The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-22
PEOPLE AND PLAYS.

Tuesday, Melted the gratifying sum of
nearly $4,000?
PEOPLE AND PLAYS.
The Christmas number of the Bill
board has just come to the reviewers
desk. 1t is a large and well-construct-
ed book. numbering. no less than 140
pages. In addition to the usual mat
ter there are great many feature ar
ticles and illustrations.
The Shubert syndicate has secured
the Majestic theater in Erie. Penn, I'M
til recently vaudeville house con-
trolled by John ]. Ryan. They will
play their attractions there.
1.-THE Tourists" Burnside and Kerk-
er's musical comedy. after nearly five
months of continuous success at the
Majestic theater, has gone on tour.
This musical comedy is electrical eff
fects, and musical numbers which get
over the footlights.
Lulu Chaser will have an adequate
supporting company when she makes
her first appearance in a straight COM
edy: This. play is called The Aero
ana the Company IS to include Fritz
Williams, Orme Caldara and Annie
Yeamans.
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general stage director of the Shuberts
for five years, paying particular atten-
ton to their musical comedies. has
severed his connection with them
While his successor has not yet been
determined upon, it is generally be-
Iieved that Julian Mitchell Will be
called upon to fill the shoes.
Robert Edeson. the star of Strong
heart" is something of a Christian
As-k T. IOac or ha1 n Or i
cines, and seldom or never takes any.
He is a devotee Of the long walk,
thirty-minute set-to with the dumb
bells and exercise generally. Although
Mr. Edeson is nearly 0 years of age,
he looks no more than 80.
stanislaus STANCES comedy of man
ners. THE School for Husbands" in
which Alice Fischer was seen a year
ago, has been given musical setting
by Julian Edwards and rechristened
1.-The Belle of London Town It Is
serving Carmille D'Arville as the stel-
lar vehicle for her return to the stage.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Miss Chris
tine Roosevelt of New York, and At
torney General Moody occupied a box
at the New National theater one night
last week to witness Mary Manner
ing's performance of GLORIOUS Betsy,
which deals with the Baltimore ro-
nance Of Betsy Patterson and Prince
Jerome Bonaparte. one of the ances-
tors of Secretary Bonaparte-
Miss Elsie Janis, writing to deny the
story that she is engaged TO Theodore
Roosevelt Jr., remarks: L am work
ing out my destiny on my own ability,
ami for every crumb of praise from
the press l am grateful. 1 love 1t. But
the Lord deliver me from these 1ashy
fakes"
Miss Julia sanderson. the featured
mem Der of the cast of THE Tourists,
has Cancelled her engagement with the
Shuberts Her lawyer indefinitely as
signs her withdrawal to 'annoyances-
Rida johnson Young, who wrote the
successful college play. Brown OF
Harvard" and who is the author OF
Mary Mannering's new play. "Glor-
ious Betsy" is supposed to have dis
blood flowing in her veins.
She IS a granddaughter of
Rothschild, one of the money kings OF
Europe. Miss Youngs mothers grand
father, a Hungarian nobleman named
MAYER, married one of the ROthschild
women. and Miss Young is a descend
ant. Her father and mother encoun-
tered hardships, and her mother for
years struggled to bring up the Fam
lily as seif-respecting men and women
Miss Young, anxious to earn for her
self a position in life and help her
mother, adopted writing plays for the
stage.
Mr.. Walter N Lawrence announces
the contemplated production of mu-
steal comedy by Mr. I. n Morris enti-
tied 'Mathflda." and of a new play
for Mr.. Henry z. Dixey made by Mr..
Edward Peple from DR.. Cyrus Town
send Brady's story, Richard the
Brazen."
Ethel Levy will leave the stage to-
night in Cleveland and spend the win
ter in Florida, at the advice Of her
She has been playing con-
stantly the past two years with her
Johnny Jones" and George Washing
ton, IT."
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