The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-10
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusement. Lovers.
Az thu Crawford.

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At the Crawford.
r,roadhurst &. Currie have won repu-
ta.ion for doing things we'll 1hey nave
broken away from vulgur, meaningless
AufYoonery Of the "slapstick type ana are
nresanttng a series Of entertainments
that are really meritorious and far SUI
nerior to the average. In their muslcai
farce comedy. Mr. Jolly of Joliet, IN
which Edward CARVE plays the title role
there is much to interest and amuse. MT
aarvie has a quaint humorous person
atty that you can't get away from ne
il funny even when doing nothing HE
eernicalities evoke laughter which IL
hearty and continuous. His singing ana
dancing are fninitable. His MI. Jolly
IL a distinctly funny character In the
r,pporting cast the following well-known
names appear: Miss Molly Thompson
the clever soubrette; Miss Gertrude Fort,
the noted character actress; John Mar
BILE. for some years connected with the
uoyt Farces; Frank Baldwin, Ruoe
comedian: Jack Marshall, ]. W. Kane,
Matt Healy. Frank Bryan, Miss kath-
leen Moore and a host of others. Ihere
arc a number of new and catchy nu-
sical interpretations and specialues ga
lore. 4 large and shapely bevy of chorus
girl. who can sing and dance are a fea-
ture. The scenic settings are sumptuous
and the costumes elaborate and costly.
Mr.. Charles Newman is the author OF
mir, Jolly Of Joliet" which is announced
TO appear at the Crawford tonight.
TFtH NEW, BIG OPERATE MINSTREL
BOOM.
II is always pleasant to look forward
to a real up-to-date performance of min
1aisy. and the Mahara Minstrel is
among the recent ebony productions Of the
current season. Critics have been profuse
in their praise Of the company and to-
sether with the scenic environment
which Manager Mahara has supplied this
attraction has been called work of art.
From n musical standpoint the Mahara
company Is superior in every particular.
The festive vaudevillian also forms part
of the entertainment, and numerous other
attractive features place Mahara's OPP
cratic Minstrel Boom on q par with the
best.
A street parade will be exhibited on the
dav Of the performance. Friday night
the company appears at the Crawford.
Miss Virginia Drew Prescott, who APP
pears here in Satanic" confesses to two
great weaknesses-her love for her work.
and for a thoroughbred horse. MISS
Prescott can hardly wait until she reaches
the hotel to don her habit, and can be
seen almost every afternoon when most
favorites OF the stage are slumbering
vigorously in order TO catch up gal
looping through the streets, out in the
park or the open country. a handsome
woman never looks better than in a well
pet up riding habit, and Miss Trescott
thus attired and well mounted attracts
almost as much attention as she does
when enacting her trying role IN
"satania." At the Crawford Monday,
December il.
The elevation of the stage. the efforts
OF certain actors and actresses to the
contrary Notwithstanding, rests wholly
with the playwright. Elevating plays
must necessarily raise the standards of
the stage. Good thoughts prompt good
deeds. and seeing good plays is TO
thoughts what breathing pure air is to
lungs That Shakespeare's plays are good
in morale, superb indication and grand
in all other ways. goes without saying.
From this standpoint it is not saying too
much TO assert that the coming produc-
zion at the Crawford on Tuesday. De
cember 10, of the great bard's charming
comedy, Twelfth Night" is looked for
ward to with the most intense interest.
Miss Marie Wainwright plays Viola, that
most charming of Shakespeare's heroines,
and the most difficult to portray. for the
eternal feminine in this character must
be disguised where in hose and doublet
she is Cesario, the dukes man. Few &C
tresses can portray youth without max
ing him effeminate; yet this is what Miss
Wainwright has done with Cesario. into
whom Viola transforms herself.