The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-04

obtained The situation was explained to
the patrons as they arrived at the theater.
and it was expected that the advance
money would have TO be refunded, but
there was no one who turned away. Mr..
many obstacles in the way of the house
being opened by Miss Bates, but, as It
proved. without effect
E. ]. Morgan opened his season in The
Gentleman from Indiana" at Indianapolis
Monday night. The company has been
rehearsing N that city.
Gabrielle Rejane expects to have a the
alter of her own. where only French is
spoken, In New York next season. 1t Will
probably be built by H. ]. Hyde Of the
Equitable Life Insurance company.
Fred Thorne, who made a hit as the
tramp IN " A Message from Mars has
been engaged for one of the principal
roles in support OF Frank Daniels in Ser
geant Brue''
Reginald De Koven and Frederic Ran
kin have contracted with william A. Bra
dy to furnish the score and nrretto Of a,
ton early next fall.
Nat NJ. willis is to have a new play
next next :. season, entitled The Duke Of Du-
Hadkins has already been engaged for
the supporting company
Harrison Grey Fiske. who has been i'll
Tor many weeks with typhoid fever. has
theatrical affairs
Robert Enmet Lennon, who was with
Sweet Kitty Bellairs'' last season, mas
written an original Illsh musical drama,
and It will probably be seen next fall in
New YORK fur the first time.
Richard Mansfield's nerves were not
able to tolerate the noise of New Orleans,
where he has been Playing for d week.
nights on the water and J. K Middleton
Of New York placed his yacht Alicia at
the actors disposal.
Miss Anne Sutherland has signed a
three years contract as leading lady at
the Yorlxyille theater, New York. Miss
c7Jf1 la nd 5e ~
roll.
The sothern-NIarl company had a
narrow escape from injury in a wreck on
engine was demolished and the company
was four hours late reaching its destina-
ton.
The road season of "Glittering Gloria'
closed last Saturday night at Norfolk, Va
Dorothy Morton was the star OF ne piece
replacing lSadore Rush, who died early in
the season in the surf at Los Angeles.
Nella Bergen, the wife of De Wolf Hop
per, Is TO apPear I IN a yaudeyille musicaI
a week Miss Bergen has been resting
since the collapse of Baroness riddle
sticks.
Sadie Martinez has signed a contract
with Fred G. Whitney and will replace
Alice Fisher in ''Piff, Pan, Pouf." Miss
The School for Husbands" in which she
is to star.
One of the new stars for next season
will be Marie Shotwel. Five years ago
Miss Shotwell left the Fanny Davenport
company to get married, stating at the
time that she had renowned the foot
lights forever.
Margaret Anglin's latest play, THE Red
Cross has been rechristened and will be
called HZira'' in the future, after the chief
character in the piece.
Daisy Green, who originally engaged for
the sextet, is to take Maude Lamberts
In New York of "FIorodora''
A report comes from New York that
Cissy LOTUS will go back into vaudeville
in April as soon as the tour in Tine Serio
Comic Governess' is ended.
Mammals Papa which is being ex-
plotted by Joseph Hart, and Carrie De
Mar is said to be Nat. c. Goodwin's old
farce, Turned Up in another form.
Raymond Hitchcock in The Yankee
Consul has played five different engage
ments in Greater New York including a
five months run at the Broadway thea