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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
MISS cRosmAN GRATEFUL.
her Simple Speech to an Apprecia-
tive New YORK Audience.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I knew the
play was good and felt that you
would like the company; the only per-
son I had any doubt about was myself,
and if you like me, am the hap
piest woman in New York -
Thus spoke Henrietta Crosman, the
most envied of actresses today, at the
first performance of Sweet Kitty Bel
lairs'' in New York at the Belasco
theater last Wednesday night. In her
can be discovered by anyone lucky
enough to get a few minutes CONVEX
sation with her. In working out a
successful career for herself this ac-
tress has had to combat her own lack
of confidence as we'll as the hardships
that confront success in all walks of
life. Yet, probably no story of final
triumph in a. chosen career is more in
teresting than this same Henrietta
Crosman's.
''I went on the STAGE says she, 'be-
cause I had to earn my living. There
was no love for the stage then. Only
a desire to be able to help myself and
my family. Ambition came afterward
and my regret is that I am only such q
little way on my journey. Any sue
cess that the public may be good
enough to say 1 have attained has beer
| accomplished by hard work and disap-
| pointment.
Like most everyone else my start
was made in one OF the smaller com
/ panies, and after a year or SO I got
/ into New York. Then went to Days
and then to the Lyceum 1 thought
had made a name for myself when
played 'Gloriana,' but when that play
was Withdrawn I found that I could
not get an engagement.
But what at that time seemed tc
me the hardest blow of my career wa:
really my salvation, for unable to OBJ
| tain work, [ was compelled to accep
engagements in stock. Naturally
said to myself, If you were a good ac
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

I'm a Woman's Power here tomor-
row night is a story from real life in
Washington society, wherein ply
stefan of prominence, wishing to satisfy
his desire to enter society, being poor
in pocket, discovers q, metal alloy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
sLoouM THOUGHT IT FUNNY
Actors "Roasted" Because They
Asked for Dressing Rooms

People who know Mr. John P.
Slocum are well aware of the fact that
he is not easily put out" or discon-
certed by any rebuff which he is liable
to run into in his travels. However, he
encountered an experience a few years
ago which might cause a manager with
a ludicrous vein more undeveloped to
avoid what in the parlance of the
Rialto is termed the tall grass" When
the Kirke La Shelle Opera company
had finished it's New Years engage
ment in 1.-The Princess Chic the en-
tire production was sent on tour An
opera house buried somewhere in the
neighborhood of Chicago, and the
company, when on it's way to that city
was forced to play a small town, the
name of which charity withhoids. It
was simply an error in booking such
is sometimes occurs. The opera house
proved to be a skating rink full of
broken chairs, with black boards on
the walls and school benches piled in
all the corners The stage was SO small
that it was impossible to use any of
the artistic scenic investiture which
the company carries. When Mr.. Slocum
made inquiry about dressing rooms
the manager of the house answered.
There amt none. The ladies can
dress in the bill room and the boys can
dress on the STAGE So absurd was
the entire situation, that during the
performance an occasional smile may
have played over the features of the
actors at the wrong time. This must
have been the case, because one Of the
local editors, in commenting upon the
star and the piece, which had charmed
the ultra-critical of New York, said:
"A troupe of wild and woody barn
stormers, headed by young woman
named Nichelna, was seen here last
night This play is said to have been
one of New York's biggest successes,
but if the actors and actorines had
been as fastidious about dressing
rooms and the like in New York as
they were here they would have gotten
thrown out of any first-elass theater.' -
When Mr.. Slocum walked into the
office of the paper next day and pur-
chased five hundred copies, the editor
thought it an attempt to be fresh, but
the manager merely combined a keen
sense of the ridiculous with novel
methods In advertising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

SO we rode in democratic companion
ship to Oberlin.
But at Oberlin this romance of the
sunny south ran UP against a bit of
harsh northern realism, for there We
struck Kansas blizzard. Only one
who has experienced such a blizzard
can know what it is like. 1t showed.
and it showed. and still it showed. 1t
seemed as if the whole of Alaska was
being blown into Kansas. That biz
card made a national reputation. The
papers We're full of it and so were we.
We bundled I'D with what wraps we
had, but it was q dreary, wet cold and
mongrel crowd that showed up at the
office of the Oberlin hotel. Aunt Ophe-
las false front was screwed to one
side and she was calling for hot drinks
to thaw out her Puritan conscience.
Our sanity Uncle Tom was using Ian
guage that would have oueered him in
the New Jerusalem. Poor little blue
nosed Eva had struck a chilly apothe
osis, and Topsy had taken new
tumble from grace.
But the warmth of the Office stove
and the cheer of the hotel bar soon
made life worth the living again and
braced up the traditional virtues.
The next day Christmas, that town
was lost in snow, and more falling. The
railroads were all blocked and it was
two weeks before train got through.
All this time We were cooped up in the
only hotel in Oberlin. Something or
other had happened to the heating ap-
paratus Of the theater and we were not
able to give any performances. The
hotel bill was growing bigger every day.
But the actor who learns his profess
sion in the school of hard knocks grows
resourceful We put our heads to-
gether and the result was a scheme.
The hotel was full of guests, brought
there by the trains and held there by
the storm. Time hung heavy on their
hands. The men played cards, smoked
and talked about the prospects. Any
thing that would kill time was well
coined. We saw this, for the actors
mission being to entertain, he is alert
to recognize a market of demand.
There was an interview with the
landlord. after which his face wore a
more genial and relieved expression.
That night, after supper was all over,
the dining room tables were showed to-
gether to form a. stage, and on this I'M
certain stage we strutted our brief two
hours and a half. We played every
thing we knew, and the dining room
show quickly grew into a habit.
When the Oberlin citizens were able
to make their way through the snow
tunneled town, they Joined the hotel
| audiences. When the two weeks were
up we left the town on the very best
terms with the landlord-hotel bill ali
paid, and money enough to get to the
next town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Thelma Fair. who was in when john
ny Comes Marching Home viii take
Louise Cummings place in The Office
Boy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Inez, who is blind. and the court fool,
Miguel de Antoine, surnamed in de-
riSioni AdoniS, are in sympathy with
Dona Maria, and of course aid her. but
they are weak allies. She is in Don
Juans chamber when the king kills the
cardinal. and at the dance in the
throne room when the king accuses
Don Juan of the crime. The events of
the play are represented as taking
place in one night. Among the strong
situations is one in which the king kills
the cardinal and forces Don Juan to
assume blame for the crime. Dolores
has witnessed the deed from conceal
ment and tells the court of it, when
her lover is about to be forced into
prison. Dolores and Don Juan are
finally made happy and the king and
principals revealed in their true colors.
Miss Helen GRAVITY who will be re-
membered for her excellent work as
Katherine in THE Tanning of the
Shrew' will be seen in thet leading
role of ''Dona Maria Doloes Mendoza"
which is sufficient proof that the pro-
duction will be one of artistic excel
lence. I'm the Palace of the King
comes to the Crawford Thursday
1.-THE Charity Nurse which will be
at the Crawford Friday is said TO pc
one of the most artistic and at the
same time most exciting and sensa-
tional melodramas yet seen. 1t comes
with the recommendation of all the
large cities in the east and the stamp
of success accompanying It, Selma
Hermann we'll known as one OF our
leading emotional actresses, Is the star
of this organization, and will be seen
in the role of the heroine ably SUD-
ported by one Of the strongest cast or
players obtaina BILE. There are many
exciting scenes in this piece. and While
it is in itself a sensational melodrama.
it is entirely free from the morbid and
gruesome.
Billy Van is the star with Haverly'
Mastodon minstrels announced for
Crawford's Saturday, who has for years
been a figure as conspicuous in Amer
comedy or Francis Wilson in comic
opera. and his remarkable SUCCESS as
the star of this famous organization
| this season is conclusive evidence thai
he still has firm hold on the affections
| of those who enjoy mirth and mfmicry
A few of the principal vocalists are
George NJ Vail, basso profundo. for
of the New York success. THE Run
aways''; H. William Moore, the Cana
| dian tenor; Frank Coombs. the letter
carriers lyric tenor: DERRICK ]. Weight
/ William l. Thorne, baritone. and Sam
| uel Vaudeville, basso contralto- A
/ chorus of twenty selected voices, sym
! phony orchestra of fifteen, and hos
! of talented ones make UP the ensemble
of this famous organization.
'sIn a Woman's Power here tomor-
row night is a story from real life In
Washington society, wherein a ply
stefan of prominence, wishing to satisfy
his desire to enter society. being pool
in pocket, discovers a metal alloy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
oBERLIN's STOCK COMPANY.
Corse Payton Is Responsible for This
Kansas Story.

Corse Payton in New York ORA
matte News says: One of my best
remembered Christmases took place in
Kansas.
I was youngster, and travelling
with my brother-Senator Payton' s
Rep. show. We were following the
rule and not making any money. No
salaries were ever paid. had not seen
a dollar for months. Our one life pre-
server on which we f1oated out of ev-
cry town was Uncle Toms Cabin"
That would always pull a house and
raise the tide of our finances.
And, by the way, I do not think that
the theatrical profession has paid I'm
Gle Tom its due honor. a monument
should be erected to it some place, for
to the impecunious actor. He can al
ways play it's time worn sentiments
to the tune of money.
Well, it was Saturday night and the
next day would be Christmas. We were
playing in Norton, Kan, and were go
ing to Oberlin, in that same state.
Twenty miles was a pretty big jump
for US.
At that time Norton did not have
very extensive railroad facilities. 1t
sustained. in fact, rather an exclusive
aloofneSs to the rest OF the world. A
train left there at $50 o'clock in the
evening. and unless the company. could
catch that train on this particular Sat
urday night, we would have to stay
in the town until Monday night at the
same time. OF course, that would new
er do We were playing "Uncle Tom
and the play must be rushed. That
was our own salvation, and rushed IL
was in a way to make you dizzy. Uncle
Tom was sold, Eliza leaped the Ohio
river, Eva died and made her date II
| heaven at exactly 8 o'clock.
The manager had the conductor an6
engineer of the train in front seeing the
| show, and so was able to delay the
time of starting about fifteen minutes
| The curtain went down with a bang
| and there was a hustle. But no one
| could change his costume for travelling
! clothes. and we all boarded the trair
| just as we were-Ophelia. Topsy, Uncle
| Tom. Eva. Marks and all the rest-s
/ breathIess, fantastic procession. Ant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

tress Henrietta Crosman, they would
want you in New York, but being a
bad actress, you must play twice a
day.
AT didn't realize that that same twice
a day and a long part each week to
study was the very best experience
that I needed. I only looked at the
hardship of it all then, and complain
ed at my lot Stock experience and the
opportunity to learn was such sI could
have gotten no other way, and now I
am the most thankful of women that
the fates decreed that I could not get
even one manager to give me part
on Broadway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Katherine Willard. who will be at
the Crawford Tuesday night as Aria
Winter in Edward c. Whites produc-
ton of Theodore Krener's romantic
drama. The Power Behind the
Throne" appeared in the same role
last season. Manager White has given
THE Power Behind the Throne" a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02

Bile effects are rarely beautiful The cast,
in addition to Richard Golden. includes
Arthur Wooley. Charles w. Meyers,
Harry Davies, Maude Williams. Claude
Albright, Daisy Harnlin and Gertrude
Barnes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-02
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complete adequate and beautiful
scenic as we'll as sartorial production.
OF Miss Willard and her performance
in THE Power Behind the Throne
the dramatic critic Of the Buffalo Cour-
Ter says: Miss Wizards performance
was strong and consistent. There was
great strength, but no undue exagger-
alton. Her stage presence is graceful
and pleasing, and she possesses emo
tional talents of a very high order
Murray and Mack's engagement will
be at the Crawford Wednesday. They
the country, and the play which they
are to present, "a Night On Broad
way" in an entire new dress. has been
ehristened one of the comedy hits Of
the present season. Murray and Mack's
comedy is said to be delicious. Ma
ture made them comedians, and their
own unremitting work has placed them
in the front rank. There isn't any of
the loud "boisterous hurrah'' about
Murray and Mack's work It is the
dry way they say things, and their
quaintness of Interpretation which is
so funny. The details of their work
is perfect, and their points are made
without any apparent effort. A cast
numbering 10 people is said to be the
support of these able stars, and with
the carload of special scenery carried.
it is safe to assume that a perform
ance much above the ordinary, will be
witnessed.
an the Palace of the King was
written originally for Miss Viola Allen
and will be presented in this city to-
gether with all the original scenery,
costumes and effects that characterized
the production that ran for 200 nights
/ in New York city.
| Mr.. Crawford has to his credit a good
many dramatic situations, but this de-
/ lightful love story of old Madrid is the
/ first which contains sufficient sustain
I mite promise OF lasting success, while
/ Mr. Stoddard, who dramatized the work
/ for stage use, has certainly made the
most of his material.
With the spIendor of a royal court
for background, a absolute and un-
popular king, jealous of the success OF
/ the prince. his brother, the peoples
whom the prince loves and whose unior
with him the king opposes partly from
hatred and partly because he covetl
her himself. are ingredients which
make popular play nowadays.
In the Palace of the King" is a ro-
mantle drama and the story is laid a
/ the time Of Philip II, who was king Q
| Spain and half the world besides. Thu
action is intensely dramatic. Dons
Maria Dolores de Mendoza and Dor
Juan of Austria love each other since
i their infancy. He has returned from
the wars in France after many years
| and they love each other still In thu
! way of their love are his rank, tbs
hatred of him by the king. the hatres
of Dona Maria. by the princess of Ebol
I and all the women of the court. He
father, Captain Mendoza of the King
/ guards, opposes the union on accoun
of his love for Philip. Her sister. Dom
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29

again the cars would be lost On one occasion the track settled so suddenly that locomotive and train of cars were pitched into the water. The fire man was killed and the engine driver Injured, while the locomotive and cars disappeared. These capacious maws, however, were eventually filled up.
 The original scheIue for the cutoff was a pet plan of the late Collis F. Huntington, and plans were prepared under his direction. They were con- 3leted after his death, and the surveys were approved by E. II. Hartman when he obtained control of the line Actual work on the cutoff was begun in March. 1902, and thus the immense task has been completed in about twen- ty months. The last pile was driven in the closing week of October. Int track was completely connected and the flooring and railing of the long trestle completed, but work on the ills at either end of the trestle still continues. and it will probably be sev. eral months before the cutoff is in- corporated in the overland system for all traffic
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29
Now Impossible
 To Lose Them
EL PAso AND NORTHEASTERN R. H. ESTABLISHES NEW
 , SYSTEM.

Trains Are Now Equipped With the New TeIegraphone System - Can Communicate at Cree With the Train D;spateher's CT Superintend- ent's Office.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29
TIE SALT LAKE SPAN
HOW THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAIL.
 ROAD SHORTENED ITS LINE.

Engineering Problems That Had ts
 He solved-Filling In Quasmires.
 Great Saving te the Road-E. a.
 Hartman.
 By the completion and dedication of what is known as the Ogden-Luciep cutoff across Great Salt lake the South ern Pacific railway has shortened it's line a distance of forty-five miles, cut two hours from it's running time and made an estimated saving of more than Si,J00 day in actual running expenses
 The Ogden-Lucien cutoff is 102 miiea in length. approximately seyenty-four miles on land and twenty-eight on tres ties over the waters of Great Salt lake The use of the cutoff will throw out ot transcontinentai traffic the old line from Ogden to Lucien. Nev.. around the north end of the lake. This stretch of track. 147 miles in length, is one of the most difficult and expensive of the Hartman system, its maximum grade
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29

The El Paso-Northeastern railroad is nothing if not up to date, and it has just proven this by being among the first reads in the country to install ! system of telegraphones on the line The system has just been completed an6 several of the freight trains have been equipped so that at any tune they can ring up and communicate either with the superintendent at Fl Paso or Alamogordo.
 The telegraphone is a system of tel ephones that can be operated over the telegraph wires of a railroad and equipped with this system, any train can at any time make connection with tho main line wires and get into ccm- munication at once with headquarters.
 There will be no more "iest trains on the Northeastern, as a result If this system.
 Heretofore. when an engine broke down on the road no information could be received till a telegraph sta ion was reached, and as there are few of them between here anc Alamo gordo especially, the local office and the Alamogordo dispatcher wero at times at a loss to locate the trains CT know what the trouble might be.
 With the new equipment, however, when an accident occurs the conduc- tor can at once make connection with ;he telegraph wires ana ring either terminal in two and a half minutes. The instrument is located in the bag gage car On the passenger trains and in the caboose on the freights. The wire is fastened to jointed rod after the fashion of a fishing pole. and all that is necessary is to put the pole together, reach it up to the telegraph who from the car window, hook it onto the wire and ring.
 Both terminals are called and at once the conductor can tell his trou- bles and get assistance. This will save a great deal of delay and worry and will be a convenience both to the dispatchers and superintendents and the train crews
 So far only six Of the instruments are i2 operation, and they are in ca booses, but others have been ordered and in ten days it is hoped to have every train equipped in this manner
 The telephone at the other end of the line is the office of Superintendent and Agent Ed. Maggard. At Alomogor- do the instrument is in the office of the dispatcher. There is another at the other end of the division in the super intencent's office at Santa Rosa.
 By means Of these instruments the various terminals officers can also communicate with each other witholt resorting to the telegraph.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29
When your soul has been thrilled

When your soul has been thrilled with music. your eyes satisfied with the beautiful scenery, and your pock- ctbook is as light as your heart, then sit down to the Thanksgiving Din ner." a feast. not for the gods, but tor weak humanity, which prefers to dine on something more substantial than ambrosia-
 This dinner will be served from 4 o'clock in the afternoon until the wee sma' hours.' if you so desire. If you are Irish, and have tender spot fer St. Patrick, watch for the hamrock," which will direct you tc ths right table.
 If in love with your best friends sis ter. or or your wife, perchance. you. St. Valentines" bower.
 The old soldier may bring his friends and grandchildren to the Dec oration Day" table, ane sit under the folds of "Old Glory as he tells of the times when he feasted on hardtack and bacon.
 If you wish to donate to one or all of these booths, kindly inform the committee in charge.
 MRS. H. N. SHIELDS,
 Chairman.
 MRS. F. HURST,
 MRS. Nj. HIGH, - MRS. HART.
Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-29
CHEAP STATESMEN.
The Price In Nebraska Appears to
 Be at a Very Low Level.

The Price In Nebraska Appears to
 Be at a Very Low Level.
 The general idea of the selling price of Republican United States senators has had rude shock by the disclosures in the case of Senate: Dietrich. A pal try S1,300 seems rather a small figure for even a Nebraska senator, but tho price must increase rapidly as we come farther east. and the average no doubt amounts to a respectable sum. Of course when the full evidence is pro duced in the trial of Senator Dietrich 1t may explain that the new postmas- ter paid all he could afford, with the other assessments that his party will make on him for campaign funds No wonder the state of Nebraska is rail road ridden when the small amount of cash necessary to control the actions of its highest officials is considered. for what n:ust be the going figure for Re publican members of the legislature if United States senators are willing to sell out so cheaply? It is stated that the Hastings postoffice is but one of a large number that have been auctioned off and that when the returns are in from the whole state the total amount will run into more enticing figures.
 The exposure in the Dietrich case is causing considerable worry in Repub- Hcan circles in Washington. and hint has been given out that in some way the statute of Limitations is to be stretched to cover the matter, as it has so generously been interpreted to shield other delinquents.
 When the Republicans came into power in Nebraska. their boast was "they had redeemed the state" from the wicked Democrats and PopulistS but those honest citizens, whatever their shortcomings in Republican eyes. had not been charged with selling their influence for small or great price, If there is any virtue left in the majority of the voters of Nebraska. another re deeming of the state should be due iu 1904