The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-01
Theatrical Notes.

Henry Clay Barnabee will celebrate his
seventieth birthday by opening in Detroit
November Is.
If present plans go through successfully
Herbert Kelley and Effie Shannon will
present 1.-The Moth and the Flame" in Lon
don next season.
Paul Arthur may be Mrs. Langtry's lead
ing man next season in this country. nego-
tiations having recently been closed in
London to that end.
Charles Dalton is to be the leading man
| with Blanche Walsh next season., playing
the role in the Resurrection" created by
Joseph Haworth-
Frank Daniels is to have two prima DON
mes in his support next season when he
appears in The Jockey" Louise Cunning
and Maud Welsh.
The Shuberts have finally decided that
Mabe1e Gilman will open her season in
London the first of october, appearing in
| Dolly Warden.
| ing in Facing the Music" has been so
successful that it has been extended to
cover the entire summer.
Cornelius Gardner has purchased from
Kirke La Shelle a one-half interest in
Checkers" a quite pretentious production.
Charles B. Dillingham; has new comedy
| by Richard Harding Davis. entitled THE
Dictator" The scenes are laid in South
American and the story satirizes the con-
sular service.
Isadore Rush is to play the leading fe-
male role in The Medal and the Maid
when it is produced in this country: She
will play opposite James T. Powers in the
English musical comedy.
Williams and Tucker the well known
vaudeville team that scored heavily with
agement Of the shuberts next season, ap-
pearing in ''Mollie Darling"
George LIE Soir, who scored a success In
1.-The Crisis with James K. Hackett last
season, has been engaged for a prominent
part in the support of Bertha Galland in
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall"
Maud Hobson, the stately British actress,
who made a pronounced hit in this coun~
try last season with Weeden Grossmith,
has been engaged by Charles Frohman for
the American tour of the Three Little
Maids
Clara Thropp. who was hurriedly. en-
gagged to ri a gap in When Johnny
| cago, made such a pronounced hit that she
has been engaged for the same part next
| season.
| Charles Burke. well known on the variety
stage as one of the Burke brothers, has
been engaged to- play the Irish part in
| 1.-The Rogers Brothers in London" Grace
La Rue Mrs. Burke1 VIII also travel with
| the same company.
Stella Meyhew will be starred next sea-
agement of Burt c. whitney, the we'll
! known Detroit theater magnate. Miss May
hew was formerly the star in ION the Su-
vance River"
Ethel Barrymore will appear in America
next season in H; H. Davis Cousin
Kate This vii PrSPaniy fr hep Iast ,; hga
Mr.. F'rohman having arranged for her to
appear in London for an indefinite period
| after that
1t is not generally known that Nat Willis,
the well known tramp comedian of the
| vaudeville stage, studied three years for
the ministry at the University of Virgin
ia. Mr. Wills says he became financially
embarrassed and jumped in the theatrical
bushes sfor relief.
| Charles Frohman has decided to place
Margaret Anglin at the head of the COM
pany he is to put into the Duke of York
theater. London. next season. Miss Ang-
lin in the meanwhile is filling an engage
ment with Henry Miller in San Francisco
business for relief.
1t is more than likely that Willie Edouin
a comedian quite as famous in this coun-
TRY as in England, will come back tc
America early next season for starring
tour Mr. Edouin will be exploited in q
new comic opera called ''Amorel,' which
was recently given a trial performance al
Kensington, Eng.