The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-17
Music and Drama
Coming Attractions for
Wichita Amusemen. lovers.
At the Crawford.

wichita Amusement ioVef&
At the Crawford.
Although the rural comedy drama I'm
| Gle Josh Spruceby." has been presented
here many times, it never fails to please
| the audience Each year there are sew
eral new features added which seems to
give the play new effect and to say
| all who attended the performance last
night at the Crawford were well pleased.
was proven by the vigorous applause
given throughout the evening.
The company was good with the ex-
ception of two parts, which can be i'm
proved upon. but to take the company
as a whole, it was much better than
last season. The scene at the old saw
mill, where the william tries to murder
his wife by choking her, then putting
her on log which the saw is cutting
into very rapidly, was so realistic that
| the audience were held in suspense un-
| til the woman was secured, when the
| saw was about to touch her body; then
great sigh of relief came from the
audience.
! The specialties were good, especially
the country 10y who made a hit with
the house when he was rehearsing the
piece which he was to speak at school
| The band was a feature of this attrac-
ton and was great deal better than
the bands usually carried with show
Of this kind
Tuesday night, 1.-THE Convict's Daugh-
ter
FROM ronnrtS heard of the pnYnirrv r.
traction at the Crawford next Friday,
January q. there is no doubt of its ex-
cellence and its merits 1t is headed by
the well known versatile comedian. Mr..
Willard Simms. who is quite a favorite.
Messrs: Ollie Mack and Joseph Gates
have Mr.. Smms under contract for the
patrons Of the theatre and have called
the play "Pickinss from Puck"
The play is superbly mounted and beau
tifully costumed, carry their own scenery
and company of thirty artists and cho-
rus.
Among the principal support of Mr..
Simms are the following: Miss Mildred
Flora, who appears as the Slavey, is an
artist Of refinement, who handles a part
OF this kind in a manner that has made
her famous; Miss Marguerite Burnham,
who has been connected with the Shubert
attractions and many other musical pro-
auctions: Miss May D. Hall, who pos
sesses contralto voice of much strength.
tone and sweetness. AS to the male por-
ton of the support to Mr.. Simms. those
of much prominence are: Mr.. Geo. A.
Martin, who handles the German part of
a detective very amusingly; Mr.. VIM
Woolfall. Mr.. JOS Menick, and the Cres-
cent Quartette. Among the others are:
the Misses Harriet Meeker, julius Dean,
jeanette Golden, Jesse Collins, Helen Hill
dreth. Frances Alger, Jesse Carey, vio-
let Gray. Julian Bunnell, Edna Gardner,
May Mills. Alice Ray, Marie Jennings,
Messrs. c. F. Southworth MN. Williams
and Others.
"P1ckings from Puck has many new
musical numbers and filed with bright
sparkling, clean comedy.
To those who are familiar with ]. II. |
Barrie's Scotch dialect stories the an
nouncement that on Saturday matinee and
night The Proessor's Love Story is to |
be presented with Harry Beresford in the |
titular role comes as a happy augury
for one who has read the authors dia-
lect creations wants to- miss this intel |
lectual treat. The Proessor's Love |
Story is a comedy. 1t tells Of Professor
Goodwillie's infatuation for his private
secretary. demure and attractive mai
den. 1t also tells OF how the germ of
love through its devious ways cures this
heart disease. the love kind not the other,
and it gives to Mr. Berefsord the chance
to show his ability as a real, genuine
actor and whose work has been classed |
as ranking with that Of William H. Crane
and Nat c. Goodkin. The Love Story"
will be staged beautifully, presenting a
series of pictures set in Bonnie
Scotland's brilliant hue. Every picture on
the stage will be an exact production Of
the locale of the story
Local theatre-goers will have the final
opportunity of seeing Lewis Morrison
himself in the red garb of Mephisto in a
new production of Faust"
soon.
THE CONvICTS DAUGHTER"
This is the fourth season of THE Con-
-icts Daughter" So far it has repeated
IS yearly business. crowding the thea
res. There must be reason for such
arge audiences. The secret OF it's sue
,ess lies in the fact that both the author
Ind manager have put forth their best
Efforts to please the demands of a melo-
anna loving public. The box office re-
urns show the wisdom of their judg-
nent
This is a play depicting love and pa
hos. hate and passion, a play that :
ouches the heart There is one way, I
nd only one way, TO appreciate this
lay. and that is 10 see it For nearly
hree hours dramatic scenes and laugh
provoking complications follow each |
ther in rapid succession Artists have
cen engaged. each one for his or her /
pecial character, and beautifully scerery
nd mechanical effects has bean provided. I
Wednesday, January -. at the Craw-
ord, Blondell and Fenressys ever popu-
ar and most laushs bic musical comedies. {
he "katzenjammer Kids will be the
ttraction. II is claimed by both press a
nd public TO be the limit as regards i
he purpose for which II was originally :