The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30

At every performance Margaret
Dale owen, the brilliant supporting
| lady of Mr.. Clarke. wears simple
| little necklace, which you might lose
| in your vest pocket-and its price is
only $4,000.
Miss owen has noted relatives. She
| herself is a HoOsier, born in Posey
| county of HOoppole township fame
/ Is she reticent of speaking about her
| bfrthplace2 No, indeed. Every chance
she gets she goes back to the old
| homestead, back to the old folks Her
| father frequently travels with her on
| her tours She loves Indiana, and
| likes to meet Indiana people. She is
an exemplification of that old state
/ ment, 'tHow many prominent people
/ Indiana has Produced!
Here is a little interview from Miss
owen. which is full to the brim with
| interest:
Lawrence Oliphant, an English
writer, married my aunt, who was
Rosamond Dale owen, herself writer
| of some reputation. Mr. Oliphant was
| the son of Sir Anthony Oliphant-
/ Coming from so fine a family and be-
/ ing possessed of d brilliant mind, he
was one Of the most popular men in
| England It was said of him that he
! might be seen walking down the Row
with 2 prince on either arm. At the
time Of his death my aunt received
letters and kilograms from Queen Vic
toria tie resent king, who was at
! that time the Prince of Wales, and the
| Princess Christian. He was a restless
man, and at one time was var cor
/ respondent. He had lived in China,
India. and Syria. Finally he drifted
! to America, where he joined COM
munity founded by man named
Harris and he spent several years in
! California Harris turned out to be
rogue and Mr.. Oliphant, taking a few
of the people from the Harris COM
! munity started for little town on
| the bay of Acre, in Syria, and called
Haifa. While in that part of the
country he bought a great deal of
| land, and Of course since that country
! belongs to Turkey his transactions
made him acquainted with the sultan
] of Turkey. This worthy took a great
| liking to him, and when later Mr..
! Oliphant helped the Syrians through
a very bad year, their crops having
failed, the sultan made him present
of a most beautiful snuff box of gold
and encrusted with diamonds. The
star and crescent the Turkish emblem,
were made into the pendant and the
/ diamonds that encircled the box were
wrought into a most delicate and
| beautiful necklace which Mr.. Oliphant
gave to my aunt 1t is valued at four
/ thousand dollars. My aunt, who cares
very little for jewels of any kind, ex-
| cept for associations sake, has con-
scented to let me use them this sea-
! son"
In talking with Mr.. Clarke the writ
er mentioned some of the condemned
plays, Mrs Warren's Profession
'Sapho' . Camille 'Magda."
They draw money" was Clarke's
| reply. Certainly. They may have a
/ long run at the start but then=then
1 they are buried. They lack vitality
/ Why look at a piece like Broadhurst
/ farce for instance. Take What
/ Happened to Jones'" as an example
It may be murdered-but it viii never
die.
s'I believe that what the public
wants today is comedy-not of the
/ slap-stick order-but clean, whole
some fun that viii send man away
with a good taste in his mouth, feel
/ ing the bette for a few hours hearty
] laughter or snuine pleasure; better
/ for having forgotten for a short while
at least the grey details of the some
/ besnnirched and sOrdid world in which
! time for comedy, and l welcome the
revivaIs of the classic comedy for that
reason. In my own little circle am
| trying to bring mirth by producing
/ only plays that are clean and that are
| real laugh-makers
Tonight Mr.. Clarke. Miss owen and
| Mr.. Lehman change their bill. "a
| House Divided" for Strategy" The
! outline is simple. Mr.. Clarke playing
/ Cyril and Miss owen Grace. It is a
story of the two agreeing to disagree,
/ to get divorce. Without mention
ing the fact TO each other they go to
I see 2 lawyer, this part is taken by
] Joseph Lehman. They meet there at
the same time and the dialogue be-
/ tween the two is great. The fact that
( Mr.. Clarke appears as a young man