The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-04-15
THEATRICAL NOTES.


William H. Crane will appear next sea-
son in AN American Lord" by George
Broadhurst.
Since The Cfngalee' has been on tour
the bulk of the praise has justly been
awarded to William Norris.
Mr.. Harry Blake gave an unusually in
telligent and impressive reading of the
lines of the ghost in the production of
Hamlet" here last week.
A testimonial for Nine. Modjeska is be-
ing planned by 1gnace PadereWsld, Nine.
Sembrich and other compatriots and will
probably take place at the metropolitan
opera house May 4
L feel as If I were walking on air." de-
clared Edna Wallace Hopper last week.
She had Just heard the news of her first
victory in her fight for a share of the mil
lions left by Alexander Dunsmuir her
steofather.
Forbes Robertson will sail for England
in about two weeks to join his wife, Ger
trude Elliott, at their London home Mr..
Robertson is anxious to so home to greet
a late arrival in his family, born three
weeks ago-a girl, the second
Hans Robert is making a hit in vaude-
vile His sketch is said to be unique and
interesting. He has an old Washington
actor with him. Thad. Shine, and also
Miss Jessie Chanon. He is playing the
leading vaudeville houses in New York
city.
Maxine EIliotts new play by Clyde
Fitch, which is to be produced next sea-
Fitch will confer with Miss Elliott in Lon
don during the summer, and they will go
over some of the important scenes.
Frederick Warde will quit the stage next
year for the lecture platform, according
to mis- son. Arthur T. Warde. who says
that his father will lecture on Shake
speare and the classic drama, but it is not
his intention to give up the stage perma-
nently
julius steger of ct Happened in Nord-
land is put out with James G, HuneckeT
because that bright wit called the tenor
voice a vocal disease. Before Mr.. Huneck-
er said It, Hans Won Bulow' the noted d.
rector, said: ''Tenors are q, disease" So
Mr.. Steger has a rebate coming to him
from Hunecker.
The Royal theater of Berlin reopened
March DE after being closed for nearly a
year for rernodeling the interior and i'm
proving the exits. Emperor William and
Empress Augusta were present The en-
tire audience were the emperor's guests,
and included members of the cabinet, the
diplomatic corps and the highest military
and naval officers. The play was kleist' s
patriotic drama, Prince Heinrich Won
Hombur=."
T. Daniel Frawley, who formerly headed
a local stock company, and who is ap-
pearing with Mary Mannering IN Nancy
Stair will write a book on his theatrical
experiences in countries of the globe 9th
er than his native land. FraWley, during
the past few years. mas experienced a
greater assortment of happenings than
usually fall to the lot Of the, average, dis
ciple Of Thespia, and his forthcoming book
should prove most interesting.
Although Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hail., now nearing the end OF It's second
season, is still winning Iame ana QOllafS
for Bertha Galland. she will be seen in a
new play next fall Miss Galiand IS the
exception that proves the rule in the
matter of women and their power to keep
a secret She has not even told a few
friends confidentiaIIy the name of the new
play or the dramatist, though the latter is
believed to be Paul kester.
After an ambitious attempt Frank Kee-
nan has retired from the Berkeley Ly-
ceum theater, and the desire to establish
a theater Antoine in America once more
| receievs a serious setback, says the ORA
matte News. It was q case of much hard
work, this putting on three and four one
act plays every night, and trying two OF
/ three new ones every week, without any
financial encourag cement. Mr.. Keenan, will
go back to vaudeville to make I'D what
he has lost by his little venture