The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-10


Andrew Mack and his manager have
signed a contract by which the Irish
comedian is to make a 70 weeks tour Of
sail with his entire company for Sydney.
Francis Wilson and his company start
rehearsals next Monday in New York of
a comedy by Clyde Fitch, entitled "Cou-
sin Ellie" 1t is in three acts. the second
Pennsylvania.
with him in 1.-The Prince of Pilsen" COM
pany. After being ducked in the fountain
scene he has to play for ten minutes in
wet clothes and takes a vigorous. rubbing
as a precautIon.
Edwin Terry, who opens his American
tour in New York the 18th of this month
in THE House of Burnside has engaged
Cynthia Brooke as his leading woman.
Miss Brooke played opposite roles to Julia
Marlowe last season in Fools of Nature"
George Edwardes, manager of the Ly-
ceum theater, in London, who will present
his Lyric Theater company in THE Ouch
ess of Dantzic," in New York the middle
of January, has especially engaged Lem
prier Pringle for the part of Lefebre.
Henrietta Crosman and DAVID Belasco
will part company at the end of this
Crosman's husband, viii look after her
enga gements hereafter Sweet Kitty
Bellairs'' will be played by another act
Two Episcopal clergymen of London
named Andrews and Pressey, resolving to
use musical comedy for moral ends, have
written and composed 1.-The Shahs New
Suit" which will soon be produced in the
English metropolis. 1t is founded on An
derson's fairy tales.
elaborate production next season of a new
musical comedy by, Hugh Morton and
Fashion Mr.. Morton's latest work in
this line was The Belle of New York, -
and Mr.. Kerker's THE Billionaire.''
Mrs Haddon Chambers. wife of the well
known English playwright, died in Lon
native of Australia and had visited Amer
lea once or twice with her husband, to
She was never identified with the stage.
Nine. Schumann-Heink, the famous sin
ger at the head of the Loves Lottery
company, received a cablegram in Boston
last Monday announcing the death of her
near Dresden. Paralysis was the cause.
He was the second husband of the singer.
John J. McNally's new comedy. which
Klaw and Erlanger's comedy company
viii present in New York, has been named
have contributed the music and rehearsals |
are now in progress The principal parts
will be played by Fay Templeton and Pc
ter F. DALEY. r-ih
Not over a day interviewed between the
time that Mr.. Chas: Frohman made the
announcement that he was going to pre-
sent E. H. Sothern and Julia Mariowe in |
London than four leading English actor |
mana gers were out with notices of Shake |
spearian REVEALS next spring. This sit
uation may boom instead of hurt the en-
gagcment.
Contracts have been signed whereby
Robert T. Haines, former leading man
with Blanche Bates, becomes star I'M
der the management of W. NJ. Wilkinson
early in the new year. The play selected
is a new romantic comedy, entitled "Once
Upon a Time" written for him by his
wife, Genevieve. G. Haines. author of
Hearts Ahame."
z. D. Stair and George Nicolai are
shortly to give Stella Mayhem a different
play from the one in which she is now
Flo Flo is to be withdrawn,
and Miss Mayhem will probably be put
forward in an elaborate production of
1.-The Show GIRL the musical comedy
that scored a success in New York sew
eral seasons ago.
Robert Lorraine was on the point of sail
ing for London to keep an appointment
with George Bernard Shaw when he was
offered the position of leading man with |
Virginia Harmed and accepted. Miss Har- |
ned stars in Jane Shore the play that |
has not been seen in this country for many |
years Ada Cavendish and Genevieve |
Ward were the last actresses to bring it |
forward.