
packed into the race track, and the cur
tam was run uD and down until the
audlenee IN the pit and gallery had sub
sldea- Ihere has been many running
race on a real track that wasn't onA
two. three to the Suburban
Inc story OF The Suburban is one of
plots. counter plots. deeds and misdeeds
and skulduggery and bravery. 1t is too
long to tell but it all works out well in
the end The cast was superb and can go
TO New ! ork, bag and baggage. and cap
ture the Gothanites as easily as they
captured Topeka. J. H. Gilmour as Rob
ert Gordon, the father, is a finished ac-
tor VINO looked to every detail from the
raising Of his eyebrows to the movement
of MS hands In the scene with his son,
DOnalq SFordon when he turned him
from his home, his exhibition of pent uD
anger and shattered hopes was marvel
oUsly done. Charles Gotfhoid as 'tDonald
Gordon. did well in a different role which
gave little chance for especially brilliant
work ". S. Hart, an actor of rare abil-
the villain. Not the cigarette smoking sort,
but a villain such as might be found else
ton made Jolly, Whole-souled Jack
Brum baugh, and he displayed ability to
act which kept him in the fore ground
whenever he was on the stage. George Sta
ley was an excellent German dialect come
dian in the role of "Diedrick.'' and Annie
Berlein made q good natured Maggie -
the Irish woman 1t could not be said
that one character in the cast was greatly
superior to any other, but John Jennings,
as James Hyde" the sneaking old man
servant, was. perfect in a role which
would suffer in many hands. His cracked
voice. his facial expressions and his cum
ming old eyes made the vilainous. schem-
ing old character a feature of the play.
Jessie Izett did well in the role of Alice
Gordon" Fanchon Campbell had one of
j the leading female roles in the part of
Helen Gordon, and she was equal to
the best. Bessie Burt. a 6-year-oId actress.
played the part of Little Florence = which
was by no means unimportant. The favor
ite with the audience was Kingsley Ben
edict in the part of Joe Clayton the
honest stable boy. His foil was Taylor
Granville as tom Glegg," the unprinci-
pied jockey. The two boys put up the
most realistic rough and tumble fight that
i Topeka stage has known
The scenery fer each act was carried
and it was complete in every detail. Tho
author may write more plays like THE
Suburban" and Mr.. Lift may bring them
to Topeka. with such cast as he now
has, and he will have a large audience
whenever he wants it.