The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
esentation. and lis star las 40 yet been

presentation, and his star has not yet been
selected.
'.Joysette'' is the name Of Maurice Mae
terlinch's new prose drama Norma Van
na,'' his sensational play of Italian love
and war, has not yet been witnessed in
this country, despite its promised Arneri-
can premiere
Charles Edgar Maltby a wealthy young
man of Boston, and Miss Helen Tudor
Host" company now playing in the city
of culture, were married in Providence last
George 1sdvvardes and Charles Irohrnan
have secured the English and American
rights to the German musical play;
IN London this spring and in America next
Mrs Felix Morris has been specially en-
gagged by Lord Rossiyn for the part OF
Priscilla Pettifer IN his play. THE Young
Miss Pettifer, which wiz have its first
presentation at Peezslzih, N Y next
Thursday night
Marie George is the latest American girl
to make hit IN London. She IS appearing
In the. Drury, Lane pantomine Mother .
country next season. Miss George viii not
come over with the company
William A Brady has purchased the
rights Of the late Frank Norris novel,
THE Pit" and viii give an elaborate
stage presentation of the story next sea
son. It tells Of the inside workings OF the
Chicago wheat pit.
Henry z. Dixey expected to appear as
star this spring in Clyde Fitch's The Last
of the Dandies." The latest report from
New York is to the effect that Mr.. DixeY
viii not appear in the stellar role until
next fall.
Maude Adams, instead of playing the
brief time that still remains this season
viii sail for Europe in March and remain
abroad until it is time to return to rehear-
sails for her opening performance at a
New York theater next season
May Page, who has been in the chorus at
Weber and Fields for the past three sea-
sons, has given signs of possessing talent
OF unusual magnitude, and 1t is now re-
I ported that she is to take Fay TempletOn S
Z place with the organization next season.
Wright Huntington and Flora Kingsley
4 have been booked for tour OF sixteen
4 weeks over the vaudeville circuit. appear
4 ing in "A Stolen Kiss and "A Stand-Off. .
4 Mr.. Huntington was well known leading
4 man several seasons back
When Amelia Bingham and her company
close in New York they viii 60 direct to
! san Francisco in special car to fulfill an
indefinite engagement. Plays that have
4 been successes for the past two years viii
I be presented by the organizat ton
It has been estimated that Weber and
Fields have realized fully $4,000 in royal
ties from their old burlesQues used IN their
New York house and have recently closed
a contract covering period OF rve years
4 with Australian managers for the same
plays.
Elsie Jones, professionally known as FL
seeta.i a toe dancer of considerable note
in the vaudeville houses, died last Tuesday
1 at her home in Newark She was only
Is years old, and an affection of the heart
1 caused by dancing, led to her death
i Lee Arthur, the playwright, and Anita
Austin who is playing the pink pajama
girl in The Liberty Bellies" company, ans
was seen in Topeka, have given out the an
the near future. Miss Austin will retire
from the stage as soon as married
Mrs Thorndyke Boucicault, who wa:
seen in Topeka in Mrs. Jack" was