The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-18

title and with different names at
tached to the various characters.
Bluebeard, Jr., will be the second
bill, running the latter half Of the first
week Of the engagement, and this viii
be followed by the Belle Of New York
the first half of the second week Of
the engagement
All over the country farmers and
! merchants alike have shared unpre-
cedent prosperity this year, which is
also reflected in pay rolls, there being
a demand for more workers than are
available.
This augurs well for the theatrical
business and managers have made bis
plans for furnishing amusement this
/ season.
Kansas has been particularly pros
! porous and present indications point to
a list Of attractions at the local play
/ houses that viii show no lack in
quantity, variety and quality.
Dan Moyles. who has been heard in
/ opera in Topeka, will be one Of the
cast in support OF Corinne who viii be
starred this season by KIaw & Erlang-
er in George NJ. Cohan's FOrty-ffve
Minutes From Broadway. Fay Tenn
pletOn will continue to play this piece
in the northern and eastern cities,
while Corinne viii play the southern
and western cities with the following
den, Claire GreenVille, Susan Chesnell,
Charles Arthur, Scott Welsh, Edwin
Walters, Riley Chamberlain, T. A. Da-
vett and Master Dunn. Scott Walsh
viii have the part of KID Burns.
Montgomery and Stone. who as the
scarecrow and the tinman in The Wiz
ard of Or built up a wonderful Teputa-
ton, Will this season star in piece
called The Red Mil.
When Robert Edeson walked into
his garden at his country place in Sag
Harbor a few mornings ago, he found
his gardener with a small oil can linn
bering W the lawn mower.
Where did you get the oil?" asked
Edeson.
I'm the cellar. SIR
lar"
Il know it. sir"
''Well, what are you using?"
THE oil from the Italian can
found there"
my italian oiIl Ny salad DILL Stop
the way from Rome and it cost me as
much as your months wages"
David Belasco has decided views on
the kind of play he would most enjoy
were he one of the audience. In this
IF were one of the audience and
could choose my own theatrical menu
should select any form OF the drama
worthy Of study. The law student
seeks hi slaw lectures; the artist at
tends the best art exhibits and goes
far to see a newly found Velasquez-
he is ever eager to compare a new
worthy American canvas with an
established European school; the So
cialist studies economic conditions in
ut
~ reading and reviewing past and con-
temporaneOus literature; the musician
attends for pleasure and study the i'm
portant recitals and listens, expectantiy
and enthralled, to great conductors
various readings of the symphonies.
The actor is as eager to study his art
by practical observation as any
thoughtful student who is anxious to
attain greater heights. We are all stu
dents=lawyer, economist, physician,
scientist, artist, musician, actor. We
never have graduated.
with the actor, the school Of life,
whose lessons are never learned, Is as
important as the technical teachings of
past masters of stagecraft. Yes its
own lessons cover wider range than
even the stage can reflect. Tragedy
romantic drama, melodrama. natural
istic drama. comedy and some farce,
all mirror life in its essential phases
and none of these is to be chosen for
study to the exclusion of the other.
Therefore. I can not answer your Ques-
ton specifically. I would attend the
tn eater mostly for study and Observa-
ton; all form Of classic and standard
drama presents this opportunity. The
question Of study covers also the one
of pleasure because in theatergOing
diversion ensues only when the mind
is stimulated-new thoughts inspired
Personally I should get more enjoy
ment out of well played tragedy or
serious drama. because in these works
the literary excellence and sch Olarly
dramatic construction lift you into
better and idealistic atmosphere
Classic comedy effects a necessary
contrast and good opera comique has
its soothing influence"
William Norris tells the following
story of an occurrence he witnessed in
one of the hotels that he was stopping
at recently.
ct was standing at the desk talking
to the clerk when a typical rube came
down the stairs and came over to the
desk. The clerk greeted him and said:
Good morning, Mr.. Ryetop. I hope
you enjoyed that old Scotch I left in
your room while you we're OUT
cit was pretty fair drawled Farm
er Ryetop, rubbing his parched lips,
''but. by gum that thar siDhon you
sent up had the strongest stream of
fizz water 7 ever tackled. Why.
went to make one of these here high
balls an the blame thing came near
blowing me through the window"
The clerk looked puzzled.
"Siphon? Why, I didn't send up
any siphon."
with brass bands"
"Great Scott! Why. that was the
automatic fire extinguisher."