The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-31

that Daniel FronI4Adn anu CHdFleS
Frohman were so much interested in
French farces they spent a great deal
of their time in PARIS.
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.
Dustin Farnum will be seen this sea-
son in Augustus Thomas new play.
1.-The Ranger"
There will be four companies on the
road in ..,Fhe Lion and the Mouse" this
season.
James K. Hackett. who has just re-
turned from abroad, has arranged with
Alfred Sutro for the American rights
of his play, 1.-The Cave of Illusions
When Rose stahl begins her road
tour in James Forbes comedy, The
Chorus Lady on september 2, she
will have in her support identically
the same cast as supported her in the
play during both the New York and
Chicago engagements.
The twenty-ffth anniversary of the
first performance of "Parsifal, at
Bayreuth. passed almost without no.
tice in Germany, the land of ami
versaries. Richard Wagner personal
ly conducted the opera when it was
performed on July &c, 1882, at Bay
reuth.
In IAN American Cousin" Mr.. Soth-
ern will play the part of Lord Dun
dreary-he of the eyeglass and the
side wh;skers-which his father made
celebrated in three commissioning
land America and Australia. Mr..
Sothern has waited a number of years
before he consented to appear in one
of the plays which his father made
famous. But at last ne made up ms
mind to comply with the desires of ad-
mirers and friends, who urged him to
revive Lord Dundreary.
Fanny Ward will play the leading
role in "a Fool and Girl David
Wark GrifHth's play. of California life,
which James K. Hackett will produce
September 80 in Washington. Mr..
Hackett has completed arrangements
by cable with Miss Ward, who is in
London. She recently appeared there
in the leading role in THE Bishops
Carriage"
Ethel Barrymore will begin her sea-
son at the end of next month in Her
Sister," a new play written by Clyde
procured for her by Charles Frohman.
The scenes are laid in England, but
the story relates to incidents in this
country. 1t. is the first time these
authors have elaborated.
Lawrence Irving, son of the late
Sir Henry irving, is on his way to
this country from London. He will
produce a play called THE 1nher1-
lance of the Meek" which he has
written for E. H. Sothern. Mr.. Soth-
ern does not like the name of the
play and will probably change it after
a conference with Mr.. Irving. 1t will
open at the Garrick theater in Chicago
on September p. This is Lawrence
Irving's first visit to America.
Julia MarIowe is to have but short
season this winter. lasting fifteen
weeks. o. She, willG Introduce no new
plays to- her repertoire but will re-
vive "JeanT1e dare and when
Knighthopd' Was In Flower Fred
erick Morris, who was last year with
the Sothern- Marlowe combination,
viii take the roles formerly taken by
z. H. Sothern.
The plans for Conreid's new en-
dowed theater in New York City have
been completed and forwarded to the
Herr Direktor. The stage will be
novel in character, . embodying all the
improvements now in existence in the
best theaters Of the world. There will
be one performance of opera comique
each week, the other performances be-
ing devoted to the plays of Shake
speare, Moliere, Schiller, Goethe and
all the great dramatists as far back as
Sophocles. 1t will be two years before
the first performance can be given.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to make a
twenty weeks tour of the United
States this coming season, starting
about November 1S. Her repertoire
will include 1.-The Second Mrs. Tan
query" 1.-The Notorious Mrs. Ebb-