The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-16

/ Richard Mansfield has secured act
ing rights to a new play, dramatized
and Mr.. Mansfield will appear as Wolf
Larsen, the skipper of the Swedish
barque. Larsen is an odd combina-
ton of many qualities His high in
tellectuality, coupled with almost alb
solute bestiality, at times makes the
transition from one side of his nature
to another a strange mixture.
Mrs. Henry Clay Barnabee has an
original method of securing and pre-
serving the signatures of famous per-
sons. She has a beautiful tablecloth
containing the signatures which she
the political, musical, dramatic, lite
rary and financial worlds. Among
the names that are conspicuous are
Calve, Schumann-Heink Jean De
Reszke, President Mckinley, Secre-
tarY Root, President Roosevelt, Gro
yer Cleveland, Edwin Booth, John
Mccullough, William E. Gladstone,
Eugene Field, and many others, all
of whom Mrs. Barnabee has met. In
the center of the cloth is an en-
broidered facsimile signature that
Mrs. Barnabee prizes above all 9TH
ers. 1t is that of Henry Clay Barna-
bee.
A few weeks ago Arthur Bourchier,
the London theatrical manager, re-
ceived a little comedietta, unsigned,
fully and if found lacking to be re-
turned to Il certain address. The
author didn't expect it to be ac-
cepted and accordingly did not like
to give his name on first presentation.
Much to his surprise, Mr.. Bourchier
found the playlet of real merit and
accepted it. Upon subsequent inves-
tigation he found that it's author was
Alfred Austin, the poet laureate.
Although Mrs. G. H. Gilbert is one
of the most prominent actresses in
the country and has played many not
play written for her by Clyde Fitch,
and in which she will take her fare
We'll of the stage, will be her first
starring venture. The venerable act
ress is in her 83rd year, ana is be-
loved by the whole profession, whose
members affectionately call her the
name Mp Fitch has selected for the
title of his play.
Although Della Fox has returned
to the stage at intervals during the
last few years, her health has had
much to do with the failures which
left a sanitarium where she remained
for an eight week cure of nervous
prostration, and it is said that she will
be seen. next season IN a musical COM
in which there was once a plan to
star Mabe1le Gilman. 1t is in the
nature of a coincidence that just at
the time De Wolf Hopper is appear
ing in a revival ofsssWang," Miss Fox
should again come into public notice.
OF the many parts in which she has
appeared, none won for her more sue
cess than did that of Mataya in that
opera which permitted the singing
of the summer night song.
Denman Thompson Will open the
regular season at the New York the
alter September in fsThe Old Home
stead" This date will signalize the
beginning of Mr.. Thompsons fifty-f1rst
season as an American actor, and the
eighteenth consecutive season of 1.-The
Old Homestead" originally produced
at the Boston theater in April, 1885.
When William A. Brady and Joseph
Grismer revive BARLEY Campbell's
Siberia" in October, all the spectac-
ular features of the original represen-
tation of the play are to be restored.
The first two acts will be laid in Kish-
ineff and Mr. Brady will manage a
new stage mob portraying the mas
sacre of the Jews.
Henry W. Savage's pictorial produc-
ton of "Parsifar' in English is now
completed, and the entire cast has
been formed. The first representa-
ton of the Wagner music drama will
be given in Boston, October 10.
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