The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-03

critics took three days to review the piece
in all the details and coin new words of
praise for Mrs Carter.
Aubrey Boucicault has evidently scored
q success with his sentimental English YER
sion Of Art Heidelberg" at the Princess
u New York Mr.. Boucicault made
pretty speech on the opening night of his
play and as a result he has been COM
PEELED to deliver his original Grafton night
While presenting Mrs. Jack in her
home town. Terre Haute Ind. Alice Fish
day, was presented with a beautiful loving
cup last week by her close friends and
schoolmates. A reception was held at the
hotel after the play.
Fife Fay has gone into vaudeville and
viii be accompanied by six pretty girls as
a sort of chorus. It is a singing and dane
Ing turn and has been whipped into shape
by Lewis Hooper. stage manager OF Mrs.
Osborn's playhouse in New York, for the
association of vaudeville managers.
Walter Hale, the well known leading
man, and James Bond sailed for Venezue-
la last Monday from New York. Mr. Bond
is to write a series of articles about that
country, while Mr.. Hale viii do the IL
Illustrating.
THE Defender company closed it's sea-
son in Brooklyn last Saturday night owing
to the continued illness of Mr. Chamber
lyn, who controls the company. All the
members were paid in full
J. Comyns Carr. the English playwright.
is preparing an English version OF Alfred
CaptlS latest play. La Chatelaine,' for
Sir Charles Wyndham the London actor
manager. Mr.. Wyndham bought all the
English rights from the French author
A special from New York says that Con-
gresham Timothy D. Sullivan and George
kraus, the owners OF Dewey ana savoy
theaters in that city announced last Mon
day night that they will build another
vaudeville and burlesque house in the big
metropolis at a cost of $4,000,
An epidemic of nurnps has been playing
havoc with the feminine portion of the
company plaing 1.-The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast, in Philadelphia. Twenty-eighc
Of the company. principals and chorus fail
ed to answer roll call for several days dur
ing the past week
Flaken haired Marie Twohey, one Of the
chorus girls of THE Liberty Bellies" de-
serted that company in the south last
week and nothing is known Of her where
the. wife Of Thomas <. Edison jr. a son
girl in the cast in Topeka.
Blanche Ring, who has made a splendid
M at mrs. Ssp9fhe 5 pay 9ouss 5 IN -oS%
York, will probably be one Of next season
stars. appearing in an original musical
comedy by wei known composers of ike
pieces. Several New York managers are
still bidding for Miss Rings services.
Wilson Barrett made his reappearance in
London last week in THE Christian King,
a melodrama from his own pen founded on
the history of Alfred the Great The
Christian King has already been present.
ed with success in the smaller cities OF
England, and the London papers were a
unit in predicting for the piece an excel
lent future.
George P. Bancroft of London has just
pen accepted by Frank Curzon for presen-
tation at one of the London theaters- The
acquired by Charles Frohman and it is be
lieved that Maude Adams will be seen IN
it.
E S. Willard entertained the members
of his company with dinner on the stage
of the Garden theater, New. York, last
Saturday night after the performance OF
"The Cardinal This was to commemor-
ate the tenth anniversary of his first ap-
pearance on a New York stage. Mr.. vii
1,fe CT 1,rvxr n
audience a decade ago at the old Star
theater in The Professor.s Love Story.-