The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02


time in America on Monday, March 4.
at the Majestic theater in Boston. He
will appear in New York fortnight
later at the Lyric theater.
Miss Clara Bloodgood has signed a
contract whereby she is to be of the
theatrical forces of the Messrs- Shu-
bert for the next three years, appear
ing next September as the star in one
of their New York theaterS. The ac-
tress will shortly sail for London and
Paris to confer with Messrs. Victorian
Sardou and Cosmo Gordon Lenoox in
reference to two plays on which the
Messrs. Shubert hold options. Before
the production of new play in Janu-
airy Miss Bloodgood will appear in Mr..
Fitch's 1.-The Truth and 1.-The Girl
With the Green Eyes" pending the
production of new play by that
author for the star.
Miss Vera Michelena was engaged
yesterday for one of the important
roles in the forthcoming production of
new musical play by De Koven and
STANCE, entitled 1.-The Snow Man"
Richard Golden has declined the
name of Dean of Musical Comedy. yet
1t is difficult to understand how he is
to escape it. Henry Clay Barnabee is
generally given that honor, yet Golden
sang in opera bouffe years before Bar
nabee gave up the shoe business for
the footlights.
Walker Whiteside has signed a con-
tract to appear under the manage
years, beginning next season. He has
been presenting Shakespearean plays
In the southern cities for several sea-
sons, but will emerge in modern drama
deXt October under the new auspices.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is soon to ap-
pear in London as Hedda Gabler. e
Mrs. Edna Wallace Hopper has left
Lew Fields about Town" company,
gagged by Thomas w. Ryley for lead
ing role in 1.-The White Chrysanthe-
num- which will have its premiere
in Philadelphia March rs.
Yvette Guilbert has made her debut
in a serious and songless part at the
Theater Royal du Pare. in Brussels.
She scored great success. The play
is by Edmond Guirand and Jean de
Hinx, and is called "LE Eau Trouble"
Nine. Guilbert plays the part of a great
actress with a stormy past. Late in
her life a son who does not know
her. and who is a young dramatfst
wins fame and money for the author.
He falls in love with her, not knowing
that she is his mother. She tells him
that she admires him as an author.
but does not love him as man, and
the young man commits suicide
Lulu Glaser's has abandoned 1.-The
Aero Club" and will begin rehearsals
this week of a new play by George NJ.
Conan. 1.-THE Small Town CAL" The
play will have a chorus. Fritz Will
Jams is III the cast.
The expected tour of Arnold DAILY
under Charles Dillingham's manage
ment is now said to have been aban-
doned.
Conan and Harris have arranged
with Claiming Pollock to write a play
for them suggested by Reginald
Wright Kauffman's novel. Miss Fran
ces Baird, Detective" The piece will
be given a trial production by the Hun
ter Bradford players next summer in
Hartford and will begin it's regular
season in September.
When Maxine Elliott completes her
bookings for this year, she will have
covered approximately $4,000 miles,
one of the longest tours on record for
any star.
writing a play of western life for Law
1.-The silver. Box is the name of
Ethel Barrymore's next seasons play.
Florence Roberts will present d An
nunzio's "Giaconda" at special matt
nee performances in New York this
spring in connection with Guerrera's
maria Rosa" Miss Roberts first
played it in San Francisco four years
ago.
All the rights of the late Elmer S.
Dundy in "Brewster's Millions and
other dramatic productions owned by
Messrs. Thompson & Dundy have been
purchased by Mr.. Frederic thompson
and will be under his sole direction.
by the Shuberts for the support of Ed
die Foy in 1.-The Orchid" Miss Critch-
ton is at present in England, but she
is to be in this country in time to be
present at the premiere of the play at
Northampton, Mass, early next month.
The Shuberts have completed nego-
tiations during the past week whereby
they come into control of James L.
Kernan's new Maryland theater in Bal
timore. The Maryland has been con-
Quoted as a vaudeville house in the
Keith circuit.
A New York mathematician esti-
mates that it took the supreme court
of New York just ten minutes by the
watch to divorce Ethel Levy from
George Cohan last Monday
Charles Frohman has secured the
English rights to a play in which
Sarah Bernhard has scored big sue
cess, entitled Les Bouffons." The
play will be done into English for
the use of Maude Adams when she
gets through with Peter Pan;
At the close of the New York en-
gagement 1.-The Road to Yesterday"
is to be sent to London, where. it is
to be presented at the Waldorf, with
Minnie Dupree continuing in the lead
ing role.
Otis Skinner possesses one of the
largest and rarcst collections of old
The books were owned by the late
Lawrence Barrett and were bequeath-
ed to Skinner.
Edward Knoblauch. who dramatized
1.-THE Shulamite" for Lena Ashwell, re-
turned to London a few weeks ago and
has since completed the scenario of
drama designed for Bertha Kalich.
MAY Irwin has turned her thoughts
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