The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-01

.eThe sorceress' This play is said to
be the best since "Gismonda." and has
had a long run in Paris with Sarah
Rernhardt in the title role. One OF
the strongest parts in the piece IS
Roman cardinal 1t will be acted mere
by Frederick Perry The cast VIII
also include Gertrude Coghlan and
Guy Standing
Charles Hawtrey. the English actor.
sends me word that his tour in "A Mes
sage From Mars starts early IN NO
vember. He is booked for engage
nents in many of the largest cities
where this play has not yet been seem
"a Message From Mars" is clever
comedy, which ran in this city nearly
all of last season at the Criterion thea
ter of course, Mr.. Hawtrey made a
Cecilia LOTUS has finally found a
play, The Serio-Comic Governess, in
which she can successfully twinkle as
a star. ZangWill is the author, and he
has furnished a drama that. is most
unusual in construction and incident.
1t is we'll worked out and permits OF
the introduction of songs and imita- |
tions. The ability of Miss Lotus as
mimic is we'll known, but her emotion
al talent was not discovered until the
production of this play. She@i simply
charming, both in humor and pathos,
and has won a well deserved success.
H. Reeves Smith, who posed as a star
two or three-years ago, plays small
part badly.
Herbert Kelley and Effie shannon
are at the Lyric theater. where they
have scored an able-bodied hit in
Taps" a cleverly adapted play from
the German. Mr.. Kelcey's imperson-
alton of a war veteran is a splendid
effort in a part entirely new to him,
and Miss shannon as the heroine was
never before more charming The
opening performance last Saturday
evening was greatly enjoyed by |
large audience, who gave the popu- |
lar costars an enthusiastic reception. |
Otis Skinner in 1.-The Harvester fol- |
lows Oct. for a four weeks engage !
ment
Here is some gossip of theater al
ley: BIRD Center" Glen MacDon- !
ough's new piece, comes to the Ma
of THE Isle of Spice" The next at |
traction at the Hudson theater will |
be Ethel Barrymore in a play called |
Sunday" Sunday is the name of the |
of "A Texas Ranger which has its
first performance at the Fourteenth |
Street theater next Monday, is ma !
tive of Texas. Sydney Ayres who is to |
be starred in the play, has seen serv-
ice as a rough rider. Manager J. |
Wesley Rosenquest starts 1.-THE Viii |
lage Postmaster on its ninth sea-
Last week Blanche Walsh in RES |
surection" broke all the records for |
large receipts at the Grand opera house. !
In many respects it was most remark I
able engagement, for. in spite of the |
fact that her play had a four months |
run at another house two seasons ago, |
hundreds of people were turned away /
nightly unable to get into the tneater.
& Kemper tell me there is
no truth in the story that Miss Walsh |
will have a theater of her own in this |
city next year. Their contract with ner /
has two more seasons to run. Frederick
Warde and Kathryn Kidder, this firms
other attraction, are said to be doing a
and office business in the west in ''Sa-
ammbo''
Manager Augustus Pitou has extern
led Chauncey Olcott'S tour to June is
Of next year. In midwinter the popular
comedian is to fill engagements in the
cities in the south, where he
In the early spring he will appear in
san Francisco and other Pacific Coast
cities in "A Romance of Athlone" and
Terrence"
son at the Manhattan theater with
Becky Sharp She and her company
Are giving one of the best all-round per-
,omances in town. John Mason, George /
roles lend capital support. Business is
excellent.
A French drama and comedy COM
Dany, under the direction of F. Cazelles,
begins a four weeks season at the
American theater October 10.
Fritz and Smith, a new musical |
comedy, will be presented at one of the /
Broadway thaeters soon after the holt
lays. with Charles A. Mason. of Mason
& Mason, in the leading role.
Home Folks" a rural drama, will
nave its first performance December rs
1t the New York theater. G. T. Darcy
s the author of the play.
How He Lied to Her Husband" by
George Bernard Shaw, will be made
known at the Berkeley Lyceum theater
next Monday, with Arnold DAILY as the